Researchers at Kennedy Krieger Institute and Boston Children’s Hospital have discovered a new way to decrease the likelihood of early seizures and improve neurologic outcomes in infants with Sturge-Weber syndrome (SWS). Nearly 90% of infants with SWS experience a seizure before the age of 2, and these early seizures can contribute to brain injury and poor long-term outcomes.
This groundbreaking discovery will impact the quality of life for young children with SWS, according to Dr. Anne Comi, director of the Hunter Nelson Sturge-Weber Syndrome Center at Kennedy Krieger and co-principal investigator on this project. This potential breakthrough shows that treating infants before they start showing major symptoms improves their quality of life. Young patients who were treated presymptomatically for SWS were significantly less likely to have early seizures.
For more information about SWS and treatment options for your patients, email Dr. Comi at Comi@KennedyKrieger.org or call 443-923-9569.
