01/05/2010 -04/14/2022
Joseph was born with a rare medical condition called cobolomine e abnormality he was the first in the US and first at birth in the world. Joseph fought a hard fight and showed them it can be done he got…
11/25/2016 - 4/08/2022
There is so much. It was a long journey, yet not long enough all at once. For 5 years he consumed me. I will always miss him. I don’t even know what to say to explain our story. He was…
A Seizure Action Plan should be created for every individual with LGS and shared with other caregivers. What is a Seizure Action Plan (SAP)? A seizure is a medical emergency. A Seizure Action Plan (SAP) contains tailored guidelines on how…
This page offers a list of FDA-approved treatments often used in those with LGS. Not all medications used in LGS are listed here. This list reflects U.S. FDA-approved medications. Medications & Behavior in LGS Medication Treatments for Seizures in LGS…
9/16/1995 - 9/13/2013
Matthew’s spirit lives on today through having touched many lives in his almost 18 years. I noticed Matt’s seizures, which presented as stretching episodes, on our first day home from the hospital. After two months of the pediatrician telling me…
Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome (LGS) is a rare and severe epilepsy disorder that begins in early childhood and affects “approximately 48,000 children and adults in the United States” and “1 million worldwide,” according to the LGS Foundation. This constitutes for only 1…
How Tracy Dixon-Salazar, PhD, the executive director of the LGS Foundation, went from a new mother to a neuroscientist, and her decades-long quest to improve the lives of patients like her daughter, Savannah.
Many who make the decision to enter the medical science field are often driven by a desire to help others. Physicians take the Hippocratic Oath and swear to treat the ill and do no harm, and researchers are, many times,…
Thank you for an amazing 3rd Annual Swing “FORE” the Cures for LGS Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome (LGS) is a severe epilepsy syndrome that develops in young children and often leads to lifelong disability. About 50,000 people in the United States and 1…
The following list contains links to additional resources and 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…
meet the amazing doctors and scientists that make up our medical Science Advisory Council (MSAC) The amazing group of individuals that make up our Medical Science Advisory Council (MSAC) is taking a stand against Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome by supporting the Foundation’s…
