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Children with a devastating form of epilepsy may soon have new hope thanks to promising trial results from an experimental treatment. Praxis Precision Medicines announced their drug elsunersen successfully reduced seizures in early testing for SCN2A-related epilepsy.
A new European study shows that sulthiame, a drug already approved for childhood epilepsy, reduced nighttime breathing interruptions by up to 47% in people with moderate to severe sleep apnea. The breakthrough could offer millions a pill-based alternative to uncomfortable CPAP masks.