Marta Figueiredo, PhD, science writer —

Dravet patients have an abnormal inflammatory reaction to vaccines, supporting a potential link between inflammation and epileptic seizures in these patients, according to a small study. The study, “Altered vaccine-induced immunity in children with Dravet syndrome,” was published in the journal Epilepsia. Dravet syndrome is a…

Children with Dravet syndrome are at risk of coma after prolonged epileptic seizures, especially when associated with high fever, according to a large Chinese retrospective study. The study, “The clinical outcome and neuroimaging of acute encephalopathy after status epilepticus in Dravet syndrome,” was published in the journal…