NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Guidelines released this week recommend that women with epilepsy should avoid taking the anti-epilepsy drug valproate during pregnancy, because of the risk of harmful ...

Side effects of prescription drugs are of particular concern during pregnancy. Two medicines used to control epileptic seizures -- and prescribed to patients with migraine, pain and bipolar disorder - ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women with epilepsy who take anti-seizure medication while they are pregnant are more likely to later report delays in their child's development and autism symptoms, ...

While older drugs for epilepsy, taken while pregnant, have been shown in previous research to affect the creative thinking of children, a new study finds no effects on creativity for children born to ...

Costs for epilepsy medications in the United States are skyrocketing, outpacing inflation and straining federal insurers Medicare and Medicaid, according to new research. Spending on antiseizure ...

Breakthrough Preclinical Result in Epilepsy Treatment These findings strengthen our confidence as we progress toward ...

For people with tough-to-treat epilepsy, seizures can be both frightening and dangerous, but a new experimental pill may bring significant relief to over one-third of them. Dubbed XEN1101, the new ...

Certain common genetic changes might make some people with focal epilepsy less responsive to seizure medications, finds a new global study led by researchers at UCL and UTHealth Houston. Focal ...

Studies reveal the therapeutic mechanism of action for levetiracetam to prevent the production of Aβ and, consequently, downstream irreversible damage.

A class of drugs already used to treat high blood pressure has an added bonus, according to a new study: lowering epilepsy risk by up to 30%. Further research is needed, but the findings suggest there ...

Temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) is the most common form of focal epilepsy, affecting a significant proportion of patients who ...

The Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics (CING) marked World Epilepsy Day on February 9, reaffirming its commitment to supporting individuals with epilepsy and their families.“Through the ...