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Depression Is a Risk for Teens, Adults With Epilepsy drugs
December 03, 2018
Teens and adults with epilepsy are at increased risk for depression and should undergo regular screening, two new studies say.In one study, researchers evaluated nearly....
Sudden Death Risk in Epilepsy Can Wane Over Time drugs
December 03, 2018
The risk of sudden unexpected death in people with epilepsy can change over time, and it usually changes for the better, a new study reports......
Benefits of CBD Liquid for Epilepsy May Fade With Time: Study drugs
December 03, 2018
A marijuana-derived drug that helps control epileptic seizures appears to become less effective over time in some patients, a new Israeli study reports......
Supernus adds epilepsy candidate with $185M Biscayne buy fiercebiotech
September 18, 2018
Supernus' drug will be developed for rare childhood epilepsy disorder Dravet syndrome.
Research study aims to identify new ways to treat human seizures biospectrumasia
August 03, 2018
Researchers hope the study, called Human Epilepsy Project (HEP) 2, will help better understand the long-term challenges of living with focal seizures and better pinpoint severity and treatment response.
Folic Acid Supplements in Pregnancy Help Kids of Women With Epilepsy drugs
August 02, 2018
Drugs taken in pregnancy to prevent epilepsy seizures can raise the risk of language delays in children. But new research shows that folic acid supplements can cut that risk.
FDA advisors back approval of GW’s Epidiolex pharmatimes
July 16, 2018
As expected, an FDA advisory panel has backed approval of GW Pharmaceuticals/Greenwich Bioscience’s Epidiolex for treating seizures associated with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome and Dravet syndrome.
CBD significantly reduces seizures in patients with severe form of epilepsy europeanpharmaceuticalreview
May 22, 2018
Cannabidiol was shown in a new large-scale, randomised, controlled trial to significantly reduce the number of dangerous seizures in patients with a severe form of epilepsy…
CBD may help curb frequency of epileptic seizures europeanpharmaceuticalreview
March 09, 2018
A naturally occurring compound found in cannabis may help to curb the frequency of epileptic seizures…
FDA approves Vimpat for partial-onset seizures in paediatric epilepsy europeanpharmaceuticalreview
November 07, 2017
FDA approves Vimpat for partial-onset seizures in paediatric epilepsy patients as an oral solution or a convenient tablet…

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