Fenfluramine: New Treatment for Seizures in Dravet Syndrome.

Joanna Garcia Pierce; Divakar S Mithal

doi:10.15844/pedneurbriefs-34-8

Fenfluramine: New Treatment for Seizures in Dravet Syndrome.

Pediatric Neurology Briefs

Volume 34 (2020): Issue 0

By: Joanna Garcia Pierce and Divakar S Mithal

Open Access

|Mar 2020

Abstract

Investigators for the FAiRE DS Study Group assessed the efficacy and safety of Fenfluramine for treating seizures in patients less than 18 y.o. with Dravet Syndrome in an international double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.15844/pedneurbriefs-34-8 | Journal eISSN: 2166-6482

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Language: English

Page range: 8 - 8

Submitted on: Feb 24, 2020

Accepted on: Mar 9, 2020

Published on: Mar 12, 2020

Published by: Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers

In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

Keywords:

Dravet Syndrome,

Seizures,

Fenfluramine

© 2020 Joanna Garcia Pierce, Divakar S Mithal, published by Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

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