Antiepileptic

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- Epilepsy drugs may raise suicide risk, warns FDA - 5.4
- Epilepsy drug valproate during pregnancy lowers child's IQ - 5.3
- Patterns of medication nonadherence in epilepsy children linked to socioeconomic status - 4.3

Antiepileptic articles

Patterns of medication nonadherence in epilepsy children linked to socioeconomic status
An examination of medication adherence among children with newly diagnosed epilepsy found that nearly 60 percent showed persistent nonadherence during the first 6 months of therapy, and that lower socioeconomic status was associated with higher non-adherence.

Deep brain stimulation may reduce epileptic seizures
A recent study organized by Stanford University researchers found patients with refractory partial and secondarily generalized seizures had a reduction in seizures after deep brain stimulation.

Epilepsy drug valproate during pregnancy lowers child's IQ
Three-year-olds whose mothers took the antiepileptic drug valproate during pregnancy had average IQs six to nine points lower than children exposed to three other antiepileptic drugs, a landmark multi-center study has found.

Suicidal thoughts and behaviours from epilepsy drugs, alerts Medsafe
Medsafe, New Zealand's Ministry of Health's medicines regulatory arm, is alerting health care professionals in New Zealand about a small increased risk of suicidal thoughts and behaviours in patients taking anti-epileptic medicines.

Epilepsy drugs may raise suicide risk, warns FDA
An increased risk of suicidal thoughts and behaviors (suicidality) in patients who take drugs called antiepileptics to treat epilepsy, bipolar disorder, migraine headaches, and other conditions, reported by U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

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