Aug 23, 2021
Sudden Death From Deep in the Brain?
Posted by Jason Blain in categories: biotech/medical, genetics, neuroscience
Dravet syndrome (DS) is a developmental and epileptic encephalopathy with an increased incidence of sudden death. Evidence of interictal breathing deficits in DS suggests that alterations in subcortical projections to brainstem nuclei may exist, which might be driving comorbidities in DS.
Summary: Researchers have identified a circuit within the brain that may be responsible for respiratory dysfunction and sudden death associated with Dravet syndrome.
Source: Vanderbilt University