Changes Clinical Practice: In children with absence epilepsy, ethosuximide should be preferred as the first-line anticonvulsant. Childhood absence epilepsy is one of the most common epilepsy syndromes ...

In the past 6 years, 11 children on valproic acid have developed pancreatitis in our children's hospital. Valproic acid has been used as one of the primary anticonvulsants for generalized seizures in ...

Anti-seizure medications, which are also called anticonvulsants or anti-epileptic drugs (AEDs), are medications used to prevent seizures for people who have epilepsy. All AEDs are available only by ...

Women who take the epilepsy medication valproic acid during pregnancy have more than twice the risk of having a child with autism, new research suggests. The study also found that taking the drug ...

Side effects of prescription drugs are of particular concern during pregnancy. Two medicines used to control epileptic seizures – and prescribed to patients with migraine, pain and bipolar disorder – ...

Valproic acid is an antiepileptic drug that is usually used in the prevention of various types of seizures, although it can also be used for several other alternative indications. Image Credit: ...

All-cause mortality was significantly lower in people with post-stroke epilepsy treated with continuous lamotrigine (Lamictal) monotherapy compared with people who received carbamazepine (Tegretol), ...

The study used mice and human organoids. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Valproic acid — a drug commonly used to treat epilepsy ...

Valproic acid -- a drug used to treat epilepsy, migraine, and bipolar disorder -- can cause birth defects when taken during pregnancy. Now, a study reveals one reason why: valproic acid (VPA) puts ...

Valproic acid—a drug used to treat epilepsy, migraine, and bipolar disorder—can cause birth defects when taken during pregnancy. Now, a study publishing June 14 th in the open access journal PLOS ...