CURE EPILEPSY
CURE Epilepsy's mission is to fund breakthrough research that will transform the lives of people with epilepsy as we lead the search for a cure.
About Epilepsy:
Epilepsy is a common neurological disorder diagnosed when a person has two or more unprovoked seizures. It affects more people than multiple sclerosis, muscular dystrophy, Parkinson’s disease, and ALS combined.
About CURE Epilepsy:
CURE Epilepsy was founded by Susan Axelrod and a small group of parents of children with epilepsy who were frustrated with their inability to protect their children from seizures and the side effects of medications. Since its inception in 1998, CURE Epilepsy has raised more than $100 million to fund epilepsy research and other initiatives that will lead the way to cures for the epilepsies.
In addition to funding epilepsy research more broadly through investigator-initiated grants, CURE Epilepsy has a deep, sustained focus on several key areas of the field where they believe they can make a big impact over time.
Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP) Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP) occurs when a seemingly healthy person with epilepsy dies for no known obvious reason. For 20 years, CURE Epilepsy has been a leader in SUDEP research, pushing the field to better understand risk factors that can lead to prevention.
Genetic and Rare Epilepsies Genes implicated in epilepsy continue to be discovered, and rare epilepsies can struggle to get the research attention they need. With its broad mandate to search for cures for all the epilepsies, CURE Epilepsy's work in specific diagnoses has the potential for impact across the field.
Post-Traumatic Epilepsy (PTE) From our original $10M grant from the U.S. Department of Defense to current work on common data elements, CURE Epilepsy has been focused on collaboration to solve the biggest challenges in acquired Post-Traumatic Epilepsy.
To learn more about CURE Epilepsy, visit their website here.
