Newer epilepsy medications used during pregnancy do not affect neurological development in children: Study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli4 Dec 2024 8:30 PM ISTChildren of mothers who took certain antiseizure medications while pregnant do not have worse neurodevelopmental outcomes at age 6, according to a...
Paternal prescription of valproate during spermatogenesis may not increase risk of major congenital and neurodevelopmental disorders: JAMA Dr Riya Dave13 Jun 2024 8:15 PM ISTResearchers have found that paternal use of valproate during spermatogenesis is not associated with an increased risk of congenital malformations or...
Valproate Use Linked to Brain Volume Reduction in Epilepsy Patients Jacinthlyn Sylvia15 Dec 2023 9:15 AM ISTRecent study unveiled important findings about the impact of valproate (VPA) use on the brain volume of individuals with idiopathic generalized...
Autistic children mother lodges complaint over emissions from Sanofi Depakine drug plant: Report Ruchika Sharma21 Nov 2023 12:30 PM ISTParis: The mother of two autistic children in France has lodged a legal complaint for endangering life after she suspected she was exposed to airborne...
Treatment of bipolar disorder with valproate and antipsychotics linked to risk of diabetes mellitus Niveditha Subramani27 Jun 2023 8:30 AM ISTBipolar disorder is a severe mental disorder with high comorbidity with diabetes mellitus (DM). Specifically, the prevalence of diabetes among...
Prenatal exposure to antiseizure medication tied to psychiatric disorders during childhood: JAMA Medha Baranwal21 April 2023 9:15 AM ISTDenmark: A recent study published in JAMA Neurology has shed light on the associations between prenatal exposure to antiseizure medications and the...
Sanofi ordered to pay over Rs 3 crore as compensation for epilepsy drug-related side effects Ruchika Sharma17 May 2022 1:24 PM ISTThe court in Nanterre on Thursday ordered the company to compensate the parents of the girl for the various physical and psychological damages...
Valproate has highest diabetes risk among anticonvulsant mood stabilizers: JAMA Medical Dialogues Editorial Team8 April 2022 9:45 AM ISTUSA: Valproate is linked to the highest risk of acquiring type 2 diabetes (T2D) in adults, according to recent cohort research published in the...
Levetiracetam not as effective as valproate in managing epilepsy:The Lancet Dr Satabdi Saha16 April 2021 6:00 AM ISTAccording to recent research findings, compared with valproate, levetiracetam was found to be neither clinically effective nor cost-effective for...
Sanofi charged with Manslaughter over birth defects linked to its epilepsy drug Depakine Ruchika Sharma4 Aug 2020 1:37 PM ISTThe charges relate to the drug valproate, marketed as Depakine among other trade names, which studies say has caused disabilities in about...
Rare case of Valproate induced Hyperammonemic encephalopathy Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli25 Jan 2020 3:49 PM ISTDr Suhal Shah at Orange Regional Medical Center, Middletown, New York, USA, and colleagues have reported a case of Valproate induced hyperammonemic...
France: 450 cases of birth defects from Sanofis anti-epilepsy drug savita thakur thakur24 Feb 2016 12:45 PM ISTParis: A common drug used to treat epilepsy has caused congenital defects in around 450 babies in France who were exposed to the medication before...
