Having a child with Dravet syndrome affects the whole family, and it’s common for parents to feel burnt out…
Articles by Marisa Wexler, MS
Diacomit (stiripentol) may be more effective than other available Dravet syndrome treatments at reducing the frequency of seizures,…
Treatment with the experimental oral therapy bexicaserin led to sustained reductions in seizure frequency for children with Dravet syndrome…
A Phase 3 clinical trial testing soticlestat in people with Dravet syndrome showed that patients given soticlestat tended…
Avata Biosciences is gearing up for a Phase 3 clinical trial to test SAP-021, the company’s oral capsule formulation of…
Among recent treatments to reduce the risk of seizures in people with Dravet syndrome, Fintepla (fenfluramine) appears to…
Treatment with Fintepla (fenfluramine) appeared to be reasonably safe and to effectively lower seizure frequency in five…
Available treatments aren’t enough to fully control seizures for most people with Dravet syndrome, and most have side effects…
Epidiolex (cannabidiol), an approved treatment for seizures in Dravet syndrome, may in some rare cases cause side effects…
Treatment with a noninvasive procedure called transcranial static magnetic stimulation (tSMS) led to significantly less seizure activity in a…