Evoked and psychogenic epileptic seizures: II. Inhibition |
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| Authors: | S. W. Brown P. B. C. Fenwick |
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| Affiliation: | David Lewis Centre for Epilepsy, Cheshire, England. |
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| Abstract: | The inhibition of seizure activity by behavioural methods is becoming more popular. Lockhart's monkey model of focal epilepsy suggests a theoretical approach to behavioural seizure inhibition. Behaviour, by changing the pattern of excitation and inhibition surrounding a focus, is thus able to inhibit seizure activity. This article describes single case studies in which the behavioural methods of cued arousal, covert desensitization and relaxation have brought about a decrease in seizure frequency. |
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| Keywords: | epilepsy behavioural treatment seizure inhibition seizure model |
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