News tagged with partial seizures
Perampanel for epilepsy: No proof of added benefit
The drug perampanel (trade name Fycompa) has been approved since July 2012 as adjunctive ("add-on") therapy for adults and children aged 12 years and older with epileptic fits (seizures). In an early benefit assessment according ...
Medications
Jan 30, 2013 |
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Researchers identify genetic cause of MMPSI, rare infant epileptic disorder
A Yale-led team of researchers has identified the gene that, when mutated, causes a devastating early-onset disorder in babies known as "malignant migrating partial seizures of infants," or MMPSI. The study ...
Genetics
Oct 24, 2012 |
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Immunotherapy associated with improved seizure outcomes among patients with autoimmune epilepsy
Early-initiated immunotherapy appears to be associated with improved seizure outcomes among patients with autoimmune epilepsy, according to a report published Online First by Archives of Neurology.
Immunology
Mar 26, 2012 |
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