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Switching to extended-release divalproex sodium improved patient-reported tremor but did not change seizure frequency or most side effects.

Altered metabolism can help control seizures by changing brain signaling and energy use, suggesting new treatments for epilepsy.

Long-term use of seizure medications can disrupt calcium metabolism, but this can be treated with vitamin D or UV light and does not affect seizure control.

Neuroimaging suggests that treatments targeting brain steroids could help control epilepsy, especially types linked to the menstrual cycle.

A woman's new seizures were caused by a brain tumor likely linked to her past cancer treatment, and choosing safe seizure medications is important for women who can have children.

Ketogenic diet, neurosteroids, and HMGB1-TLR4 signaling pathway are potential targets for new epilepsy treatments.

Treating epilepsy is complex, requiring careful drug choice and patient adherence to manage seizures and side effects.

Women with epilepsy should be monitored for reproductive issues, which can be caused by epilepsy or its treatments, especially when using valproate.

Extended-release divalproex is better tolerated and more effective for seizures and psychiatric symptoms than delayed-release divalproex, but doesn't reduce hair loss.

Progesterone treatment improved seizures in a woman with menstrual cycle-related epilepsy, but a wrong medication worsened her condition.

The drug combination significantly reduced epileptic drop attacks in patients.

Early surgery reduces seizure risk in drug-resistant epilepsy; testosterone to DHT conversion doesn't affect muscle anabolism; veterans with PTSD likely to have riskier opioid use; bevacizumab helps in hereditary bleeding disorder.

Progesterone and related compounds may help control seizures linked to the menstrual cycle but have limitations that need addressing.

Valproic acid increases hair count in men with hair loss.

Extended-release valproate effectively reduced seizures and improved quality of life in epilepsy patients over 6 months, with some side effects.

Epilepsy and certain epilepsy drugs can lead to reproductive problems in women, but changing medication might improve these issues.

An infant with seizures and hair loss was diagnosed with biotinidase deficiency and treated successfully with biotin.

Neurosteroids show promise for treating epilepsy and more research is needed.

Using focused ultrasound on the brain can help epilepsy medicine work better in rats.

Levetiracetam may cause hair loss, which can potentially reverse with lower doses or stopping the drug.

Levetiracetam often causes behavioral issues, while oxcarbazepine is more likely to cause sleepiness in epilepsy patients.

Topiramate may cause reversible hair loss.

A boy on a ketogenic diet and anti-epileptic drugs developed skin issues due to stopping vitamin supplements, which improved with proper supplementation.

Sodium valproate caused vomiting, hair loss, loss of appetite, abdominal pain, weight gain, and anemia in young children with epilepsy.

Herbal remedies can cause adverse effects and need more safety research.

Drug repurposing is a cost-effective way to find new uses for existing drugs, speeding up treatment development.

Levetiracetam is widely used and generally well-tolerated for treating idiopathic generalized epilepsies, with tiredness as the main side effect.

Melatonin may help manage PCOS by improving insulin sensitivity, hormone balance, and mood.

Letrozole reduces seizures but not brain damage in mice.

A girl with Pitt-Hopkins syndrome developed curly hair as a rare side effect from the epilepsy drug perampanel.