Abstract
Meditation is a mental exercise practiced widely as an antistress measure and in the
belief that it possesses remedial efficacy for a number of medical ailments, especially
neurological disorders. Further, there is a general belief that meditation is an absolutely
safe practice devoid of any harmful effects. However, with the advent of neuroimaging
techniques, the possibility of adverse effects has been raised in recent times. One
such issue that has been debated is the potential epileptogenic versus antiepileptic
influence exerted by meditation. This brief article attempts to study the potential
role of meditation-induced EEG fast oscillations in the predisposition to seizures
in meditation practitioners with epilepsy.
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Article info
Publication history
Accepted:
October 24,
2009
Received in revised form:
October 23,
2009
Received:
September 15,
2009
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☆The work is original.
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