What Doctors Don't Tell YouIndividuals with well controlled epilepsy are unlikely to experience adverse effects if taken off their antiepileptic drugs. ...
Children who suffer their first ever epilepsy seizure are no worse off for having any treatment delayed to see if a second seizure occurs, researchers have discovered. ...
Carbamazepine (CBZ), the latest drug of choice for epilepsy, may cause birth defects. ...
The epilepsy drug phenytoin can cause brain damage in babies if taken during pregnancy, according to a Canadian study. ...
The sudden stopping of drug therapy to epileptic children does not increase the risk of seizure. ...
Two thirds of patients weaned from anti epileptic drugs have remained seizure free, according to the biggest study of its kind on anti convulsants. ...
As we delve deeper into the mysterious world of prescription drugs and drug approval, we keep coming up with questions that begin with 'How come . . .?' The latest 'How come?'
The ketogenic diet The ketogenic diet is relatively successful in controlling epilepsy, and has been found to help a variety of seizure types - from myoclonic to infantile spasms.
The majority of neurologists in a recent survey admit that they do little to protect the bones of patients taking antiepileptic drugs (AEDs).
The antiepileptic drug lamotrigine (marketed as Lamictal) is yet another drug that is being used for a different purpose than that for which it was originally intended. ...
