Developmental and epileptic encephalopathies

IE Scheffer, S Zuberi, HC Mefford, R Guerrini… - Nature Reviews …, 2024 - nature.com
Developmental and epileptic encephalopathies, the most severe group of epilepsies, are
characterized by seizures and frequent epileptiform activity associated with developmental …

[HTML][HTML] RNAi therapies: expanding applications for extrahepatic diseases and overcoming delivery challenges

JW Lee, MK Shim, H Kim, H Jang, Y Lee… - Advanced Drug Delivery …, 2023 - Elsevier
The era of RNA medicine has become a reality with the success of messenger RNA (mRNA)
vaccines against COVID-19 and the approval of several RNA interference (RNAi) agents in …

KCNT1-related epilepsies and epileptic encephalopathies: phenotypic and mutational spectrum

CM Bonardi, HO Heyne, M Fiannacca, MP Fitzgerald… - Brain, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Variants in KCNT1, encoding a sodium-gated potassium channel (subfamily T member 1),
have been associated with a spectrum of epilepsies and neurodevelopmental disorders …

Potassium channelopathies associated with epilepsy-related syndromes and directions for therapeutic intervention

VK Gribkoff, RJ Winquist - Biochemical Pharmacology, 2023 - Elsevier
A number of mutations to members of several CNS potassium (K) channel families have
been identified which result in rare forms of neonatal onset epilepsy, or syndromes of which …

Are genetic therapies for epilepsy ready for the clinic?

JS Street, Y Qiu, G Lignani - Epilepsy currents, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
In recent years, there has been a significant increase in preclinical studies to test genetic
therapies for epilepsy. Some of these therapies have advanced to clinical trials and are …

Preparing for patient-customized N-of-1 antisense oligonucleotide therapy to treat rare diseases

H Wilton-Clark, E Yan, T Yokota - Genes, 2024 - mdpi.com
The process of develo** therapies to treat rare diseases is fraught with financial,
regulatory, and logistical challenges that have limited our ability to build effective treatments …

Longitudinal adaptive behavioral outcomes in Ogden syndrome by seizure status and therapeutic intervention

R Makwana, C Christ, E Marchi… - American Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Ogden syndrome, also known as NAA10‐related neurodevelopmental syndrome, is a rare
genetic condition associated with pathogenic variants in the NAA10 N‐terminal acetylation …

Intracerebroventricular administration for delivery of antiseizure therapeutics: Challenges and opportunities

F Fahoum, S Eyal - Epilepsia, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Intracerebroventricular (ICV) administration is increasingly being explored as a means for
delivering antiseizure and antiepileptic therapies to epileptic brain tissue. This route …

KCNT2‐Related Disorders: Phenotypes, Functional, and Pharmacological Properties

MC Cioclu, I Mosca, P Ambrosino, D Puzo… - Annals of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Pathogenic variants in KCNT2 are rare causes of developmental epileptic
encephalopathy (DEE). We herein describe the phenotypic and genetic features of patients …

Efficacy of anti‐seizure medications and alternative therapies (ketogenic diet, CBD, and quinidine) in KCNT1‐related epilepsy: A systematic review

M Gras, D Bearden, J West, R Nabbout - Epilepsia Open, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Objective KCNT1‐related epilepsies encompass three main phenotypes:(i) epilepsy of
infancy with migrating focal seizures (EIMFS),(ii) autosomal dominant or sporadic sleep …