The Effect of Wrist Tapping on the Frequency of Epileptic Seizures and Quality of Life in a 30-Year-Old Man with Structural Focal Epilepsy
https://doi.org/10.31550/1727-2378-2023-22-6-83-88
Abstract
Aim: To present a clinical case of the use of the wrist tapping method in a 30-year-old patient with structural focal epilepsy (SFE).
Key points. During 4 visits, we examined patient N., 30 years old, suffering from SFE, which developed against the background of a gunshot wound to the skull, with frequent focal seizures (FS) and bilateral tonic-clonic seizures (BTCS). After 6 months from the start of wrist tapping sessions (4th visit), using the application, the patient noted a 55% increase in quality of life due to the ability to stop AF and prevent the development of BTK. In 87.5% of cases, he was able to stop incipient motor hemifacial FS and prevent its transformation into BTCS. With regular use of the application by the patient, the incidence of FS decreased by 65.4% on the 4th visit compared to that on the 2nd visit. The patient highly rated the effectiveness and safety of the wrist tapping method (97.6%).
Conclusion. The use of the application allowed a young man with treatment-resistant post-traumatic SFE, without changing the dosage regimen and dose of the antiepileptic drug, to reduce the frequency of FS by 65.4% from baseline and significantly reduce the number of BTCS, significantly improving the quality of life.
About the Authors
E. A. Narodova
V.F. Voino-Yasenetsky Krasnoyarsk State Medical University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
1 Partizan Zhelesnyak Str., Krasnoyarsk, 660022
N. A. Shnayder
V.F. Voino-Yasenetsky Krasnoyarsk State Medical University; V.M. Bekhterev National Research Medical Center for Psychiatry and Neurology
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
1 Partizan Zhelesnyak Str., Krasnoyarsk, 660022
3 Bekhterev Str., Saint Petersburg, 192019
V. V. Narodova
V.F. Voino-Yasenetsky Krasnoyarsk State Medical University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
1 Partizan Zhelesnyak Str., Krasnoyarsk, 660022
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Narodova E.A., Shnayder N.A., Narodova V.V. The Effect of Wrist Tapping on the Frequency of Epileptic Seizures and Quality of Life in a 30-Year-Old Man with Structural Focal Epilepsy. Title. 2023;22(6):83-88. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.31550/1727-2378-2023-22-6-83-88
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