| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2492497 | Medical Hypotheses | 2006 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
SummaryMeditation has been advocated as a treatment for several medical problems, including epilepsy. Conversely, concern has been raised that meditation may aggravate or even precipitate epilepsy. We present a case of new onset mesial temporal lobe epilepsy in a young woman meditator lacking other apparent risk factors for epilepsy as a springboard for a balanced discussion concerning the potential relationship between meditation and epilepsy, and a criticism of the current literature in this field. Prospective clinical studies of meditators with video-electroencephalography and clinical trials of meditation in refractory epilepsy patients are needed to resolve current controversies concerning meditation and epilepsy.
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Authors
Erik K. St. Louis, Ephraim Philip Lansky,