UCB presents epilepsy research at American Epilepsy Society Annual Meeting
Natalia Elliot | December 9, 2024 | News story | Research and Development | American Epilepsy Society, Dravet Syndrome, Neurology, UCB, sleep
Belgian-based biopharmaceutical company UCB has announced it will present 32 abstracts at the American Epilepsy Society (AES) Annual Meeting – taking place 6-10 December 2024 in California, US – covering clinical and real-world data and medical research, from its pipeline programmes.
The highlights of the abstracts include data in seizures associated with Dravet syndrome and Lennox-Gastaut syndrome; quality of life for patients suffering from developmental and epileptic encephalopathies; the relationship between sleep and epilepsy; focal-onset seizures; living with epilepsy during motherhood; and UCB’s pipeline.
Notably, UCB have highlighted the non-seizure related burden of living with rare epilepsies ‒ lack of quality sleep. Epileptic patients can experience irregular sleep patterns, which can make it harder to fall asleep, more likely for them to wake during the night, and for them to spend less time in a deep sleep state. A lack of sleep can also make seizures more likely to occur.
Dr Dimitrios Bourikas, global medical head of Epilepsy, UCB, commented: “We are excited to share our latest epilepsy research during the AES Annual Meeting. It’s an honour to connect with the brightest minds working in this field and discuss innovative approaches with the common goal of improving treatment and care. Working together, we strive to address areas of unmet need that impact the lives of people living with epilepsies and those that support them.”
James Spargo
9/12/24
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