Approximately 500,000 women with epilepsy are of childbearing age in the United States. [1] The need for antiepileptic drug treatment should be reassessed in all women with epilepsy who are ...

December 18, 2008 — The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will require the manufacturers of antiepileptic drugs to add a warning to their labeling indicating that use of the drugs increases risk ...

Antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) protect against seizures by modulation of voltage-gated sodium and calcium channels, enhancement of GABA A (γ-aminobutyric acid, type A) receptor-mediated synaptic ...

A previous meta-analysis of data from clinical trials showed an association between antiepileptic drugs and suicidality (suicidal ideation, behavior, or both). We used observational data to examine ...

Fetal exposure of animals to antiepileptic drugs at doses lower than those required to produce congenital malformations can produce cognitive and behavioral abnormalities, but cognitive effects of ...

Blood levels of many commonly used antiepileptic drugs drop dramatically with the onset of pregnancy, report researchers. Blood levels of many commonly used antiepileptic drugs drop dramatically with ...

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 ...

The TDM facility has been established to support clinicians in optimising antiepileptic therapy through accurate monitoring ...