Inhibiting a specific immune signaling pathway in the brain may reduce inflammation and seizure susceptibility, making it a potential new treatment target for Dravet syndrome, according to a study in mice. The study led by Li Gan, PhD, a professor at Weill Cornell Medical College in New York, found…
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There’s something special about a good pair of pajamas. A nice, matching set somehow makes me feel simultaneously cozy and put together. They also mean you don’t look too crazy during middle-of-the-night trips to the emergency room (ER), and if they’re of good quality, they can last forever. When my…
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When my 10-year-old daughter, Avery, was younger, we religiously kept track of the length of time she’d go without having a seizure. She started having seizures when she was only 3 months old. We discovered later that the seizures were due to a difference in her SCN1A gene, which…
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Patients will be randomly assigned to groups in a Phase 3 clinical trial testing bexicaserin for seizures associated with Dravet syndrome, according to the treatment’s developer. Lundbeck said it expects to complete patient randomization — assigning participants to groups receiving the treatment or a placebo — within…
Becoming educated and informed about Dravet syndrome is a good first step. Here you’ll find general information about the disease, including diagnosis, symptoms, and causes.
It helps to know others have been where you are now. Here’s a collection of our columnist’s words of wisdom to help you along on your Dravet syndrome journey.
There is no cure for Dravet syndrome yet, but here you can find more information about current therapeutic approaches, as well as experimental treatments that are in the pipeline.
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