A new drug is transforming the lives of children born with a severe form of epilepsy, say doctors and families. Dravet syndrome can cause dozens of dangerous seizures a day and affects about one in ...
A new experimental treatment for children with a hard-to-treat form of epilepsy is safe and can reduce seizures dramatically, helping them lead much healthier and happier lives, the findings of a UCL ...
A new experimental drug is showing remarkable promise for children with Dravet syndrome, a severe genetic form of epilepsy.
A Phase I/IIa clinical trials co-led by Linda Laux, MD, from Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, show that ...
A new clinical trial led in part by a Lurie Children’s Hospital doctor is showing promise for children with Dravet syndrome, a severe form of epilepsy, and could become the first gene regulation ...
This article reviews the implications of uncontrolled epilepsy, including direct and indirect costs, as well as other factors that contribute to epilepsy-related HRU and the broader economic impact of ...
Children whose mothers had diabetes during pregnancy had a higher risk for developing epilepsy during childhood, according to a study published in Pediatrics.“Our findings highlight that prenatal ...
Mayo Clinic researchers have identified a hidden "movement map" deep within the brain—a discovery that could help surgeons ...
Not all seizures involve convulsions. Silent epilepsy can appear as déjà vu, sudden fear, blank stares, confusion, or brief memory lapses. Know the subtle warning signs.
The Wright family, from Middletown, holds National Rare Disease Day on Feb. 28 close to their hearts. Megan Wright, 35, and Ty Wright, 37, are parents to three children. Their middle child, 7-year-old ...
A prominent epileptologist and neurologist, Prof. Patrick Adjei, who said this, pointed out that stigma had been one of the main drivers of the high treatment gap of the condition, urging that nobody ...
Identifying childhood epilepsy at an early stage is vital; a late diagnosis can hinder a child's growth and education.
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