Serendipity Can Rule the Day: Remarkable Efficacy of a Mushroom Extract Powder in Childhood Treatment-Resistant Epilepsy
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Serendipity Can Rule the Day: Remarkable Efficacy of a Mushroom Extract Powder in Childhood Treatment-Resistant Epilepsy

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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2025.01.017
Abstract

INTRODUCTION: The goal of this report is to highlight an unanticipated effect of medicinal mushroom supplement in reducing seizures in a child. METHODS: A detailed case report and literature review. RESULTS: Medicinal mushroom extract supplementation resulted in a sustained 98% reduction in seizure frequency three years after initiation. DISCUSSION: This case report provides details of the child's case and reviews the limited literature related to medicinal mushroom therapy for epilepsy with the intent to stimulate interest in more detailed study of medicinal mushroom compounds for the treatment of treatment-resistant epilepsy.

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