New Treatment for Seizure Clusters
What Is Midazolam Nasal Spray? LGS is tough. Finding information shouldn’t be. That is why we provide information about this and other medications often used in LGS. We hope you find this information useful as you navigate your LGS journey….
What is Cannabidiol? LGS is tough. Finding information shouldn’t be. That is why we provide information about this and other medications often used in LGS. We hope you find this information useful as you navigate your LGS journey. Cannabidiol (the…
New Treatment for Seizure Clusters
What is Diazepam Nasal (Valtoco) Spray? LGS is tough. Finding information shouldn’t be. That is why we provide information about this and other treatments for LGS. We hope you find this information useful as you navigate your LGS journey. Diazepam…
What is Felbamate? Felbamate (the generic name), also known as Felbatol (the brand name), is an anti-epileptic drug that was approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the management of focal seizures (previously called partial seizures) and seizures…
Charles (age 10)
Ironman Dad Raising Funds to provide Crucial Medical Equipment to Kids and Adults with LGS Charles will be competing in an Ironman competition to raise funds and awareness for the LGS Foundation’s Elevate Patient Assistance Program to help individuals like…
About Our Leadership Circle The LGS Foundation’s Leadership Circle members have the distinction of being our most supportive contributors, serving as investors in our mission, and acting as ambassadors on our behalf. Many are past Board of Director Members, and…
Thank you for an amazing 3rd Annual Swing “FORE” the Cures for LGS Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome (LGS) is a severe epilepsy syndrome that develops in young children and often leads to lifelong disability. About 50,000 people in the United States and 1…
What is Lamotrigine? Lamotrigine (the generic name), also known as Lamictal (the brand name), is a medication used to treat epilepsy and stabilize mood in bipolar disorder. For epilepsy, this includes focal seizures, tonic-clonic seizures, and seizures in Lennox-Gastaut syndrome….
How Tracy Dixon-Salazar, PhD, the executive director of the LGS Foundation, went from a new mother to a neuroscientist, and her decades-long quest to improve the lives of patients like her daughter, Savannah.
Many who make the decision to enter the medical science field are often driven by a desire to help others. Physicians take the Hippocratic Oath and swear to treat the ill and do no harm, and researchers are, many times,…
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Joseph was born with a rare medical condition called cobolomine e abnormality he was the first in the US and first at birth in the world. Joseph fought a hard fight and showed them it can be done he got…
