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Travolta's lawyers: Jett had history of seizures, medicine ineffective

Title: Travolta's lawyers: Jett had history of seizures, medicine ineffective
Date: Monday, 5 January 2009
Publisher: FOX News
Main source: foxnews.com

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John Travolta's lawyers, Michael Ossi and Michael McDermott, said Sunday Jett Travolta, the actor's 16-year-old son who died Friday, was on an anti-seizure medication called Depakote for several years, but the drug was suspended after it lost its effectiveness amid concern about side effects. Jett apparently suffered from grand mal seizures, a type of epilepsy marked by convulsions and loss of consciousness, Ossi and McDermott said. Click here to learn more about Jett's struggle with Kawasaki disease. Jett, who had a ... [Read the rest at foxnews.com]