BMB-101 demonstrated significant anti-seizure benefit in both cohorts with favorable safety and tolerability Absence: 73.1% ...

(NewsNation) — March 26 is Purple Day, a day dedicated to raising awareness about epilepsy worldwide. An estimated 50 million people worldwide are diagnosed with epilepsy, and seizures are the main ...

SAN FRANCISCO, CA--January 2, 2019--As early as 3 months of age, infants with a severe form of epilepsy called Dravet syndrome start having convulsive seizures, during which their arms and legs jerk ...

Atypical, because they last longer--10 to 30 seconds on average--than those seen in children with typical absence epilepsy. Absence, because the patients appear as if they are mentally absent during ...

Despite its rarity, NCSE is found in a wide variety of situations in childhood, some of which are described in detail below. For the sake of clarity, these conditions can be grouped in three separate ...

What Is an Absence Seizure?Absence seizures, formerly known as "petit mal" seizures, are brief episodes of impaired consciousness caused by abnormal electrical activity in the brain. These are a type ...

BTIG initiated coverage on Bright Minds Biosciences Inc. (NASDAQ:DRUG), a clinical-stage company focused on neurological and psychiatric disorders. Investment in Bright Minds is based on the ...

Active ingredient: Rufinamide 200 mg, 400 mg; scored tabs. Indication: Adjunctive treatment of seizures in Lennox-Gastaut syndrome (LGS). Pharmacology: LGS is a seizure disorder characterized by ...

New research confirms that a parasitic worm may trigger the onset of nodding syndrome (NS), an incurable childhood seizure disorder. The research "provides insight into the pathophysiological ...

New Treatment Option for Seizures Associated with Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J., Nov. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Eisai Corporation of North America announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug ...

A recent study characterizes silent seizures in a mouse model of Dravet syndrome and identifies a new brain area that could be targeted to stop them. As early as 3 months of age, infants with a severe ...