Stopping Post-stroke Complications May Lessen Early Seizures
According to information from a new study, it may be possible to lessen the number of seizures an epileptic has due to strokes by stopping and treating the conditions during...
Study: Brain May Act as Valium on Epileptic Seizures
Information provided by researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine is suggesting that a protein that occurs naturally in the brain may act as a valium-like stopping mechanism for...
Kids Suffering from Temporal Lobe Epilepsy More Likely to Experience Psychiatric and Mental Problems
According to the results of a new study, children who suffer from temporal lobe epilepsy are more likely to be diagnosed with depression. In fact, as many as 40 percent...
Increase in Topamax Use May Increase Birth Defects Rate
As Topamax continues to be used at higher and higher rates, it is expected that Topamax-related adverse effects are going to continue to rise as well. For example, the birth...
Topamax Whistleblower Lawsuits Result in $81 Million Settlement
After multiple whistleblower lawsuits were filed against Johnson & Johnson subsidiaries over the epilepsy drug Topamax alleging that the drug makers illegally marketed and promoted the pills’ off-label uses, the...