Use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) by parents in their children and adolescents with epilepsy – Prevelance, predictors and parents' assessment

摘要: Abstract Background The use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is popular. Parents children suffering from epilepsy may also consider administering CAM to their children. Systematic data about frequency motivations for use, however, are scarce. Methods In a university hospital's neuropaediatric department parents patients aged 0–18 years were consecutively invited take part in structured interview during 4 months 2014. Results Of the parents, 164/165 (99%) agreed participate. From those, 21/164 (13%) stated that they used child. highest independent predictive value was occurrence adverse drug events (ADE) anticonvulsants as judged by parents. Patients affected ADE had 5.6 higher chance receiving compared without ADE. Most commonly homeopathy (14/21, 67%) osteopathy (12/21, 57%). internet most frequently source information 67%). 10/21 (48%) described positive effects on seizure frequency, 12/21 (57%) general condition child, 20/21 (95%) wished continue therapy. non-users CAM, 91/143 (66%) expressed desire learn more Limitations Our study performed hospital large urban city Eastern Germany. user rates can differ other parts Germany Europe, institutions chronic diseases than epilepsy. Conclusion main reason anticonvulsants. More half saw benefit Almost all even those who did not see concrete effects.