Charlotte Figi Research Paper

Her name is Charlotte Figi. Charlotte had her first seizure when she was just three months old. Over the course of a few months, Charlotte’s seizures would last two to four hours, and she was hospitalized on numerous occasions, and she used to suffer from more than 40 seizures per day ever since she was born, Charlotte was diagnosed with Dravet Syndrome, a rare form and severe form of intractable epilepsy. and Charlotte’s Doctor gave her less than a year to live. French doctors suggested an experimental anti-seizure drug to the Figis. The con of this “experimental” drug was that it was only being used on dogs at the time. They also went to see a Dravet Specialist in Chicago, who put Charlotte on a diet that was high in fat and low in carbohydrates. The diet helped control her seizures but consequently had many side effects. After just two years of the diet, Charlotte’s seizures came back with a vengeance. She began to have 300 seizures a week, she had also lost the ability to walk, talk and eat. Doctor’s suggested putting Charlotte into a medically induced coma. When Charlotte turned just five years old, the doctors told the Figi’s parents, that there was nothing else they could do for their child. Heartbroken by the news from the doctor’s, the Figi’s made the decision to try medical marijuana.
Charlotte’s mother, Paige after getting a medical marijuana license for Charlotte, purchased two ounces of R4 for
Her seizures only happen two to three times per month, almost solely in her sleep. Not only is she walking, she can ride her bicycle. She feeds herself and is talking increasingly more each day. Her doctors literally see Charlotte’s brain making connections that haven’t been made in years. The marijuana strain Charlotte and now 351 other patients use to ease painful symptoms of diseases such as epilepsy and cancer has been named after the little girl who is getting her life back one day at a time. It’s called Charlotte’s