Seizure in Medical News

New findings encourage more vigilant monitoring of seizure activity among intensive care patients

... a need for more vigilant monitoring for seizure activity among intensive care patients who may be ... brain monitoring devices. "Monitoring for seizure activity in intensive care patients is important ... appears to be the preferred method to monitor seizure activity in patients requiring other invasive ...

Inventor of Newly Available Vimpat(R) (lacosamide) C-V Meets a Woman Who Experienced Greater Seizure Control With Use of This New Antiepileptic Drug

... man whose discovery helped her achieve greater seizure control. Vimpat is now available as an add-on ... Vimpat, and they experienced reductions in median seizure frequency at rates significantly greater than ... taking Vimpat at 200mg/day and 400mg/day were seizure free throughout the 12-week maintenance phase. ...

Henry Ford Hospital: Unique Patient Study -- No Informed Consent

... of the participant. Once patients awaken from the seizure their consent will be sought to continue in the ... that are being transported by EMS. Stopping the seizure as soon as possible is important to prevent ... or death. Often the underlying cause of the seizure is unknown, but some causes include previous ...

New Once-Daily RYZOLT(TM) (tramadol HCl extended-release tablets) Now Available in the U.S.

... within the recommended dosage range. seizure risk is increased with doses above the ... use of tramadol hydrochloride increases the seizure risk in patients taking selective serotonin ... Administration of RYZOLT may enhance the seizure risk in patients taking monoamine oxidase (MAO) ...

Guidelines: Pregnancy Safe with Epilepsy, but Valproate Should be Avoided

... time during pregnancy since taking more than one seizure drug has also been found to increase the risk of ... premature labor and delivery. Also, if a woman is seizure free nine months before she becomes pregnant, ... having their blood tested regularly. "Levels of seizure medications in the blood tend to drop during ...

New Keppra XR(TM) Dosage Strength Offers Simplified Treatment Option for People Living With Partial-Onset Seizures

... patients experienced complete partial-onset seizure freedom vs. 1.3 percent in the placebo group over ... median percent reduction in weekly partial-onset seizure frequency versus 33.4 percent in the placebo ... withdrawn to minimize the potential of increased seizure frequency. Dosing must be individualized ...

Marinus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Announces Positive Results of its Phase 2 Clinical Trial of Ganaxolone as Adjunctive Therapy in Adults With Partial Onset Seizures

... in the U.S. Patients were observed for baseline seizure activity for 8 weeks and were then randomized to ... significant reduction of mean weekly seizure frequency vs. the placebo arm during the ... showed an improvement on percent reduction in seizure frequency vs. placebo (P<0.0144). Responder ...

Eisai and Bial Announce Partnership Agreement for the European Commercialisation of the Novel Once Daily Anti-Epileptic Zebinix(R)

... sustained improvements in seizure frequency, reduced depressive symptoms, and ... a patient's day-to-day life, as well as effective seizure control, when making the therapeutic evaluation ... Sweden. "In addition to sustained reductions in seizure frequency, Zebinix(R) also demonstrated a ...

Study: Adding Vimpat significantly reduces partial-onset seizures in adults with epilepsy

... published online in Epilepsia. In the study, seizure reduction was measured by: Primary Endpoints The change in seizure frequency per 28 days from baseline to the ... a 50 percent or greater reduction in partial seizure frequency per 28 days from the baseline to the ...

Most babies with uncomplicated febrile seizures can avoid spinal tap

... . Simple febrile seizures a generalized seizure lasting no more than 15 minutes and not recurring ... 12 to 18 months old with a first simple febrile seizure and to "strongly" consider lumbar puncture for ... emergency department for a first simple febrile seizure between October 1995 and October 2006, they found ...

Study yields clues about the evolution of epilepsy

... and the Wadsworth Center. To help understand seizure behavior in humans, the researchers first looked ... specific strains of mice that exhibit striking seizure predispositions, which could offer a glimpse into ... remained low, indicating a long-lasting change in seizure resistance. Strikingly, the type ...

Seizing the day

... every year. One in 10 adults will have a seizure sometime in their lifetime. There is no cure for ... didn't affect a person's chance of having a seizure at all. The biggest predictor of recurrence is time when the last seizure struck. Those that had seizures more than five ...

New target discovered to treat epileptic seizures following brain trauma or stroke

... glutamate receptors opens hemichannels and causes seizure but does not produce cell death associated with ... estimated that one out of 12 people will have a seizure in their lifetime, and close to one in 100 Canadians have epilepsy. An epileptic seizure is an abnormal burst of electrical activity ...

New Research Reports on Interventions that May Alter the Course of Epilepsy Diagnosis and Management

... basic science and treatment of epilepsy and other seizure disorders being presented by thousands of ... diagnosis and treatment that quickly achieves seizure freedom with nominal side effects is the key goal ... points: The course to seizure freedom? Identifying factors that may change the ...

Keppra XR(TM) Offers Convenient Dosing For People With Partial Onset Seizures

... withdrawn to minimize the potential of increased seizure frequency. Dosing must be individualized ... or with severe cardiac disease. In patients with seizure disorders, Vimpat(R) should be gradually withdrawn to minimize the potential of increased seizure frequency. Multiorgan sensitivity reactions have ...

NIAID media availability: Seizures following parasitic infection associated with brain swelling

... patients)a strong association between edema and seizure relapse. In a control group of patients with infection but without an incident seizure while enrolled in the study, only 9 percent (2 of ... edema is common and is associated with episodic seizure activity in people who have calcified T. solium ...

Seizures in newborns can be detected with small, portable brain activity monitors

... staff members watch a newborn continuously, a seizure might be missed without the use of an EEG device. ... tracings. "We found that we could pick up seizure activity in most of the patients using aEEG ... it can be effective for monitoring electrical seizure activity in newborns." With conventional EEG, ...

Dynamin drug discovery team win prestigious international epilepsy grant

... experts to work on a novel approach to limiting seizure propagation. We are eager to watch their ... them to sustain synaptic transmission. Hence seizure activity is minimized through depleting the ... in vivo screening in a large range of different seizure models. Associate Professor O'Brien also provides ...

Hunter Tylo of CBS' The Bold and The Beautiful Joins Forces With the American Epilepsy Outreach Foundation in Public Awareness Campaign

... in a nationwide campaign to raise awareness of seizure disorders and to educate the public on ... AEOF offers information on detecting and treating seizure disorders, first-aid information for ... FIRST AID FOR CONVULSIVE SEIZURES A Convulsive seizure is also known as a Tonic-Clonic Seizure, ...

Scientists ID Brain Pathway That Stops Seizures

... an ion channel in the brain that shuts down seizure activity. The findings were expected to be ... that ASIC1a does not seem to play a role in how a seizure starts, but as the seizure continues, and the pH is reduced, ASIC1a appears ...

Ted Kennedy Released From Hospital

... General Hospital since he suffered a seizure on Saturday, said Tuesday that tests showed the ... a biopsy of the brain identified the cause of the seizure as a malignant glioma in the left parietal lobe. ... that a person has a malignant tumor is often a seizure like the one Kennedy suffered, or stroke-like ...

Ted Kennedy Has a Brain Tumor

... Doctors find malignant glioma in tests after seizure TUESDAY, May 20 (HealthDay News) -- ... General Hospital in Boston since he suffered a seizure on Saturday, said that tests showed a tumor in ... a biopsy of the brain identified the cause of the seizure as a malignant glioma, the Associated Press ...

The Epilepsy Foundation Sheds Light on Seizures

... of the U. S. Senate, reportedly experienced a seizure on Saturday. A seizure is a disturbance in the electrical activity in the brain. One in ten Americans will have a single seizure at some point in their lives. A person who ...

Sen. Edward Kennedy Hospitalized After Seizure

... "It appears that Senator Kennedy experienced a seizure this morning," the press release said. "He is ... Boston said that Kennedy had experienced a second seizure during the ride. The report of a second seizure had not been confirmed by medical experts or ...

Young Boy With Epilepsy to Gain Independence With New Seizure Response Dog From Canine Assistants

... with epilepsy, and his mother Amy receive a seizure response dog from Canine Assistants and UCB, Inc., the exclusive sponsor of Canine Assistants seizure response dogs. Through medications, Spencer's ... Kwon Do. But the possibility that he may have a seizure when his parents are not around is still a ...

Leading Epilepsy Advocates Propose Strategies to Heighten Treatment Expectations and Close Patient and Physician Communication Gaps

... survey reveals room for improvement in balancing seizure control and medication-related ... plans and strive for optimal balance between seizure control and minimization of side effects so that ... healthcare professionals. "As long as there is seizure activity, there are still things that can be ...

U.S. Health Officials Back Off Preference for New MMRV Vaccine

... that the MMRV shot increases the risk for febrile seizure in children aged 12 to 23 months. Preliminary ... so that they may see one [incidence of febrile seizure related to the vaccination] a year." And ... period, approximately one additional febrile seizure would occur among every 2,000 children vaccinated ...

UCB Announces Positive Results From Phase II Clinical Trial of Investigational Anti-Epilepsy Drug Brivaracetam

... The study found that brivaracetam reduced weekly seizure frequency over placebo by 9.8%, 14.9%, and 22.1% ... found that brivaracetam: -- Reduced median seizure frequency from baseline by 29.9%, 42.6% and ... with 21.7% for placebo. -- Reduced weekly seizure frequency from baseline in 32.0%, 44.2% and ...

Leading Epilepsy Groups Unveil New Survey Results Challenging Patients to Take Charge of Their Health

... would rank as a significant improvement in seizure control. While more than half (51%) of all ... be," said Sandra R. Dewar, R.N., M.S, of the UCLA seizure Disorder Center. Social issues also are ... half of respondents (49%) who have at least one seizure a month nevertheless say they feel their seizures ...

Tracking Drug Levels Helps Pregnant Women With Epilepsy

... the drug has also been linked to increased seizure activity in 75 percent of pregnancies, according ... of lamotrigine in the blood helps reduce overall seizure activity associated with the drug. It also helps ... Among the women in the study, 39 had increased seizure activity during pregnancy, 33 percent had ...

Experts Issue Guidelines on Diagnosing Seizure

... often detect brain abnormalities that caused the seizure and predict future seizures, said the guideline, ... of the journal Neurology . "Since even one seizure is a frightening, traumatic event with serious ... approaches for treating people with a seizure is important," guideline author Dr. Allan ...

Some Epilepsy Patients Not Always Aware of Seizures

... seizures doesn't provide a true count of their seizure frequency, German research suggests. Reminding ... Center researchers. "In conclusion, patient seizure counts are not valid, and reports of complete seizure freedom may need objective evaluation (e.g., ...

Epilepsy genes may cancel each other

... a large-scale screen of people with non-familial seizure disorders being performed in collaboration with ... gene (Cacna1a) that causes a specific type of seizure associated with absence epilepsy. When people ... Many different genes can lead to seizure disorders. In some cases, they encode ion ...

Certain Seizure Patients Need Emergency CT Scan

... that immediate CT scan is particularly useful for seizure patients with: a predisposing history; focal seizure onset; an abnormal neurological exam; a history ... months old. "Infants under six months old with seizure may have brain abnormalities on their CT scans 50 ...

Implantable device designed to detect, stop seizures under study at MCG

... three seizures per month and no more than two seizure foci in the brain. seizure activity is closely monitored through a diary and ... two wires containing electrodes placed near the seizure focus. A modified laptop computer looks at ...

Caraco Pharmaceutical Laboratories, Ltd. Reports Results for the First Quarter of Fiscal Year 2010

... of our voluntary recalls of certain products, and, in part, the FDA's seizure of certain of our inventory and cessation of manufacturing, as previously ... the FDA seized drug products manufactured in our Michigan facilities. The seizure also included ingredients held at these same facilities. The FDA's most ...

FDA Seizes All Drugs From Generics Maker

... of one pain reliever THURSDAY, June 25 (HealthDay News) -- The seizure of all drugs and drug ingredients at a Michigan-based manufacturer by the ... still take any drugs made by Caraco that they may still have. The seizure may cause a shortage of one pain drug, choline magnesium trisalicylate, in ...

NUCYNTA(TM) (tapentadol) CII Immediate Release Tablets Now Available for Relief of Moderate to Severe Acute Pain

... NUCYNTA(TM) has not been systematically evaluated in patients with a seizure disorder, and such patients were excluded from clinical studies. NUCYNTA(TM) should be prescribed with care in patients with a history of a seizure disorder or any condition that would put the patient at risk of seizures. ...

FDA Approves Lamictal(R)XR(TM); An Extended-Release Once-Daily, New Generation Treatment for Epilepsy

... study. More patients who took Lamictal XR had a significant reduction in seizure frequency compared with placebo. These results were statistically ... which are limited to one part of the brain, are the most common type of seizure experienced by people with epilepsy. Partial seizures may sometimes ...

New Data Demonstrate RISPERDAL(R) CONSTA(R) (Risperidone) Long-Acting Treatment May Improve Health Outcomes and Reduce Hospitalizations in Patients with Schizophrenia

... RISPERDAL(R) CONSTA(R) should be used cautiously in people with a seizure disorder, who have had seizures in the past, or who have conditions that ... with a history of seizures or with conditions that potentially lower seizure threshold. Dysphagia: Esophageal dysmotility and aspiration can ...