News

May 23, 2016May 23, 2016

Algorithm Works to Predict an Epileptic Seizure 20 Minutes Before It Occurs, Study Reports

News

Computer scientists and mathematicians have developed an algorithm that might predict, with 20 minutes notice, an upcoming epileptic seizure. The study, “Crowdsourcing reproducible seizure forecasting in human and canine epilepsy,” ... Read more

May 20, 2016

FDA Approves Briviact for Epilepsy Patients with Partial-Onset Seizures

News

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Briviact (brivaracetam) as an adjunctive therapy (used in addition to a primary therapy) for the treatment of partial-onset seizures in epilepsy ... Read more

May 19, 2016May 19, 2016

Epilepsy Drug Pregabalin May Be Linked to Increased Risk of Birth Defects, Study Shows

News

A drug that is frequently used in the treatment of pain, anxiety, epilepsy, and a series of brain health disorders might be liked to a greater risk of major birth defects. ... Read more

May 18, 2016

Bial’s Submission for Once-daily Epilepsy Treatment Zebinix Accepted by EMA

News

Bial has announced that the European Medicines Agency (EMA) will review recent clinical trial data for Zebinix (eslicarbazepine acetate) as a once-daily treatment for patients suffering from newly diagnosed epilepsy. The results of ... Read more

May 17, 2016May 17, 2016

Celecoxib Could Treat Epilepsy, Study Suggests

News

Researchers at the Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University in China, found that the drug celecoxib might be useful for the treatment of epilepsy. The findings, from the study ... Read more

May 17, 2016May 17, 2016

Temporal Lobe Epilepsy Hallucinations Could Be Controlled by Brain’s Prefrontal Cortex

News

Researchers and physicians have long recognized temporal lobe epilepsy as an unusual condition. Rather than causing the motor seizures that many associate with epilepsy, temporal lobe epilepsy is different. The condition ... Read more

May 16, 2016May 16, 2016

Study Explores Ketogenic Diet for Children with Epilepsy

News

Dietary therapy as a treatment strategy employs a dietary regimen, sometimes quite restrictive and disciplined, to help control an illness or medical condition. Weight loss diets to treat obesity are ... Read more

May 12, 2016May 12, 2016

Conference To Sound Alarm On Under-Recognized Public Health Problem – Epilepsy Deaths

News

The American Epilepsy Society notes that one in 26 Americans will develop epilepsy over the course of their lifetime, and that in the run up to the June 23-26 Partners ... Read more