Substitution monotherapy and add-on therapy were equally effective as a second-line treatment for women with idiopathic generalized epilepsy, with no significant differences in failure rates between ...

For the first time, clinicians have access to a clear, evidence-based roadmap for adjusting antiseizure medication doses ...

Women with epilepsy are more than twice as likely as those without the disorder to report physical, sexual, or emotional abuse during pregnancy, new research shows. Study investigator Naveed Chaudhry, ...

Could certain types of hormonal contraceptives cause an increase in seizures in women with epilepsy? A recent Texas A&M Health Science Center study suggests that ethinyl estradiol, the primary ...

Pregnant women with epilepsy have more symptoms of depression and anxiety during pregnancy and postpartum than pregnant women who do not have epilepsy or women with epilepsy who are not pregnant, ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women who smoke may have a higher risk of developing seizures than non-smokers do, a new study suggests. Researchers found that among more than 100,000 U.S. women in a long ...

Findings of a meta-analysis showed that women with epilepsy were at increased odds of miscarriage, stillbirth, and maternal death, and risk of poor perinatal outcomes increased with greater use of ...

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact [email protected]. The study included 426 women with IGE or tonic-clonic ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Pregnant women with epilepsy had higher rates of depressive and anxiety symptoms during and after pregnancy ...

Hormonal vs non-hormonal contraception. Compared to nonhormonal contraception, hormonal contraception appears to pose a greater risk for increased seizure frequency in women with epilepsy. Compared to ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) – Epilepsy affects 3.4 million people in this country according to the Epilepsy Foundation. Epilepsy is a disorder of the brain defined by the occurrence of recurrent unprovoked ...

The modified glasgow prognostic score (MGPS) and the mortality prediction MODEL II (MPM II) CAN predict mortality in patients with breast cancer admitted to intensive care: A retrospective cohort ...