Epilepsy

Don't drink peroxide, even if alternative medicine promotes it.

Autoimmune disease has been known to increase the risk of epilepsy, but it's new knowledge that a mother's rheumatoid arthritis impacts their offspring's epilepsy risk.

Researchers caution that Pregabalin, an agent approved by the FDA to treat epilepsy, fibromyalgia, and neuropathic pain, may be associated with an increased risk of major birth defects after first trimester exposure, though results are inconclusive.

Pain medications can often cause side effects such as dizziness and sleepiness; but little do pregnant women know that they could be at risk for birth defects when taking pregabalin.

French researchers examined several factors that could contribute to an association between antiepileptic drug use and risk of suicide attempt.

Men diagnosed with multiple sclerosis often have higher blood pressure than women, in addition to higher levels of diabetes, epilepsy, depression, and anxiety.

Patients with epilepsy will soon have another option to control seizures with the approval of a new formulation of perampanel (Fycompa), developed by Eisai Inc.

As more is learned about epilepsy and new treatment methods are introduced to the market there is reason to be optimistic for patients while doctors work to provide the best care possible on an individual basis.

Previous literature has shown a potential challenge for women with epilepsy becoming pregnant a recent study showed that may not be the case after all.

Even if patients could benefit from treatment specialized epilepsy centers they may not know about the care they could receive for a variety of reasons.

Many patients diagnosed with epilepsy need specialized treatments to help manage their symptoms. While people may associate epilepsy centers with surgical procedures they can also provide other benefits as well.

Status epilepticus can be one of the most debilitating and hardest to treat neurological conditions. A potential new medication aims to help this patient population through a variety of delivery methods under development.

A long held myth that epilepsy interferes with conception has been busted.

Eslicarbazepine acetate, a once-a-day epilepsy drug, can prevent onset of seizures as well as the twice-daily drug carbamazepine, new research reports.

The manufacturer of an experimental cannabis-based drug Epidiolex (GW Pharmaceuticals) announced Monday that the product successfully treated children with Dravet syndrome, the rare form of severe epilepsy.

Physicians need to be more aggressive in treating status epilepticus, prolonged seizures lasting 30 minutes, according to a new guideline from the American Epilepsy Society. Nearly a third of patients who experience this condition die.

Patients and physicians are often concerned about the effectiveness of generic drugs vs. name brand. A study tested two antiepileptics.

UK researchers who surveyed the literature on treating epilepsy with multiple drugs found the combination of valproate and lamotrigine appears most promising, but note that much research needs to be done to find the right therapies for individual patients,

No matter what age a patient with epilepsy is treating them can be a delicate process. That is perhaps never more true than when the patient is a child dealing with seizures and looking for answers from doctors.

Super refractory status epilepticus is a condition where patients can have seizures lasting anywhere from hours to months. While a developing treatment would only be used in the intensive care unit it could help patients in a very vulnerable health condition.

Epilepsy is a problem for patients around the world and how they are treated for the condition can vary as widely as where they are seeking that treatment.

Patients living with seizure clusters have very limited treatment options for their condition. Researchers are working on developing a nasal spray which could provide acute relief for these patients.

A condition like epilepsy requires a successful working relationship between the patients and their health care professionals, including the ability to communicate effectively a recent study showed that that is an area of concern in the field.

The longer a patient lives with epilepsy the more damage their brain can take from the countless seizures they endure. Recent research has shown that the condition can also cause a patient's brain to age beyond their years as a result of these seizures.

Treating epilepsy can be an effort in individualized medicine with different patients reacting differently to the various seizure medications available. Finding the right one can often determine a patient's quality of life moving forward after diagnosis.

Sometimes when a patient with epilepsy has a seizure they may not even recognize it for any number of reasons. A device no bigger than a piece of gum which is being developed could help in that effort going forward.

When epilepsy patients use marijuana their memory test results may not be accurate, researchers report.

There are many factors to consider when treating patients with epilepsy, from the number of medications they take to the impact of the condition on their daily lives. All these factors can help determine their overall quality of life.

There are many factors to consider when treating patients with epilepsy, from the number of medications they take to the impact of the condition on their daily lives. All these factors can help determine their overall quality of life.

Focal epilepsy is just one form of the condition which can affect patients of all ages. Recent research into what may cause the condition and what can be done to treat it focused on a gene known as CLOCK.