Breast cancer drug found to reduce seizures

(Northwestern University) A class of drug that inhibits estrogen production and is used to treat breast cancer has been found to quickly and effectively suppress dangerous brain seizures, according to a new Northwestern University study. The effect was profound, say the neuroscientists, who conducted the study in an animal model of status epilepticus, a condition characterized by a prolonged episode of seizure activity. The results show that clinically available drugs could be effective therapie...