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

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) Novel mechanisms underlying Dravet syndrome, a rare genetic epilepsy in children, have been identified, revealing potential therapeutic targets. The disorder is ...

This article explores persistent myths and media-driven misconceptions. Myth 1: Epilepsy Is Rare Epilepsy is one of the most common neurological disorders, affecting 1 in 100 people (Epilepsy ...

LGS is a rare and severe form of epilepsy that starts in early childhood and is resistant to many treatments. It is thought that around 1-2% of the 60,000 children in England with epilepsy have LGS.

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 ...

(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 ...

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 ...

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 ...