ArticleEpilepsia2026
Characterizing early behavioral and social-emotional problems in young children with SCN1A+ Dravet syndrome: Findings from the ENVISION prospective natural history study.
Article in Epilepsia, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04537832 (ENVISION), which is not on this map. Cited by 1 paper.
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ENVISION: Natural History Study of Infants and Children With Developmental and Epileptic Encephalopathies
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objectiveDravet syndrome (DS) is the prototypic developmental and epileptic encephalopathy, characterized by drug-resistant seizures, developmental slowing, and many other morbidities. Detailed characterization of behavioral phenotypes and social-emotional skill development are limited.
methodsWe prospectively assessed behavioral and social-emotional problems in the ENVISION natural history study (NCT04537832) of children with DS associated with SCN1A pathogenic variants (SCN1A+ DS) enrolled at <5 years of age. Assessments every 3 months for up to 2 years included the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL), Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ), Brief Infant-Toddler Social and Emotional Assessment (BITSEA), and Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales, 3rd Edition (VABS-3).
resultsFifty-eight children with DS enrolled at 16 sites worldwide. Problematic behaviors-inattention, aggressive or oppositional behaviors, and withdrawn and autistic behaviors-began before age 3 years, became more evident with age, and were clinically significant in many children by age 3-4 years. CBCL Total, Externalizing, and Internalizing Problems T-scores rose by approximately 3 points per year, and BITSEA Problem scale scores increased by 2.3 points annually (p = .002). SDQ Hyperactivity scores worsened over time (p = .013), whereas emotional difficulties remained stable. VABS-3 Socialization domain scores, which were already more than 1 SD below the normative mean at baseline, decreased further, particularly in younger participants. Correlation analyses showed that poorer communication abilities were associated with increased problematic behaviors (R = -.55 for CBCL Total Problems and VABS-3 Communication scores). Mixed-effects modeling identified age as the strongest predictor of worsening behavioral outcomes. SIGNIFICANCE: We found that behavioral and social-emotional problems are inherent components of DS that present in toddlerhood and worsen throughout early childhood. This highlights the need to diagnose and manage these issues early. Targeted therapy may alleviate the wide-ranging morbidities that are intrinsic to DS, including the social-emotional and behavior problems that frequently emerge.
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