Pediatricians say they are getting increasing requests from parents for medical cannabis for kids for a growing list of conditions.
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About 470,000 children in the US have epilepsy. Promising advances are being made in the field of epilepsy treatment for children.
New approach to preventing seizures proves effective in mice.
Medical cannabis challenges scientific norms and the usual regulation of medicines.
Epilepsy affects around 70 million people globally, 80% live in developing countries. A shortage of specialists, equipment and drugs complicates effective treatment and management.
Dravet syndrome, first identified by French psychiatrist and epileptologist Charlotte Dravet over 30 years ago, is severe pediatric epilepsy.
Saying someone has epilepsy is a little like saying they're ill. Its cause can vary from a brain tumour to an inherited genetic condition, the consequence of injury or a disorder affecting the brain.
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NHMRC Principal Research Fellow, Professor, and Group Leader, Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland
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Senior Deputy Director, Florey, Neurologist Austin Health, Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health
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NHMRC CJ Martin Fellow, King Group, Division of Chemistry & Structural Biology, Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland
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Professor in Substance Use, Liverpool John Moores University
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Postdoctoral research student, KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme, Kenya Medical Research Institute
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Research Associate in the Fabrication and Validation of Implantable Ion Pumps, University of Cambridge
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Postdoctoral Scholar, Tufts University
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Academic Pediatrician & Journalist, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
