by Ket Patel | Nov 5, 2012 | All Articles For Neurology, Epilepsy
Epilepsy increased the risk for sudden cardiac death threefold in a case-control study involving 1,019 cases of sudden cardiac death. “A substantial portion of deaths in epilepsy happen suddenly,” said Dr. Abdennasser Bardai of the University of Amsterdam...
by Ket Patel | Oct 31, 2012 | All Articles For Neurology, Headache/Migraine
Plain old aspirin proved far and away the most effective of the various agents used for prophylaxis of migraine with aura in an Italian study, with 86% of aspirin-treated patients reporting at least a 50% reduction in frequency of attacks. “We found the...
by Ket Patel | Oct 31, 2012 | All Articles For Neurology, Headache/Migraine
Frovatriptan may be the triptan of choice for the acute treatment of menstrual migraine attacks, according to reanalyses of data from double-blind, randomized crossover trials involving the drug. Frovatriptan’s lengthy half-life – the longest of all the triptans – and...
by Ket Patel | Oct 31, 2012 | Psychiatry
Plain old aspirin proved far and away the most effective of the various agents used for prophylaxis of migraine with aura in an Italian study, with 86% of aspirin-treated patients reporting at least a 50% reduction in frequency of attacks. “We found the...
by Ket Patel | Oct 30, 2012 | Psychiatry
Symptoms of psychosis were associated with greatly increased risk for suicidal behavior in the general adolescent population as well as in adolescents who have nonpsychotic disorders, such as depression, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, anxiety disorders, or...
