Comparison of Wrist Tapping Parameters in Healthy Adults with and Without Anxiety Using a Modified Original Technique

Narodova, Ekaterina A.; Rudnev, V. A.; Shnayder, N. А.; Narodov, A. A.; Erakhtin, Evgeniy

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“…In recent years, not only drug-based, but also nondrug methods of epilepsy therapy have been actively studied [10], among which the method of hand tapping is of great interest [11], which leads to a decrease in the severity of anxiety in both healthy volunteers and patients with epilepsy [12] However, we have not found any works that study the effect of wrist tapping on the severity of alpha rhythm synchronization, both in healthy people and in patients with epilepsy, which is of undoubted scientific and clinical interest.…”

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Study Oftheinfluence of Wristtapping on Alpha-Rhythm Synchronization in A

Narodova¹,

Shnayder²,

Карнаухов³

et al. 2020

AREM

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Objective: To study the effect of hand tapping on the synchronization of the alpha rhythm in healthy adults. Materials and Methods: The study included 51 clinically healthy volunteers of working age. Results: We have shown that under the influence of wrist tapping in a state of sensory deprivation in healthy adults there is a statistically significant change in the peak frequency (p = 0.0006) and peak power of the alpha rhythm (p = 0.0003), but the width of the peak plateau remains unchanged (p = 0.2). This effect of wrist tapping indicates the potential for clinical use in JME, since it was previously shown that if the selected external frequencies enter into resonance with the neurons of the antiepileptic system, then an antiepileptic effect can be obtained.

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confidence: 99%

Study Oftheinfluence of Wristtapping on Alpha-Rhythm Synchronization in A

Narodova¹,

Shnayder²,

Карнаухов³

et al. 2020

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“…In recent years, not only drug-based, but also non-drug methods of epilepsy therapy have been actively studied, (8) among which the method of WT is of great interest; (9) this method leads to a decrease in the severity of anxiety both in healthy volunteers and in patients with epilepsy. (10) However, we have not found any works that study the effect of carpal tapping on the severity of alpha rhythm synchronization, either in healthy people or in patients with epilepsy.…”

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Influence of Wrist Tapping on Alpha Rhythm Synchronization in Patients with Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy

Narodova¹,

Shnayder²,

Карнаухов³

et al. 2020

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Background: The aim of this study was to assess the effect of wrist tapping (WT), according to the author's method, on the synchronization of alpha activity in healthy adults and patients with juvenile myoclonic epilepsy (JME). Methods and Results: The study included 71 people of working age, including 51 clinically healthy volunteers (median age - 39[21;56] years) and 20 patients with JME (median age 27[23;35] years). Under the influence of WT in a state of sensory deprivation, statistically significant changes in the alpha peak frequency (APF) (P<0.001) and alpha power (AP) (P<0.05) were found in healthy adults. In JME patients, there were statistically significant changes in the APF (P<0.05) and AP (P<0.05), as well as a statistically significant increase in the ARW (P<0.05) after WT. WT, according to the author's technique, allows reducing the severity of alpha rhythm synchronization and leads to a shift in the peak frequency of the alpha rhythm in the occipital leads towards the alpha-2 sub-frequency range and a decrease in AP in both healthy volunteers and JME patients. At the same time, the alpha range width in the occipital leads is statistically significantly increased in JME patients. Conclusion: The nature of the change in the alpha rhythm, in comparison with the control, indicates the phenomenon of resonance with the frequency of the WT rhythm. The WT effect testifies to the prospects of the clinical application of WT in JME, since it was previously shown that if the selected external frequencies enter into resonance with the neurons of the antiepileptic system, then an antiepileptic effect could be obtained.

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Changes in alpha rhythm parameters when using the wrist tapping method in patients with generalized genetic epilepsy

Narodova,

Shnayder,

Narodova

2023

Medicinskij alfavit

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Target. To investigate the effect of the EpiTapp® application on alpha rhythm synchronization in patients with genetic generalized epilepsy.Materials and methods. The total sample size was 81 people, including: patients suffering from juvenile myoclonic epilepsy (main group, mean age — 2 7 [23; 38] years) — 30 people; healthy volunteers (control group, mean age — 39 [21; 56] years) — 51 people.Results. The present study showed that wrist tapping using the EpiTapp® application statistically significantly reduced the degree of alpha synchronization in juvenile myoclonic epilepsy. At the same time, a decrease in the synchronization of the alpha rhythm is achieved in 66.7 % of cases.Conclusion. Our results of changes in the bioelectrical activity of the brain after a session of wrist tapping indicate the possibility of using the EpiTapp® application as a non-drug rehabilitation method related to seizure relief programs in patients with juvenile myoclonic epilepsy.

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Comparison of Wrist Tapping Parameters in Healthy Adults with and Without Anxiety Using a Modified Original Technique

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Study Oftheinfluence of Wristtapping on Alpha-Rhythm Synchronization in A

Study Oftheinfluence of Wristtapping on Alpha-Rhythm Synchronization in A

Influence of Wrist Tapping on Alpha Rhythm Synchronization in Patients with Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy

Changes in alpha rhythm parameters when using the wrist tapping method in patients with generalized genetic epilepsy

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