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29 April, 2013
Published by EpilepsyUni in Epilepsy, Media, Medicine, Neurology, News, Seizures, Treatment
On April 26, 2013, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a safety alert regarding the anti-seizure medication Potiga (ezogabine). Potiga is used to treat partial-onset seizures in adults with epilepsy. Epilepsy is a brain disorder that causes recurring seizures. Approximately 60,000people in Connecticut have epilepsy. One out of every ten people will experience a seizure at some point in their lives. [...]
30 August, 2012
Published by EpilepsyUni in Epilepsy, Medicine, Neurology, News, Parents, Research, Seizures
The adverse effects of antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) can be reliably measured in children from across the epilepsy spectrum in clinical and research settings with the novel Pediatric Epilepsy Side Effects Questionnaire (PESQ), say US scientists. “Assessment of side effects is challenging due to the use of different descriptive terms and the difficulty in determining their severity [...]
29 June, 2011
Published by EpilepsyUni in Epilepsy, News
One of the most commonly prescribed antiepileptic drugs is phenytoin, otherwise known as the brand name of Dilantin®. This medication which was discovered in 1938 was found to be one of the earliest agents with a potential to stop seizures, yet without causing sedation. As a result and because there were very few drugs in [...]
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