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Epilepsy Drug May Increase Risk Of Birth Defects

22 July 2008

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...
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Minimising Birth Defect Risk For Pregnant Women With Epilepsy

16 July 2008

Women taking antiepileptic drugs and planning a pregnancy are advised to prepare well ahead of conception to reduce the risk of birth defects, according to an article in the current edition of Australian Prescriber...
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FDA Panel Rejects Black Box Warning On Epilepsy Drugs

14 July 2008

A panel of experts that advises the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) voted last week to reject the Agency's proposal to make manufacturers of 11 epilepsy drugs put the strongest level of warning label on their products (the Black Box warning)...
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Epilepsy News Articles Archive - Page 1

11 July 2008

American Academy Of Child And Adolescent Psychiatry Discusses Antiepileptic Medications' Psychiatric Side Effects At FDA Open Hearing

08 July 2008

FDA Wants Suicide Warnings On Epilepsy Drugs

01 July 2008

Adult Stem Cells Reprogammed In Their Natural Environment

28 June 2008

UCB's VimpatTM Recommended For Approval In Europe For Epilepsy

27 June 2008

UCB's Vimpat(TM) Recommended For Approval In Europe For Epilepsy

25 June 2008

Laser Surgery Probe Targets Individual Cancer Cells

22 June 2008

A New Approach To Epilepsy Treatment Takes Its First Steps

21 June 2008

Sepracor Announces Phase III Data For Eslicarbazepine Acetate Presented At Ninth Eilat Conference On New Anti-Epileptic Drugs

20 June 2008

Prestigious International Epilepsy Grant Won By Dynamin Drug Discovery Team

Genetic Test For Epilepsy Sufferers Developed By Victoria, Australia Scientists

19 June 2008

First Semiconductor-Based PET Scanner Demonstrates Potential To Aid In Early Diagnosis Of Disease

Failure To Take Seizure Drugs Linked To Increased Risk Of Death

Discovery Of Possible Link Between Different Forms Of Epilepsy

11 June 2008

A Global Report On Care Of Non-communicable Diseases In Sub Saharan Africa By The Union And Its Partners To Be Published By The PLoS

10 June 2008

Missing Protein In Fragile X Syndrome Is Key To Transporting Signals Within Neurons

Brain Pathway That Shuts Down Seizures Identified

09 June 2008

Epilepsy Foundation Honors The Medtronic Foundation For Putting People First

30 May 2008

Genetic Cause For A Type Of Childhood Epilepsy Identified By UCLA/VA Scientists

27 May 2008

First EMEA Licensed Treatment Specifically For LGS Offers New Hope For Patients With Epilepsy

24 May 2008

Data Show Rufinamide, An Investigational Adjunctive Treatment For Lennox- Gastaut Syndrome, Reduced Drop Attacks By More Than 40%

20 May 2008

Stroke Victims Experiencing Seizures More Likely To Die - Stroke Plays A Role In Epilepsy Development, Especially For Elderly

14 May 2008

Gene Mutation In Rare Form Of Epilepsy

13 May 2008

New Breakthrough On Link Between Neuronal Activity And Networking Anatomy

Mutant Gene Causes Epilepsy, Intellectual Disability In Women

03 May 2008

Randomised Trial Confirms Efficacy Of Ketogenic Diet In Preventing Epileptic Seizures In Children

02 May 2008

New Guide Strives To Improve Care Of Neurological Conditions, UK

29 April 2008

Epilepsy Drug Causes Bone Loss In Young Women

22 April 2008

First-Ever Look At Treatment Practices For Nonepileptic Seizures

19 April 2008

Data Presented At AAN Support Potential For Adjunctive Use Of Intravenous Lacosamide As Short-Term Replacement For Oral Treatment In Partial Epilepsy

17 April 2008

Elderly Epilepsy Patients Have Higher Risk Of Cognitive Decline

16 April 2008

First Seizure From Brain Tumors Not Prevented By Older Epilepsy Drugs

15 April 2008

Study May Lead To Improved Treatments For Epilepsy

10 April 2008

Diabetes Drug May Hold Potential As Treatment For Epilepsy, Using Same Mechanism As Ketogenic Diet

09 April 2008

Diabetes Drug May Hold Potential As Treatment For Epilepsy

02 April 2008

Hebrew U Study Shows That Humans Have More Distinctive Hearing Than Animals

31 March 2008

Room For Improvement In Balancing Epileptic Seizure Control And Side Effects

26 March 2008

Abundance Of Hubs Influences Seizures And Offers Insight Into How Epilepsy Develops

News From The Journal Of Neuroscience

19 March 2008

News From The Journal Of Neuroscience

10 March 2008

Structure Of Brain Receptor Implicated In Epilepsy And PMT Determined By Scientists

2008 Mathilde Solowey Lecture Award In Neurosciences Received By Dr. Mei

07 March 2008

Epilepsy Action Provides New Service For Helpline Users, UK

29 February 2008

Researchers Find Gene Behind Rare Form Of Epilepsy, Only 3 Known Affected Individuals

FDA Accepts For Review OVATION's Two NDA Submissions For Sabril(R)

17 February 2008

Cause Of Children's Seizures Pinpointed By Hypnosis

01 February 2008

FDA Alerts Doctors About Suicide Risk Of Antiepileptic Drugs

31 January 2008

Epilepsy Hospitalizations Rise After 8-Year Decline, USA

29 January 2008

Epileptic Seizures In Adults Cut Using Modified Atkins Diet

25 January 2008

When Mysterious Protein Deleted In Mice Deafness And Seizures Result

23 January 2008

Epilepsy Action Urges Caution Over Drug-Switching, UK

17 January 2008

Keppra XR(TM) Extended- Release Tablets Filed With The FDA

15 January 2008

"Speaking Out For Epilepsy" Podcast, USA

11 January 2008

Taro To Launch Oxcarbazepine In The United States, USA

Auditory Neurons In Humans Far More Sensitive To Fine Sound Frequencies Than Most Mammals

08 January 2008

Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Announces Receipt Of FDA Orphan Drug Designation For Recurrent Acute Repetitive Seizures Product Candidate

03 January 2008

The Protein ADK Links Epilepsy And Brain Pathology

21 December 2007

Treating Epilepsy With An Atkins-Like Diet: Leptin Attenuates Rodent Seizure Severity

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