Effect of physical exercise on seizure occurrence in a model of temporal lobe epilepsy in rats

RM Arida, FA Scorza, NF dos Santos, CA Peres… - Epilepsy research, 1999 - Elsevier
Although the favorable effect of physical fitness on general health is unquestionable,
physical exercise and fitness programs in patients with epilepsy are still a matter of
controversy. Little objective evidence regarding the effect of exercise on seizure frequency
and severity has been reported. One sought to clarify the relationship between exercise and
epilepsy in an animal model of temporal lobe epilepsy (the pilocarpine model of epilepsy).
To evaluate the effect of an aerobic physical program on seizure frequency, 29 epileptic …