METHOD FOR THE TREATMENT OF DRAVET SYNDROME
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Abstract
A method of treating and/or preventing Dravet Syndrome in a patient such as a patient previously diagnosed with Dravet Syndrome, by administering an effective dose of fenfluramine or its pharmaceutically acceptable salt to that patient. Dravet Syndrome patients are typically children under the age of 18 and are treated at a preferred dose of less than about 0.5 to about 0.01 mg/kg/day.
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1-20. -20. (canceled)
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21. A method of treatment, comprising:
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administering to a patient diagnosed with Dravet Syndrome a therapeutically effective dose of a 5-HT2C agonist; and allowing the 5-HT2C agonist to stimulate 5-HT2C receptors in the patient and thereby reduce seizures in the patient. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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