News tagged with seizure frequency


Study finds superior drug combo for difficult-to-control epilepsy

A combination of two common drugs, lamotrigine and valproate, is more effective in treating difficult-to control epilepsy than other anti-epileptic regimens, according to a University of Washington report to be published ...

Neuroscience created Dec 14, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

FDA panel backs brain stimulator for epilepsy

(HealthDay News) - A U.S. Food and Drug Administration panel has unanimously backed a device that lowers the rate of seizures among people with epilepsy.

Neuroscience created Feb 25, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

FDA panel to consider brain stimulator for epilepsy

(HealthDay News) - A U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory panel will weigh on Friday the merits of a new therapy for some people with epilepsy who have seizures that don't respond to medication.

Neuroscience created Feb 21, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Antidepressants may lead to fewer seizures in people with epilepsy

(HealthDay)—Besides helping to boost mood, antidepressants may also reduce seizure frequency for people with epilepsy, a new study suggests.

Medications created Dec 03, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New medication offers hope to patients with frequent, uncontrollable seizures

A new type of anti-epilepsy medication that selectively targets proteins in the brain that control excitability may significantly reduce seizure frequency in people whose recurrent seizures have been resistant to even the ...

Neuroscience created Apr 18, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Researchers find yoga helps ease stress related medical and psychological conditions

An article by researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM), New York Medical College (NYMC), and the Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons (CCPS) reviews evidence that yoga may be effective in treating ...

Health created Mar 06, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Greater seizure frequency seen in women with epilepsy during anovulatory cycle

A recent multi-center study determined that women with generalized tonic-clonic seizures (GTCS) had a greater number of seizures during anovulatory cycles—menstrual cycles where an egg is not released—than in cycles ...

Medical research created Jul 14, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A more ethical way to compare epilepsy treatments

For the first time, a new research methodology recently approved by the Food and Drug Administration has been used to demonstrate that converting patients from one anti-epileptic drug to another - in this case, lamotrigine ...

Neuroscience created Dec 05, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0