News related to Trileptal (Oxcarbazepine) and/or conditions it is approved for
Improved Understanding Of Why Seizures Occur With Alcohol Withdrawal
Source: Epilepsy News From Medical News Today [2009.10.19]
Epileptic seizures are the most dramatic and prominent aspect of the "alcohol withdrawal syndrome" that occurs when a person abruptly stops a long-term or chronic drinking habit. Researchers have shown that the flow of calcium ions into brain cells via voltage-gated calcium channels plays an important role in the generation of alcohol withdrawal seizures, because blocking this flow suppresses these seizures.
Gene Mutation Linked to Fever-Induced Seizures
Source: MedicineNet Seizure Specialty [2009.09.21]
Title: Gene Mutation Linked to Fever-Induced Seizures
Category: Health News
Created: 9/18/2009 2:10:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 9/21/2009
Febrile Seizures And Severe Epilepsy In Infants Traced To A Sodium Channel Gene Mutation
Source: Epilepsy News From Medical News Today [2009.09.20]
Mutations in the SCN9A sodium channel gene are a cause of febrile seizures and contribute to a severe form of epilepsy in infants 6 months and younger, report researchers from the University of Utah, University of Antwerp, and University of Washington.
Sabril Approved By FDA To Treat Spasms In Infants And Epileptic Seizures
Source: Epilepsy News From Medical News Today [2009.08.24]
Sabril (vigabatrin) Oral Solution has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat infantile spasms in children ages 1 month to 2 years. Sabril is the first drug in the United States approved to treat the disorder, characterized by a severe type of seizure that usually appears in the first year of life, typically between ages 4 months and 8 months. The disorder can be debilitating because of the frequency of difficult-to-control daily seizures.
Febrile Seizures
Source: MedicineNet Pediatric Epilepsy Surgery Specialty [2008.05.09]
Title: Febrile Seizures
Category: Diseases and Conditions
Created: 5/9/2008
Last Editorial Review: 5/9/2008
Seizures Symptoms and Types
Source: MedicineNet Gaucher Disease Specialty [2007.12.13]
Title: Seizures Symptoms and Types
Category: Diseases and Conditions
Created: 1/31/2005 8:07:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 12/13/2007
Epilepsy Treatment Is A Possible Culprit For Development Of Schizophrenia
Source: Epilepsy News From Medical News Today [2009.10.21]
Researchers say antiepilectic drug treatments administered when the brain is developing appear to trigger schizophrenia-like behavior in animal models. In humans, having a history of seizures in infancy is a significant risk factor for development of schizophrenia later in life, but it is not known whether the elevated risk is due to seizures themselves, or from side effects antiepileptic drug (AED) treatment.
'Molecular Trigger' For Sudden Death In Epilepsy Revealed By BCM Scientists
Source: Epilepsy News From Medical News Today [2009.10.15]
The most common gene for a syndrome associated with abnormal heart rhythms and sudden death triggers epileptic seizures and could explain sudden unexplained death in epilepsy, said researchers from Baylor College of Medicine in a report that appears today in the journal Science Translational Medicine.
Discovery Of New Links Between Epilepsy And Brain Lipids
Source: Epilepsy News From Medical News Today [2009.09.19]
In mice that are missing a protein found only in the brain, neural signals "go crazy," leaving the animals with epileptic seizures from a young age, researchers have found. The report in the September 18th Cell, a Cell Press publication, details what it is that happens when the protein encoded by plasticity related gene-1 (PRG-1) gets lost, revealing an important fine-tuning mechanism for brain function.
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