The University of Utah College of Pharmacy’s Anticonvulsant Drug Development (ADD) Program has been awarded a five-year $34 million contract renewal with the NIH’s National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) to test and identify novel investigational therapeutics for preventing the development of epilepsy and treating refractory, or drug-resistant, epilepsy. Epilepsy is the fourth most […]
July 06, 2022 | Education, Epilepsy, Human Interest Epilepsy, Medicine, Neurology, News, Prevention, Research, Seizures, Support, Technology
The risk of autistic disorders in children is increased more than two and a half times when Topiramate is consumed during pregnancy. This drug, used to treat epilepsy, also more than triples the risk of intellectual disability, a study has found. Topiramate, used to treat epilepsy or migraine, causes neurodevelopmental disorders in children exposed to […]
July 01, 2022 | Epilepsy, Epilepsy in women, Genetic sequencing, Human Interest Epilepsy, Migraine, Neurology, News, Parents, Pregnancy, Prevention, Seizures, Support, Technology, Treatment, Women and Epilepsy
Some people with epilepsy may find it impacts their sex life. This may be due to physical changes from the condition, medications, or emotional issues around epilepsy and sex. Certain types of epilepsy may cause changes in the brain that impact sexual desire and arousal. Some epilepsy medications may affect sex drive or hormone levels which can also impact […]
July 01, 2022 | Causes, Depression, Education, Epilepsy, First Aid for Seizures, Human Interest Epilepsy, Medicine, Neurology, News, Prevention, Research, Seizures, Support, Technology
What if an already-Food and Drug Administration-approved drug could help treat a particularly troublesome disorder? Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found just such a use for one drug, according to a press release by the institution published earlier this month. An old drug with a new purpose The condition is neurofibromatosis type […]
June 27, 2022 | Epilepsy, Human Interest Epilepsy, Medicine, Neurology, News, Research, Seizures, Support, Technology
Epilepsy is a chronic disorder in the central nervous system hence it is also called a neurological disorder. This disorder usually causes abnormal brain activity, leading to seizures or periodic unusual behaviour, sensations, or loss of self-awareness. According to Deegbea, Aziato and Attiogbea (2019), epilepsy interrupts the normal electrical activity of the brain to cause […]
June 22, 2022 | Epilepsy, Human Interest Epilepsy, Neurology, News, Seizures, SUDEP, Support, Technology
Melanie Griffith is among the most recent celebrities to talk about her diagnosis of epilepsy. By taking this courageous step, she has made the epilepsy room bigger, contributing to awareness and discussion of epilepsy around the world and helping others with epilepsy feel less alone. Griffith said that her seizures were often triggered by stress, and that […]
June 22, 2022 | Epilepsy, Human Interest Epilepsy, Neurology, News, Seizures, Support
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