Lennox-Gastaut syndrome
A rare severe early-onset developmental epileptic encephalopathy characterized by the triad of intellectual impairment multiple seizure types and typical electroencephalography (EEG) abnormalities.
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Advocacy Organizations
COMBINEDBrain Inc
COMBINEDBrain is a consortium for outcome measures and biomarkers for neurodevelopmental disorders. We are collaborating to cure rare, non-verbal brain disorders.
Cure GABA-A Variants
Our vision at Cure GABA-A is a future where individuals living with GABA-A Variants experience improved quality of life and have access to personalized treatments. We envision a world where repurposed FDA-approved drugs and gene therapies offer hope and relief to patients, effectively managing symptoms and addressing the underlying genetic causes of GABA-A Variants. Our organization has the sole focus of understanding the most efficient and effective way to develop potential therapies for GABA-A Variants.
DDX3X Foundation
Our mission is to connect families, resources, and the medical community to advance research for a treatment or cure to DDX3X Syndrome. Our ultimate goal is to accelerate brain function in individuals affected by DDX3X Syndrome through advances in cell and gene therapy and pharmaceuticals.
Genetic Epilepsy Team Australia
Collaboration of research and care
Mickie?s Miracles
To help families get into Level IV Pediatric Epilepsy Centers for diagnosis and treatment urgently -- and provide support to families for every season of the pediatric epilepsy journey.
Moonshots for Unicorns
Curing single-gene disorders
Project CASK
To fund research for treatment and/or a cure for CASK Gene Disorder
Rare Epilepsy Network (REN)
The mission of Rare Epilepsy Network (REN) is to work with urgency to collaboratively improve outcomes of rare epilepsy patients and families by fostering patient-focused research and advocacy.
Syndromes Without A Name (SWAN) Australia
Provide information, support and advocacy to families caring for a child with an undiagnosed or rare genetic condition.
Clinical Trials
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