DHA and seizures....and pregnancy

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Does anyone know how much DHA to take and if it helps in the prevention of seizures
 
DHA is supposed to help reduce or control seizures. Here's info from two studies, with the dosages they used:

"An intervention study in a mental health institution supplemented five patients with a flavoured omega-3 rich spread providing 1.46g DHA and 0.59g EPA daily for six months (Schlanger et al. 2002). These patients suffered from epilepsy secondary to a variety of other diseases of the central nervous system (CNS). The authors found a considerable decrease in the frequency and strength of grand mal (GM) and petit mal (PM) seizures in all patients. Furthermore, no adverse affects were exhibited by the patients. A more recent randomized placebo-controlled group trial involved 57 epileptic patients who were taking anti-epileptic drugs and assigned to either daily supplementation of 1.7g omega-3 fatty acids (DHA= 0.7 g, EPA= 1.0 g) or control for twelve weeks. A larger portion of the patients receiving the omega-3 fatty acid supplementation (5/29) had at least a 50% decrease in seizures during the first six weeks as compared to those receiving the placebo (0/27) (Yuen et al. 2005)"
 
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