Document Type
Article
Publication Date
10-4-2024
Abstract
Lifestyle interventions are strategies used to self-manage medical conditions, such as epilepsy, and often complement traditional pharmacologic and surgical therapies. The need for integrating evidence-based lifestyle interventions into mainstream medicine for the treatment of epilepsy is evident given that despite the availability of a multitude of treatments with medications and surgical techniques, a significant proportion of patients have refractory seizures, and even those who are seizure-free report significant adverse effects with current treatments. Although the evidence base for complementary medicine is less robust than it is for traditional forms of medicine, the evidence to date suggests that several forms of complementary medicine including yoga, mindfulness meditation, cognitive behavioral therapy, diet and nutrition, exercise and memory rehabilitation, and music therapy may have important roles as adjuncts in the treatment armamentarium for epilepsy. These topics were discussed by a diverse group of medical providers and scientists at the “Lifestyle Intervention for Epilepsy (LIFE)” symposium hosted by Cleveland Clinic. Plain Language Summary: There are many people with epilepsy who continue to have seizures even though they are being treated with medication or brain surgery. Even after seizures stop, some may experience medication side effects. There is research to suggest that certain lifestyle changes, such as yoga, mindfulness, exercise, music therapy, and adjustments to diet, could help people with epilepsy, when used along with routine treatment. Experts discussed the latest research at the “Lifestyle Intervention for Epilepsy (LIFE)” symposium hosted by Cleveland Clinic.
Keywords
cognitive behavioral therapy, music therapy, nonpharmacologic treatment, seizure control, yoga
Language
English
Publication Title
Epilepsia Open
Grant
R01HD102723
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© The Author(s) 2024. This is an Open Access work distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Recommended Citation
Spurgeon E, Saper R,Alexopoulos A, Allendorfer JB, Bar J, Caldwell J,et al. Proceedings of the 2022 “Lifestyle Interventionfor Epilepsy (LIFE)” symposium hosted by ClevelandClinic. Epilepsia Open. 2024;9:1981–1996. https://doi.org/10.1002/epi4.13037
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