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1. Keppra XR Approved for Partial-Onset Seizures - US News and World Report
MONDAY, Sept. 15 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved an extended release form of Keppra (levetiracetam) as an add-on treatment for people with epileptic seizures aged 16 and older, Belgian drug maker UCB said Monda...
2. Some Epilepsy Patients Not Always Aware of Seizures
That can lead to under-reporting when applying for driver's licenses, researchers suggest
3. Partial (focal) seizure
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All seizures are caused by abnormal electrical disturbances in the brain. Partial (focal) seizures occur when this electrical activity remains in a limited area of the brain. The seizures may sometimes turn into generalized seizures, which affect th... Reviewer: Reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc., and David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine. Previously reviewed by Daniel B. Hoch, PhD, MD, Assistant Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School, Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital. (6/19/08) Expand your search to include all of U.S. News
4. Focal seizure -- Information from MedicineNet
Focal seizure definition - Medical Dictionary definitions of popular medical terms. medical dictionary A-Z List > Focal seizure. Online Medical Dictionary and glossary with medical definitions. online medical dictionary A-Z List. http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=32959
5. Partial seizures -- Information from Harvard Medical School
When the person having a partial seizure is aware of having a seizure, is aware of his or her surroundings and remembers the event afterward, the seizure is classified as a simple partial seizure. When only a portion of the brain is involved, the... http://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WSIHW000/9339/10508.html
6. The Children's Hospital at Westmead - Parents - Febrile convulsions
There is a medication called Midazolam that is sometimes recommended for children who have frequent febrile convulsions or if the child has a history of febrile convulsions that last longer then 5 minutes. http://www.chw.edu.au/parents/factsheets/febrilej.htm |
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