antimigraine/seizures

Sumatriptan has been used for the acute treatment of migraine attacks. There are many similarities between migraine and epilepsy and the medications used to treat one of these disorders can effectively be used to treat the other. The purpose of this study was to evaluate and compare the

We studied the relationship between migraine and epilepsy in 395 adult seizure patients. Seventy-nine patients (20%) also had migraine syndrome, and 13 of these patients (3%) experienced seizures during or immediately following a migraine aura. Patients with catamenial epilepsy and patients with

A relationship between epilepsy and migraine has long been postulated, but the nature of this interaction is still debated. We studied adult patients with epilepsy and investigated the relationship between migraine and epilepsy. Fourteen percent (n = 412) of adult patients with seizures were

BACKGROUND Though migraine is disabling and affects 12%-15% of the population, there are few drugs that have been developed specifically for migraine prevention. Valproic acid (VPA) is a broad-spectrum antiepileptic drug (AED) that is also used for migraine prophylaxis, but its clinical use is

BTS 72664, (R)-7-[1-(4-chlorophenoxy)]ethyl]-1,2,4-triazolo(1,5-alpha)pyrimidine, was identified as a drug development candidate from a research program designed to discover novel, broad-spectrum, non-sedative anticonvulsant drugs. BTS 72664 antagonized bicuculline (BIC)- and maximal electroshock

The aqueous extract of pericarp of fruits of Sapindus trifoliatus (ST) Linn., family Sapindaceae was evaluated for its potential effects on central nervous system in mice. The extract at doses 20 and 100 mg/kg, i.p. significantly (p < 0.001) reduced the spontaneous locomotor activity and at 100

(1) The 22nd French pharmacovigilance meeting, held in July 2001, presented data on adverse effects notified by health professionals to regional pharmacovigilance centres in France. (2) Non specific "immunostimulants" are not harmless placebos, as might be concluded from the relative lack of data.

BACKGROUND Oxetorone is a serotonin antagonist antimigraine drug but literature relating to its toxic properties is poor. The aim of this study is to describe the toxicological profile of oxetorone and to highlight any relationship between clinical and analytical findings. METHODS This is a

Among the various forms of migraine headaches, ophthalmoplegic migraine is an uncommon and rare form, the incidence of which is approximately 0.7 per million. It presents predominantly with headache and ophthalmoplegia. One of more cranial nerves can be affected, however the third cranial nerve is

Vascular headaches are among the most prevalent yet poorly understood problems in clinical neurology. Headaches may develop in association with hypertension, seizures, stroke or without a recognizable pathophysiology such as during migraine and cluster headaches. Cephalic blood vessels (pial and

Familial hemiplegic migraine type 2 (FHM2) is an autosomal dominant inheritance disorder caused by ATP1A2 mutation, and the clinical spectrum is heterogeneous even with acute severe encephalopathy. However, up to now, early treatments against acute and severe attacks in FHM2 are still

Introduction Variants in the CACNA1A gene on chromosome 19p13 result in a spectrum of neurological phenotypes ranging from familial or sporadic hemiplegic migraine to congenital or progressive encephalopathies. Patients with CACNA1A variants often show acute attacks with ataxia or hemiplegia till

OBJECTIVE When we published the diagnostic criteria for "ictal epileptic headache" in 2012, we deliberately and consciously chose to adopt restrictive criteria that probably underestimate the phenomenon, rather than spread panic among patients and physicians who are reluctant to accept this

Status epilepticus (SE) is a life-threatening neurologic disorder that can be as both cause and consequence of neuroinflammation. In addition to previous reports on anti-inflammatory property of the anti-migraine medication sumatriptan, we have recently shown its anticonvulsive effects on

The scientific and medical history of valproic acid is relatively long, compared with other frequently used psychopharmacologic agents. Valproic acid was used as an organic solvent in research laboratories for eight decades, until the fortuitous observation of action against