Sentences with phrase «using epilepsy drugs»

Treatment involves using epilepsy drugs to control seizures.

Alzheimer's disease patients may benefit from using epilepsy drugs.

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Now the Home Office wants to ban drugs that doctors already value enough for the NHS to spend # 200 million per year on to treat Parkinson's disease, epilepsy, depression and insomnia - just because a few people might use them to get high.

It is now possible to treat epilepsy and schizophrenia (madness) using a herbal drug discovered by a Nigerian Scholar of Pharmacology and Toxicology of Kaduna state...

Yet marijuana is far less dangerous than many other drugs, and cannabis or its derivatives have been used to treat everything from chronic pain to post-traumatic stress disorder to childhood epilepsy.

Intractable epilepsy, number of antiepileptic drugs used, and the number of seizures were similar in all groups.

A technique that involves genetically engineering brain cells so that they fire in the presence of certain drugs has been used to treat epilepsy in rats, and it could soon be tested in humans.

Using a novel combination of technologies, including trio exome sequencing of patient / parental DNA and genetic studies in the tiny larvae of zebrafish, the EuroEPINOMICS RES consortium found that mutations in the gene CHD2 are responsible for a subset of epilepsy patients with symptoms similar to Dravet syndrome — a severe form of childhood epilepsy that is in many patients resistant to currently available anti-epileptic drugs.

A technique that involves genetically engineering brain cells so that they fire in the presence of certain drugs has been used to treat an epilepsy - like condition in rats, and it could soon be trialled in humans.

While there is no known trigger behind seizures in people with epilepsy, Dr. Kuebler and his lab are using their drug - screening technique to investigate potential metabolic causes — using genetically modified, seizure - prone flies (a family of Drosophila flies called Bang - sensitive paralytic mutants).

While the study is limited to a drug used extensively in epilepsy and psychiatry, the implications of such findings extend beyond this particular drug, indicating that FDA standards for bioequivalence are appropriate.

The study included 35 patients, adults with epilepsy who currently take lamotrigine, and looked at long - term dosing using two currently on - market epileptic generic drugs.

Lamotrigine, a widely used drug for the treatment of epilepsy, is an ideal drug for this assessment, says Privitera, particularly because it has also been the subject of the noted problems with generic switches and complaints to the FDA.

Importantly, the researchers began testing drugs currently used for diseases other than epilepsy.

A major advantage of using valproic acid is that it's already approved as an epilepsy drug by the Food and Drug Administration, so if it were ever to be used in humans, it wouldn't have to go through the same long, expensive approval process that a new compound would requdrug by the Food and Drug Administration, so if it were ever to be used in humans, it wouldn't have to go through the same long, expensive approval process that a new compound would requDrug Administration, so if it were ever to be used in humans, it wouldn't have to go through the same long, expensive approval process that a new compound would require.

One team in Australia is experimenting (on mice) with ultrasound to clear up plaque buildup and the other team (in the US) is using an already approved drug commonly used to treat epilepsy

The ketogenic diet is a high - fat low - carb diet that has been used successfully to treat many neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer's, and it has been successfully used to treat epilepsy where drugs fail.

Although drug therapies have been the standard for epilepsy treatment, nearly one half of individuals with the diagnosis use some form of complementary therapy to manage symptoms.

Yet versions of the ketogenic diet have been used to successfully treat drug - resistant epilepsy in children since the 1920s — potentially even back in the biblical ages.

About 60 % of patients will achieve control of their epilepsy with the first drug they use, whereas about 30 % do not achieve control with drugs.

Even though Johns Hopkins used a ketogenic diet for curing epilepsy over 80 years ago, when medical drugs did not help epilepsy effectively, mainstream medicine continues to rely on new and expensive toxic drugs for epileptic children.

The ketogenic diet is a high - fat low - carb diet that has been used to successfully treat many neuro - degenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer's, and it has been successfully used to treat epilepsy where drugs fail.

For cats who get extremely stressed during a vet visit, or even when a vet comes to the cat's home to perform the exam, Gabapentin, a drug commonly used to treat chronic pain and epilepsy, can make a significant difference in how a cat experiences a veterinary visit.

Treatment Drugs that can be used when treating epilepsy in dogs include corticosteroids, anti-epileptic and anti-convulsant medications.

The same drugs used for idiopathic epilepsy may control those type of seizures for a while; but unless the underlying cause is determined and successfully treated, the pet» long term outlook is grave.

Phenobarbital is the most commonly used drug to treat epilepsy in dogs and cats.

Drugs that can be used when treating epilepsy in dogs include corticosteroids, anti-epileptic and anti-convulsant medications.

ACT - activated clotting time (bleeding disorders) ACTH - adrenocorticotropic hormone (adrenal gland function) Ag - antigen test for proteins specific to a disease causing organism or virus Alb - albumin (liver, kidney and intestinal disorders) Alk - Phos, ALP alkaline phosphatase (liver and adrenal disorders) Allergy Testing intradermal or blood antibody test for allergen hypersensitivity ALT - alanine aminotransferase (liver disorder) Amyl - amylase enzyme — non specific (pancreatitis) ANA - antinuclear antibody (systemic lupus erythematosus) Anaplasmosis Anaplasma spp. (tick - borne rickettsial disease) APTT - activated partial thromboplastin time (blood clotting ability) AST - aspartate aminotransferase (muscle and liver disorders) Band band cell — type of white blood cell Baso basophil — type of white blood cell Bile Acids digestive acids produced in the liver and stored in the gall bladder (liver function) Bili bilirubin (bile pigment responsible for jaundice from liver disease or RBC destruction) BP - blood pressure measurement BUN - blood urea nitrogen (kidney and liver function) Bx biopsy C & S aerobic / anaerobic bacterial culture and antibiotic sensitivity test (infection, drug selection) Ca +2 calcium ion — unbound calcium (parathyroid gland function) CBC - complete blood count (all circulating cells) Chol cholesterol (liver, thyroid disorders) CK, CPK creatine [phospho] kinase (muscle disease, heart disease) Cl - chloride ion — unbound chloride (hydration, blood pH) CO2 - carbon dioxide (blood pH) Contrast Radiograph x-ray image using injected radiopaque contrast media Cortisol hormone produced by the adrenal glands (adrenal gland function) Coomb's anti- red blood cell antibody test (immune - mediated hemolytic anemia) Crea creatinine (kidney function) CRT - capillary refill time (blood pressure, tissue perfusion) DTM - dermatophyte test medium (ringworm — dermatophytosis) EEG - electroencephalogram (brain function, epilepsy) Ehrlichia Ehrlichia spp. (tick - borne rickettsial disease) EKG, ECG - electrok [c] ardiogram (electrical heart activity, heart arryhthmia) Eos eosinophil — type of white blood cell Fecal, flotation, direct intestinal parasite exam FeLV Feline Leukemia Virus test FIA Feline Infectious Anemia: aka Feline Hemotrophic Mycoplasma, Haemobartonella felis test FIV Feline Immunodeficiency Virus test Fluorescein Stain fluorescein stain uptake of cornea (corneal ulceration) fT4, fT4ed, freeT4ed thyroxine hormone unbound by protein measured by equilibrium dialysis (thyroid function) GGT gamma - glutamyltranferase (liver disorders) Glob globulin (liver, immune system) Glu blood or urine glucose (diabetes mellitus) Gran granulocytes — subgroup of white blood cells Hb, Hgb hemoglobin — iron rich protein bound to red blood cells that carries oxygen (anemia, red cell mass) HCO3 - bicarbonate ion (blood pH) HCT, PCV, MHCT hematocrit, packed - cell volume, microhematocrit (hemoconcentration, dehydration, anemia) K + potassium ion — unbound potassium (kidney disorders, adrenal gland disorders) Lipa lipase enzyme — non specific (pancreatitis) LYME Borrelia spp. (tick - borne rickettsial disease) Lymph lymphocyte — type of white blood cell MCHC mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (anemia, iron deficiency) MCV mean corpuscular volume — average red cell size (anemia, iron deficiency) Mg +2 magnesium ion — unbound magnesium (diabetes, parathyroid function, malnutrition) MHCT, HCT, PCV microhematocrit, hematocrit, packed - cell volume (hemoconcentration, dehydration, anemia) MIC minimum inhibitory concentration — part of the C&S that determines antimicrobial selection Mono monocyte — type of white blood cell MRI magnetic resonance imaging (advanced tissue imaging) Na + sodium ion — unbound sodium (dehydration, adrenal gland disease) nRBC nucleated red blood cell — immature red blood cell (bone marrow damage, lead toxicity) PCV, HCT, MHCT packed - cell volume, hematocrit, microhematocrit (hemoconcentration, dehydration, anemia) PE physical examination pH urine pH (urinary tract infection, urolithiasis) Phos phosphorus (kidney disorders, ketoacidosis, parathyroid function) PLI pancreatic lipase immunoreactivity (pancreatitis) PLT platelet — cells involved in clotting (bleeding disorders) PT prothrombin time (bleeding disorders) PTH parathyroid hormone, parathormone (parathyroid function) Radiograph x-ray image RBC red blood cell count (anemia) REL Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever / Ehrlichia / Lyme combination test Retic reticulocyte — immature red blood cell (regenerative vs. non-regenerative anemia) RMSF Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever SAP serum alkaline phosphatase (liver disorders) Schirmer Tear Test tear production test (keratoconjunctivitis sicca — dry eye,) Seg segmented neutrophil — type of white blood cell USG Urine specific gravity (urine concentration, kidney function) spec cPL specific canine pancreatic lipase (pancreatitis)-- replaces the PLI test spec fPL specific feline pancreatic lipase (pancreatitis)-- replaces the PLI test T4 thyroxine hormone — total (thyroid gland function) TLI trypsin - like immunoreactivity (exocrine pancreatic insufficiency) TP total protein (hydration, liver disorders) TPR temperature / pulse / respirations (physical exam vital signs) Trig triglycerides (fat metabolism, liver disorders) TSH thyroid stimulating hormone (thyroid gland function) UA urinalysis (kidney function, urinary tract infection, diabetes) Urine Cortisol - Crea Ratio urine cortisol - creatine ratio (screening test for adrenal gland disease) Urine Protein - Crea Ratio urine protein - creatinine ratio (kidney disorders) VWF VonWillebrands factor (bleeding disorder) WBC white blood cell count (infection, inflammation, bone marrow suppression)

Potassium bromide (KBr or bromide) is gaining new recognition for use in refractory (difficult to control) canine epilepsy as well as a first - line drug therapy.

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Topamax This drug is frequently prescribed for epilepsy and migraines, as well as the off - label uses, including treatment of bipolar disorder, obesity, bulimia, neuropathic pain, obsessive - compulsive disorder, idiopathic intracranial hypertension, and alcoholism.