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Sauk Valley - September 28, 2010 - Study shows epilepsy drug could help treat retinitis pigmentosa

Tuesday, 16 November 2010

A small preliminary study has found that valproic acid – a drug already used to treat epileptic seizures, migraines and bipolar disorder – may halt or even reverse the loss of vision produced by retinitis pigmentosa, researchers said Thursday. A team from the University of Massachusetts Medical School in Worchester is now organizing a clinical trial to confirm its observations.

Written by: Thomas H. Maugh II
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