September 23, 2017
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

June 23, 2017June 23, 2017

ZX008 Receives FDA Orphan Drug Status for Treatment of Lennox Gastaut Syndrome

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Zogenix’s ZX008 (low-dose fenfluramine) has been granted Orphan Drug designation by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as a potential treatment for Lennox Gastaut Syndrome (LGS), a severe childhood form of ... Read more

June 21, 2017

Epilepsy Patients More Likely to Have Been Abused as Children, Study Finds

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Childhood abuse, both sexual and emotional, is more frequently reported in epilepsy patients when compared to the general population, according to the results of a German study. These findings are ... Read more

June 19, 2017

A Chronic Childhood Illness Like Epilepsy Could Increase Risk of Adult Depression, Study Reports

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Chronic childhood illnesses such as epilepsy could increase the risk that a person will develop clinical depression as an adult, according to new research. The study, “Research Review: Childhood chronic ... Read more

June 16, 2017June 16, 2017

Researchers Identify New Link Between Gene Expression and Brain Memory Processing

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Researchers at the UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas have discovered that more than 100 genes are linked to memory processing in the brain. The discovery could lead to the ... Read more

June 14, 2017June 14, 2017

Aequus, Canada’s CDRD to Study Cannabinoid-based Therapeutics for Epilepsy, Other Disorders

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Aequus Pharmaceuticals and the Canadian Centre for Drug Research and Development (CDRD) are collaborating in preclinical studies evaluating the safety and efficacy of cannabinoid-based products for epilepsy as well as ... Read more

June 12, 2017June 12, 2017

Epileptics, Others with Brain Damage Find Faces Looking Sideways More Memorable, U.K. Study Shows

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Epilepsy patients and others with damage in a part of the brain called the amygdala fail to recognize facial emotions, though they find faces looking sideways more memorable, a new ... Read more

June 9, 2017

Net Gains May Support Cost-effectiveness of Epilepsy Self-management Program, Study Suggests

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A multicomponent self-management intervention for adults with epilepsy did not significantly improve disease-related quality of life or other disease-related measures compared to usual care in a clinical trial. Nevertheless, researchers ... Read more

June 7, 2017June 7, 2017

MicroRNA-211 Protects Brain from Epilepsy-like Seizures, Israeli Mouse Study Shows

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A small molecule called microRNA-211 protects the brain from epileptic seizures in mice, Israeli researchers have found. Their study, “Dynamic changes in murine forebrain miR-211 expression associate with cholinergic imbalances ... Read more

June 5, 2017

Noninvasive Deep Brain Stimulation Can Become Reality, Mouse Study Shows

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Researchers have, for the first time, showed that it is possible to stimulate structures deep within the brain without the need for implanted electrodes — opening the possibility that epilepsy patients could ... Read more

June 2, 2017

Three Epilepsy-device Inventors Share $200,000 in Shark Tank Competition

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A portable electroencephalogram recorder, a sound-based seizure detection system, and a device that can predict seizures have won the Epilepsy Foundation’s Shark Tank Competition for epilepsy innovations. The winners will share $200,000 that ... Read more

May 31, 2017

Special Magazine Issue Focuses on Cannabis and Cannabinoids Use for Epilepsy Disorders

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In the past few years the scientific community has been addressing the potential benefits of cannabinoids — compounds extracted from the cannabis plant — to treat several medical conditions, including ... Read more

May 26, 2017May 26, 2017

Modified-Release Lacosamide, ADS-4101, Seen as Safe and Well-Tolerated in Phase 1 Study

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Results of an early clinical trial found that a partial-onset seizure treatment, ADS-4101 (modified-release lacosamide) tablets, are safe and well-tolerated when compared to Vimpat, an approved but immediate-release version of the medication, ... 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