Posts Tagged ‘seizures’

Seizures and Doripenem

Sunday, May 31, 2009 13:34 By GSerrano

Doripenem is an antibiotic that fights serious infections caused by bacteria. Usually administered as an injection, it is also used to treat severe infections of the stomach, bladder, or kidneys. Doripenem was approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration on October 12, 2007, to be sold under the tradename Doribax.
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Researchers Find Possible Cause of Alzheimer’s Seizures

Thursday, March 19, 2009 9:39 By Madhuri Katti

Researchers from Scotland have found a protein that may make nerve cells sensitive and prone to seizures. The tests on mice suggest that amyloid protien which causes clumps in brains could be primary cause of it.
Nearly one third of Alzheimer’s patients suffer from epileptic seizures. Unfortunately the medications of Alzheimer’s could trigger seizures. On the [...]

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