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Lennox-Gastaut syndrome

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Len·nox-Gas·taut syndrome (lnks-g-st, -gä-)
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A generalized myoclonic astatic epilepsy that occurs in children as a result of various cerebral afflictions such as perinatal hypoxia, cerebral hemorrhage, encephalitis, and maldevelopment or metabolic disorders of the brain; it is characterized by mental retardation and generalized tonic seizures or akinetic attacks. Also called Lennox syndrome.

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Headquarters: London, Managing Director: Paul Hooper) received a marketing authorization approval for the anti-epileptic agent Inovelon(R) (rufinamide) indicated as adjunctive therapy in Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome (LGS) from the European Commission (EC).
announced positive results from its recent study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of clobazam in patients with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome (LGS), one of the most severe forms of childhood epilepsy.
Headquarters: London, Managing Director: Paul Hooper) received a positive opinion that recommends a marketing approval of the anti-epileptic agent Inovelon(R) (rufinamide) for adjunctive therapy in Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome (LGS) from the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP), the scientific body of the European Medicines Evaluation Agency (EMEA).
 
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