Category: "Epilepsy"

Pivotal global Phase III study data for Fycompa® (perampanel) in primary generalised tonic-clonic seizures now published in Neurology

Pivotal global Phase III study data for Fycompa® (perampanel) in primary generalised tonic-clonic seizures now published in Neurology

Pivotal, global phase III study results for Fycompa® (perampanel) in primary generalised tonic-clonic (PGTC) seizures are published for the first time today in Neurology.1 Study 332 assesses the safety and efficacy of perampanel compared to placebo, in primary generalised tonic-clonic (PGTC) seizures in idiopathic generalised epilepsy (IGE). Perampanel, which received the new indication from the […]

Hippocampus in the brain’s temporal lobe involved in quick, successful conflict resolution

Hippocampus in the brain’s temporal lobe involved in quick, successful conflict resolution

The hippocampus in the brain’s temporal lobe is responsible for more than just long-term memory. Researchers have for the first time demonstrated that it is also involved in quick and successful conflict resolution. The team headed by Prof Dr Nikolai Axmacher from the Ruhr-Universität Bochum (RUB), together with colleagues from the University Hospital of Bonn […]

Aeolus Announces Publication of Study Showing AEOL 10150 Improves Memory and Protects Brain Damage in an Animal Model of Epilepsy

Aeolus Announces Publication of Study Showing AEOL 10150 Improves Memory and Protects Brain Damage in an Animal Model of Epilepsy

Aeolus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. a biotechnology company developing compounds to protect against radiological and chemical threats, announced the publication of a study in mice demonstrating that treatment with their AEOL 10150 significantly improved memory and decreased nerve death after exposure to pilocarpine, an organophosphate used to simulate epilepsy and nerve agent exposure. The publication titled, “Reactive […]

A New Study Analyzes First Year Treatment Costs of Pediatric Epilepsy

A New Study Analyzes First Year Treatment Costs of Pediatric Epilepsy

First year treatment costs were found to be substantial. Average cost of $20k per child with epilepsy in first year after diagnoses.  Improving seizure control could reduce costs dramatically. Targeting and Improving quality of life issues could also reduce cost. Improving seizure control and targeting health-related quality of life could reduce the substantial costs associated […]

Music Therapy May Hold Promise For Treating Epilepsy

Music Therapy May Hold Promise For Treating Epilepsy

We know that listening to classical music can lower blood pressure, reduce stress levels and even boost learning. But could it also help prevent seizures in people with epilepsy? Now that neurologists have found that the brains of people with epilepsy process music very differently than the brains of people without the condition, this may be a […]

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