seizure

Promising Results with Epratuzumab and Chemotherapy in Children with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

...ting toxicities occurred. One patienthad a grade-4 seizure of unclear etiology and one patient hadasymptomatic grade-3 transaminase elevation that returned tobaseline prior to the time for the next treatment cycle. Allpatients were able to resume infusions at a slower rate afteradditional premedication. Abo...

Investigational Study Evaluates the Effectiveness of Aripiprazole in Adolescents With Schizophrenia

...story of seizures or withconditions that lower the seizure threshold. Like other antipsychotics, aripiprazole may have the potentialto impair judgment, thinking, or motor skills. Patients should notdrive or operate hazardous machinery until they are certainaripiprazole does not affect them adversely. Disru...

Six-Week Investigational Study In Adults With Major Depressive Disorder Evaluates The Effectiveness of Adjunctive Aripiprazole Therapy With Antidepressants

...story of seizures or withconditions that lower the seizure threshold. Like other antipsychotics, aripiprazole may have the potentialto impair judgment, thinking, or motor skills. Patients should notdrive or operate hazardous machinery until they are certainaripiprazole does not affect them adversely. Disru...

New Data Shows Once a Day Lamictal XR is Effective in Treating Patients with Partial Seizures

...ed greater than orequal to 50 percent reduction in seizure frequency at the end ofthe treatment period. The t...in greater thanor equal to 50 percent reduction in seizure frequency with LamictalXR was reached at day 18. During the 12-week maintenance period,the percent o...

UCB Announces Positive Top-Line Phase III Results for Keppra as Adjunctive Therapy for Partial Onset Seizures in Paediatric Patients from One Month to Less than Four Years of Age

...ed patients experiencedat least a 50% reduction in seizure frequency during the evaluatonperiod (five days) compared with 19.6% of placebo-treated patients.The most common treatment-emergent adverse events that occurred inKeppra®-treated patients and more frequently thanplacebo-treated patients were somn...

New One-Year Pharmacoeconomic Study Shows Avonex is Cost-Effective Relative to Other Interferon Therapies for Multiple Sclerosis

...essionor other mood disorders and in patients with seizure disorders.AVONEX should not be used by pregnant women. Patients with cardiacdisease should be closely monitored. Patients should also bemonitored for signs of hepatic injury. Routine periodic bloodchemistry and hematology tests are recommended during...

Valeant Pharmaceuticals Announces Publication of Retigabine Phase 2 Study Data in Neurology

...200 mg per day significantly reducedmedian monthly seizure frequency compared to baseline by 23, 29 and35 per...0 percentof the American population experiencing a seizure in theirlifetime. About Valeant Valeant Pharmaceuticals International (NYSE:VRX) is a globalspecia...