A new study found that some medications could have the unintended benefit of reducing dementia risk, while others could ...

Eslicarbazepine: systemic exposure to antiepileptic drugs is increased in patients with mild-to-moderate renal impairment. The dose of eslicarbazepine should be reduced in patients with a ...

While access to these medications is critical, study results find pharmacy access disrupts medication refills. Researchers ...

The ketogenic diet is a high-fat diet that has proven efficacy in many patients with drug-resistant epilepsy. Acetone, the major ketone body produced as a result of the diet, has anticonvulsant ...

Berg, M. J. What's the problem with generic antiepileptic drugs?: a call to action. Neurology 68, 1245–1246 (2007). Article Google Scholar Gidal, B. E. Bioequivalence of antiepileptic drugs ...

The results showed a clear pattern: People who had taken epilepsy drugs were more likely to have Parkinson’s disease. The ...

Pregnant or lactating: 0.8mg/day. Alcoholism, hemolytic anemia, anticonvulsant therapy or chronic infection: may require higher dose. Use injectable form if disease is severe or GI absorption ...

Research areas of interest include neuroimaging, epilepsy surgery, and pharmacology with new anticonvulsant drugs. Neuroimaging research is carried out in magnetoencephalography, NMR spectroscopy, ...

For the newer antiepileptic drugs, there are limited data available, so an understanding of how each drug is affected by kidney disease and dialysis is critical in order to make rational choices ...