epilepsy | Australian Doctor Group

TGA registers cannabidiol for use in two epilepsy syndromes

1st October 2020

A cannabidiol product for the severe seizures associated with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome and Dravet syndrome has been…

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1st July 2019

Two leading Australian seizure experts are calling on the Department of Health to urgently revise outdated prescribing…

7th March 2019

Stereoelectroencephalography (SEEG) appears to be more versatile and have better procedural morbidity than subdural…

21st February 2019

People with epilepsy have a 10% per annum chance of sustaining an injury while having a seizure, an Australian study shows. …

19th October 2020

Two Aussie gynaecologists share their wisdom and experience

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15th August 2018

Almost all of the first 40 children given cannabidiol for severe epilepsy in Australia had an adverse event within three…

9th July 2018

Australian parents who turn to medicinal cannabis to treat their children with epilepsy overwhelmingly consider the extracts…

27th June 2018

Epilepsy drugs don’t work well, or at all, for about one-third of people with the condition. Unfortunately, these hard-to…