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Evidence-Based Biofeedback and Neurofeedback for People with Epilepsy and Seizures

STS Instructor Authored by Robert Turner

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Check out this Knowledge Base article from StressTherapy Solutions: Evidence-Based Biofeedback and Neurofeedback for People with Epilepsy and Seizures.

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Study at a glance

Area
Epilepsy & Seizures
Study type
Review & meta-analysis
Authors
Turner RP
Journal
Policy Insights from the Behavioral and Brain Sciences
Year
2022
Protocol
biofeedback and neurofeedback for seizure control

Key findings

  • Notes that medication and surgery often fail to stop seizures completely
  • Describes biofeedback and neurofeedback as non-invasive, low-risk and low-cost
  • Literature review covering the 1960s to the present found 150 articles reporting seizure and EEG/QEEG improvements
  • Recommends biofeedback and neurofeedback as a first-line option for seizures and epilepsy

DOI 10.1177/23727322221108508 →

A policy-focused review arguing that biofeedback and neurofeedback deserve a place as first-line treatments for epilepsy. It points out that many people still have seizures despite medication or surgery, and frames epilepsy as a problem of brain networks that self-regulation training can address safely and at low cost. A review of the literature from the 1960s onward found 150 articles reporting fewer seizures and improved EEG or QEEG findings, and the author calls on clinicians, insurers and the public to support these approaches.