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Analysis Supports Use Of Surgery To Treat Medication-Resistant Epilepsy

03 December 2008

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...
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Epilepsy Drug May Increase Risk Of Autism In Children

02 December 2008

A new study shows that women who take the epilepsy drug valproate while pregnant may significantly increase their child's risk of developing autism. The preliminary research is published in the December 2, 2008, print issue...
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Some Asians Taking Certain Epilepsy Medications Might Experience Adverse Skin Reactions, FDA Says

26 November 2008

FDA is investigating whether certain medications used to control epileptic seizures can cause severe skin blisters and bleeding for some Asian patients, the AP/Detroit Free Press...
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Epilepsy News Articles Archive - Page 1

24 November 2008

Severe Epilepsy Drug Banzel Wins FDA Approval

21 November 2008

FDA Approves New Drug To Treat Severe Form Of Epilepsy

19 November 2008

International Team Finds Gene Associated With Epilepsy

18 November 2008

Falls In Blood Oxygen Levels May Be Key To Sudden Death In Some Epilepsy Patients

07 November 2008

Lutheran General Hospital Neurologist Treats Epilepsy With Vagal Nerve Stimulation (VNS) Therapy

02 November 2008

Machinery That Helps Make Memories Identified

29 October 2008

Common Sedative Linked To Deaths In Patients With Prolonged Seizures

UCB's Vimpat® Approved By U.S. FDA As Adjunctive Therapy For Partial Onset Seizures In Adults

28 October 2008

Alzheimer's Disease Could Be Prevented And Treated By Common Epilepsy Drug

27 October 2008

Epilepsy Foundation Seeking Signatures

Epilepsy Phenome/Genome Project - First And Largest Research Study Of Its Kind To Understand What Causes Epilepsy

NICE Launches New And Updated Guides To Support Effective Commissioning Of Services, UK

23 October 2008

Epilepsy: A New Relationship Between Brain Derived Neurotrophic Factor And Inflammatory Signaling

17 October 2008

Immunotherapy And Quick Action Key To Fighting Anti-NMDA-receptor Encephalitis Tumor

14 October 2008

VIMPAT (lacosamide), A New Epilepsy Treatment For Adults With Partial Onset Seizures, Launched In The UK

25 September 2008

New Data Show Efficacy Of Zebinix(TM) In The Treatment Of Epilepsy

23 September 2008

IBE And UCB Launch New Journalism Award To Improve Understanding Of Epilepsy Around The World

17 September 2008

Epilepsy In Later Life Conference, Scotland

15 September 2008

Keppra XR(TM) Approved In The U.S. As Add-On To Other Antiepileptic Treatments For People With Partial Onset Seizures

11 September 2008

New Epilepsy Campaign Promotes Healthy Mums And Babies, UK

10 September 2008

The First Direct Structural Evidence Of SV2A Has Been Revealed Thanks To Protein Tomography(TM), And Published In BBRC

Epileptic Spasms In Infants May Be Eliminated By Diet

08 September 2008

Dangerous Side-Effects Of Epilepsy Drugs Reduced In New Research

06 September 2008

3T MRI Leads To Better Diagnosis For Focal Epilepsy

03 September 2008

Vimpat(R) Approved In Europe - First New Epilepsy Treatment For Partial-Onset Seizures In Three Years

28 August 2008

High Cholesterol Levels Drop Naturally In Children On High-Fat Anti-Seizure Diet, Hopkins Study Show

High Cholesterol Levels Drop Naturally In Children On High-Fat Antiseizure Diet

19 August 2008

Epilepsy Linked To Higher Risk Of Drowning

17 August 2008

Epilepsy Scotland Press Release: Fairer Form For Epilepsy Travelers

12 August 2008

Study Finds That Children And Adults Respond Differently To Placebo

11 August 2008

CDC Releases New Data On Epilepsy From Multiple States

09 August 2008

Febrile Seizure Should Be Less Of A Concern For Parents

06 August 2008

Seizure-Induced AMPA Receptor Phosphorylation, Journal Of Neuroscience

04 August 2008

Epilepsy Drug May Help Alcoholics Recover From Dependence, Small Study Suggests

31 July 2008

UCB Receives Not-Approvable Letter From FDA For Lacosamide For Diabetic Neuropathic Pain

29 July 2008

Designer Teams With Mayo Clinic To Study Medical Decision Aids

24 July 2008

Exposure To Epilepsy Drugs During Pregnancy Can Increase Birth Defect Risk, Study Finds

22 July 2008

Epilepsy Drug May Increase Risk Of Birth Defects

16 July 2008

Minimising Birth Defect Risk For Pregnant Women With Epilepsy

14 July 2008

FDA Panel Rejects Black Box Warning On Epilepsy Drugs

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

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