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Epilepsy rescue therapy significantly increases time between seizure clusters

Epilepsy rescue therapy significantly increases time between seizure clusters

Newly published data indicates a significant increase in time between seizure clusters (SEIVAL) treated with Neurelis’s Valtoco® CIV. “The most exciting finding of the study is the robustness of the signal in the cluster-interval data,” noted co-author and Assistant Professor of Neurology at Harvard Medical School, US, Dr Jurriaan Peters. “The results consistently showed a clinical […]

ADHD and Epilepsy Often Co-Occur — Here’s What Experts Know About the Link

ADHD and Epilepsy Often Co-Occur — Here’s What Experts Know About the Link

Around 1.2% of people in the United States live with epilepsy, a neurological condition that causes recurring seizures. If you number among those 3.4 million people, you might be much more likely to have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) than the general population. Like epilepsy, ADHD affects your brain, though it doesn’t cause seizures. ADHD symptoms typically relate to your […]

Rafa receives FDA approval for autoinjector to treat status epilepticus in adults

Rafa receives FDA approval for autoinjector to treat status epilepticus in adults

Rafa Laboratories announced the FDA has granted approval for its 10 mg midazolam autoinjector to treat status epilepticus in adults. According to a release issued by Rafa, the midazolam injector was created in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Defense’s Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defense (JPEO-CBRND). The two entities […]

A nasal spray to treat epilepsy

A nasal spray to treat epilepsy

Early results for an anti-seizure drug administered as a nasal spray show a more targeted approach to helping get seizures under control. Alzheimer’s disease is one of the most common causes of dementia. Besides memory loss and other cognitive disabilities, patients with this neurological disorder can also experience recurring seizures, better known as epilepsy, caused […]

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