The impact of an exercise therapy on psychosocial health of children with benign epilepsy: a pilot study

S Eom, MK Lee, JH Park, JY Jeon, HC Kang, JS Lee… - Epilepsy & Behavior, 2014 - Elsevier
Objectives The purposes of the current study were to test the feasibility of exercise therapy
for children with benign epilepsy with centrotemporal spikes (BECTS) and to collect pilot
data about the impact of exercise therapy on neurocognitive, emotional, and behavioral
outcomes. Methods Ten children with BECTS (9.7±1.42 years) participated in a therapeutic
exercise program consisting of ten supervised exercise sessions and home-based exercises
for five weeks. Electroencephalography (EEG), seizure frequency, and neurocognitive and …