Houston -- The loss of a gene through deletion of genetic material on chromosome 15 is associated with significant abnormalities in learning and behavior, said a consortium of researchers led by Baylor College of Medicine in a report that appears online today in the journal Nature Genetics.

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BLOOMINGTON, Minn. -- The Child Neurology Foundation (CNF) today announced that $30,000 was raised during Infantile Spasms Awareness Week (October 11-17) that will go towards researching the cause and treatment of this ultra-rare form of epilepsy.

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Researchers in the USA have discovered a potential new function for anti-epileptic drugs in treating neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease. The study, published in BioMed Central's open access journal Molecular Neurodegeneration, found that neurons in the brain were protected after treatment with T-type calcium-channel blockers, which are commonly used to treat…

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A"Benefit for Natalie" will be held Oct. 24 from 3 to 7 p.m. at the Headliner in Neptune. The event will be an afternoon of fun for the entire family.Natalie is the 4-year-old daughter of a 13-year veteran of the Howell Police Department who has suffered from seizures since birth.

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A "Benefit for Natalie" will be held on Oct. 24 from 3-7 p.m. at the Headliner in Neptune. The event will be an afternoon of fun for the entire family.Natalie is the 4-year-old daughter of a 13- year veteran of the Howell Police Department. She has had seizures since birth.At 4 months old, Natalie was diagnosed with infantile spasms, a rare seizure disorder. This requires Natalie to…

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When Jessica Ambroe of Johnstown was diagnosed with Lafora disease in February, it allowed her family and friends to put a name to the affliction they had struggled with for more than a year.They found that the former straight-A honors student was now battling a rare and fatal neurological epilepsy that is currently afflicting fewer than a dozen people in the United States.

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JOHNSTOWN, Pa. -- A group of nursing students are making a difference by helping a Johnstown girl battle a rare disease.Lafora disease is a rare form of epilepsy. Only 200 kids worldwide are diagnosed with the disease, with only 10 known cases in the United States.Jessica Ambroe was diagnosed with Lafora in February. Jessica, 15, used to be a cheerleader at Ferndale High School. Earlier this year…

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SALT LAKE CITY — University of Utah medical researchers have identified a gene with mutations that cause febrile seizures and contribute to a severe form of epilepsy known as Dravet syndrome in some of the most vulnerable patients – infants 6 months and younger.

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Shares of Lundbeck are on the rise today on the news that the FDA has approved the drugmaker's anti-epilepsy drug Sabril. The drug, which received the FDA nod as a monotherapy on Friday, is the first approved for the treatment of infantile spasms in children aged one month to two years. Infantile spasms is a rare disease that causes hundreds of spasms per day and kills as many as 20 percent of…

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Sabril (vigabatrin) Oral Solution has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat infantile spasms in children ages 1 month to 2 years. Sabril is the first drug in the United States approved to treat the disorder, characterized by a severe type of seizure that usually appears in the first year of life, typically between ages 4 months and 8 months. The disorder can be…

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