Vimpat was tested in people 17 years of age and older. Most effective seizure medications are usually effective at all ages, but side effects and dosages can differ. Because Vimpat affects the brain growth factor, CRMP-2, a possible negative effect on brain development in young children cannot be ruled out.
During the 1960s, environmentalism became a mass social movement. Drawing on a culture of political activism inspired in part by the civil rights and antiwar movements, thousands of citizens, particularly young middle-class white men and women, became involved with environmental politics.
The Definition of Environmental Justice. Although the origin of the environmental justice movement is traced to the passing of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Robert Bullardâs work entitled Dumping in Dixie published in the 1990âs is considered to be the first book addressing the reality of environmental injustice.owever, in the 1980âs a transition took place which would give rise to the environmental justice movement as an extension of the Civil Rights movement. This shift took place under the designation of âenvironmental activismâ (DD, 29).