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

February 24, 2017

Research Grant will be Used to Study Genetic Cause of Epilepsy

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Researchers from the University of Liverpool have been awarded a £390,000 grant ($487,740) from the Medical Research Council to study how genetic mutations can cause epilepsy. This research project will ... Read more

February 23, 2017February 23, 2017

Any Treatment Development is Most Welcome

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

It’s really great to see that two treatments are being developed separately that may be beneficial in the fight against some types of epilepsy that are resistant to other therapies. ... Read more

February 22, 2017

Obama’s BRAIN Initiative Spawns 3 New Tech Products for Epilepsy, Other Treatments

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Researchers involved in former President Barack Obama’s 2013 BRAIN initiative have developed three new imaging techniques that let scientists explore the brain in much more detail than ever before possible. This may lead ... Read more

February 20, 2017

Medtronic Tests Visualase as Potential Treatment for Drug-Resistant Form of Epilepsy

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Scientists could be a step closer to treating drug-resistant mesial temporal lobe epilepsy (MTLE). Physicians at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, recently performed the first procedure testing an MRI-guided laser ablation technology ... Read more

February 17, 2017

Belviq Reduces Epileptic Seizures in Study of Children with Dravet Syndrome

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Belviq (lorcaserin) may be a promising anti-epileptic drug for patients resistant to other therapies, according to results of a new study that tested the compound in children with Dravet syndrome, ... Read more

February 15, 2017

Participants in OB-GYN Clinical Trials Achieve Better Health Outcomes, Review Finds

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Women participating in OB-GYN clinical trials experienced better outcomes in their health than those outside trials, regardless of whether the treatment is found to be effective in the trial, a ... Read more

February 13, 2017February 13, 2017

Abnormal Gene Copy Numbers May Cause Epilepsy, Other Disorders

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Certain genes must be present in cells in a very precise amount, and variations to this “rule” may lead to developmental diseases like epilepsy, schizophrenia or autism spectrum disorders, according to a new report. ... Read more

February 10, 2017February 10, 2017

Older Americans with Epilepsy Aren’t Getting the Care They Need, Study Says

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Many older Americans who are newly diagnosed with epilepsy are receiving outdated anti-epileptic drugs (AEDs), and only half of these patients initiate treatment in a timely manner following diagnosis, a new report found. It suggests ... Read more

February 8, 2017

Children and Teens with Temporal Lobe Epilepsy May Be More Prone to Depression

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Children and teenagers who have temporal lobe epilepsy are more prone to depression than those with different types of epilepsy, new research suggests. The study, “The relationship of seizure focus ... Read more

February 6, 2017

Professor Wins Excellence in Epilepsy Award for Lifetime Achievements

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Phillip Patsalos, a professor and member of the Epilepsy Society, was granted the 2016 Excellence in Epilepsy Award for his lifetime achievements in the field of epilepsy. The accolade was ... Read more

February 3, 2017February 3, 2017

NIH Extends $21M to Research Group Studying Epilepsy in Traumatic Brain Injuries

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Better ways of preventing epilepsy in people who have suffered traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) is the goal to the initiative funded by a $21 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The research ... Read more

February 1, 2017

Biscayne Closes on $3M in Financing to Advance Antiepileptic Agent into Clinical Trial

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Biscayne Neurotherapeutics, created by Biscayne Pharmaceuticals to develop drug therapies to treat neurological diseases like epilepsy, has closed on $3 million in financing to advance a novel antiepileptic compound into ... 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