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The Blue Bird Circle has announced the details of the "Mark of Excellence" Gala honoring Mark A. Wallace, President and Chief Executive Officer of Texas Children's Hospital.

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Blue Bird Clinic Neurologist Pioneers Ground-Breaking Epilepsy Treatment
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NIH Grant Awarded to Study Sudden Death in Epilepsy
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Blue Bird Developmental Neurogenetics Laboratory Reports New Brain Protection Discovery
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First Gene


The article by Cousins (Science, 2008) explains the long and mysterious history of sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP). This tragedy strikes up to 15% of young people with seizure disorders.

The first gene for SUDEP was discovered in the Blue Bird Laboratory and published in the journal Science Translational Medicine in 2009. A defect in the gene that encodes a potassium channel leads to seizures in the brain and potentially fatal irregular heart rhythms.