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Sep 5, 2019

Study Proves Teratogenic Drugs Are Still Given to Young Women Despite Risks

A recent study revealed something quite disturbing in the world of epilepsy treatment. It showed that in spite of the known teratogenic risks of commonly prescribed drugs like ...

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Jan 22, 2019

Epilepsy Study Highlights Potential New Uses for Current Drugs

There is a term called drug repositioning, which simply means to take a medication and find a different application and purpose for it. Existing drugs that are found to be helpful ...

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May 31, 2018

New Drug Discovery Methodology Offers Hope for Epileptics

Drug discovery and development can take decades and can cost millions of dollars. How much more beneficial would it be if new uses could be found for existing drugs? That would ...

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Apr 17, 2018

Reducing the Side Effects of Epilepsy Drugs

Many people who are suffering from epilepsy are able to control their seizures through the use of medication. In fact, between 60% and 70% of people have found success using these ...

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Apr 3, 2018

Understanding AEDs and Which Offer Ideal Monotherapy for Epilepsy

Monotherapy is the use of a single drug as a method of treating a specific disease or disorder. It is a fairly common approach to overcoming symptoms of certain conditions, when ...

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Mar 27, 2018

New Research Reveals Methods for Reducing Side Effects from Commonly Used Drugs

The Australian National University (ANU) recently released its findings from an innovative study that aimed at overcoming the worst side effects from some of the most commonly ...

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Aug 8, 2017

Are You Forgetting to Take Your Epilepsy Medication?

Few things about living with epilepsy are easy. Between the complications of seizures, to diet and medication—the amount of things you need to keep track of can really take a toll ...

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May 15, 2017

Pregnant Women with Epilepsy: New AEDs that May Not Harm Baby's IQ

Many pregnant women with epilepsy have been hesitant to take antiepileptic drugs (AED) because they are concerned that the AEDs can cause issues with the thinking skills and the ...

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Sep 9, 2016

The Effects of Antiepileptic Drugs on Balance

In a study published in Seizure, researchers looked at the balance dysfunction sometimes suffered by people who are taking anti-seizure medications. The goal of the 2011 study was ...

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Aug 29, 2016

Prenatal Exposure to Valproate Lowers School Performance

AEDs or antiepileptic drugs (anti-seizure medications) have been suspected of being problematic to children whose mothers had to use them during pregnancy. Now, recent studies ...

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Rethinking Seizure Care Blog

Study Proves Teratogenic Drugs Are Still Given to Young Women Despite Risks

Epilepsy Study Highlights Potential New Uses for Current Drugs

New Drug Discovery Methodology Offers Hope for Epileptics

Reducing the Side Effects of Epilepsy Drugs

Understanding AEDs and Which Offer Ideal Monotherapy for Epilepsy

New Research Reveals Methods for Reducing Side Effects from Commonly Used Drugs

Are You Forgetting to Take Your Epilepsy Medication?

Pregnant Women with Epilepsy: New AEDs that May Not Harm Baby's IQ

The Effects of Antiepileptic Drugs on Balance

Prenatal Exposure to Valproate Lowers School Performance

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