🧬Genetic Testing in Epilepsy: Criteria for Adults and the Promise of New Treatments
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Friday, March 22, 2024
2 pm - 3 pm CST
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Genetic testing has long been seen by medical professionals (doctors, insurance providers, etc.) as necessary only for pediatric epilepsy patients. Despite physician reticence to prescribe genetic testing for adults with epilepsy and access challenges, it is becoming increasingly apparent that genetic testing in certain adult epilepsy patients can be beneficial.
In our last webinar, viewers learned that genetic testing can shorten a patient’s diagnostic odyssey, help tailor specific treatment options to their type of epilepsy, and aid in family risk and planning decisions. Many of these benefits also are relevant to adults with epilepsy including those who developed epilepsy as children but at a time when genetic testing wasn’t as widely available. After viewing this webinar, attendees should be able to:
* Identify adult epilepsy patients who would benefit from clinical genetic testing.
* Understand the types of clinical genetic tests available and how to interpret them.
* Distinguish between clinical and research genetic testing and the value of being involved in research studies.
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In addition to the information above, attendees will also hear from a person living with epilepsy who underwent genetic testing as an adult to learn more about their motivation, experience, and how it was beneficial to their overall health and well-being. This webinar is the second part of a two-part series in March that reflects CURE Epilepsy’s ongoing focus on epilepsy genetics and research on rare epilepsies.
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