Alternative therapies for epilepsy

Devinsky, Orrin.

Alternative therapies for epilepsy [E-Book] - New York : Demos Medical Publishing, 2012. - 1 online resource (220 pages)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Alternative therapies in epilepsy : an overview -- Herbal remedies -- Nutrition -- Alternative pharmacologic therapies for epilepsy -- Physical treatments -- Neurobehavioral approaches -- Countering the effects of antiepileptic drugs, seizures, and brain injury -- Women's issues -- Epilepsy : injury and prevention -- Enhancing cognition -- Managing anxiety and depression -- Epilepsy and stress -- Stress management in epilepsy -- Sleep and seizures -- Over-the-counter drugs, alcohol, and recreational drugs -- Environmental factors and epilepsy.

This book provides an evidence-based consideration of the use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) therapies in epilepsy care. Organized by problem, the authors review alternative approaches to epilepsy-related conditions to help physicians, health care professionals, CAM providers, and patients understand the options and safely integrate treatments that work into their regimens.--From back cover.

9781617050664 1617050660

0B40AA56-3B02-4688-91AC-31178D9E89C5 OverDrive, Inc. http://www.overdrive.com


Epilepsy--Alternative treatment.
Alternative medicine.
Therapeutics, Physiological.
Complementary Therapies

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