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International LGS Awareness Day & Epilepsy Awareness Month

Help Raise Awareness of LGS this November!

Join Us In raising awareness for the more than one million children and adults worldwide living with LGS! YOU are a part of something BIG, and your efforts have a BIG impact! Join us in raising awareness around International LGS…

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LGS Advocates are Raising Their Voices

Written By: Jennifer Griffin, Director of Family Support Just 6 months after we took the nation’s capital by storm for Rare Disease Week on Capitol Hill, the LGS Advocates were at it again in their local communities as part of…

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Illuminate for LGS Awareness

Locations Around the World Light Up for LGS Awareness

The LGS Foundation continues to shine a light on Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome as we Illuminate for LGS. Promoting awareness and an understanding of what matters to LGS families. You Can Join Us! Each November, ​as part of the many awareness initiatives…

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Stamp Out VNS Myths!

Our community is stronger with facts! When it comes to Vagus Nerve Stimulator therapy (VNS Therapy) for seizure reduction, do you know fact from fiction?

We are Stronger with Facts: Let’s stamp out VNS Myths! LGS is tough; finding information doesn’t need to be. That’s why we are helping our community separate fact from fiction around Vagus Nerve Stimulation (VNS) Therapy. Often, information on specific…

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Financial Resource Toolkit for LGS Families

The following list contains links to third-party websites. The LGS Foundation is not responsible for the content or privacy policies of these external sites. While we try to only list sites here that we feel contain useful information for our…

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Trick or Treat for LGS

Order your free About LGS Trick or Treat cards and spread awareness during Halloween.

Order Your About LGS Trick Or Treat Cards Today! (Available in English and Spanish) Front of card Back of card Cards are business card sized (3.5 inches x 2 inches) and come in packs of 25. Cards shipped while supplies…

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The LGS DISCOVER Study

A Clinical Study for Children and Adults with Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome

The LGS DISCOVER study, also identified as the YKP509C003 study, is a clinical trial for pediatrics and adults with Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome (LGS). The LGS DISCOVER study will evaluate whether an investigational medicine called carisbamate, when given along with other anti-seizure…

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LGS Foundation at the 2023 American Epilepsy Society (AES) Annual Meeting

Join the LGS Foundation in Orlando, FL December 1 – 5, 2023 Are you attending the American Epilepsy Society Annual Meeting in Orlando, Florida, in December? Visit us in the Epilepsy Resource Area of the Exhibit Hall (booth N844). Here, our…

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RNS System Clinical Trial

RNS System Responsive Stimulation for Teens and Adults with Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome (LGS) Study

The purpose of the RNS System Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome (LGS) study is to generate preliminary safety and effectiveness data for brain-responsive neurostimulation of thalamocortical networks as an adjunctive therapy in reducing the frequency of generalized seizures in individuals 12 years of…

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Celebrating 15 Years of Progress and Hope!

2008 to 2023: 15 Amazing Years of Progress!

Nobody Walks the LGS Journey Alone Formed in 2008, the LGS Foundation has since grown into an internationally recognized nonprofit organization that is improving the lives of those impacted by LGS through advancing research, awareness, education, and family support. The…

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