by Katrina Carr | Apr 3, 2020 | Treatment Options
Pharmaceutical CBD bests artisanal CBD in pediatric epilepsy syndromes By Andrew D. Bowser credit: Kimberly Boyles/Shutterstock While some parents have opted to try store-bought formulations of cannabidiol (CBD) as a treatment for children with epilepsy, there’s been...
by Katrina Carr | Jul 24, 2019 | Treatment Options
Novel antiepileptic drugs: Something old, something new in the therapeutic pipeline By Bruce Jancin Promising new antiepileptic agents are on the horizon. For the most part, these are orphan drugs or repurposed older agents that were belatedly found to have previously...
by Katrina Carr | May 24, 2019 | Treatment Options
The promises and unknowns of cannabidiol By Christine Kilgore credit: MysteryShot/Getty Images Not too long ago, published research on cannabis-based therapies for patients with epilepsy consisted of a modest collection of retrospective reviews, case series reports,...
by Katrina Carr | Apr 12, 2019 | Treatment Options
Consensus statement helps children with epilepsy navigate transition of care from a pediatric to an adult provider By Adriene Marshall As pediatric neurology patients, including those with epilepsy, approach adulthood, it makes sense that their health care needs also...
