Manitoba government providing $2.5 million annually in operating funds The province is establishing an adult epilepsy program so that children and adults with the neurological condition will no longer have to go out of province to receive life-changing surgeries. The program will be run at Health Sciences Centre (HSC) Winnipeg where it is expected to […]
What if an already-Food and Drug Administration-approved drug could help treat a particularly troublesome disorder? Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found just such a use for one drug, according to a press release by the institution published earlier this month. An old drug with a new purpose The condition is neurofibromatosis type […]
Epilepsy complicates a woman’s reproductive life. However, improved diagnosis and treatment of this disease, as well as better social adaptation, have enabled most women with epilepsy to marry and have children. The collaboration between the neurologist and the obstetrician is important in order to optimize the management of women suffering from epilepsy who wish to […]
Lottie Wynn, 37, who is often left ‘black and blue’ after an epileptic fit, faces rude comments and stares from the public who assume she has been beaten up A woman who is often left “black and blue” after an epileptic fit says strangers assume she has been in a fight. Lottie Wynn, 37, is […]
Known for his role as a pilot in “Star Wars,” actor Greg Grunberg has traded in his flight suit to travel cross country to bring awareness to epilepsy care, treatment and patient needs. In February 2022, Grunberg debuted the YouTube series “The Care Giver,” in which he travels the United States to share stories of those in […]
Terms of Reference As the International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) recognises that climate change poses a significant threat to the lives and wellbeing of people with epilepsy and to the work of professionals in the field, the Climate Change Commission undertakes to: Ensure that as a responsible organization, ILAE quantifies and understands its entire direct […]
