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June 15, 2016

Ganaxolone, for Adult Focal Onset Seizures, Fails to Meet Primary Endpoint in Phase 3 Study, Marinus Announces

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Marinus Pharmaceuticals recently reported that their drug candidate ganaxolone, developed for adults with drug-resistant focal onset epilepsy, did not meet the primary endpoint in a Phase 3 clinical trial. The trial demonstrated no ... Read more

June 14, 2016

Study Found Antiepileptic Drugs Decreased Growth Velocity in Taiwanese Children, Teens

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Researchers investigated the potential effects of antiepileptic drugs on the growth velocity and bone metabolism of children on long-term treatments with these drugs and found that growth velocity was significantly ... Read more

June 13, 2016

Pregnant Women with Epilepsy Should Take Folic Acid Supplements, Possibly Reduce Risk of Autism in Baby

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Researchers from the University of Bergen suggest that children exposed to antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) before birth are at greater risk of autism – but that the risk could be mitigated by ... Read more

June 9, 2016

Proposed Heart Rate Detection Method May Predict Epileptic Seizures

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Japanese researchers are hoping to predict epileptic seizures by incorporating new heart rate variability (HRV) methods to the development of a wearable, daily use device. Testing of the heart rate method on ... Read more

June 8, 2016

Tarantula Toxins Help Further Understanding About Pain Mechanics

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Scientists at University of California, San Francisco have identified two toxins from the venom of the heteroscodra maculate tarantula spider that selectively activate a sodium channel involved in pain. The ... Read more

June 7, 2016June 7, 2016

Genes May Predict Whether Surgery is Effective for Epilepsy

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Researchers at the University of Arizona have identified possible genetic causes of recurrent seizures following brain surgery. The findings could lead to a test that might determine if surgery will benefit a epilepsy ... Read more

June 6, 2016

Seizure Supression for Epilepsy Patients with Focal Cortical Dysplasia May Require Steady, Life-Long Treatment

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Researchers at Yale University School of Medicine and Wesleyan University investigated the occurrence of epileptic seizures in rat model induced focal cortical dysplasia (FCD) and identified key mechanisms in seizure activity and control. ... Read more

June 6, 2016

Cost-Effective Ways to Possibly Reduce Epilepsy Treatment Gap in Poor, Rural Areas Identified by Researchers

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Ryan Wagner from Sweden’s Umea University, who conducted his doctoral dissertation on epilepsy treatment in rural Agincourt, South Africa, found that patient education and healthcare monitoring by community health workers in poor areas ... Read more

May 31, 2016May 31, 2016

Antiepileptic Drug Fycompa, Already Approved in US, Launched in Japan

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Eisai recently announced the company will launch its novel antiepileptic drug (AED) Fycompa, which is intended as an adjunctive therapy for people suffering from epilepsy and experiencing partial-onset or primary generalized tonic-clonic seizures ... Read more

May 26, 2016May 26, 2016

Epilepsy Research with Dogs, Humans, Algorithms May Lead to Seizure Forecasting

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More than 500 teams of data scientists worldwide participated recently in a competition that examined hundreds of hours of recorded brain electrical activities in two people and five dogs prior to and during ... Read more