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Continuous Psychological Distress in Pregnancy Increases Offspring Risk for Epilepsy

THURSDAY, Nov. 14, 2024 – Continuous moderate-level maternal psychological distress throughout pregnancy is associated with a heightened risk for epilepsy among offspring, according to a study...

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...

Dad's Epilepsy Med, Valproate, Use Won't Harm His Kids: Study

FRIDAY, Sept. 20, 2024 – Would-be dads don’t have to worry that taking the epilepsy drug valproate will result in children with birth defects, a new review concludes. Valproate, an anti-seizure d...

Cases of COVID-19 in Those With Epilepsy Low Early in the Pandemic

THURSDAY, Sept. 19, 2024 – On a global scale, people with epilepsy reported low rates of COVID-19 early in the pandemic, according to a study published online Sept. 3 in Epilepsia Open. Michael J....

Acute Myocardial Infarction Up in People With Epilepsy, 2008 to 2017

WEDNESDAY, Sept. 18, 2024 – The prevalence of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in people with epilepsy increased from 2008 to 2017, according to a study published online Aug. 4 in Frontiers in...

FDA Approves Libervant (diazepam) Buccal Film for the Treatment of Seizure Clusters in Pediatric Patients Ages 2-5 Years

WARREN, N.J., April 29, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – Aquestive Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: AQST) (“Aquestive” or the “Company”), a pharmaceutical company advancing medicines to bring meaningful improve...

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 ...

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...

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