Alternative therapies for seizures: promises and dangers.
Sirven JI
Department of Neurology, Division of Epilepsy, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Phoenix, Arizona 85054, USA.
Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is increasingly being used for a multitude of medical problems, one of them being seizures. This article discusses the prevalence of CAM use for seizures and epilepsy. Evidence-based data regarding CAM for epilepsy are presented as well as potential safety concerns regarding ephedra and cannabis use.
Published 16 August 2007 in Semin Neurol, 27(4): 325-30.
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