Citation

Cantu RV, Cantu R. Clin. Sports Med. 1998; 17(1): 61-69.

Affiliation

Neurosurgery Service, Emerson Hospital, Concord, Massachusetts, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1998, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

9475971

Abstract

This article reviews the debate regarding epileptic patients and their participation in sports, particularly contact (i.e., basketball, soccer, baseball) and collision (i.e., football, rugby, hockey) sports. Epilepsy is defined and described, as well as the dangers and benefits of exercise to the epileptic patient, including participation in athletic competition.

Language: en