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Women Largely Unaware of Anti-Seizure Med Risks, More Education Needed

Pauline Anderson December 11, 2024 161  The majority of women with epilepsy are inadequately educated about the potential risks associated with anti-seizure medications (ASMs), which include teratogenicity and a reduction in the efficacy of hormonal birth control, early results of a new survey suggested. In addition, only about a third of survey respondents indicated that...

Anti-seizure medication improves cognitive function in some Alzheimer’s patients
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Anti-seizure medication improves cognitive function in some Alzheimer’s patients

by  University of California, Los Angeles PET scan of a human brain with Alzheimer’s disease. Credit: public domain An inexpensive anti-seizure medication markedly improves learning and memory and other cognitive functions in Alzheimer’s patients who have epileptic activity in their brains, according to a study published in the Sept. 27th issue of JAMA Neurology. “This is a...