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Jaseja, H. (2008). Scientific basis behind traditional practice of application of “shoe-smell” in controlling epileptic seizures in the eastern countries. Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery, 110(2008), 535–538. Added by: Mark Grimshaw-Aagaard (03/06/2015, 15:33) |
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| Resource type: Journal Article Peer reviewed DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2008.02.006 BibTeX citation key: Jaseja2008 Email resource to friend View all bibliographic details  |
Categories: General Keywords: Smell Creators: Jaseja Publisher: Elsevier Collection: Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery |
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"Epilepsy has been known for thousands of years and has been subjected to various forms of conventional and non-conventional therapies including a non-pharmacological conservative treatment known as aromatherapy, ever since. One commonly practiced form of aromatherapy that persists as an immediate first-aid measure even today in some parts of developing countries in the East is the application of “shoe-smell” during an epileptic attack. The questionable remedial role has intrigued neuro-scientists at least in these parts of the world. This brief paper attempts to provide an insight to the basis of persistence of this practice and to explore a possible scientific logic behind its unscientifically reported remedial effectiveness. The neurophysiology of olfactory stimulation from “shoe-smell” reveals a sound and scientific reasoning for its remedial efficacy in epilepsy; olfactory stimuli in this study have been found to possess significantly effective anti-epileptic influence which could have formed the basis for the use of application of “shoe-smell” in earlier times and also for its persistence even today in those parts of developing regions."
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