Video electroencephalography, or vEEG, is a widely used technique in the assessment for epilepsy surgery. vEEG is used in a hospital setting in an epilepsy monitoring unit (EMU), where a medical team can observe the physical symptoms of a person’s seizure and match these symptoms with their brain activity. This helps surgeons to identify where…
-Project aims to develop potential cures for drug-resistant epilepsy and Dravet Syndrome- Toronto, ON – November 21, 2017 – EpLink – The Epilepsy Research Program of the Ontario Brain Institute – and Katie’s Run – announced today that proceeds from the 6th Annual Katie’s Run for Epilepsy will support the EpLink Genetics Project led by…
SUDEP, or sudden unexpected death in epilepsy, occurs when an otherwise healthy person with epilepsy dies suddenly or unexpectedly, and no clear cause of death can be found. Although SUDEP is rare, the risk is highest in people with uncontrolled generalized tonic clonic seizures, and it tends to occur at night or during sleep. Researchers…