NAEC provides members resources, expertise, and tools to support the administration
of epilepsy centers.
Not exact matches
«I was very nervous, afraid it might make things worse,» Vandyke said
of the relatively new procedure that was being recommended to her by
epilepsy specialists at Wake Forest Baptist Medical
Center.
Popli called that a marked improvement over the 60 percent success rate
of conventional
epilepsy surgery, which, he noted, has not been performed at the medical
center since it adopted the Visualase technology.
Researchers at eight other institutions are members
of the
Center and are dedicated, like Noebels» group, to increasing the understanding
of epilepsy and deadly complications such as SUDEP.
«We believe that music could potentially be used as an intervention to help people with
epilepsy,» said Christine Charyton, PhD, adjunct assistant professor and visiting assistant professor
of neurology at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical
Center, who presented the research.
For Orrin Devinsky, director
of the Comprehensive
Epilepsy Center at N.Y.U.'s Langone Medical
Center, the ongoing mystery
of intractable
epilepsy carries a certain irony.
In humans, this region could be a target for bringing some brain injury patients out
of a comatose state via electrical stimulation, says lead author Nigel Pedersen, MD, assistant professor
of neurology at Emory University School
of Medicine and an
epilepsy specialist at Emory Brain Health
Center.
«Understanding the mechanisms that promote aberrant neurogenesis caused by traumatic brain injury and subsequent seizures may open new therapeutic avenues to prevent
epilepsy and associated memory problems caused by impact,» said senior author Dr. Jenny Hsieh, Associate Professor
of Molecular Biology and a member
of the UT Southwestern Hamon
Center for Regenerative Science and Medicine.
Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical
Center have identified a second role for a class
of RNA - binding proteins, revealing new insights about neurological diseases and conditions associated with this protein such as autism,
epilepsy, and certain types
of cancer.
NYU Langone Medical
Center last month became the first hospital outside
of a clinical trial site to implant a pacemaker - like device in the brain that may be a game - changer for patients with
epilepsy.
«From our past research, we know the ketogenic diet is effective in approximately one - third
of adults with
epilepsy who are resistant to traditional anti-seizure drugs,» says Mackenzie C. Cervenka, M.D., associate professor
of neurology and director
of the Adult
Epilepsy Diet
Center at the Johns Hopkins University School
of Medicine.
The two primary outcomes in this study evaluating adjunctive brivaracetam in the treatment
of partial - onset seizures in adults with
epilepsy were statistically significant and clinically relevant,» said Dr. Pavel Klein, director, Mid-Atlantic
Epilepsy and Sleep
Center.
«We hope our findings reassure women with
epilepsy and clinicians who are counseling these women on family planning,» says Jacqueline French, MD, professor
of Neurology and Director
of Translational Research and Clinical Trials at NYU Langone's Comprehensive
Epilepsy Center, and the study's first author and co-principal investigator.
Researchers at the Department
of Epileptology, the Institute for Neuropathology and the Institute for Molecular Psychiatry, together with the Caesar Research
Center and the Hebrew University (Israel) have discovered a mechanism which previously was not thought to be involved in the development
of epilepsy.
This is an electroencephalogram (EEG)
of one
of the patients with a Dynamin 1 mutation seen at the Kiel
epilepsy center.
A level 3
center provides the basic range
of medical, neuropsychological, and psychosocial services needed to treat patients with refractory
epilepsy.
NAEC defines four levels
of epilepsy care and accredits
epilepsy centers that provide level 3 and 4 care:
A map locator allows users to find an
epilepsy center near them via zip code lookup, including directions to the facility and the names
of key doctors.
A key component
of NAEC's work to support strong specialized
epilepsy centers is its development
of guidelines and standards for
epilepsy center care.
She then received advanced training in neurophysiology and
epilepsy through fellowships at Vanderbilt University Medical
Center and Baylor College
of Medicine, respectively.
Some level 3
centers offer noninvasive evaluation for
epilepsy surgery, straight - forward resective
epilepsy surgery, and implantation
of the vagus nerve stimulator.
If your seizures have not been brought under control after three months
of care by a primary care provider (family physician, pediatrician), further neurologic intervention by a neurologist, or an
epilepsy center if locally available, is appropriate.
UT Southwestern Medical
Center has one
of the nation's leading
epilepsy clinics, offering comprehensive care for adults, adolescents, and children.
C.S. Mott Children's Hospital is recognized by the National Association
of Epilepsy Centers as a Level 4 Certified
Epilepsy Center, the highest certification available from the NAEC, certifying that U-M provides the highest - level medical and surgical evaluation and treatments for children with complex
epilepsy.
NAEC would like to thank the leadership and staff
of every
center that participated in the 2018 accreditation process for their interest in providing high - quality care to people with
epilepsy.
Epilepsy centers provide a comprehensive team approach to the diagnosis and treatment
of epilepsy.
As Anto Bagić, MD, PhD, the chief
of the
epilepsy division at the University
of Pittsburgh Medical
Center puts it: «There's no «heroic» measure necessary.»
According to the National
Center for Biotechnology Information, Hugh Conklin incorrectly theorized in 1922 that
epilepsy was a side effect
of something occuring in the intestines, and set out to cure it by fasting several children with seizures for upwards
of 25 days.
The most thorough amount
of research that has been done on this diet has
centered around children with
epilepsy.
Relevant research in regards to ketogenic dieting Efficacy and safety
of the ketogenic diet for intractable childhood
epilepsy: Korea multicentric experience Chul Kang H, Joo Kim Y, Wook Kim D, Dong Kim H, Dept
of pediatrics,
Epilepsy center, Inje Univ Coll
of Med, Sanggye Paik Hospital, Seoul Korea
Involuntary seizures are the most well known characteristic
of epilepsy, which is often caused by brain malformations or tumors, head trauma and a variety
of other diseases that cause lesions on the brain, according to Nancy Meers, Pediatric Nurse Practitioner with the Children's
Epilepsy Center at Children's Healthcare
of Atlanta at Scottish Rite.
The Facts In March
of 2006, a woman who had previously been diagnosed with
epilepsy had a seizure while driving her car in the parking lot
of the defendant's shopping
center.
About Blog NAEC supports
epilepsy centers in delivering quality comprehensive care to people with
epilepsy, by setting standards
of care, advocating for access to high quality
epilepsy center services, and providing knowledge and resources to its member
centers.
The aim
of Rocky Mountain
Center for
Epilepsy is to help individuals diagnosed with
epilepsy and / or NES gain self - confidence, reduce specific fears regarding seizures, cope with perceived and real limitations while strengthening happiness, confidence, and a sense
of purpose in life.