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Epilepsy Surgery Successful for Alleviating Seizures Over the Long Term
• Epilepsy • Apr 05 06
In one of the largest epilepsy surgery studies ever conducted, Mayo Clinic researchers have found that 81 percent of patients with intractable epilepsy become…
Treatments for epilepsy compared
• Epilepsy • Dec 30 05
In a comprehensive analysis and mathematical model of the available scientific data, researchers at the University of York on behalf of the National Institute…
Epilepsy patients may be prone to bipolar disorder
• Epilepsy • Sep 07 05
Bipolar symptoms appear to be more prevalent among people with epilepsy than among those with other chronic medical conditions, new research…
Slow-release drug eases epilepsy burden
• Epilepsy • Sep 02 05
For people with epilepsy who take the anti-seizure medicine carbamazepine, switching from an immediate-release form of the drug to an extended-release formulation…
EU agency recommends UCB’s Keppra for child use
• Epilepsy • Aug 01 05
Belgian drug maker UCB said on Monday a European committee had approved the use of its Keppra drug on children four years of age…
Epilepsy increases risk of becoming schizophrenic
• Epilepsy • Jun 18 05
A history of epilepsy more than doubles the risk of developing schizophrenia or schizophrenia-like psychosis, according to findings from…
Brain surgery for epilepsy holds up long-term
• Epilepsy • Jun 14 05
After temporal lobectomy for epilepsy, half of patients are seizure free 30 years later, according to a study from the National Institute…
Prompt seizure therapy may have no long-term benefit
• Epilepsy • Jun 11 05
After a seizure, early intervention with anticonvulsant drugs appears to have little effect on the long-term prognosis of epilepsy, British researchers report…
Topiramate may impair cognitive function
• Epilepsy • Mar 16 05
Among the newer anti-seizure drugs, topiramate (Topamax) apparently impairs cognitive performance - to a degree that may affect daily function - whereas gabapentin (Neurontin)…
Some “senior moments” are signs of epilepsy
• Epilepsy • Mar 11 05
Memory blanks, losing train of thought, temporary confusion - all are often chalked up to “senioritis” once people reach a certain age. But…
Electrical stimulation stops epileptic seizures
• Epilepsy • Feb 21 05
People with epilepsy, especially those who don’t respond to anti-seizure medication, may one day be helped with a kind of brain pacemaker.
Researchers have…
FDA grants priority review to levetiracetam for use in childhood epilepsy
• Epilepsy • Feb 18 05
UCB Pharma Inc has been granted a priority review for the supplemental new drug application (sNDA) seeking approval of its leading anti-epilepsy drug (AED)…
Dog epilepsy gene discovery could aid people - study
• Epilepsy • Jan 06 05
A gene that causes a rare but severe form of epilepsy in people is also found in highly bred dogs, which could lead to…
Heart rhythm disturbance in epilepsy may be fatal
• Epilepsy • Dec 17 04
Among some people with epilepsy, potentially fatal heart rhythm abnormalities can occur during a seizure, British investigators report. It is possible that these dangerous…
Heart rhythm disturbance in epilepsy may be fatal
• Epilepsy • Dec 16 04
Among some people with epilepsy, potentially fatal heart rhythm abnormalities can occur during a seizure, British investigators report. It is possible that these dangerous…
Sudden death in children with epilepsy usually not due to seizures
• Epilepsy • Dec 10 04
Although children with epilepsy are at moderately increased risk of mortality, the cause of death is not usually related to the occurrence of seizures,…
Kids with epilepsy don’t usually die of seizures
• Epilepsy • Dec 10 04
Children with epilepsy have a moderately increased risk of dying early, but the cause of death is not usually related to seizures, investigators report.…
Epilepsy drug safely treats drug addiction
• Epilepsy • Dec 02 04
The epilepsy drug vigabatrin appears to be safe for the treatment of cocaine or methamphetamine dependence, new study results suggest.
Dr. Stephen L. Dewey,…
Mom-to-be’s epilepsy drug may affect baby
• Epilepsy • Nov 11 04
Children born to mothers with epilepsy who took the anti-seizure medication valproate during pregnancy have an increased risk of developmental delay and cognitive…
Generic anti-seizure med may not be as effective
• Epilepsy • Oct 25 04
People with epilepsy, and their doctors, should be cautious when switching from brand-name phenytoin (Dilantin) to generic versions, researchers in Minnesota say.
They found…
Depression common among epilepsy patients
• Epilepsy • Oct 06 04
Many people with epilepsy - even those with mild forms of the condition - also experience depression, but do not always discuss those symptoms…
Older epilepsy drugs have birth defect risk
• Epilepsy • Sep 07 04
Pregnant women suffering from epilepsy need to better informed about the risks of birth defects from treatments used to control their seizures, researchers said…
Epilepsy drug may help alcoholics
• Epilepsy • Aug 19 04
Treatment with the anti-epilepsy drug Topamax (topiramate) appears to reduce alcohol craving and drinking in alcoholic adults, new research suggests.
Unlike existing drugs for…
Parents to sue over epilepsy row
• Epilepsy • May 24 04
More than 200 families are planning legal action against Leicester Royal Infirmary after children were wrongly diagnosed with epilepsy.
An investigation has already shown…
Epilepsy errors ‘affected’ 1,500 children
• Epilepsy • May 24 04
Up to 1,500 children may have legitimate compensation claims following an epilepsy misdiagnosis scandal, their solicitor has claimed.
BBC News Online has learned that…