The Dorset family raising awareness of a rare epilepsy
Dravet Syndrome is a rare form of untreatable epilepsy with symptoms typically arising within the first year of a baby's life. Henry Davidson was a healthy baby until seven months old, when he began to develop epileptic seizures.
It occurs in around 1 in every 15,000 births in the UK. As well as severe, treatment-resistant seizures, Dravet Syndrome causes intellectual disability and a spectrum of associated conditions, which may include autism, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), challenging behaviour, and difficulties with speech, mobility, feeding and sleep.
June is Dravet Syndrome Awareness month. Henry's mother, Rosie Davidson, from Blandford, spoke to ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio Solent's Steve Harris about how the condition has changed her family.
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