Keeping newborns on antiseizure medication after acute neonatal seizures stopped did not change development outcomes or prevent epilepsy, a comparative effectiveness study showed. No difference was ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Treatment with ketamine significantly improved seizure occurrence related to refractory status epilepticus in ...

Provoked seizures are not considered to be epilepsy, which is defined as two or more unprovoked seizures, and provoked seizures typically do not require long-term treatment with antiseizure medication ...

A new drug that inhibits neonatal seizures in rodent models could open up new avenues for the treatment of epilepsy in human newborns. A new drug that inhibits neonatal seizures in rodent models could ...

Continuing medication for newborns with seizures for months after they are discharged from the hospital does not prevent epilepsy and may cause neurotoxic side effects. In a study led by UCSF Benioff ...

Genetic testing results in lower length of stay in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) for infants with epilepsy, according to a study published in the journal Pediatric Neurology. The reduction ...

Credit: Getty Images. The FDA has approved Sezaby (phenobarbital sodium powder for injection) for the treatment of neonatal seizures in term and preterm infants. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ...

A new drug that inhibits neonatal seizures in rodent models could open up new avenues for the treatment of epilepsy in human newborns. Researchers have identified that gluconate--a small organic ...

Children with neonatal seizures had a 20.4% cumulative risk for epilepsy by age 22, whereas those without seizures had a risk of 1.15%, a new cohort study found. The risk persisted throughout ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Using serotonergic antidepressants during the first trimester of pregnancy did not increase the risk for ...