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Medical terms related to Dravet Syndrome, explained in plain language.
A
Absence Seizure
Anticonvulsant
Atonic Seizure
B
Benzodiazepine
Breakthrough Seizure
C
Cannabidiol (CBD)
Clonic Seizure
D
DTC (Disability Tax Credit)
E
EEG (Electroencephalogram)
Epileptologist
F
Febrile Seizure
Fenfluramine
Focal Seizure
G
GABA
Generalized Seizure
I
IEP (Individual Education Plan)
Intractable Epilepsy
K
Ketogenic Diet
M
Myoclonic Seizure
N
Neurologist
O
OAP (Ontario Autism Program)
R
RDSP (Registered Disability Savings Plan)
Rescue Medication
S
SCN1A
Sodium Channel
Sodium Channel Blocker
Status Epilepticus
Stiripentol
SUDEP
T
Tonic-Clonic Seizure
V
VNS (Vagus Nerve Stimulator)