On July 6, 2019, Disney Channel actor Cameron Boyce died of natural causes, a preliminary report from the Los Angeles County medical examiner's office confirmed. Soon after the news broke, the 20-year ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . XEN1101 is a novel small-molecule selective Kv7.2/Kv7.3 potassium channel opener. A 25 mg dose of XEN1101 ...

Since 1983, eight new AEDs have been introduced (see Table 2 below). Sadly, a recent VA study of more than 21,000 subjects aged 65 years and older revealed that 80% were being treated with ...

A new drug candidate has shown impressive results in a mid-stage clinical trial for drug-resistant epilepsy, raising hopes for patients who continue to suffer seizures despite being on multiple ...

To diagnose complex partial seizures in the elderly patient with AD, look for such stereotypy as staring for brief periods, increased confusion lasting minutes rather than hours, observable ...

Although its exact mechanism in the treatment of partial-onset seizures is unknown, cenobamate has been shown to reduce repetitive neuronal firing by inhibiting voltage-gated sodium currents. The Food ...

Myocardial infarction (MI) is associated with the development of epilepsy in patients older than age 60 years, new research showed. Results from the Northern Manhattan Study (NOMAS) showed that, after ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Individuals with late-onset epilepsy experienced an increased risk for death compared with individuals without ...

Late-onset epilepsy (LOE) may represent a distinctive neurodegenerative-linked epilepsy subtype, with new data showing that individuals who develop epilepsy after midlife have substantially greater ...

Last week, the FDA approved XCOPRI (cenobamate tablets) to treat partial-onset seizures in adults. This approval will help offer additional aid for the many individuals throughout the world who live ...

Older adults who have a heart attack may be more likely to develop epilepsy later in life, according to a study published November 5, 2025 in Neurology ®, the medical journal of the American Academy ...