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Press Release
Tue May 29 05:09:15 EDT 2012
Hatfield, UK, 28 May 2012 – Eisai announced today that the European Medicines Agency’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has issued a positive opinion for extending the use of once-daily Zonegran® (zonisamide) as monotherapy for the treatment of partial seizures...
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The Anti Epilepsy 'Miracle' Diet
Thu May 24 08:23:33 EDT 2012
It's always been the old wives' remedy for Epilepsy, that eating a high fat diet, low in carbs would help people reduce or prevent seizures. Now, researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School have uncovered the science behind the so called miracle cure for Epilepsy. The...
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Pediatric epilepsy impacts sleep for the child and parents
Thu May 17 00:49:13 EDT 2012
Researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital for Children in Boston have determined that pediatric epilepsy significantly impacts sleep patterns for the child and parents. According to the study available in Epilepsia, a journal published by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the International League...
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Olympics hero Dai Greene: How clean living has conquered my epilepsy
Mon May 28 22:18:28 EDT 2012
For Dai Greene, it’s now no alcohol, a healthy, balanced diet, lots of sleep and a set daily routine. The approach is working for the world 400m hurdles champion.
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Eisai Gains Positive CHMP Opinion for Fycompa® (perampanel) First in a New Class of Treatment for Partial Onset Epilepsy
Mon May 28 19:16:30 EDT 2012
HATFIELD, England, May 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ CHMP also issues positive opinion for monotherapy use of Eisai´s Zonegran(R) (zonisamide) Eisai announced today that the European Medicines Agency´s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use …
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Epilepsy children in surgery plan
Mon May 14 21:06:04 EDT 2012
A new specialist epilepsy surgery centre is to open at Frenchay Hospital in Bristol to treat children whose seizures cannot be helped with drugs.
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Understanding epilepsy "miracle" diet may lead to better treatments, scientists say
Thu May 24 12:10:46 EDT 2012
A high-fat, low-carb "ketogenic diet" is effective in treating children with epilepsy who don't respond to medication but scientists weren't sure how it worked - until now
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Response to first drug treatment may signal likelihood of future seizures in people with epilepsy
Thu May 10 09:49:55 EDT 2012
How well people with newly diagnosed epilepsy respond to their first drug treatment, may signal the likelihood that they will continue to have uncontrolled seizures according to University of Melbourne Chair of Neurology Professor Patrick Kwan.
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Study demonstrates impact of epilepsy on child and parent sleep patterns
Fri May 18 03:07:21 EDT 2012
Researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital for Children in Boston have determined that pediatric epilepsy significantly impacts sleep patterns for the child and parents. According to the study available in Epilepsia, a journal published by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the International League...
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Group Pools Donations to Boost Research of Rare Pediatric Diseases
Wed May 30 09:32:55 EDT 2012
The Today's and Tomorrow's Children Fund (TTCF) recently presented a total of $348,000 to researchers at Mattel Children's Hospital UCLA to support their ongoing research projects that will benefit pediatric patients.
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