But there are still many patients whose seizures remain uncontrolled, even after a great deal of trial and error with various drug combinations. Now, new research published in the August issue of the journal Epilepsia, indicates that when seizures are difficult to control with other conventional medications, the drug Topamax may come to the rescue.
Most people are unaware that there are several types of seizures.
In some seizures, the entire body moves abnormally. In others, only a part of the body may be affected and some seizures may not be noticeable at all. Different seizures also involve different parts of the brain. Study co-author Linda J. Stephen, MD, tells WebMD that Topamax is effective at controlling the various types even at very small doses. She is deputy director of the Epilepsy Unit at Western Infirmary in Glasgow, Scotland.