American Academy of Neurology sums up scientific highlights from 57th annual meeting
...atients, the novel drug rufinamide reduced monthly seizure frequency by 33 percent, compared to 12 percent for placebo, and seizure severity was also significantly reduced. [LBS.001] Prion Disease There are currently no treatments...Breakthrough for kids with epilepsy
...mental handicap, data showed that those who became seizure free after surgery were able to develop better and may actually gain some abilities that they did not have before surgery. "The questions answered in our study have a significant every day value for counseling parents whether their child should under...Pregnant women with epilepsy face dilemma
... conception and using lowest effective dosages for seizure type and syndromes. However, the guidelines offere... Dr. Torbjrn Tomson. "The importance of maintained seizure control for the well-being of women with epilepsy, as well as for their unborn children, must be kep...Electroshock therapy speeds improvement in schizophrenia patients
...e than those of antipsychotic drugs. ECT induces a seizure with electric stimulus shock, given by electrodes attached to the scalp. Seizures last from 25 to 30 seconds. Patients are given short-acting anesthetics and muscle relaxants to decrease anxiety and protect them from injury during muscle contractions...Jefferson researchers find timing of post-epilepsy surgery seizures predicts outcome
...College has found that patients who had an initial seizure within the first four months of surgery were less ...ain tissue, hoping to cure his epilepsy, and has a seizure a week or a month or a year later, and wonders, 'What does this mean? Has surgery failed?'" says Dan......r placebo for 12 weeks. Rufinamide reduced monthly seizure frequency by 33 percent, compared to 12 percent for placebo, and was especially beneficial in patients with so-called tonic-atonic seizures. Sleepiness and vomiting were important drug side effects. This study provides support for use of the drug in ...