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

LOS ANGELES — The majority of women with epilepsy are inadequately educated about the potential risks associated with anti-seizure medications (ASMs), which include teratogenicity and a reduction in ...

A new LOCAL online community built for you. Click now to see all the available groups. Many women with epilepsy don’t fully understand the ways anti-seizure drugs can interact with pregnancy and birth ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Gabapentin, a drug used to treat seizures, improves the quality of sleep in menopausal women bothered by hot flashes, University of Rochester Medical Center researchers ...

The unpredictable, debilitating nature of a seizure can be frightening, for both the person experiencing it and anyone watching nearby. In that moment, control often slips away as muscles stiffen, ...

Three-year-old had 1,000 seizures a day. Now, she only has a handful, mom says. Addyson Benton, a 3-year-old girl who has epileptic seizures has made a dramatic improvement since moving to Colorado to ...

Witnessing someone have a seizure can be frightening. There are many causes of seizures − epilepsy and other diseases or infections, abnormal blood sugars, withdrawal from drugs or alcohol and even ...

Many women with epilepsy don’t fully understand the ways anti-seizure drugs can interact with pregnancy and birth control Two-thirds of women answered at least one question incorrectly about these ...