Research Articles on Dravet Syndrome

March 2012 David N. Ruskin and Susan A. Masino: The nervous system and metabolic dysregulation: emerging evidence converges on ketogenic diet therapy
February 2012 F Nicita MD, G Ragusa MD, L Papetti MD, F Ursitti, M Duse MD, Al Spalice MD, PhD: The sodium channel α1 subunit (SCN1A)-related epileptic phenotypes
November 2011 Pierre Genton, Reana Velizarova, and Charlotte Dravet: Dravet syndrome: The long-term outcome
October 2010 Sooky Koh, MD, PhD: Novel Therapies to Block Epileptogenesis in Dravet Syndrome Mice
October 2009 Jack Parent, MD: Using Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells (iPSCs) to Study Ion Channel Mutations that Cause Dravet Syndrome
September 2009 Elson So, MD: Editorial on Sudden Unexplained Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP)
October 2009 Andrew Escagy, PhD: Genetics Based Research on Treatment Resistant Epilepsy

News on Dravet syndrome and related epilepsies

May 2012 eurekalert.com: Pediatric epilepsy impacts sleep for the child and parents
May 2012 io9.com: Scientists switch mouse’s genes off and on with radio waves
May 2012 sacbee.com: Preventing autism after epilepsy
May 2012 psychcentral.com: Genetic link between epilepsy and psychosis?
May 2012 ScienceDaily.com: Molecule movements that make us think: ion channel’s voltage sensor can change its form
May 2012 dana.org: Ion channels and epilepsy: from molecule to mouse to medication
May 2012 medicalexpress.com: Overlooked nighttime spikes on EEGs may reflect an underlying brain injury
May 2012 Neurology.org: Autonomic changes with seizures correlate with postictal EEG suppression
April 2012 enewspf.com: Gauging seizures’ severity
April 2012 Market Watch: Upsher-Smith currently recruiting people with epilepsy to evaluate investigational rescue treatment for seizure clusters
April 2012 Market Watch: Lundbeck launches website to inspire and engage the Epilepsy Community – MarketWatch
April 2012 Science Daily: Key protein responsible for controlling nerve cell protection discovered
April 2012 Wall Street Journal: Treating epileptic seizures in kids by the clock
April 2012 Medscape: FDA puts 16 drugs on Watch List
April 2012 EpilepsyResearch.org: Scientists uncover epilepsy cause
April 2012 AES: Potential new role for a 19th century epilepsy drug
April 2012 DigitalJournal.com: Ontario Brain Institute leads the way in epilepsy research
April 2012 PubMed: Cannabidiol displays antiepileptiform and antiseizure properties in vitro and in vivo
April 2012 AES: PAME (Partners Against Mortality in Epilepsy) Conference
April 2012 The JHU Gazette: New early warning system for seizures
April 2012 medicalexpress.com: Aging accelerates brain abnormalities in childhood onset epilepsy patients
April 2012 courant.com: Wesleyan research suggests stem cells show promise treating epilepsy
March 2012 Archives of Neurology: Progressive gait deterioration in adolescents with Dravet syndrome
March 2012 DSF: DSF Grantee receives NIH EUREKA Grant award
March 2012 NewsMedical.net: NeuroVista technology shows promise in detecting and predicting seizures
March 2012 esciencenew.com: New high definition fiber tracking reveals damage caused by traumatic brain injury
March 2012 Wesleyan.edu: Future stem cell-based therapies for treating epilepsy explored in 3 biology labs at Wesleyan
February 2012 suncoastpinellas.com: UF researchers make seizure discovery
February 2012 sfari.org: Rare epilepsy syndrome accompanied by autism
February 2012 UBC.com: New drugs show promise for preventing “absence seizures” in children
February 2012 redorbit.com: Gene mutation responsible for severe form of epilepsy identified
February 2012 deccanchronicle.com: Epilepsy kills if not treated, warns Dr. Solomon Moshe
February 2012 Epilepsy.com: Promising new epilepsy therapies featured at 2012 Epilepsy Pipeline Update Conference
February 2012 EpilepsyResource.org.uk: Children affected by epilepsy ‘a substantial number of admissions in US’
February 2012 NewsMedical.net: Substituting antiepileptic drugs may lead to increase in risk of epilepsy
February 2012 NINDS: Autoinjectors offer way to treat prolonged seizures
February 2012 Elsevier.com: The role of anti-depressants in reducing SUDEP
January 2012 ScienceDailey.com: Brain receptor in eyes may link epilepsy, cataracts & antidepressants
January 2012 Pediatric Supersite: Genetic testing advised in alleged vaccine-induced encephalopathy
December 2011 Newswise.com: Novel Approach reveals potential mechanism underlying Dravet syndrome
December 2011 Medical.net: Scientists discover new candidate gene for Dravet syndrome
October 2011 Cell Press: Reversing Nerve Cell Pathology by Optimizing Modulatory Action on Target Ion Channels
June 2011 Brain - A Journal of Neurology: Dravet syndrome as epileptic encephalopathy: evidence from long-term course and neuropathology
June 2011 Wiring the Brain: Complex interactions among epilepsy genes
May 2011 Epilepsia: Ketogenic diet also benefits Dravet syndrome patients receiving stiripentol: A prospective pilot study (abstract only)
January 2011 ScienceDaily.com: Maternal depression adversely affects quality of life in children with epilepsy
October 2010 NDW Press Center: 14 UM researchers to speak at World Stem Cell Summit in Detroit
CharlieFoundation.org: Articles on the Ketogenic Diet