Category Archives: Epilepsy Treatment

Promising New Epilepsy Therapies Featured at 2012 Epilepsy Pipeline Update Conference

To: HEALTH, MEDICAL AND NATIONAL EDITORS Epilepsy Therapy Project Announces “Shark Tank” Winner with Most Innovative Product WASHINGTON, Feb. 21, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The Epilepsy Therapy Project (ETP), a non-profit organization whose mission is to accelerate new therapies for people living with epilepsy and seizures, and the parent organization of epilepsy.com, today released presentation highlights from its successful 2012 Epilepsy Pipeline Update Conference held in San Francisco and announced the winner of its “Shark Tank” competition for the most innovative new product idea in epilepsy treatment and care. This year's epilepsy pipeline conference featured a stellar line up of leading drug and device developers, investigators and industry leaders and showcased cutting-edge epilepsy therapies in development, including medical technology and therapeutic products. Continue reading

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Fresh campaign over epilepsy drug

20 February 2012 Last updated at 07:48 ET A woman who claims her children have birth defects caused by the epilepsy drug Epilim has started a new campaign after losing funds for her legal fight. Janet Stockley-Pollard was among 80 families claiming damages against drugs manufacturer Sanofi-Aventis, which has always denied any wrongdoing. Continue reading

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ACOR’s Neuronex acquisition worth up to $133M; hinges on epilepsy drug

Central nervous system therapies company Neuronex is being acquired by Acorda Therapeutics (NASDAQ:ACOR) in a deal valued at up to $133 million, yielding to Acorda a novel epilepsy treatment nearly ready for filing with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration Continue reading

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Study Provides Roadmap for Improved Care of Epilepsy Emergencies by Paramedics

(PHILADELPHIA) — Injecting epilepsy patients with medication via an autoinjector — similar to the EpiPens used to treat serious allergic reactions — works more quickly to stop seizures than delivery of a drug via IV on board ambulances, according to a national study published today in the New England Journal of Medicine. Results of the trial, which included investigators from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, also indicates that patients who receive the autoinjection are less likely to require hospitalization after treatment in emergency rooms. Continue reading

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Most epilepsy surgery candidates don't opt for it

Living with epilepsy can be arduous if symptoms aren't well-controlled. For some people, that means medication. Continue reading

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Epilepsy Community Has Major Concern Over Release of Anticonvulsant Drug Comparison Report

Newswise — WEST HARTFORD, CT, February 16 — Leading representatives of the American Epilepsy Society, American Academy of Neurology, and the Epilepsy Foundation today reported they have grave concerns about the implications and potential misuse of the anticonvulsant (AED) drug comparisons study recently released by the U.S. Agency for Health Research and Quality (AHRQ). The study’s intent is to provide an evidence-based analysis of the Effectiveness and Safety of Antiepileptic Medications in Patients With Epilepsy. Continue reading

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'Autoinjector' Offers Safe, Speedy Care for Life-Threatening Seizures: Study

WEDNESDAY, Feb. 15 (HealthDay News) — Using an autoinjector device to deliver anti-seizure drugs into muscle is a fast, safe and effective way to treat status epilepticus, a prolonged type of seizure that lasts longer than five minutes, researchers report. “This is a very important study for persons with epilepsy,” said one outside expert, Dr. Continue reading

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Research could prove groundbreaking for treating epilepsy in children

It can look as if a child is simply in a daze, awake but daydreaming. Yet inside their brain, a flurry of high-frequency signals is firing from neurons resulting in a so-called absence seizure. Continue reading

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Gene therapy for epilepsy could stop seizures

The researchers used gene therapy in rats to stimulate production of somatostatin, a seizure-stopping chemical that naturally occurs in the brain. The study was published in the February issue of the journal Neuroscience Letters. More than 3 million people in the United States have epilepsy, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Continue reading

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Possible link to hyper-excitability factors in epilepsy, autism and more

ScienceDaily (Feb. 14, 2012) — A UT Dallas undergraduate's research is revealing new information about a key protein's role in the development of epilepsy, autism and other neurological disorders. This work could one day lead to new treatments for the conditions. Continue reading

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