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Epilepsy
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Thursday, 11 December 2008 |
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Pharmaceutical News Medical specialists at the nation's largest professional meeting on epilepsy discussed multiple questions and concerns they have about data presented by the FDA in support of its recent suicide alert on anticonvulsant drugs (AEDs) and the potential effect of the federal agency's... |
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Monday, 08 December 2008 |
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Child Health News A new Mayo Clinic study found that it is commonly safe to withdraw anti-seizure medications in children with epilepsy who have achieved seizure-freedom while on the medication. |
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Monday, 08 December 2008 |
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Drug Trials Phase III data on carisbamate, an investigational compound lately filed with the FDA for the adjunctive treatment of partial onset seizures (POS) in patients 16 years of age and older, was presented during the poster sessions of the 32nd Annual Meeting of the American Epilepsy Society. |
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Wednesday, 03 December 2008 |
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Medical Procedure News Persons with temporal lobe epilepsy who do not respond to medication could receive a substantial gain in life expectancy and quality of life by undergoing surgery of the temporal lobe part of the brain, according to an study reported in the December 3 issue of JAMA, the... |
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Tuesday, 02 December 2008 |
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Child Health News A new study shows that women who take the epilepsy drug valproate while pregnant may significantly increase their child's risk of developing autism. |
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Wednesday, 19 November 2008 |
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Medical Research News A University of Iowa-led international research team has found a new gene associated with the brain disorder epilepsy.While the PRICKLE1 gene mutation was special to a infrequent form of epilepsy, the study results could help lead to new ideas for overall epilepsy treatment. |
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Tuesday, 18 November 2008 |
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Medical Research News A University of Iowa-led international research team has found a new gene associated with the brain disorder epilepsy.While the PRICKLE1 gene mutation was particular to a infrequent form of epilepsy, the study results could help lead to new ideas for overall epilepsy treatment. |
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Monday, 15 September 2008 |
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Pharmaceutical News UCB announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has permitted Keppra XR (levetiracetam extended-release tablets) for use as an add-on to other antiepileptic treatments for people with partial onset seizures who are 16 years of age and older. |
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Tuesday, 22 July 2008 |
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Medical Studies/Trials Scientists have found that women who take an epilepsy drug while they are pregnant may increase the risk of birth defects in their babies. |
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Tuesday, 22 July 2008 |
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Medical Studies/Trials Taking the epilepsy drug topiramate alone or along with other epilepsy drugs during pregnancy may increase the risk of birth defects, according to a study published in the July 22, 2008, issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. |
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Tuesday, 08 July 2008 |
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Pharmaceutical News The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is calling for the strongest type of warning to be located on drugs which are used to treat epilepsy. |
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Tuesday, 01 July 2008 |
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Medical Condition News Fifteen percent to 20 percent of people worldwide suffer from migraines - excruciating headaches frequently presaged by dramatic sensations, or "auras. |
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Monday, 09 June 2008 |
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Medical Research News Scientists in the United States believe they are a step closer to understanding why some people suffer from epileptic fits. |
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Tuesday, 20 May 2008 |
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Medical Studies/Trials Seizures may be a sign of important brain injury, and may happen in patients that experience any type of stroke. A new study finds that stroke patients with ensuing seizures are more likely to die in the 30 days following stroke than patients without seizures. |
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Monday, 12 May 2008 |
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Women's Health News An Australian and British research team have discovered a gene mutation that causes epilepsy and mental retardation but only in women.The condition, known as Epilepsy and Mental Retardation limited to Females (EFMR), is found only in particular families and only among women. |
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Monday, 05 May 2008 |
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Medical Studies/Trials According to experts in Britain a high-fat diet for children with severe epilepsy can dramatically decrease or prevent seizures; seizures are caused by bursts of electrical activity in the brain. |
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Saturday, 03 May 2008 |
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FRIDAY, May 2 The "ketogenic" diet, which features high levels of fat, low levels of carbohydrates and controlled protein intake, helps control and prevent seizures in children with drug-resistant epilepsy, a new study finds. |
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Tuesday, 22 April 2008 |
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Medical Studies/Trials A new nationwide clinician survey provides the first comprehensive look at what is community care or 'treatment as general' for nonepileptic seizures (NES), laying the groundwork for clinical trials aimed at identifying effective treatments for this neuropsychiatric disorder. |
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Saturday, 02 February 2008 |
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THURSDAY, Jan. 31 Commonly used antiepileptic drugs may boost the risk of suicide among patients who use them, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned Thursday. |
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Thursday, 31 January 2008 |
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THURSDAY, Jan. 31 Adults with epilepsy who have failed other treatments may be able to dramatically decrease their number of seizures by following a modified Atkins-like diet, Johns Hopkins researchers report. |
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Wednesday, 30 January 2008 |
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Monday, 28 January 2008 |
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Scientists have discovered that mice genetically engineered to lack a particular protein in the brain have profound deafness and seizures.The finding suggests a path, they say, for exploring the hereditary causes of deafness and epilepsy in humans. |
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Latest news in this category:
Doctors question FDA suicide alert on anticonvulsant drugs Thursday, 11 December 2008Pharmaceutical News Medical specialists at the nation's largest professional meeting on epilepsy discussed multiple questions and concerns they have about data presented by the FDA in support of its recent suicide alert on anticonvulsant drugs (AEDs) and the potential effect of the federal agency's...
Study finds it generally safe to withdraw anti-seizure medication in children with epilepsy Monday, 08 December 2008Child Health News A new Mayo Clinic study found that it is commonly safe to withdraw anti-seizure medications in children with epilepsy who have achieved seizure-freedom while on the medication.
New data demonstrates efficacy and tolerability of Carisbamate as an adjunctive therapy for partial Monday, 08 December 2008Drug Trials Phase III data on carisbamate, an investigational compound lately filed with the FDA for the adjunctive treatment of partial onset seizures (POS) in patients 16 years of age and older, was presented during the poster sessions of the 32nd Annual Meeting of the American Epilepsy Society.
Analysis supports use of temporal lobe resection to treat medication-resistant epilepsy Wednesday, 03 December 2008Medical Procedure News Persons with temporal lobe epilepsy who do not respond to medication could receive a substantial gain in life expectancy and quality of life by undergoing surgery of the temporal lobe part of the brain, according to an study reported in the December 3 issue of JAMA, the...
Epilepsy drug valproate may increase risk of autism in children Tuesday, 02 December 2008Child Health News A new study shows that women who take the epilepsy drug valproate while pregnant may significantly increase their child's risk of developing autism.
Discovery of new gene linked to epilepsy Wednesday, 19 November 2008Medical Research News A University of Iowa-led international research team has found a new gene associated with the brain disorder epilepsy.While the PRICKLE1 gene mutation was special to a infrequent form of epilepsy, the study results could help lead to new ideas for overall epilepsy treatment.
Discovery of gene associated with epilepsy Tuesday, 18 November 2008Medical Research News A University of Iowa-led international research team has found a new gene associated with the brain disorder epilepsy.While the PRICKLE1 gene mutation was particular to a infrequent form of epilepsy, the study results could help lead to new ideas for overall epilepsy treatment.
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Health Highlights: Jan. 30, 2008
Wednesday, 30 January 2008
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Deafness and seizures result when glutamate protein deleted in mice
Monday, 28 January 2008
Scientists have discovered that mice genetically engineered to lack a particular protein in the brain have profound deafness and seizures.The finding suggests a path, they say, for exploring the hereditary causes of deafness and epilepsy in humans. |
Atkins-Like Diet Cuts Epileptic Seizures
Thursday, 31 January 2008
THURSDAY, Jan. 31 Adults with epilepsy who have failed other treatments may be able to dramatically decrease their number of seizures by following a modified Atkins-like diet, Johns Hopkins researchers report. |
FDA Warns Epilepsy Drugs May Raise Suicide Risk
Saturday, 02 February 2008
THURSDAY, Jan. 31 Commonly used antiepileptic drugs may boost the risk of suicide among patients who use them, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned Thursday. |
New clues to the biological basis of migraines
Tuesday, 01 July 2008
Medical Condition News Fifteen percent to 20 percent of people worldwide suffer from migraines - excruciating headaches frequently presaged by dramatic sensations, or "auras. |
Black box warning for epilepsy drugs
Tuesday, 08 July 2008
Pharmaceutical News The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is calling for the strongest type of warning to be located on drugs which are used to treat epilepsy. |
Special Diet Can Ease Epileptic Seizures in Kids
Saturday, 03 May 2008
FRIDAY, May 2 The "ketogenic" diet, which features high levels of fat, low levels of carbohydrates and controlled protein intake, helps control and prevent seizures in children with drug-resistant epilepsy, a new study finds. |
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