New gene therapy offers hope for rare epilepsy in children
A team of researchers has developed a new gene therapy for children with Dravet syndrome -- a rare type of epilepsy in children.
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Gene therapy shows promise in treating SCN1B-linked epileptic encephalopathies
Dravet syndrome and other developmental epileptic encephalopathies are rare but devastating conditions that cause a host of symptoms in children, including seizures, intellectual disability, and even ...
Where Rare Cases Are the Norm
A Q&A with Cormac Maher, MD, FAANS, FAAP, FACS; Division Chief, Pediatric Neurosurgery at Stanford Medicine Children’s Health ...
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Neurologic Complications of Flu in Kids May Be Up This Year
Public health officials are looking into reports of a small potential uptick in neurologic complications of influenza in children -- particularly a rapidly progressing and dangerous condition called ...
Gene therapy for rare epilepsy shows promise in mice
Dravet syndrome and other developmental epileptic encephalopathies are rare but devastating conditions that cause a host of ...
Offspring of women with epilepsy may experience decreased bone metabolism
Women with epilepsy may have offspring with decreased bone metabolism and lower birth weight, according to a study published ...
An intense flu season is filling hospitals with severely ill patients
The US is in the throes an unusually intense and severe flu season, with hospitalization rates topping the levels seen with ...