CHICAGO (Reuters) - Widely used anticonvulsant drugs, including Pfizer's Neurontin and Novartis' Trileptal, may increase the risk of suicide, attempted suicide and violent death in patients taking ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Recent observational studies have established a temporal association between epilepsy and PD; however, the ...

Vigabatrin is indicated as monotherapy for children with infantile spasms and as adjunct therapy for adults with refractory complex partial seizures. Vigabatrin is a racemic mixture of two enantiomers ...

Anti-seizure medications, which are also called anticonvulsants or anti-epileptic drugs (AEDs), are medications used to ...

(SALT LAKE CITY)—The University of Utah College of Pharmacy's Anticonvulsant Drug Development (ADD) Program has been awarded a five-year $19.5 million contract renewal with the National Institutes of ...

Researchers from Seoul National University Hospital have designed a machine learning model that predicts an individual's likely response to an anticonvulsant drug, aiming to reduce trials and errors ...

Topamax (topiramate) is a medication prescribed to help prevent migraine and manage seizures in people with epilepsy. The drug is available in tablet form or as a sprinkle capsule, and experts ...

Some experts say that gabapentin may have a role to play in reducing symptoms of alcohol withdrawal syndrome and promoting abstinence. However, this is an off-label use of the drug. Gabapentin is an ...

In 2002, the Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative developed guidelines that classify CKD into five stages. It is challenging to estimate the total CKD population, as early-to-moderate CKD is ...