New drug offers relief for treatment-resistant epilepsy patients, clinical trial finds

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New drug offers relief for treatment-resistant epilepsy patients, clinical trial finds
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In cases where standard therapies fail, a medication called XEN1101 reduces seizure frequency by more than 50% in some patients and sometimes eliminates them altogether, a new study shows. Unlike several treatments that must be started at low doses and slowly ramped up, the new drug can safety be taken at its most effective dose from the start, the authors say.

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