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New Definition of Epilepsy Improves Diagnosis, Treatment
TUESDAY, April 15, 2025 – The new International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) definition of epilepsy results in a higher frequency of epilepsy diagnosis and treatment, according to a study...
Use of Parallel Transmit 7T MRI Changes Management for Epilepsy Surgery
THURSDAY, March 27, 2025 – Parallel transmit (pTx) 7 Tesla (T) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) changes management in more than half of adult candidates for epilepsy surgery, according to a study...
Powerful MRI Scans Aid Epilepsy Surgery
WEDNESDAY, March 26, 2025 – The first sign of seizures for Amanda Bradbury were auras in her vision that cropped up around age 19. Then came frequent bouts of anxiety, struggling to maintain focus...
Simple Congenital Heart Diseases Tied to Higher Epilepsy Risk
TUESDAY, Feb. 11, 2025 – Among simple congenital heart diseases (CHD), patent foramen ovale (PFO) is associated with a significantly higher risk for epilepsy, according to a study published in the...
Epilepsy in Children Linked to Lower QOL and Caregiver Strain
THURSDAY, Jan. 9, 2025 – Disability is a significant risk factor for lower quality of life (QOL) and increased caregiver burden among children with epilepsy and their caregivers, according to a...
AI Performs Well in Identifying Infantile Epileptic Spasms
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 18, 2024 – Deep learning analysis can be used to detect epileptic spasms (ES) from smartphone home videos of young children, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of...
Usual/Permanent Night Shifts, Poor Sleep Quality Linked to Epilepsy
TUESDAY, Dec. 10, 2024 – Night shifts and poor sleep quality are associated with an increased risk for incident epilepsy, according to a study published online Nov. 29 in BMC Public Health. Xushuai...
Will Epilepsy Meds Taken in Pregnancy Affect a Child's Creativity?
THURSDAY, May 30, 2024 – Newer epilepsy drugs taken while pregnant won’t affect the creative thinking of children, an effect that had been observed in older medications, a new study reports. R...
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, ...
FDA Approves Sympazan (clobazam) Oral Film for Adjunctive Treatment of Seizures Associated with Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome
WARREN, N.J., Nov. 2, 2018 /PRNewswire/ – Aquestive Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: AQST), a specialty pharmaceutical company, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved...
FDA Approves Epidiolex (cannabidiol) to Treat Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome and Dravet Syndrome
June 25, 2018 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Epidiolex (cannabidiol) [CBD] oral solution for the treatment of seizures associated with two rare and severe forms of epilepsy,...
Eisai Receives Approval for Antiepileptic Drug Banzel (rufinamide) As Adjunctive Treatment For Pediatric Patients
Tokyo, Japan – February 16, 2015 – Eisai Co., Ltd. announced today that its U.S. subsidiary Eisai Inc. has received approval of an additional pediatric indication for Eisai’s antiepileptic drug (...
FDA Medwatch Alert: Onfi (clobazam): Drug Safety Communication - Risk of Serious Skin Reactions
ISSUE: FDA is warning the public that the anti-seizure drug Onfi (clobazam) can cause rare but serious skin reactions that can result in permanent harm and death. FDA approved changes to the Onfi...
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