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 […]
September 08, 2022 | Epilepsy, Medicine, Research, Seizures
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 […]
September 07, 2022 | Epilepsy, Medicine, Research, Seizures
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 […]
September 01, 2022 | Epilepsy, Medicine, Neurology, Research
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 […]
September 01, 2022 | Epilepsy, Medicine, Prevention, Research, Seizures
The AI model still has a modest prediction accuracy and is slated for a wider clinical trial soon. An international study led by Monash University has done what could be the world’s first demonstration of an AI model that can predict the optimal anti-seizure medication for newly diagnosed epilepsy patients. WHAT IT’S ABOUT The research […]
September 01, 2022 | Epilepsy, Medicine, Research, Seizures, Technology
Brain cells that are unique to humans are also linked to autism, schizophrenia, and epilepsy, according to new research published in the journal Science. Scientists and philosophers have long debated what sets humans apart from animals. Now researchers at Yale have come one step closer to unlocking the mystery. In a study published in Science, they found […]
August 31, 2022 | Epilepsy, Research, Technology