Tag Archives: Epilepsy

"Solemn duty” of practitioners to ensure that all treatments proven both beneficial and safe

New research into the treatment of epilepsy, led by scientists at the RCSI, has identified a new approach to drug therapy to prevent seizures in patients who have a drug-resistant form of epilepsy.

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Beaumont Hospital has said it is unable to use evidence-based specialised dietetic services such as the ketogenic diet, utilised internationally as a treatment for patients with epilepsy, owing to manpower inadequacies.

A recent Europe-wide review of valproate-containing medicines* has recommended strengthening of restrictions for their use and further characterising the risk of birth defects and developmental disorders in the product information.

Low doses of fish oil may help curb the frequency of epileptic seizures when drug treatment no longer works, suggests a small study published online in the Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry.

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For the first time, a small device implanted in the brain has accurately predicted the onset of seizures in some adults who have epilepsy that does not respond to drugs, according to a small proof-of-concept study published online first in The Lancet Neurology.

Bright light therapy — commonly used to treat seasonal affective disorder — can reduce levels of depression and anxiety in patients with epilepsy, according to new research published online by the British Journal of Psychiatry.