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===Potential future therapies=== Several novel therapeutic strategies are under investigation for epilepsy. [[Gene therapy for epilepsy|Gene therapy]] is being studied in some types of epilepsy.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Walker MC, Schorge S, Kullmann DM, Wykes RC, Heeroma JH, Mantoan L | title = Gene therapy in status epilepticus | journal = Epilepsia | volume = 54 | issue = Suppl 6 | pages = 43β45 | date = September 2013 | pmid = 24001071 | doi = 10.1111/epi.12275 | doi-access = free }}</ref> Medications that alter immune function, such as [[intravenous immunoglobulin]]s, may reduce the frequency of seizures when including in normal care as an add-on therapy; however, further research is required to determine whether these medications are very well tolerated in children and in adults with epilepsy.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Panebianco M, Walker L, Marson AG | title = Immunomodulatory interventions for focal epilepsy | journal = The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews | volume = 2023 | issue = 10 | pages = CD009945 | date = October 2023 | pmid = 37842826 | doi = 10.1002/14651858.CD009945.pub3 | pmc = 10577807 | collaboration = Cochrane Epilepsy Group }}</ref> Noninvasive [[stereotactic radiosurgery]] is, {{as of|2012|lc=y}}, being compared to standard surgery for certain types of epilepsy.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Quigg M, Rolston J, Barbaro NM | title = Radiosurgery for epilepsy: clinical experience and potential antiepileptic mechanisms | journal = Epilepsia | volume = 53 | issue = 1 | pages = 7β15 | date = January 2012 | pmid = 22191545 | pmc = 3519388 | doi = 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2011.03339.x }}</ref>
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