Antiseizure

Most mothers who took prescription antiseizure medications during pregnancy can breathe a sigh of relief: A new study published today in Lancet Neurology found that young children who were…

Elana Gotkine WEDNESDAY, Jan. 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- For people with epilepsy, those who see a neurologist are more likely to be on…

Racial and ethnic minority groups are less likely to be taking newer-generation antiseizure…

Prenatal exposure to some anti-seizure drugs was associated with adverse birth weight outcomes, a preliminary analysis of…

Researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) have discovered a specific genetic variant in SCN1A, the most common genetic epilepsy, that leads to an earlier onset of epilepsy,…

Phase III studies of investigational gantenerumab did not meet their primary endpoints of…

WEDNESDAY, June 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- The cost of brand-name antiseizure medications (ASMs) has increased since 2010, according to a study published online June 15 in Neurology.Samuel…

Physician’s Briefing Staff TUESDAY, May 31, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Prenatal exposure to topiramate, valproate, and certain duotherapies is associated…

Researchers studying epileptic seizures of the temporal lobe -- the most common type of epilepsy -- discovered a compound that reduces seizures in the hippocampus, a brain region where many…

Research from pharmacologists at the University of Sydney provides new insights into how cannabis extracts may work to treat epilepsy. The study for the first time reports that three acidic…