TY - JOUR ID - 8229 TI - Iranian Medicinal Plants and Intractable Epilepsy in Childhood: A Narrative Review JO - Reviews in Clinical Medicine JA - RCM LA - en SN - 2345-6256 AU - Ashrafzadeh, Farah AU - Tohidi, Hadi AU - Faraji, Elnaz AU - Ataei Nakhaei, Alireza AD - Department of Pediatrics, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran. AD - Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran. Y1 - 2018 PY - 2018 VL - 5 IS - 2 SP - 33 EP - 36 KW - Children KW - Epilepsy KW - Plants KW - Seizure DO - 10.22038/rcm.2017.18861.1183 N2 - Epilepsy is a major neurological disorder, which may occur in all age groups, including children. Approximately 20% of epileptic children are drug-resistant. Uncontrolled seizures pose variable risks to patients, such as increased mortality rate, trauma, and cognitive and psychiatric disorders. Therefore, effective treatment is essential to controlling seizure attacks. Although many antiepileptic drugs are currently available for clinical treatments, clinicians are concerned with the discovery of safer drugs with enhanced antiepileptic effects and fewer side-effects. Traditional medicine provides strong grounds for modern medicine. Use of some medicinal plants has been shown to reduce or prevent the further progression of epileptic seizures. The present review aimed to discuss the effectiveness of some medicinal plants in the treatment of children with intractable epilepsy. An online literature review was conducted in databases such as IranMedex, Scopus, Medline, and Google Scholar to identify the studies investigating the use of medicinal plants in children with intractable epilepsy. In addition, the files of the authors were reviewed in the reference lists and bibliographies of the retrieved articles. According to the results, herbal therapies could potentially yield new treatment options for children with intractable epilepsy. Using medicinal herbs could be a cost-efficient treatment method in these patients as a culturally acceptable option to their families. UR - https://rcm.mums.ac.ir/article_8229.html L1 - https://rcm.mums.ac.ir/article_8229_aafb4d8c8d8c610349ea9364fd508a58.pdf ER -