title: Low levels of maximal aerobic power impair the profile of mood state in individuals with temporal lobe epilepsy.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the correlation between cardiorespiratory fitness and mood state in individuals with temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE).
  
  
  METHODS
  Individuals with TLE (n = 20) and healthy control subjects (C, n = 20) were evaluated. Self-rating questionnaires were used to assess mood (POMS) and habitual physical activity (BAECKE). Cardiorespiratory fitness was evaluated by a maximal incremental test.
  
  
  RESULTS
  People with TLE presented lower cardiorespiratory fitness; higher levels of mood disorders; and lower levels of vigor when compared to control health subjects. A significant negative correlation was observed between the levels of tension-anxiety and maximal aerobic power.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Low levels of cardiorespiratory fitness may modify the health status of individuals with TLE and it may be considered a risk factor for the development of mood disorders.
authors.affiliation: Centro de Educação Física e Desportos, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Vitória, ES, Brazil.
authors.forename: Rodrigo Luiz
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Vancini
authors.affiliation: Setor de Fisiologia Humana e do Exercício, Faculdade de Educação Física e Dança, Universidade Federal de Goiás, Goiânia, GO, Brazil.
authors.forename: Claudio Andre Barbosa de
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Lira
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Fisiologia, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Marília dos Santos
authors.initials: Mdos S
authors.lastname: Andrade
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Psicobiologia, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Cristiano de
authors.initials: Cd
authors.lastname: Lima
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Fisiologia, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Ricardo Mario
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Arida
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D004833:Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D005080:Exercise Test; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019964:Mood Disorders / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D010101:Oxygen Consumption / Q000502:physiology*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires