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Long-term effects of electrodermal biofeedback training on seizure control in patients with drug-resistant epilepsy: two case reports
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posted on 2023-06-09, 07:01 authored by Yoko NagaiYoko Nagai, Michael R TrimbleWe report data from two patients, followed over 3 years after electrodermal biofeedback treatment. Patients were trained three times each week for four weeks to increase their sympathetic arousal using electrodermal biofeedback. This treatment was directed at enabling the patients to change their psychophysiological state as a countermeasure to prevent seizures. Both patients voluntarily kept a record of seizure frequency over the year preceding the treatment and continued to record their seizures for up to 3 years after the termination of biofeedback treatment. Both patients showed a marked reduction in seizure frequency (54.9% and 59.8%) during the month of biofeedback treatment. This improvement was maintained over the subsequent years. We highlight the therapeutic potential of biofeedback interventions that enable patients to volitionally control their state of physiological arousal in the management of drug-resistant epilepsy.
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Epilepsy ResearchISSN
0920-1211Publisher
Elsevier ScienceExternal DOI
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1Volume
108Page range
149-152Department affiliated with
- BSMS Neuroscience Publications
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2017-07-06First Compliant Deposit (FCD) Date
2017-07-05Usage metrics
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