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Many Women With Epilepsy Unaware of Seizure Meds' Risks to Pregnancy
FRIDAY, Dec. 6, 2024 – Many women with epilepsy who are of childbearing age might not realize their anti-seizure drugs can raise the risk of birth defects or dampen the effectiveness of their birth...
Two Common Antiseizure Medications Do Not Harm Child Neurodevelopment
TUESDAY, Dec. 3, 2024 -- Fetal exposure to two common antiseizure medications (ASMs) does not seem to negatively impact children's neurological development at age 6 years, according to a study pu...
Newer Epilepsy Meds Safe During Pregnancy, Won't Affect Kids' Neurodevelopment
MONDAY, Dec. 2, 2024 – For decades, it's been known that certain older medications women use to control epilepsy seizures can pose risks to a fetus. However, data now suggests that no such risk ...
In Utero Exposure to Certain Antiepileptics Tied to Neurodevelopmental Diagnoses
MONDAY, Nov. 25, 2024 – Exposure to certain antiseizure medications (ASMs) in utero is associated with an increased likelihood of neurodevelopmental diagnoses, according to a study published online...
Risk for Suicide Two Times Higher for Those With Epilepsy Versus General Population
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 20, 2024 – The prevalence of suicide is higher among those with epilepsy compared with the general population, according to a study published in the December issue of Epilepsy &...
Ordinal Score Predicts Freedom From Epilepsy One Year After Surgery
TUESDAY, Nov. 5, 2024 – An ordinal score incorporating eight independent binary clinical variables shows good performance for predicting seizure freedom one year after surgery for mesial temporal...
Single-Substance Exposures Causing Seizures Increased in U.S. Children, 2009 to 2023
FRIDAY, Oct. 18, 2024 – Seizures associated with pediatric single-substance exposures are steadily increasing, according to a study presented at the European Emergency Medicine Congress, held from...
Retinal Neuroaxonal Loss Detectable With Epilepsy
THURSDAY, Oct. 17, 2024 – In people with epilepsy, progression of retinal neuroaxonal loss is detectable at short-term follow-up, according to a study published online Oct. 9 in Epilepsia. Livia ...
Gut Flora Differs in Patients With Epilepsy and Cognitive Dysfunction
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 16, 2024 – There is an imbalance in the gut flora of patients with epilepsy compared with healthy controls, according to a study published online Sept. 28 in the Journal of Health, ...
More Kids Having Seizures After Swallowing Rx Painkillers, Diphenhydramine, Synthetic Pot
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 16, 2024 – The number of U.S. children who suffer seizures after swallowing prescription medications or illicit drugs has doubled in recent years, a new study finds. Drug poisonings...
Maternal Influenza Infection in Pregnancy Tied to Seizures in Offspring
TUESDAY, Sept. 24, 2024 – Maternal influenza infection during pregnancy is associated with an increased risk for seizures and febrile convulsions in offspring, according to a study published online...
Paternal Antiseizure Rx Use at Conception Does Not Pose Risk to Offspring
MONDAY, Sept. 23, 2024 – Limited data indicate that paternal exposure to antiseizure medications (ASMs) at conception is unlikely to pose any major risk for adverse outcomes for offspring, according...
First-Generation Antihistamines Increase Risk for Seizures in Children
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 4, 2024 – First-generation antihistamines are associated with a higher seizure risk in young children, according to a study published online Aug. 28 in JAMA Network Open. Ju Hee ...
Scientists May Have Spotted Way to Predict Seizures
MONDAY, July 22, 2024 – The risk of seizures within the next 24 hours can be predicted by watching for abnormal brain activity patterns in people with epilepsy, a new study finds. The storm of brain...
FDA Approves Valtoco (diazepam nasal spray) as a Seizure Rescue Treatment
SAN DIEGO, CA – January 13, 2020 – Neurelis, Inc., today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Valtoco (diazepam nasal spray) as an acute treatment of intermittent, s...
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