Many patients suffer from epilepsy that cannot be controlled by current medications. Surgical removal of epileptogenic brain regions is effective in only about half of cases, and not all patients are ...

An experimental treatment reduces seizures and other symptoms in children with a type of epilepsy called Dravet syndrome.

Many families face the challenge of drug-resistant epilepsy, questioning the transition from medication to surgery.

A new experimental drug is showing remarkable promise for children with Dravet syndrome, a severe genetic form of epilepsy.

A first-in-class gene-regulating therapy cut seizures by up to 91% in children with Dravet syndrome in extension studies, ...

A Phase I/IIa clinical trials co-led by Linda Laux, MD, from Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, show that ...

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 ...

The Epilepsy Society has welcomed a new experimental treatment for children with Dravet syndrome which researchers say is safe and can help reduce seizures dramatically. Fergus Rugg Gunn, Consultant ...

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 ...

Mayo Clinic researchers have identified a hidden "movement map" deep within the brain—a discovery that could help surgeons ...

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 ...