Sentences with phrase «report from epilepsy»
A 2013 joint report from epilepsy research organizations explained that «because the marketplace is already awash with [antiseizure drugs], many pharmaceutical companies now refrain from the expensive enterprise of developing new compounds.»
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Providing patients and physicians with an accurate way to track and report seizures could lead to advancements in how care is provided for those who suffer from conditions, such as epilepsy — 3.4 million people in the US suffer from the condition, according to a CDC estimate.
Vincent van Gogh, who suffered from epilepsy, reported seeing rings around lights and halo effects as a direct result of his treatment with digitalis.
Topamax, an epilepsy drug from Ortho - McNeil Pharmaceutical, has proven extremely effective on migraines in clinical trials: Half of all patients have reported a 50 percent reduction in the frequency of migraines, and more than a quarter have a reported 75 percent reduction.
Although it is often suggested that children with epilepsy who are benefiting from ketogenic dietary therapy continue this for at least two years, duration of treatment could be shorter in patients with infantile spasms who become seizure - free; one study reported no adverse effect on seizure outcomes and less risk of growth disturbances when treatment was tapered down after 8 months (15).
One Tennessee woman who had graduated from nursing school was diagnosed with epilepsy 14 years later, ABC News affiliate WRIC reported.
As the ASPCA reports, «puppies from puppy mills are prone to congenital and heredity conditions» including epilepsy, heart disease, kidney disease, parvovirus, giardia, penomonia, and kennel cough, among other troubling conditions.