title: Evoked and psychogenic epileptic seizures: II. Inhibition.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: David Lewis Centre for Epilepsy, Cheshire, England.
authors.forename: S W
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: P B
authors.initials: PB
authors.lastname: Fenwick
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001521:Behavior Therapy; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans