Hormonal vs non-hormonal contraception. Compared to nonhormonal contraception, hormonal contraception appears to pose a greater risk for increased seizure frequency in women with epilepsy. Compared to ...

Prenatal exposure to some anti-seizure drugs was associated with adverse birth weight outcomes, a preliminary analysis of SCAN-AED registry data suggested. In a study of nearly 4.5 million children ...

There is a wide range of anti-seizure drugs, or anti-epileptic drugs (AEDs), to treat different types of seizures. In this article, we look at some of the common epilepsy medications, their uses, ...

Since 1983, eight new AEDs have been introduced (see Table 2 below). Sadly, a recent VA study of more than 21,000 subjects aged 65 years and older revealed that 80% were being treated with ...

Adding cannabidiol (CBD) to antiepileptic drug (AED) therapy significantly reduces the frequency of drop seizures in patients with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome (LGS), results of a phase 3 ...

Belgium (21st March, 2003) - New pre-clinical data presented today at the Antiepileptic Drug (AED) VII congress, 20-23rd March, at Key Biscayne, in Florida, U.S.A, reveal a new AED candidate, ucb ...