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

January 4, 2017

Traditional Chinese Herb, Huperzine A, May Protect Against Epileptic Seizures

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A naturally occurring compound found in the club moss Huperzia serrata and often used in traditional Chinese medicine called huperzine A can increase resistance to induced seizures in mouse models ... Read more

December 21, 2016

Absence of Select Protein, eEF2K, Seen to Protect Against Epileptic Seizures in Early Study

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The forced elimination of a protein, called eEF2K, may affect the brain’s ability to draw on certain memories, but that lack may also protect against epileptic seizures, according to research published in ... Read more

December 19, 2016

PAUSE Program Helps to Bring Personalized Care to Epilepsy Patients

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People with epilepsy who want to learn how to better manage their symptoms can now receive personalized information via a tablet computer through a research project at the University of Illinois at Chicago. The ... Read more

December 16, 2016December 16, 2016

Fasting May Help to Prevent Seizures by Calming Nervous System, Early Study Suggests

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Reducing calorie intake, or fasting, may help decrease the frequency of seizures in people with epilepsy by calming overexcited neurons in the brain, early research suggests. “Our findings suggest that one of the reasons that ... Read more

December 14, 2016December 14, 2016

Epileptic Seizures While Driving and the Risk of Crashes Are Research Focus

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Epilepsy patients taking part in a simulated driving experiment confirmed that longer seizures are linked to a greater risk of a car crash. Hal Blumenfeld, PhD, director of the Yale Clinical ... Read more

December 7, 2016

GW Pharmaceuticals Presents Positive Results of Cannabidiol Epidiolex at Epilepsy Confab

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GW Pharmaceuticals recently presented positive results from two Phase 3 clinical trials evaluating its lead cannabidiol therapeutic candidate, Epidiolex, in patients with lennox-gastaut syndrome (LGS) and Dravet syndrome (DS), two treatment-resistant ... Read more

December 5, 2016

Link Established Between Mothers with RA and Children with Epilepsy

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Researchers have published results suggesting a newly found link between rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in mothers of babies who later develop epilepsy. The research paper is available online in the latest ... Read more

December 2, 2016

Iraq and Afghanistan War Veterans with Epilepsy Have Much Higher Mortality Risk, Study Finds

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U.S. war veterans who served in Iraq and Afghanistan, and who also have epilepsy, have a mortality risk twice that of veterans without epilepsy, according to recent research. The study ... Read more

November 30, 2016

Whole Brain is Involved in Absence Seizures, Unlike Previously Assumed, Study Shows

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The whole brain is involved in absence seizures, a common type of epilepsy usually affecting children, according to a study published in the leading medical journal The Lancet Neurology. This ... Read more

November 23, 2016

Researchers Hope to Develop Novel Epilepsy Therapy from New Compound

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A new compound call CERC-611 (LY3130481) that targets specific neural circuits in epilepsy could become a new drug candidate for the disease, according to a study by researchers at Eli ... Read more

November 21, 2016November 21, 2016

Electronic Diary Seen to Improve Adherence to Epilepsy Medications

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Irody has announced that the results of a long-term study, conduced in women with epilepsy trying to become pregnant, showing that electronic diaries help them adhere to treatment schedules. The observational study, “Medication adherence in women with ... Read more

November 18, 2016

New Product May Help Advance Knowledge of Epilepsy, Possibly Control Brain Activity

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The neuroscience company Inscopix launched a new research product that can measure and modulate patterns of brain activity using light. The product called nVoke could help scientists better understand and ... 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