12Oct 2017

NEAD AND ITS MANAGEMENT THROUGH AYURVEDA & YOGA.

  • MD(Ay), PGDYS, FINR, Asst. Prof, Dept of RS & BK, Sri Sai Ayurvedic P.G. Medical College & Hospital, Aligarh (UP).
  • Reader, Dept of Prasuti Tantra & Stri Roga, Govt. Ayurvedic College & Hospital, Chaukaghat, Varanasi (UP)
  • MD(Med), MD(Paed), DM(Neuro), Senior Consultant Neurologist, Advanced Neuro Hospital, Patna
  • Director, Advanced Neuro Diagnostic Centre, Patna,
  • Consultant Physician, Advanced Neuro- Diagnostic Centre, Patna.
  • MOIC, Community Health Centre, Deo, Aurangabad, Bihar.
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NEADs (Non-Epileptic Attack Disorders) are characterized by a loss of or change in physical function without a central nervous system problem. The loss or change causes periods of physical activity or inactivity that resemble epileptic seizures. It may be compared with yoshapatantraka or Yoshapasmara mentioned in various Ayurvedic textbooks. It occurs in around 2 or 3 people in every 10,000. Around 3 in 4 people with NEADs have previously been diagnosed with epilepsy and have history of taking anti-epileptic drugs. A pilot study was carried out on 20 patients who fulfilled the exclusion and inclusion criteria of NEAD. These patients were divided in two groups of 10 patients each. In Gr- A, Tablet Mentat and Tablet Geriforte was given. In Gr- B, above medicines along with yoga nidra was carried out. Yoga nidra is an exercise of physical non-activity and mental relaxation. Like Sattwavajaya cikitsa of Ayurveda and psychotherapy, if practiced daily for a longer duration of time, yoga nidra will be able to cure the patients suffering of NEADs.

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[Sushant Kumar, Prabha Kumari, Udayan Narayan, Neeraja Sharma, Mahesh Pd Singh and Md. Samid. (2017); NEAD AND ITS MANAGEMENT THROUGH AYURVEDA & YOGA. Int. J. of Adv. Res. 5 (Oct). 645-651] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com

Dr Sushant Kumar
Asst. Prof, Dept of RS & BK, Sri Sai Ayurvedic P.G. Medical College & Hospital, Aligarh (UP)

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Article DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/5570      
DOI URL: https://dx.doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/5570

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