An EMAS indication would provide support for the use of Epidiolex in a fourth indication of a distinct, generalized seizure type, myoclonic-atonic seizures," stated Rob Iannone, M.D., M.S.C.E ...

Cannabidiol - an active component of cannabis - more than halved the frequency of atonic seizures for patients with severe epilepsy, a new study reveals.

Children with prolonged seizures lasting more than 30 minutes have a 30% to 40% risk of developing epilepsy. Moreover, long-lasting seizures, ... Tonic and atonic seizure.

Seizure types vary among patients, and can include tonic (stiffening of the body, upward deviation of the eyes, dilation of the pupils, and altered respiratory patterns), atonic (brief loss of ...

Adjunctive treatment in children, young people and adults with tonic or atonic seizures Do not offer carbamazepine, gabapentin, oxcarbazepine, pregabalin, tiagabine or vigabatrin. Interventions: ...

Non-pharma therapies may offer seizure relief for children with epilepsy. ... A reduction of ≥50% in atonic and/or other generalized seizures occurred in 51.7, 53.5, and 62.5% of VNS, ...

CDKL5 deficiency disorder affects around one in 40,000 children ... They can have chronic seizures, atonic or sequential seizures, in which the seizures start looking one way, ...

Children with Epilepsy Drugs, diet, ... and altered respiratory patterns), atonic (brief loss of muscle tone and consciousness, causing abrupt falls), atypical absence ...