Gamma Knife Surgery Can Do More For Epileptics Than Drugs Like Topamax
Researchers in France are discovering that Gamma knife surgery (GKS) is showing much promise with regards to helping epileptics, and in more ways than just reducing the patient’s number of...
Study: Epileptic Drugs May Reverse Brain Development Pathology When Taken Immediately Following Seizure
A new study published in the December 14 Journal of Neuroscience shows that early life seizures can cause problems with the brain’s normal development. For the study, researchers at the...
Qnexa Linked to Topamax Birth Defect Dangers
Recent clinical information on the weight loss drug Qnexa, which is made with topiramate, has shown that it will join the epilepsy drug Topamax for being linked to birth defects....
Can Epilepsy Drugs Like Topamax Prevent Seizures Caused by TV Lights?
It has long been known that rapidly-flashing lights can trigger an epileptic seizure, but with all of the epilepsy medications out there — including Topamax — some people are wondering...
Study Suggests That Using the Neurosteroid Ganaxalone as Epilepsy Treatment is Promising
Marinus Pharmaceuticals Inc. has announced that its neurosteroid ganaxolone, which is being studied for use as a treatment for partial onset seizures (POS), is showing some promise in the open-label...