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to Mozart’s piano sonata in EEG changes have been recorded in group
K.448 (a piece with high studies. Some support from well controlled
y) either when the patient case studies and small group series5-8
an aura or more commonly
lar basis, either in morning NOTE: Carbamazepine may influence the
evening perception of pitch in people with musical
training. This appears to be reversible if the
series of daily or weekly drug is discontinued. Distorted pitch
from 30 minutes to 1 hour perception associated with carbamazepine
may go unnoticed in the majority of people
with epilepsy who are not musically
trained. However this peculiarly subtle
effect of carbamazepine should be
monitored in people who need perfect pitch
perception for their work or musical
pursuits
This treatment approach is associated with
much hype on the internet. It appears to
have originated from an unverified abstract
of a study presented at a Chinese
conference in 1987
CAUTIONS: Experimental work suggests
that oxygen therapy increases the
likelihood of seizures
