This study was planned to investigate the effects of Pilates training, a "core" stability-based exercise method that improves body alignment, postural control, and balance in patients with drug-resistant epilepsy, on seizure frequency, core stability, balance, functional exercise capacity, cognitive functions, dual task, fatigue, kinesiophobia, sleep quality, depression, and quality of life. It was planned to include 40 epilepsy patients in the study. The patients were planned to be randomly divided into two groups as Pilates (n: 20) and control (n: 20). The control group was planned to continue routine drug treatment for 8 weeks. The Pilates group was planned to receive Pilates training 3 days a week for 8 weeks in addition to routine drug treatment. Seizure frequency with the seizure diary; the "core" power with the "sit-ups" and the modified "push-ups" tests; the "core" endurans with the lateral bridge, the trunk flexor endurance, the prone bridge and the modified "Biering-Sorensen" tests; balance with the Balance Error Scoring System (BESS) and the Four-Step Square Test (FSTT); functional exercise capacity with the 6-Minute Walk Test (6-MWT); functional mobility and dual task with the Timed Up and Go Test (TUG); cognitive functions with the BILNOT battery; fatigue with the Fatigue Severity Scale (FSS); kinesiophobia with the Tampa Kinesiophobia Scale; sleep quality with the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI); depression with the Neurological Disorders Depression Inventory in Epilepsy (NDDI); and health-related quality of life with the Quality of Life in Epilepsy Scale (QOLIE-31) were evaluated before and after treatment.
