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Evoked and psychogenic epileptic seizures: II. Inhibition
Author(s) -
Brown S. W.,
Fenwick P. B. C.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
acta neurologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.967
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1600-0404
pISSN - 0001-6314
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0404.1989.tb03924.x
Subject(s) - epilepsy , psychogenic disease , arousal , neuroscience , psychology , covert , electroencephalography , desensitization (medicine) , cued speech , relaxation (psychology) , anesthesia , audiology , medicine , cognitive psychology , psychiatry , receptor , linguistics , philosophy
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.