News tagged with epilepsy drugs
Epilepsy drug may increase risk of autism in children
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Dec 01, 2008 |
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A new study shows that women who take the epilepsy drug valproate while pregnant may significantly increase their child's risk of developing autism. The preliminary research is published in the December 2, 2008, print issue ...
Epilepsy drug may increase risk of birth defects
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Jul 21, 2008 |
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Taking the epilepsy drug topiramate alone or along with other epilepsy drugs during pregnancy may increase the risk of birth defects, according to a study published in the July 22, 2008, issue of Neurology, the medical journa ...
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First steps towards a new approach to epilepsy treatment
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Jun 19, 2008 |
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The most prestigious funding body in the world for epilepsy has financially backed Australian research into new approaches to treat the condition.
Epilepsy drug causes bone loss in young women
Apr 28, 2008 |
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Young women who took the commonly used epilepsy drug phenytoin for one year showed significant bone loss compared to women taking other epilepsy drugs, according to a study published in the April 29, 2008, issue of Neurology, the me ...
Failure to take seizure drugs linked to increased risk of death
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Jun 19, 2008 |
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People with epilepsy who fail to take their seizure medication regularly could be as much as three times more likely to die, according to a study published in the June 18, 2008, online issue of Neurology, the medical journa ...
Diabetes drug may hold potential as treatment for epilepsy
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Apr 09, 2008 |
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Metformine, a widely used diabetic drug, might also be an effective and safe therapy for epilepsy, researchers report. This new approach may be especially helpful for the subset of patients who have recurrent seizures despite ...
A child's IQ could be affected by maternal epilepsy
Sep 11, 2007 |
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A history of maternal epilepsy and its associated treatment may be linked to impaired intelligence later in life, says a new study published in Epilepsia. Dr. Nina Oyen, M.D., of the University of Bergen and Norwegian Institute ...
Children with newly diagnosed epilepsy at risk for cognitive problems
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Aug 12, 2009 |
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Children who have normal IQs before they experience a first seizure may also have problems with language, memory, learning and other cognitive skills, according to a study published in the August 12, 2009, online issue of ...
Could drugs for mood disorders, pain and epilepsy cause psychiatric disorders later in life?
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Oct 20, 2009 |
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Young animals treated with commonly-prescribed drugs develop behavioral abnormalities in adulthood say researchers at Georgetown University Medical Center. The drugs tested include those used to treat epilepsy, mood disorders ...
Doctors raise questions, concerns about FDA suicide warning
Dec 09, 2008 |
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Medical specialists at the nation's largest professional meeting on epilepsy discussed multiple questions and concerns they have about data presented by the FDA in support of its recent suicide alert on anticonvulsant drugs ...
New research suggests common anti-seizure medications may increase risk of cardiovascular problems
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Mar 18, 2009 |
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An important clinical repercussion in the treatment of epilepsy has been discovered by a research team led by Scott Mintzer, M.D., assistant professor in the Department of Neurology and the Jefferson Comprehensive Epilepsy ...
Study finds it generally safe to withdraw anti-seizure medication in children with epilepsy
Dec 07, 2008 |
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A new Mayo Clinic study found that it is generally safe to withdraw anti-seizure medications in children with epilepsy who have achieved seizure-freedom while on the medication. Researchers found that these children were ...
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