Monthly Archives: February 2017

Genetics Research Update – Dr. Danielle Andrade

Dr. Danielle Andrade and her colleagues at Toronto Western Hospital are looking into the common features of epilepsy and a genetic syndrome known as Di George syndrome or chromosome 22q11.2 microdeletion (22qCNV). People with this genetic syndrome are 7 times more likely to have epilepsy than people in the general population. In her 2013 paper,…

Working Memory Research Update – Dr. Elizabeth Kerr

Working memory is the ability to hold and process information in your mind and then to use that information within a short time frame. For example, recalling each step of a recipe as you cook uses your working memory. Children with epilepsy commonly have problems with working memory, which can stem from epilepsy itself or…