Rare Community Profiles Rare Community Profiles is a new Patient Worthy article series of long-form interviews featuring various stakeholders in the rare disease community, such as patients, their…
Prior to the end of March 2023, ganaxolone had received six separate Orphan Drug designations from the FDA; more recently, as shared in a news release from commercial-stage pharmaceutical…
Seizures associated with conditions such as Dravet syndrome and Lennox-Gastaut syndrome (LGS) can be difficult to treat; these seizures may be treatment-averse and may not respond well to current anti-epileptic…
Right now, there are approximately 100 people in the world who have been diagnosed with Ogden syndrome, a rare neurodevelopmental disorder. Lacey Smith’s 11-year-old daughter Savannah is part of this…
Both Dravet syndrome and Lennox-Gastaut syndrome (LGS) are characterized by frequent and often severe seizures. In many cases, those affected require multiple medications to manage their condition and prevent epileptic…
According to a recent article, the parents of a boy with epilepsy were told they would need to prepare for him to have end-of-life care after they were unable…
As time runs out, volunteer Dominic Gillen is running even harder. In an interview with KETV, he admits that they are not yet where they should be in order…
Lennox-Gastaut syndrome (LGS) is a rare, severe form of epilepsy that is often resistant to anti-seizure medications. This means that patients still experience epileptic episodes despite treatment. Because of this…
Written by Denise Cardell, Shavertown, PA Jeff was diagnosed at age 9 with epilepsy. He was having seizures for at least six months before but I was told he was…
Welcome to Study of the Week from Patient Worthy. In this segment, we select a study we posted about from the previous week that we think is of particular interest…
November 1st marks Lennox-Gastaut syndrome (LGS) Awareness Day, which is dedicated to patients living with this severe epilepsy syndrome. The LGS Foundation has organized this day to celebrate the resiliency…
According to a news release in Yahoo! Finance, biopharmaceutical company Zogenix, Inc. recently submitted a Supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) for its drug candidate FINTEPLA (fenfluramine). The therapy is designed…
Rachel Ablondi recently wrote an article expressing her journey and thoughts on her son's life with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome (LGS) in an effort to get a message across to doctors. While…
According to a fairly recent news release from biopharmaceutical company Epygenix Therapeutics, Inc. ("Epygenix"), the company's therapy, EPX-200, received Orphan Drug designation from the FDA. Altogether, the therapy is designed…
According to a recent news release, the Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome (LGS) Foundation shared that its 6th Annual Walk 'n' Wheel event will take place on June 5th, 2021. The event…
This year, the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) Annual Meeting took place virtually from April 17-22, 2021. During the meeting, a variety of stakeholders discussed new treatments and research…
The American Academy of Neurology recently held their annual meeting virtually to discuss the latest research in Dravet Syndrome (DS) and Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome (LGS). This meeting was held April 17th through 22nd,…
The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) has announced that it will be contributing funding for four new studies focused on four different rare diseases. The funding will top out at…
Welcome to the Rare Classroom, a new series from Patient Worthy. Rare Classroom is designed for the curious reader who wants to get informed on some of the rarest, most…
Lennox-Gastaut syndrome (LGS) is a form of epilepsy. Most patients with this condition are resistant to current treatments and experience seizures throughout the duration of their life. They may face…
According to a story from gurufocus.com, the pharmaceutical company Zogenix, Inc., has recently announced top-line results from its phase 3 clinical trial. This trial is testing FINTEPLA® as a treatment…
According to a story from BioPortfolio, the biopharmaceutical company GW Pharmaceuticals plc recently announced that its medicine Epidyolex has earned recommendation from the UK National Institute for Health and Care…
According to a story from sectorpublishingintelligence.co.uk, the drug company Ovid Therapeutics Inc. has recently announced that the early data from its phase 2 clinical trial is mostly encouraging. This clinical…
Zogenix has just announced that they have not only finished enrollment in their Phase 3 investigation of Fintepla for Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome (LGS), but that the final patient has been randomized…
Cluster Seizures Approximately 1/3 of all epilepsy patients live with uncontrolled seizures. Of these, around 150,000 in the United States alone experience cluster seizures (otherwise known as acute-repetitive seizures, crescendo…
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