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

March 24, 2017March 24, 2017

11th National Walk for Epilepsy Fundraiser Is March 25 in Washington, DC

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The Epilepsy Foundation is hosting the 11th National Walk for Epilepsy on Saturday, March 25, leading the fight to overcome the challenges of living with epilepsy and to raise funds for faster ... Read more

March 23, 2017March 23, 2017

Do You Know Your Triggers? Mine are Hesitation and Photosensitivity

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

Those of you like me know what causes us to have an epileptic seizure. We know our own bodies and, by looking back at what we were doing at the ... Read more

March 22, 2017March 22, 2017

Physician-Family Panel Recommends Actions to Better Diagnose, Treat Dravet Syndrome

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Thirteen specialists in epilepsy and Dravet syndrome, along with five family members of children with the disease, have jointly developed a set of recommendations for better diagnosis and management of the ... Read more

March 20, 2017March 20, 2017

New Seizure Classification System Could Bring Better Epilepsy Treatment Decisions

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Patients and clinicians will be able to make more informed decisions about treatments thanks to a new classification system in epilepsy by the International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE).

March 17, 2017March 17, 2017

Laser Beats Surgery as Epilepsy Treatment, North Carolina Medical Center Finds

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Using an MRI-guided laser beam to remove epilepsy-related brain tissue is safer, quicker, and more successful than conventional surgery, according to Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in North Carolina. Neurosurgeons there ... Read more

March 15, 2017March 15, 2017

Good News for Kids: Medicines That Help Epileptic Adults Also Work in Children, Study Finds

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Epileptic children could benefit from the same drugs that are generating positive results in trials for adults, suggests a new meta-analysis to be presented April 22–28 at the 69th annual ... Read more

March 10, 2017

Epileptics Turn to Cannabis when Standard Treatments Lose Effect, Australian Survey Shows

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About 14 percent of epilepsy patients in Australia say they use cannabis products to manage difficult seizures and are pleased with their effectiveness, according to results of an online nationwide survey. Almost half ... Read more

March 8, 2017

Blood Flow Abnormalities May Cause Neuronal Death and Cognitive Decline in Epilepsy

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Not only abnormal stimulation kills brain neurons in epilepsy, new research shows. It appears that lack of oxygen caused by blood flow abnormalities triggers up to half of nerve cell deaths ... Read more

March 6, 2017

Zogenix’s ZX008 Wins European Orphan Drug Designation to Treat Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome

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The European Commission has designated Zogenix’s ZX008 (fenfluramine) as an orphan drug for the treatment of Lennox-Gastaut syndrome (LGS), a rare form of pediatric epilepsy. The designation follows a positive opinion ... Read more

March 3, 2017

Nodding Syndrome, Endemic to Africa, May Be Linked to Parasitic Infection

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Nodding syndrome, a form of pediatric epilepsy, may result when the immune system tries to fight an infection by the Onchocerca volvulus worm, which causes river blindness. According to a new study, ... Read more

March 1, 2017

Modified Atkins Diet Helps Children with Doose Syndrome, Study Reports

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Children with Doose syndrome, a rare condition found in 1 to 2 percent of children with epilepsy, benefited from a modified Atkins Diet, according to a study. The research, “Modified Atkins ... Read more

February 27, 2017

Anti-epilepsy Medicine During Pregnancy Doesn’t Affect Newborns, Study Suggests

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Children whose mothers took anti-epilepsy medicine during their pregnancy have no more health concerns than children whose mothers were untreated, according to a Danish study. The research, “Prenatal exposure to ... 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