NSW baby becomes first in the world to receive breakthrough epilepsy treatment | ABC NEWS

Bohdi Higginson was diagnosed with an often-fatal genetic disorder after having seizures at just three months old.

Doctors and researchers in Sydney identified the genetic change driving Bohdi's epilepsy and a potential treatment that had been developed overseas.

Bohdi had his final seizure three days after he received his first dose of the treatment on April 21.
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