Substitution monotherapy and add-on therapy were equally effective as a second-line treatment for women with idiopathic generalized epilepsy, with no significant differences in failure rates between ...

By the time she and her husband, Owen, were expecting their first child in 2002, she had had several more seizures. But there ...

Epilepsy affects 3.4 million people in this country according to the Epilepsy Foundation. Epilepsy is a disorder of the brain ...

A neurologist could make sure the women are on anti-seizure medications that don’t increase their risk of birth defects Women also are more likely to keep taking anti-seizure meds if they talk to a ...

Could certain types of hormonal contraceptives cause an increase in seizures in women with epilepsy? A recent Texas A&M Health Science Center study suggests that ethinyl estradiol, the primary ...

Pregnancy with epilepsy is manageable, with most women having healthy babies. Expert Dr. Meena Muthiah emphasizes that ...

Findings of a meta-analysis showed that women with epilepsy were at increased odds of miscarriage, stillbirth, and maternal death, and risk of poor perinatal outcomes increased with greater use of ...

A new LOCAL online community built for you. Click now to see all the available groups. Many women with epilepsy don’t fully understand the ways anti-seizure drugs can interact with pregnancy and birth ...

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact [email protected]. The study included 426 women with IGE or tonic-clonic ...

Seizures can stem from disrupted brain activity, lifestyle habits or missed triggers. Firstpost brings out experts’ views on ...

Full length of Caucasian pregnant female using laptop while sitting on sofa in living room Only about half of women with epilepsy see a neurologist during their pregnancy A neurologist could make sure ...