Tag: Epilepsy
Measures Sought to ID Epilepsy Patients Who Are Safe to Drive
Those with longer seizures during driving tests more likely to have accidents
Cannabidiol May Help Treat Intractable Epilepsy
CBD lowers seizure frequency, severity in some patients with Dravet, Lennox-Gastaut syndromes
Maternal RA May Be Linked to Childhood Epilepsy in Offspring
Paternal rheumatoid arthritis not associated with epilepsy in offspring
Levetiracetam, Topiramate May Be Safer During Pregnancy
Small study finds two drugs don't harm a child's cognitive abilities, but valproate can
Most Children With Epilepsy Have Other Health Issues
GI disorders, headaches, attention-deficit disorder among the common comorbid conditions
Epilepsy, Febrile Seizures in Childhood May Raise ADHD Risk
Risk of ADHD more than three times higher than for those without a history of either condition
AAN: Once-Daily Eslicarbazepine Helps Prevent Seizures
Eslicarbazepine may make management easier, safer for patients with epilepsy, researchers say
Lamotrigine in Pregnancy Not Linked to Certain Birth Defects
Excess risk of orofacial cleft estimated to be less than one in every 550 exposed babies
Type 1 Diabetes Tied to Higher Risk of Developing Epilepsy
Chance of developing epilepsy almost three times greater in patients with type 1 diabetes
FDA Approves Briviact for Partial Onset Seizures
Drug sanctioned for epilepsy patients aged 16 and older
