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Ion-Channel Epilepsy Program

Part of the nationally recognized Nicklaus Children's Neuroscience Institute, the Ion-Channel Epilepsy (Dravet syndrome) Program provides comprehensive care for children with genetically based epilepsy referred from all over the country.

The multidisciplinary team includes neurologists and genetics specialists and offers diagnostic screening and the latest medical management, including participation in emerging clinical trials.

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News & Resources

Creative Meal Planning in the Ketogenic Diet - Cristina Visona, Registered Dietitian

August 01, 2016 – Cristina Visona, MS, RD, LD/N, CSP, Clinical Dietitian of the Brain Institute, talks about creative meal planning for children that are on the ketogenic diet at the 2016 Dravet Syndrome Foundation Biennial Conference.

Brain Institute Clinicians Present Epilepsy Findings at Dravet Syndrome Medical Conference

July 18, 2014 –

This seminal event, held at Lurie Children's Hospital in Chicago, brought clinicians and researchers together with families and caregivers of children with Dravet syndrome to discuss new developments in treatment as well as more practical matters related to caring for children with this catastrophic illness.