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EEG test for seizures

A severe form of epilepsy could be treated with cholesterol medication

13 November 2019

A build-up of cholesterol in the brains of people with a severe form of epilepsy can cause prolonged seizures, but it may be possible to treat this with statins
First cannabis-based drug approved in the US to treat epilepsy

First cannabis-based drug approved in the US to treat epilepsy

26 June 2018

Epidiolex has become the first drug derived from marijuana to win FDA approval in the US, and will be used to treat two forms of childhood epilepsy

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