Sentences with phrase «onset seizures»

A focal onset aware seizure is one of the two types of focal onset seizures.

The RNS System is an adjunctive therapy in reducing the frequency of seizures in individuals 18 years of age or older with partial onset seizures who have undergone diagnostic testing that localized no more than 2 epileptogenic foci, are refractory to two or more antiepileptic medications, and currently have frequent and disabling seizures.

The two primary outcomes in this study evaluating adjunctive brivaracetam in the treatment of partial - onset seizures in adults with epilepsy were statistically significant and clinically relevant,» said Dr. Pavel Klein, director, Mid-Atlantic Epilepsy and Sleep Center.

Data obtained from seizure diaries reveal a clinically relevant reduction in the frequency of partial onset seizures during a 28 - day period in patients taking either dose of brivaracetam, relative to a placebo.

Typical clinical signs: unprovoked aggression, sudden onset seizure disorder, disorientation, moodiness, erratic temperament, hyperactivity, hypo - attentiveness, depression, fearfulness, phobias, anxiety, passivity, submissiveness, compulsiveness, and irritability.

It is indicated for use in patients with partial onset seizures — seizures that originate and remain in a limited area of the brain.

Focal onset seizures have a wide range of symptoms in different kids.

According to the authors, the study reveals that brivaracetam daily doses of 100 mg and 200 mg are generally well tolerated and may help reduce seizure frequency when administered as adjunctive therapy in adult epilepsy patients with partial onset seizures.

Researchers from the Mid-Atlantic Epilepsy and Sleep Center and other participating medical centers performed a randomized, double - blind, placebo - controlled study in the United States and Europe on the efficacy and safety of the drug brivaracetam, an analog of the commonly used AED levetiracetam, in adults with poorly controlled partial onset seizures.

This technique, known as «responsive neurostimulation» (RNS), has proved effective for epilepsy and an existing system has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for treating partial onset seizures (which affect only part of the brain).

She specializes in diagnosing and treating patients with intractable epilepsy and new - onset seizures and has particular expertise in treating women with epilepsy who are pregnant or trying to become pregnant.

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The incidence of females with onset of seizures between 3 and 4 years of age was very low, with the majority (82 %) of first observed seizures occurring before 3 years of age (hereafter to be referred to as «early» onset seizures versus «late» onset seizures beginning after age 3).

Because of the potential difference between «early» and «late» onset seizures, the values were recalculated using only affected dogs that had their first seizure before 36 months.

The first seizure occurred by age 3 years in 73 % of all dogs and there appeared to be a difference in the inheritance pattern between dogs with «early» and «late» onset seizures.