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Taking Kratom Claimed Her Son's Life. Now She and Others Are Warning of the Dangers

THURSDAY, Aug. 3, 2023 – J.D. Butler was planning a future with his girlfriend at his favorite New York City restaurant when that future came to a sudden, crushing halt. “They were planning on when s...

Here's How to Make Summer Sports Camp a Safe Adventure for Your Kid

WEDNESDAY, July 19, 2023 – If your child is in sports camp this summer, you’ll want them to have fun and stay safe. The National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA) offers some tips on dealing wit...

EMS Crews May Not Always Follow Guidelines When Dosing Kids: Study

MONDAY, July 10, 2023 – Less than half of all children treated by emergency medical services receive the right amount of medication during out-of-hospital emergencies, a new study found. In some...

Surgery Offers Survival Benefit for Pediatric Drug-Resistant Epilepsy

TUESDAY, June 20, 2023 – For pediatric patients with drug-resistant epilepsy, vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) or cranial epilepsy surgery offers a survival benefit compared with antiseizure...

Seizures While Driving Highlight Importance of Early  Diagnosis of Epilepsy

FRIDAY, June 9, 2023 – Before learning they had epilepsy, about 5% of people who have what's called focal epilepsy had a seizure while driving, new research suggests. “Seizures while driving pose s...

~5 Percent Have Seizure While Driving Prior to Epilepsy Diagnosis

FRIDAY, June 9, 2023 – About 5 percent of people have a seizure while driving (SzWD) prior to being diagnosed with epilepsy, according to a study published online June 7 in Neurology. Benjamin...

Alzheimer's Genes Might Also Raise Odds for Epilepsy

THURSDAY, May 25, 2023 – People with a genetic predisposition to Alzheimer’s disease may have an increased risk of epilepsy, a new study says. And folks with a certain type of epilepsy may have hig...

Causal Link ID'd for Alzheimer Disease, Generalized Epilepsy

THURSDAY, May 25, 2023 – There is a causal link between Alzheimer disease (AD), amyloid pathology, and generalized epilepsy, according to a study published online May 24 in Neurology. Yi Fang, M.D.,...

Prenatal Valproate Exposure Tied to Psychiatric Disorders in Late Childhood

WEDNESDAY, May 24, 2023 – Prenatal exposure to the antiepileptic medication valproate is associated with an increased risk for later psychiatric disorders among children of mothers with epilepsy,...

Neighborhoods May Matter When It Comes to Epilepsy

THURSDAY, April 20, 2023 – For people with epilepsy, living in lower-income neighborhoods is associated with worse mental functioning, new research suggests. For the study, the researchers looked at...

Neighborhood Deprivation Affects Cognitive Outcomes in Patients With Epilepsy

WEDNESDAY, April 19, 2023 – For people with temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE), neighborhood deprivation is associated with worse cognitive outcomes, according to a study published online April 19 in...

Data Extracted From Continuous EEG Can Predict Neonatal Seizures

TUESDAY, April 4, 2023 – Data extracted from standardized electroencephalogram (EEG) on the first day of continuous EEG (CEEG) monitoring can help predict neonatal seizures on subsequent days,...

FDA Approves Sezaby (phenobarbital sodium powder for injection) for the Treatment of Neonatal Seizures

First and only product approved for treating seizures in neonatal patients Mumbai, India, November 18, 2022 – Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Limited and Sun Pharma Advanced Research Company Ltd. t...

FDA Approves Zonisade (zonisamide oral suspension) for the Treatment of Partial-Onset Seizures

The first and only FDA-approved zonisamide oral liquid formulation WOBURN, Mass., July 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ – Azurity Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a private pharmaceutical company focused on developing...

Fintepla (fenfluramine) Oral Solution Now FDA Approved for Treatment of Seizures Associated with Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome (LGS)

Fintepla® has demonstrated efficacy in the most difficult-to-treat seizure types,1,2 including drop seizures, which cause a person to suddenly lose muscle tone, become limp, and fall to the ground, ...

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