What is Dravet syndrome?

What is Dravet syndrome?

Dravet syndrome is a rare type of epilepsy that starts in the first year of your baby’s life. Its first occurrence is usually a long-lasting seizure (more than five minutes) that’s triggered by a high fever.

Children with Dravet syndrome have a wide range of seizure types and severity. They also have many other symptoms, including developmental setbacks, speech and language problems, and balance and walking issues.

Dravet syndrome was previously known as severe myoclonic epilepsy of infancy, epilepsy with polymorphic seizures and polymorphic epilepsy in infancy.