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

August 30, 2016

CHLA’s Comprehensive Epilepsy Program Ranked Among Top Centers in US

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Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) has been recognized by the National Association of Epilepsy Centers (NAEC) as a Level 4 epilepsy center, providing the highest level medical and surgical evaluation ... Read more

August 29, 2016August 29, 2016

Researchers May Have Identified Mechanism Through Which Epileptic Children Outgrow Their Seizures

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The emergence of a novel inhibitory brain receptor at the onset of puberty may explain why more than half of children with epilepsy outgrow their seizures, according to a mouse ... Read more

August 26, 2016

Most People with Epilepsy Experience Headaches, Study Shows

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The majority of people with epilepsy experience headaches regardless of gender or age, according to research from Vilnius University, in Lithuania. The study, titled “The burden of headache in people with epilepsy,” ... Read more

August 25, 2016

Mutation in Brain Stem May Contribute to Epilepsy Patients’ Sudden Death, According to Mouse Study

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Researchers have found that a mutation of the ryanodine receptor-2 (RyR2) gene can trigger blackouts in the brain stem, the part of the brain that controls heartbeat and breathing. This ... Read more

August 23, 2016August 23, 2016

Anti-Seizure Treatments Can Damage Bones, Study Reports

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Anti-epileptic drugs (AEDs), the ﬁrst treatment choice for epilepsy and seizure prevention, are known for such potential side effects as dizziness, drowsiness, and weight gain. But a growing body of research is also ... Read more

August 22, 2016

Language Skills Unchanged After Childhood Epilepsy Surgery, Study Says

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Most studies that evaluate long-term cognitive function after epilepsy surgery take aim at memory and intelligence, but a recent study by researchers at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto focused ... Read more

August 19, 2016August 19, 2016

Briviact over Vimpat for Epileptic Seizures Not Proven

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The German Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG) examined a new Federal Joint Committee’s (G-BA) dossier with indirect comparisons between Briviact (brivaracetam) and Vimpat (lacosamide) and concluded ... Read more

August 18, 2016

Right Temporal Lobe Epilepsy Patients Show Extensive Loss of Brain Volume

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Asymmetric reduction in the brain volume of certain areas in patients with mesial temporal lobe epilepsy is linked to the duration of their epileptic condition, the frequency of seizures, and ... Read more

August 17, 2016

Epilepsy Researchers Make Strides with New Method of Mass-producing GABA Neurons

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Researchers collaborating across three institutions in Singapore managed to do what many before them have failed: to mass produce GABA neurons — those nerve cells acting as a brake on ... Read more

August 15, 2016

NIH Updates Guidelines for Diagnosing Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders

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The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) and fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) experts, have written a new guideline proposal for the diagnosis of FASD, an umbrella term for a range ... Read more

August 12, 2016

Anti-seizure Therapies for Epilepsy Patients May Induce Psychotic Disorders, Study Finds

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A new study indicates that antiepileptic drugs designed to reduce seizures may also induce psychotic disorders in some patients with epilepsy. The study, “Psychotic disorders induced by antiepileptic drugs in people ... Read more

August 11, 2016

Hepatic Encephalopathy Risk Higher for Cirrhosis with Epilepsy Patients

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Researchers at the Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark, and colleagues reported in a recent study that patients with liver cirrhosis and epilepsy have a higher mortality rate because they have a greater risk ... 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