Benign Adult Familial Myoclonic Epilepsy (BAFME) is an autosomal dominant disorder characterized by adult-onset cortical tremor or action myoclonus predominantly in the upper limbs, and generalized ...

Do not start sodium valproate for the first time in people (male or female) younger than 55 years, unless 2 specialists independently agree and document that there is no other effective and tolerated ...

For a short explanation of why the committee made this recommendation for research, see the rationale section on antibody testing. Full details of the evidence and the committee's discussion are in ...

ATLANTA, Dec. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- UCB today announced results of a Phase III trial demonstrating that its antiepileptic drug (AED) in development Keppra XR(TM) (levetiracetam) extended-release tablets ...

A 25-year follow-up study reveals that 68% of patients with juvenile myoclonic epilepsy (JME) became seizure-free, with nearly 30% no longer needing antiepileptic drug (AED) treatment. A 25-year ...

Adults with frontotemporal dementia are at increased risk of seizures, per a study from the University of California, San Francisco. The study analyzed 239 people meeting criteria of frontotemporal ...

New Delhi: Granules India Limited announced that its Levetiracetam Tablets have been ANDA approved. The ANDA approval is for 250 mg, 500 mg, 750 mg, and 1,000 mg equivalent tablets. The medication ...

Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy (JME) is a type of epilepsy that starts in in childhood or the teen years. People who have it wake up from sleep with quick, jerking movements of their arms and legs. These ...