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IMPORTANT WARNING Lamotrigine may cause serious rashes that may need to be treated in a hospital or cause permanent disability or death. Tell your doctor if you are taking valproic acid Depakene or divalproex Depakote because taking these medications with lamotrigine may increase... Read more
IMPORTANT WARNINGFelbamate may cause a serious blood condition called aplastic anemia. Symptoms of aplastic anemia can start any time you are taking felbamate or for a period of time after you stop taking felbamate. Tell your doctor if you have or have ever had blood problems. Yo... Read more
Why is this medication prescribedPregabalin is used to relieve neuropathic pain pain from damaged nerves that can occur in your arms, hands, fingers, legs, feet, or toes if you have diabetes or in the area of your rash if you have had shingles a painful rash that occurs after inf... Read more
Why is this medication prescribedTiagabine is used in combination with other medications to treat partial seizures a type of epilepsy. Tiagabine is in a class of medications called anticonvulsants. It is not known exactly how tiagabine works, but it increases the amount of natura... Read more
Why is this medication prescribedPhenobarbital, a barbiturate, is used to control epilepsy seizures and as a sedative to relieve anxiety. It is also used for short-term treatment of insomnia to help you fall asleep.This medication is sometimes prescribed for other uses; ask your ... Read more
This document talks about the risks that exposure to carbamazepine can have during pregnancy. With each pregnancy, all women have a 3 to 5 chance of having a baby with a birth defect. This information should not take the place of medical care and advice from your health care prov... Read more
The 2010 Progress Report on Brain ResearchThe year 2009 may be remembered as the beginning of a new era for deep brain stimulation, the neurosurgical therapy that uses implanted electrodes to alter brain activity. Backed by a promising track record in treating Parkinsons disease ... Read more
When antiepileptic drugs fail to control or substantially reduce seizures, surgery on the brain may be considered. Although some of the techniques are recent, surgical removal of seizure-producing areas of the brain has been an accepted form of treatment for more than 50 years. M... Read more
SEIZURES, EPILEPSY, AND MOOD HOW THEY OVERLAP Mood disorders and epilepsy overlap quite a bit. This is especially true when aperson has seizures that do not stop with antiseizure medications. When seizures are not completely controlledwith medicine, they are called refractory. Th... Read more
More than 90 of pregnant women with epilepsy give birth to normal, healthy babies.If I become pregnant, what are my chances of having a healthy babyYour chances of having a normal, healthy child are excellent -- greater than 90. However, there are some increased risks for women w... Read more
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