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Xcopri (cenobamate) Receives FDA Approval for Alternate Methods of Administration That Include Crushed Tablet in Liquid Suspension Taken Orally or Through a Nasogastric Tube

PARAMUS, N.J., April 11, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- SK Life Science, Inc., a U.S. pharmaceutical company developing treatments that will change the future of central nervous system (CNS) disorders and a ...

ACC: Similar Seizure Incidence Seen for Topical, IV Tranexamic Acid in Cardiac Surgery Patients

THURSDAY, April 11, 2024 – Among patients having cardiac surgery, topical administration of tranexamic acid does not reduce the incidence of seizure when compared with intravenous tranexamic acid,...

High-Strength Lidocaine Skin Creams Can Cause Seizures, Heart Trouble, FDA Warns

FRIDAY, March 29, 2024 – Some pain-relieving skin products contain potentially harmful doses of the numbing agent lidocaine and should be avoided, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration warns. These...

Prenatal Exposure to Antiseizure Meds May Not Increase Epilepsy Risk in Children

FRIDAY, March 1, 2024 – The associations between prenatal exposure to certain antiseizure medications (ASMs) and epilepsy risk among children are attenuated in sensitivity analyses, according to a...

Seizure Frequency Reduced by Seizure Dogs, and Improve HRQoL in Epilepsy

WEDNESDAY, Feb. 28, 2024 – An intervention involving seizure dogs can reduce seizure frequency and increase the number of seizure-free days among people living with severe medically refractory...

Service Dogs May Lessen Seizure Frequency in Folks With Epilepsy

THURSDAY, Feb. 29, 2024 – Perhaps by reducing anxiety, a service dog can help reduce seizures in people with tough-to-treat epilepsy, a new study finds. A group of 25 study participants had an...

Guidelines Updated by National Association of Epilepsy Centers

FRIDAY, Feb. 9, 2024 – Updated evidence-based guidelines have been developed by the National Association of Epilepsy Centers and published online Feb. 2 in Neurology. Fred A. Lado, M.D., Ph.D., from...

Seizures Could Play Role in Sudden Unexplained Deaths Among Toddlers

FRIDAY, Jan. 5, 2024 – Most people have heard of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), where babies die during sleep for reasons that aren't always clear. But every year, about 400 cases of similar...

Convulsive Events Implicated in Sudden Unexplained Death in Toddlers

FRIDAY, Jan. 5, 2024 – Video recordings implicate convulsive events in sudden unexplained death in toddlers, according to a study published online Jan. 4 in Neurology. Laura Gould, from the NYU...

Spotting Epilepsy in Kids Isn't Always Easy: Know the Signs

WEDNESDAY, Dec. 6, 2023 – Neurologist Dr. Deborah Holder says she often has parents come to her with kids who've experienced what they call "funny spells."  “Sometimes I start talking to a parent an...

Surgery Helps Kids With Drug-Resistant Epilepsy, But Race Could Hinder Access

TUESDAY, Dec. 5, 2023 – Black, Hispanic and low-income kids are less likely to receive surgery that can treat their drug-resistant epilepsy, a new study finds. Researchers discovered that children...

Teens With Epilepsy Face Higher Odds for Eating Disorders

MONDAY, Dec. 4, 2023 – Teenagers with epilepsy are more likely to have an eating disorder than those not suffering from the brain disease, a new study shows. About 8.4% of children ages 10 to 19...

Deployment History Has Differential Impact on Epilepsy in Veterans With TBI

THURSDAY, Nov. 30, 2023 – For veterans with traumatic brain injury (TBI), deployment history has a significant differential impact on epilepsy predictors, according to a study published online Nov....

Yoga Intervention Can Reduce Felt Stigma in Epilepsy Patients

THURSDAY, Nov. 9, 2023 – For patients with epilepsy, yoga therapy plus psychoeducation can reduce felt stigma, according to a study published online Nov. 8 in Neurology. Kirandeep Kaur, Ph.D., from...

Could You Recognize the More Subtle Signs of a Seizure?

THURSDAY, Nov. 2, 2023 – A seizure doesn’t always look like what you see in the movies, but a new survey finds most Americans don't know what the more subtle signs of seizures are. “Anything that int...

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