Genetics
The study is one of the largest of its kind to look into the genetic make-up of people with epilepsy.
CBD
The CHMP's positive opinion is based on results from four randomized, controlled phase 3 trials that included 714 patients with either LGS or Dravet syndrome.
Investigators found that 82% of patients with a postoperative decline in verbal memory were accurately identified by the model.
After sertraline or CBT, remission of depression was seen in in over one-half of people.
In the last year, a new module to predict and prevent seizures in brain injury patients saved more than $7 million and doubled the number of patients being treated.
The tool offers new minimally invasive option for brain surgery.
A study says that cilantro, which has been used as a traditional anticonvulsant medicine, activates a class of potassium channels in the brain to reduce seizure activity.
This comparative overview explores if using multiple drugs at once to treat epilepsy has advantages over using a single drug.
Genetics
MaRS Innovation will initially invest up to $400,000 to help translate Dr. Eubanks’ discovery into a new treatment for Rett syndrome.
