There may now be a new way to treat people prone to particularly severe seizures Kelly J Hall/Getty Images
It may be possible to lessen the severity of a rare and potentially lethal form of epilepsy with common statins, which are used to lower cholesterol levels for people with heart disease.
Status epilepticus is a severe form of epilepsy in which seizures last more than 5 minutes and can sometimes go on for days or weeks, potentially leading to permanent brain damage or death.
Aurélie Hanin at the Brain and Spine Institute in Paris, France, and her colleagues analysed the…
