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/PRNewswire/ -- SK Biopharmaceuticals, a global biotech company, announced the formation of its Scientific Advisory Board (SAB), comprising of five prominent...

/PRNewswire/ -- In cooperation with the Congressional Epilepsy Caucus, organizations including the Epilepsy Foundation, Epilepsies Action Network, CURE...

Three antiseizure medications should be used with caution in women of child-bearing age because they are associated with low birth weights, according to a new study of more than 4 million births over 20 years.

Adolescents newly diagnosed with focal epilepsy have a high rate of suicidality that increases even more over time.

Home to Canada’s largest epilepsy monitoring unit, the London Health Sciences Centre has added new 13 new electroencephalogram — or EEG — machines to further advance epilepsy research and diagnosis.

Prenatal exposure to high-dose folic acid is associated with a greater than twofold increased risk for cancer in children of mothers with epilepsy, according to Scandinavian registry data.

/PRNewswire/ -- State Senator Ileana Garcia and Senator-Elect Bryan Avila this month presented a $500,000 check, funded by the state of Florida, to...

MIAMI, Sept. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- State Senator Ileana Garcia and Senator-Elect Bryan Avila this month presented a $500,000 check, funded by t...

Kara Rachel Butler, 18, unexpectedly passed away Sunday, August 21, 2022. She was brought into this world on March 9, 2004 in San Angelo, Texas. Kara was the daughter of Sam Butler and Robin Butler. 

One of the many possible side effects of antiepileptic drugs is a change in weight. Valproate, in particular, has been associated with weight gain. However, a recent study by Patricio Espinosa, MD, MPH, presented at the 58th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Neurology, San Diego suggests that weight gain with valproate may be a problem for teenagers and adults, but not