While generalized seizures cause convulsions, epilepsy includes other types like absence seizures (brief awareness lapses), ...

Dravet syndrome is a rare, genetic form of epilepsy that begins during infancy and can cause prolonged and frequent seizures and behavioral and developmental delays in children.

Children in England living with a rare and severe form of epilepsy could soon benefit from a new drug being rolled out on the NHS. Fenfluramine has been recommended by the National Institute for ...

UK-based GW Pharmaceuticals’ Epidiolex looks on course for approval in the US, after a panel of FDA experts unanimously backed it as a treatment for two rare forms of epilepsy. The FDA's ...

Purple Day, observed annually on March 26, raises epilepsy awareness and dispels myths. Despite affecting 50 million people worldwide (WHO, 2022), epilepsy remains misunderstood, leading to stigma ...

Purple Day, the international epilepsy awareness day, is today and it encourages people to wear purple and engage in ...

An inquest into the girl’s death at Dublin District Coroner’s Court on Monday heard that she was diagnosed with a previously unknown rare genetic disorder – KBG Syndrome – while tests were being ...

(MENAFN- IANS) New Delhi, Feb 15 (IANS) A team of researchers has developed a new gene therapy for children with Dravet syndrome -- a rare type of epilepsy in children. Dravet syndrome (DS) is a ...

In a groundbreaking advancement for families grappling with the challenges of Dravet syndrome, a rare and life-altering form ...

Saniona (OMX: SANION), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, today announces the initiation of scale-up and manufacturing of toxicology batches for SAN2219, advancing the program toward clinical ...