Recent studies in animal models of genetic epilepsy have shown that treatment during certain critical stages of development may be capable of preventing life-long epilepsy and its consequences. Further work is being done to determine if similar treatment strategies can be applied to prevent human epilepsy before it even begins.
For further information, contact Hal Blumenfeld, M.D., Ph.D.
- Early Treatment Prevents Full-Blown Epilepsy in Animals
- Epilepsy Drugs Saves Rats from Seizures, NatureNEWS, 2008, online