Lamcital (lamotrigine) can be used for tonic-clonic seizures and focal seizures. The way lamotrigine works in the body is not well understood. However, research has shown that lamotrigine enhances ...

Nov. 30, 2023 — Slow waves that usually only occur in the brain during sleep are also present during wakefulness in people with epilepsy and may protect against increased brain excitability ...

The AMPA receptor is a ligand-gated ionotropic glutamate receptor. AMPA receptor antagonists are anticonvulsants used in patients with epilepsy in the treatment of partial-onset seizures. For a ...

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The findings point the way to treatment options targeting group 1 metabotropic glutamate receptors ... higher susceptibility to seizures and altered morphology of dendritic spines.

lamotrigine (Lamictal): A broad-spectrum alternative to VPA, with a better side effect profile. However, LTG may not be as effective for myoclonic seizures. Lamotrigine works by several mechanisms ...

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Adjunctive therapy for epilepsy, also referred to as add-on therapy, is the use of more than one anti-epileptic drug (AED) to prevent seizures. Often, the only way to obtain adequate seizure control ...

Different epilepsies are due to many different underlying causes. The causes can be complex, and sometimes hard to identify. A person might start having seizures because they have one or more of the ...

Some people may find that seizures occur in a pattern or are more likely to occur in certain situations. Sometimes is just by chance, but other times it’s not. Keeping track of any factors that may ...

Seizures may occur due to medication or trauma that damages the brain. Epilepsy is a condition where people have recurring seizures. This article looks at the different types of seizures ...

The International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE), a group of the world's leading epilepsy professionals, classifies seizures by dividing them into groups depending on: Seizures are also described ...