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Northwestern University: Treatment of Rare Childhood Epilepsy Could Begin Before Birth
May 01, 2026
EVANSTON, Illinois, May 1 -- Northwestern University posted the following news release:

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Treatment of rare childhood epilepsy could begin before birth

RNA therapy may calm abnormal brain activity of epilepsy in utero, before seizures emerge

* Kids with treatment-resistant KCNT1-related epilepsy can have 100 seizures a day, may die prematurely

* If given early, treatment may help protect developing brain, reduce long term neuro . . .

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