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

July 25, 2016

Neuroinflammatory Pathway Prevents Epilepy Siezures, LSU Researchers Say

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Researchers at the LSU Health New Orleans’ Neuroscience Center of Excellence and colleagues have delivered, using a mouse model, a hit to epilepsy. They found a pathway involved in the disorder and developed new ... Read more

July 22, 2016

Functional MRI May Help Identify Epilepsy Patients Who’d Benefit Most from Surgery

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Functional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) provides valuable diagnostic presurgery information that could help identify those patients with temporal lobe epilepsy who would benefit most from surgery, according to researchers. MRI may be ... Read more

July 21, 2016July 21, 2016

Acupuncture May Lower the Risk of Epilepsy in Stroke Patients

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Acupuncture treatment appeared to lowered the risk of epilepsy in stroke patients, researchers reported in the study, “Risk of epilepsy in stroke patients receiving acupuncture treatment: a nationwide retrospective matched-cohort study,” published ... Read more

July 19, 2016

Childrens’ Post Epilepsy Surgery Memory Loss Addressed with $1.9 Mill Research Grant

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Dr. Noa Ofen, PhD, a researcher in lifespan cognitive neuroscience at Wayne State University in Detroit, received a five-year, $1.9 million grant recently from the U.S. National Institute of Mental Health ... Read more

July 18, 2016

Kids with Epilepsy at Higher Risk of Developing ADHD, According to Study

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Researchers investigating the possible link between epilepsy, febrile seizures (childhood convulsions that generally happen during a fever), and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) found that children with epilepsy and, to a ... Read more

July 18, 2016

Temporal Lobe Epilepsy Alters Auditory-Motor Integration, Study Shows

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Researchers have reported that patients with temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE), which can cause reasoning, memory, attention, and language function problems, show deficiencies for perceiving and reproducing their own voice pitch. The ... Read more

July 14, 2016

Quality of Life in Kids with Epilepsy May Be Increased with Efficient Sleep

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Children with epilepsy who have efficient sleep have improved psychosocial function and quality of life, compared to those who have moderate to severe sleep problems. Such findings are reported in the ... Read more

July 13, 2016

Suicide Rate Higher Among Epilepsy Patients than General Population, CDC Says

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Researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention investigated suicides among patients with epilepsy and found that the suicide risk for people with the blood disease is 22 percent higher than ... Read more

July 12, 2016

New Math Model Points to Brain Region for Epilepsy Seizures, Aids Surgery

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Identifying the brain region that triggers seizures in epilepsy patients may become much easier, thanks to researchers at the University of Exeter and colleagues who developed a new mathematical method that ... Read more

July 6, 2016

Animal Study Shows Epileptic Seizures Trigger Immune Response in Retina, a Possible Biomarker for Brain Inflammation

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Researchers at Sweden’s Lund University studied the immune response triggered by epileptic seizures and found that the condition produces inflammation in the retina. The results, obtained through experiments in rats, ... Read more

June 30, 2016

Review Addresses Transition in Epilepsy Patients from Pediatric to Adult Healthcare

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Researchers at England’s Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust conducted an overview of the main challenges in the transition of epileptic patients from pediatric care to the adult healthcare system, with ... Read more

June 29, 2016

Data for ZYN002 CBD Gel Phase 1 Trial in Epilepsy, other Disease Released by Zynerba

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Zynerba Pharmaceuticals, Inc. recently reported positive top line data from its Phase 1 ascending dose study of ZYN002, the first non-psychoactive cannabinoid, formulated as a gel for transdermal delivery for patients ... 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