September 23, 2017August 24, 2022
VIMPAT Receives EU Approval for Expanded Pediatric Use
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The European Commission has approved the expansion of the use of UCB’s VIMPAT (lacosamide) to include monotherapy and adjunctive therapy of partial-onset (focal) ... Read more
July 24, 2017
Pairnomix, StemoniX Develop Epilepsy Model in Search for New Anti-seizure Drugs
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Pairnomix has joined efforts with StemoniX to develop a lab-based model of epileptic seizures using so-called induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs). ... Read more
July 21, 2017July 21, 2017
Data Lacking to Explain Why US Doctors Prefer Keppra to Treat Pediatric Epilepsy, Researchers Say
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Doctors have several anti-seizure options to treat epilepsy, but little data exists to show which of these treatments is best ... Read more
July 19, 2017July 19, 2017
EU Regulators to Hold Public Hearing on Valproate Therapies’ Effect on Pregnant Women
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The European Medicines Agency has scheduled an unprecedented public hearing in September on whether epilepsy therapies that contain sodium valproate pose a risk to pregnant ... Read more
July 17, 2017
MRI-Guided Laser Technique May Be Potential Surgery Treatment for Certain Epilepsy Patients, Review Says
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A technique called MRI-guided laser interstitial thermal therapy (MgLiTT) may be a potential treatment for epilepsy patients, according to a ... Read more
July 14, 2017
Cleveland Clinic Researcher Wins $3.4 Million Grant to Develop Better Predictor of Epileptic Surgery Outcomes
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The National Institutes of Health has awarded a $3.4 million grant to a Cleveland Clinic-led research collaboration whose objective is to come ... Read more
July 12, 2017July 17, 2017
Surgery in Older Patients with Drug-resistant Focal Epilepsy Still Effective, Study Finds
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Researchers studied the medical records of patients with drug-resistant focal epilepsy who underwent surgery for the disorder at the age of ... Read more
July 10, 2017July 10, 2017
Ultra-Marathon Cyclist Who Is Epileptic Breaks Two World Indoor Distance Records
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An ultra-marathon cyclist with epilepsy has broken world indoor-track records for the longest distances covered in six and eight hours. Katie ... Read more
July 5, 2017
LivaNova’s VNS Therapy for Medication-Resistant Epilepsy Approved for Young Children
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently approved LivaNova’s VNS Therapy Systems for the treatment of drug-resistant partial onset ... Read more
June 30, 2017June 30, 2017
Zebinix/Aptiom Does Not Reduce Cognition in Epileptic Children, Phase 2 Clinical Trial Indicates
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The epilepsy therapy known as Zebinix in Europe and Aptiom in the United States does not impair cognition in children, ... Read more
June 28, 2017June 28, 2017
Nearly Half of Epileptics Forget to Take Their Meds at Least Once a Month, Poll Shows
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Almost half of epilepsy patients surveyed in a British poll say they’ve forgotten to take their medications at least once ... Read more
June 26, 2017June 26, 2017
LivaNova’s VNS Therapy Systems Approved for Use with MRI Brain Scans
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted expanded approval to LivaNova’s VNS Therapy Systems for people with drug-resistant epilepsy that allows ... Read more

Study Details Workings of Epilepsy Treatment, Fycompa, Opening Way to Improved Therapies

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Fycompa (perampanel) is an approved treatment for epilepsy when used combination with other drugs, but its use is associated with significant side effects. Now, a study explains exactly how this drug ... Read more

September 21, 2016

Epilepsy Foundation Launches SUDEP Awareness and Seizure Control Campaign

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Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP) refers to a person with epilepsy dying suddenly and prematurely with no other cause of death found. However, educating people with epilepsy and their caregivers might reduce the risk of ... Read more

September 19, 2016September 26, 2016

Omega-3 Supplements for Drug-resistant Epilepsy Requires More Investigation, Review Suggests

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The benefits of omega-3 supplements in people with drug-resistant epilepsy require additional investigation, according to a literature review conducted by researchers in Brazil. The report, “Polyunsaturated fatty acid supplementation for drug-resistant epilepsy,” was published in Cochrane ... Read more

September 16, 2016

Companies Partner to Develop Wearable Epilepsy Device that Monitors Patients in Real Time

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European-based companies Dataiku, a predictive analytics software developer, and Bioserenity, which develops smart solutions for epilepsy care, collaborated to design a wearable device aimed at improving the diagnosis of epilepsy. It’s estimated ... Read more

September 15, 2016September 15, 2016

Prescribed an Addictive Barbiturate for 30 Years

Column, Seizing The Moment - An Epilepsy Column by Ian Franks

In 1972, just after being diagnosed with epilepsy, I was put on two drugs. I later discovered that I had been taking an addictive barbiturate for 30 years. They were Epanutin (phenytoin) ... Read more

September 14, 2016September 14, 2016

Supportive Data on Seizure Medications, Fycompa and Banzel/Inovelon, Presented at ECE 2016

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Several abstracts from Eisai on its epilepsy treatments Fycompa (perampanel) and rufinamide (marketed as Inovelon in Europe and Banzel in the U.S.) were recently presented at this year’s 12th European Congress on Epileptology (ECE). The data provided ... Read more

September 12, 2016

Infant Epilepsy Caused by Clumping of Parkinson’s Protein, According to Australian Study

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Researchers have found that a protein known to cause epilepsy in infants does so by a trigger clumping the alpha-synuclein protein — a process causing brain toxicity that is more ... Read more

September 9, 2016

9-Year-Old with Epilepsy Scores an ‘A’ in Advanced Mathematics

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The U.K. General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) is an academically rigorous, internationally recognized qualification awarded in a specified subject. Scoring an A grade in GCSE mathematics is a substantial achievement ... Read more

September 7, 2016

Newer Antiepileptic Medications Don’t Seem to Negatively Impact Baby’s IQ, Are Safer for Pregnancy

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Pregnant epileptic women should be able to control their seizures with antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) without risking their child’s cognitive development. Now, researchers have found that the newer AEDs Keppra (levetiracetam) and Topamax ... Read more

September 2, 2016

Surgery Partnership Links Epilepsy Patients, Surgeons in Vietnam and Alabama

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New technology and a collaboration between University of Alabama (UAB) pediatric neurosurgeons and the Global Surgery Program at Children’s of Alabama and their partners in Hanoi, Vietnam, have created a ... Read more

September 1, 2016

Single Cell Technology Has Potential to Detect Epilepsy, Suppress Seizures

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Scientists at Linköping University in Sweden describe a novel method to detect epilepsy at its source in a single cell. The technology could ultimately stop epileptic seizures before they even start. ... Read more

August 31, 2016

Researchers Develop Tool to Visualize Entire CNS in Mice, May Increase Understanding of Epilepsy

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A new imaging tool recently developed by researchers at the Institute for Stroke and Dementia Research at Ludwig Maximilians University in Munich may markedly improve our understanding of how brain lesions ... Read more

VIMPAT Receives EU Approval for Expanded Pediatric Use

Pairnomix, StemoniX Develop Epilepsy Model in Search for New Anti-seizure Drugs

Data Lacking to Explain Why US Doctors Prefer Keppra to Treat Pediatric Epilepsy, Researchers Say

EU Regulators to Hold Public Hearing on Valproate Therapies’ Effect on Pregnant Women

MRI-Guided Laser Technique May Be Potential Surgery Treatment for Certain Epilepsy Patients, Review Says

Cleveland Clinic Researcher Wins $3.4 Million Grant to Develop Better Predictor of Epileptic Surgery Outcomes

Surgery in Older Patients with Drug-resistant Focal Epilepsy Still Effective, Study Finds

Ultra-Marathon Cyclist Who Is Epileptic Breaks Two World Indoor Distance Records

LivaNova’s VNS Therapy for Medication-Resistant Epilepsy Approved for Young Children

Zebinix/Aptiom Does Not Reduce Cognition in Epileptic Children, Phase 2 Clinical Trial Indicates

Nearly Half of Epileptics Forget to Take Their Meds at Least Once a Month, Poll Shows

LivaNova’s VNS Therapy Systems Approved for Use with MRI Brain Scans