Yoga for epilepsy: methodological issues

Author: Ramaratnam S
Affiliation: Apollo Hospital, Madras, 600006, India. rsridharan@vsnl.com
Conference/Journal: Seizure
Date published: 2001
Other: Volume ID: 10 , Issue ID: 1 , Pages: 3-6 , Word Count: 46


This article deals with the methodological issues that might be encountered in designing and conducting a randomized controlled study of the efficacy of yoga in the treatment of epilepsy. Methodological issues relating to patient selection, randomization, blinding, type of intervention, outcome measures and analysis are highlighted.