Technology

Saving Lives With the Tech That Saved Our Son

May 30, 3016 – The Huffington Post One morning, in 2012, my wife and I were viewing the footage from a CCTV camera, setup in our son’s bedroom. Our son is called Tom. Tom suffers from Dravet syndrome, a rare genetic epileptic dysfunction of the brain, and most seizure activity…...

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Epilepsy drug first to be made using 3D printer in US

February 12, 2016 – Epilepsy Society The US Food and Drug Administration has approved the first 3D-printed pill called Spritam levetiracetam. Manufactured by American pharmaceutical company Aprecia, the drug is used to control seizures in people with epilepsy. A 3D printer will be used to lay down the active and…...

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Mobile Technology Helps Tackle Epilepsy in Bhutan

Dr. Farrah Mateen, a 33-year-old neurologist at Massachusetts General Hospital, stands next to him, preparing to collect a set of readings through the headset on a new application on her cellphone. This is how the boy will be diagnosed with epilepsy, and it’s an example of how Mateen and her…...

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