Efficacy of adjunctive Yoga Nidra in patients with functional dissociative seizures receiving structured psychoeducation (YOGA-FDS): a pilot randomised controlled trial.
Epilepsy & Behavior July 5, 2026 Saranya B Gomathy, Sandhya Sharma, Gautam Sharma et al.
Functional dissociative seizures (FDS) are paroxysmal seizure-like events with no electrographic abnormalities. Structured psychoeducation is considered a standard component of FDS management. Yoga Nidra (YN) is a guided meditative relaxation technique that has shown benefit in other neuropsychiatric conditions, but its adjunctive role in FDS has not been studied. To evaluate whether adjunctive...
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2026.111180 (opens in new tab)
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Antiseizure medications
Functional dissociative seizures
Psychoeducation
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