Northeast Regional Epilepsy Group http://www.epilepsygroup.com/ Last News en-us Fri, 18 May 2012 06:48:00 GMT <![CDATA[ American Epilepsy Society Meeting]]> http://www.epilepsygroup.com/news_for_patients6-19/for-health-care-providers.htm American Epilepsy Society Meeting

http://www.aesnet.org/meetings-and-events/annual-meeting

...]]> Fri, 18 May 2012 06:05:00 GMT http://www.epilepsygroup.com/news_for_patients6-19/for-health-care-providers.htm <![CDATA[ Epilepsy: KNOWLEDGE IS POWER FOR PARENTS: Epilepsy Syndromes in Children - Hackensack, NJ]]> http://www.epilepsygroup.com/news_for_patients6-20/for-patients.htm 8:30am-9:00am: Registration &amp; Breakfast
9:00 am-4pm: Program

Knowledge is Power Event Program:
Lenox Gastaut Syndrome (LGS)
Dravet&rsquo;s Syndrome - Dr. Evan Fertig
Tuberous Sclerosis
Infantile Spasms
Ketogenic Diet - Dr. Eric Kossof
Epilepsy Foundation of NJ and Dravet.org

Free breakfast during registration.
Free light lunch.

...]]> Fri, 18 May 2012 06:05:00 GMT http://www.epilepsygroup.com/news_for_patients6-20/for-patients.htm <![CDATA[ Epilepsy: KNOWLEDGE IS POWER - November 10 - Middletown, NY]]> http://www.epilepsygroup.com/news_for_patients6-20/for-patients.htm 8:30am-9:00am: Registration &amp; Breakfast
9:00 am-Noon: Program

Knowledge is Power Event Program:
Epilepsy diagnosis and treatment options: new and newer - Dr. Chris Lambrakis
Epilepsy in children: a parent&rsquo;s guide - Dr. Stephanie Berry
Social security benefits for epilepsy - Adrienne Arkontaky, Esq.

Free breakfast during registration.

...]]> Fri, 18 May 2012 06:05:00 GMT http://www.epilepsygroup.com/news_for_patients6-20/for-patients.htm <![CDATA[ Epilepsy: KNOWLEDGE IS POWER - November 3 - White Plains, NY]]> http://www.epilepsygroup.com/news_for_patients6-20/for-patients.htm 8:30am-9:00am: Registration &amp; Breakfast
9:00 am-Noon: Program

Knowledge is Power Event Program:
Epilepsy in Women and Men: they are not the same - Dr. Olga Laban-Grant
Epilepsy diagnosis and treatment options: new and newer - Dr. Neelima Thakur
Epilepsy in Children: A parent&rsquo;s guide
Epilepsy surgery: recent advances and the future - Dr. Arno Fried

Free bre...]]> Fri, 18 May 2012 06:05:00 GMT http://www.epilepsygroup.com/news_for_patients6-20/for-patients.htm <![CDATA[ Epilepsy: KNOWLEDGE IS POWER - November 3 - Manhattan, NY]]> http://www.epilepsygroup.com/news_for_patients6-20/for-patients.htm 8:30am-9:00am: Registration &amp; Breakfast
9:00 am-Noon: Program

Knowledge is Power Event Program:
English Program:
Epilepsy diagnosis and treatment options: new and newer - Dr. Marcelo Lancman
Epilepsy treatment and issues in Men and Women: they are not the same - Dr. Evan Fertig
Social security benefits for Epilepsy - Adrienne Arkontaky, Esq.
...]]> Fri, 18 May 2012 06:05:00 GMT http://www.epilepsygroup.com/news_for_patients6-20/for-patients.htm <![CDATA[ Epilepsy: KNOWLEDGE IS POWER - November 3 - Summit, NJ]]> http://www.epilepsygroup.com/news_for_patients6-20/for-patients.htm 8:30am-9:00am: Registration &amp; Breakfast
9:00 am-Noon: Program

Knowledge is Power Event Program:
Epilepsy diagnosis and treatment options: new and newer - Dr. Jeffrey Politsky
Epilepsy treatment and issues in Men and Women: they are not the same - Dr. Matt Evans
Epilepsy in the elderly: how is it different? - Dr. Enrique Feoli
Memory treatment for Epilepsy - Dr. Robert T...]]> Fri, 18 May 2012 06:05:00 GMT http://www.epilepsygroup.com/news_for_patients6-20/for-patients.htm <![CDATA[ Epilepsy: KNOWLEDGE IS POWER - October 20 - Nyack, NY]]> http://www.epilepsygroup.com/news_for_patients6-20/for-patients.htm 8:30am-9:00am: Registration &amp; Breakfast
9:00 am-Noon: Program

Knowledge is Power Event Program:
Advances in epilepsy diagnosis and treatment - Dr. Neelima Thakur
Epilepsy surgery: recent advances and the future - Dr. Olga Laban-Grant
Epilepsy in Children: A parent&rsquo;s guide
Local resources for epilepsy - Epilepsy Society of Southern NY

Free breakfast d...]]> Fri, 18 May 2012 06:05:00 GMT http://www.epilepsygroup.com/news_for_patients6-20/for-patients.htm <![CDATA[ Epilepsy: KNOWLEDGE IS POWER - October 17 - Fishkill, NY]]> http://www.epilepsygroup.com/news_for_patients6-20/for-patients.htm 5 to 6PM registration and light dinner will be served
6-9: Educational Program

Knowledge is Power Event Program:
Epilepsy diagnosis and treatment options: new and newer - Dr. Chris Lambrakis
Epilepsy and autism - Dr. Stephanie Berry
Local resources for epilepsy - Epilepsy Foundation of Northeastern NY

Free light dinner during registration.

...]]> Fri, 18 May 2012 06:05:00 GMT http://www.epilepsygroup.com/news_for_patients6-20/for-patients.htm <![CDATA[ Epilepsy: KNOWLEDGE IS POWER - October 4 - Carmel, NY]]> http://www.epilepsygroup.com/news_for_patients6-20/for-patients.htm 6:30-9PM
Light dinner included.

Epilepsy diagnosis and treatment options: new and newer - Dr. Chris Lambrakis
Epilepsy and autism
Local resources for your epilepsy - Epilepsy Society of Southern NY

...]]> Fri, 18 May 2012 06:05:00 GMT http://www.epilepsygroup.com/news_for_patients6-20/for-patients.htm <![CDATA[ Epilepsy: KNOWLEDGE IS POWER - September 29 - New Brunswick, NJ]]> http://www.epilepsygroup.com/news_for_patients6-20/for-patients.htm 8:30am-9:00am: Registration &amp; Breakfast
9:00 am-Noon: Program

Knowledge is Power Event Program:
Epilepsy in Children: A parent&rsquo;s guide - Dr. Adenike Opaleke
SUDEP and safety devices (available and under research) - Dr. Matt Evans
Epilepsy in the elderly: why is it different? - Dr. Enrique Feoli
Epilepsy diagnosis and treatment options: new and newer - Dr. Jeff Pol...]]> Fri, 18 May 2012 06:05:00 GMT http://www.epilepsygroup.com/news_for_patients6-20/for-patients.htm <![CDATA[ Epilepsy: KNOWLEDGE IS POWER - September 22 - Jersey City, NJ]]> http://www.epilepsygroup.com/news_for_patients6-20/for-patients.htm 8:30am-9:00am: Registration &amp; Breakfast
9:00 am-Noon: Program

Knowledge is Power Event Program:
Epilepsy diagnosis and treatment options: new and newer
SUDEP and safety devices (available and under research) - Dr. Evan Fertig
Memory treatment program for persons with epilepsy - Dr. Robert Trobliger
Epilepsy Foundation of New Jersey-Resources for persons with epile...]]> Fri, 18 May 2012 06:05:00 GMT http://www.epilepsygroup.com/news_for_patients6-20/for-patients.htm <![CDATA[ Epilepsy: KNOWLEDGE IS POWER - September 22 - Stamford, CT]]> http://www.epilepsygroup.com/news_for_patients6-20/for-patients.htm 8:30am-9:00am: Registration &amp; Breakfast
9:00 am-Noon: Program

Knowledge is Power Event Program:
Epilepsy diagnosis and treatment options: new and newer - Dr. Neelima Thakur
Epilepsy treatment and issues in Men and Women: they are not the same - Dr. Olga Laban-Grant
SUDEP and safety devices (available and those under research)
Epilepsy resources and services - Epilepsy F...]]> Fri, 18 May 2012 06:05:00 GMT http://www.epilepsygroup.com/news_for_patients6-20/for-patients.htm <![CDATA[ Epilepsy: KNOWLEDGE IS POWER - September 15 - Hackensack, NJ]]> http://www.epilepsygroup.com/news_for_patients6-20/for-patients.htm 8:30am-9:00am: Registration &amp; Breakfast
9:00 am-Noon: Program

Knowledge is Power Event Program:
Epilepsy diagnosis and treatment options: new and newer - Dr. Marcelo Lancman
Epilepsy treatment in Men and Women: they are not the same - Dr. Olga Laban-Grant
SUDEP and safety devices (existing and being researched). - Dr. Evan Fertig
Epilepsy surgery: current and futu...]]> Fri, 18 May 2012 06:05:00 GMT http://www.epilepsygroup.com/news_for_patients6-20/for-patients.htm <![CDATA[ Epilepsia: XV Congreso Nacional y II Encuentro Andino]]> http://www.epilepsygroup.com/news_for_patients6-19/for-health-care-providers.htm August 1-4, 2012

Where: Pereira, Colombia

Dr. Marcelo Lancman
Updates in the treatment of epilepsy
Advances in the treatment of Tuberous sclerosis
Dr. Marcela Bonafina
Pre and post surgical assessments using Spanish language te...]]> Fri, 18 May 2012 06:05:00 GMT http://www.epilepsygroup.com/news_for_patients6-19/for-health-care-providers.htm <![CDATA[ Neuropsychology Masters Students and Professors the Benemérita Universidad de Puebla, México]]> http://www.epilepsygroup.com/news_for_patients6-19/for-health-care-providers.htm The topics are the following:

Day 1: General Issues in Neuropsychology
a-Ethical Challenges in Neuropsychology;
b- Basic Issues in Neuropsychological Testing of Adults;
c- The Importance of the Differential Diagnosis in Adult Neuropsychology.

Day 2: Traumatic Brain Injury
a- Diagnosis;
b- Psychiatric Semiology: The importance of the Mental Sta...]]> Fri, 18 May 2012 06:05:00 GMT http://www.epilepsygroup.com/news_for_patients6-19/for-health-care-providers.htm <![CDATA[ Reviewer for Harvard Medical School on-line ]]> http://www.epilepsygroup.com/news_for_patients6-19/for-health-care-providers.htm This case follows a 20-month-old girl with febrile and afebrile seizures. Her clinical presentation and diagnostic workup is most consistent with Severe Myoclonic Epilepsy of Infancy (SMEI), also known as Dravet syndrome.

http://cmeonline.med.harvard.edu/course_descriptions.asp?Course_id=123

...]]> Fri, 18 May 2012 06:05:00 GMT http://www.epilepsygroup.com/news_for_patients6-19/for-health-care-providers.htm <![CDATA[ Hudson Stroll for Epilepsy]]> http://www.epilepsygroup.com/news_for_patients6-20/for-patients.htm Epilepsy Foundation of NENY

http://efneny.myetap.org/fundraiser/hudsonvalley2012/team.do?participationRef=512.0.398662700

...]]> Fri, 18 May 2012 06:05:00 GMT http://www.epilepsygroup.com/news_for_patients6-20/for-patients.htm <![CDATA[ Epilepsy Walk: Sharon's Ride, Run, Walk for Epilepsy in Connecticut]]> http://www.epilepsygroup.com/news_for_patients6-20/for-patients.htm Who is Sharon?
Sharon's Ride.Run.Walk for Epilepsy is dedicated to Sharon Rosenfeld, a nurse and teacher, who cared deeply about epilepsy and who advocated helmet safety. She was killed on a cross country ride in 1993. Dr. William Rosenfeld and Susan Lippman, neurologists who specialize in epilepsy, created the event in honor of Dr. Rosenfeld's sister.

Why Sharon's Run Ride ...]]> Fri, 18 May 2012 06:05:00 GMT http://www.epilepsygroup.com/news_for_patients6-20/for-patients.htm <![CDATA[ Walk for a Brighter Tomorrow: Seaside Heights, NJ]]> http://www.epilepsygroup.com/news_for_patients6-20/for-patients.htm Epilepsy Foundation of NJ

http://www.walkforabrightertomorrow.org/faf/search/searchTeamPart.asp?
ievent=1014255&amp;lis=1&amp;kntae1014255=25D16B86913942868E7CD4B77F7FC8
44&amp;supId=0&amp;team=5023765&amp;cj=Y

...]]> Fri, 18 May 2012 06:05:00 GMT http://www.epilepsygroup.com/news_for_patients6-20/for-patients.htm <![CDATA[ Epilepsy: KNOWLEDGE IS POWER - May 5 - Staten Island, NY]]> http://www.epilepsygroup.com/news_for_patients6-20/for-patients.htm 8:30am-9:00am: Registration &amp; Breakfast
9:00 am-Noon: Program

Knowledge is Power Event Program:
Epilepsy diagnosis and treatment options: new and newer - Dr. Salah Mesad
Epilepsy treatment and issues in Men and Women: they are not the same - Dr. Evan Fertig
Epilepsy and memory Problems: is it possible to improve them? - Dr. Robert Trobliger
Epilepsy: Natural treatments:...]]> Fri, 18 May 2012 06:05:00 GMT http://www.epilepsygroup.com/news_for_patients6-20/for-patients.htm <![CDATA[ Hudson Stroll for Epilepsy]]> http://www.epilepsygroup.com/events-news-epilepsy-new-york-new-jersey-connecticut May 20

Hudson Stroll for Epilepsy

Epilepsy Foundation of NENY

http://efneny.myetap.org/fundraiser/hudsonvalley2012/team.do?participationRef=512.0.398662700

...]]> Fri, 18 May 2012 06:05:00 GMT http://www.epilepsygroup.com/events-news-epilepsy-new-york-new-jersey-connecticut <![CDATA[ Epilepsy: KNOWLEDGE IS POWER - May 5 - Staten Island, NY ]]> http://www.epilepsygroup.com/events-news-epilepsy-new-york-new-jersey-connecticut Hilton Garden Inn New York/Staten Island
1100 South Avenue @ Lois Lane
Staten Island, NY 10314

8:30am-9:00am: Registration &amp; Breakfast
9:00 am-Noon: Program

 Fri, 18 May 2012 06:05:00 GMT http://www.epilepsygroup.com/events-news-epilepsy-new-york-new-jersey-connecticut <![CDATA[ Epilepsy: KNOWLEDGE IS POWER - April 28 - Newburgh, NY ]]> http://www.epilepsygroup.com/events-news-epilepsy-new-york-new-jersey-connecticut Hilton Garden Inn
15 Crossroads Court
Newburgh, NY 12550

8:30am-9:00am: Registration &amp; Breakfast
9:00 am-Noon: Program

Knowledge is Power Event Program:
Epilepsy diagnosis and treatment options: new and newe...]]> Fri, 18 May 2012 06:05:00 GMT http://www.epilepsygroup.com/events-news-epilepsy-new-york-new-jersey-connecticut <![CDATA[ National Walk for Epilepsy 2012 - Washington, DC ]]> http://www.epilepsygroup.com/events-news-epilepsy-new-york-new-jersey-connecticut Saturday, March 31, 2012

Washington, DC
The Northeast Regional Epilepsy Group will be participating in the National Walk for Epilepsy scheduled to take place on the National Mall in Washington, DC come rain, shine, or even snow. The money we raise will go...]]> Fri, 18 May 2012 06:05:00 GMT http://www.epilepsygroup.com/events-news-epilepsy-new-york-new-jersey-connecticut <![CDATA[ Purple Day ]]> http://www.epilepsygroup.com/events-news-epilepsy-new-york-new-jersey-connecticut Purple Day began in 2008 and is now the world&rsquo;s largest epilepsy event, with over 100 countries taking part. Founded by nine-year-old Canadian Cassidy Megan to raise awareness and shine a light on epilepsy.

On Purple Day you can choose to do anything PURPLE: your clothes, paint your face or nails, chage your porch light to purple, partici...]]> Fri, 18 May 2012 06:05:00 GMT http://www.epilepsygroup.com/events-news-epilepsy-new-york-new-jersey-connecticut <![CDATA[ 65th Annual Meeting of the American Epilepsy Society ]]> http://www.epilepsygroup.com/events-news-epilepsy-new-york-new-jersey-connecticut When: December 2-6

Where: Baltimore, Maryland, USA

The American Epilepsy Society's Annual Meeting is the premiere meeting for epilepsy and other seizure disorders. The Annual Meeting is an international forum for the exchange of current findings in epilepsy research. Information is communicated and disseminated through symposia, lect...]]> Fri, 18 May 2012 06:05:00 GMT http://www.epilepsygroup.com/events-news-epilepsy-new-york-new-jersey-connecticut <![CDATA[ Epilepsy: Taking Control - PATIENT EDUCATION CONFERENCE - November 19 ]]> http://www.epilepsygroup.com/events-news-epilepsy-new-york-new-jersey-connecticut Saturday, November 19, 2011

Sheraton Brooklyn New York Hotel
228 Duffield Street
Brooklyn, NY 11201

8:30am-9:00am
Registration a...]]> Fri, 18 May 2012 06:05:00 GMT http://www.epilepsygroup.com/events-news-epilepsy-new-york-new-jersey-connecticut <![CDATA[ Autism, Epilepsy and Seizures - November 16 ]]> http://www.epilepsygroup.com/events-news-epilepsy-new-york-new-jersey-connecticut Free educational program: AUTISM, EPILEPSY AND SEIZURES

Wednesday, November 16th
6:30-9pm

Bleshman School, Paramus, NJ

As many as one-third of individuals with Autism also have Epilepsy - Autism Family Services of New Jersey, POAC and the Epilepsy Foundation of New Jersey will be sponso...]]> Fri, 18 May 2012 06:05:00 GMT http://www.epilepsygroup.com/events-news-epilepsy-new-york-new-jersey-connecticut <![CDATA[ EPILEPSY: A nursing perspective - FREE CEU program for nurses ]]> http://www.epilepsygroup.com/events-news-epilepsy-new-york-new-jersey-connecticut When: November 14, 2011

Where: Nyack Hospital Krutz Auditorium
160 North Midland Avenue
Nyack, New York 10960

Program is offered in two sessions: MORNING and AFTERNOON

MORNING PROGRAM
7am -...]]> Fri, 18 May 2012 06:05:00 GMT http://www.epilepsygroup.com/events-news-epilepsy-new-york-new-jersey-connecticut <![CDATA[ Epilepsy: a Nursing Perspective - November 2011 ]]> http://www.epilepsygroup.com/events-news-epilepsy-new-york-new-jersey-connecticut The Northeast Regional Epilepsy Group was granted the Medical Surgical Division Award for Interdisciplinary Teamwork in collaboration with the Nursing Division of the White Plains Hospital Center.

...]]> Fri, 18 May 2012 06:05:00 GMT http://www.epilepsygroup.com/events-news-epilepsy-new-york-new-jersey-connecticut <![CDATA[ Epilepsy: Taking Control - PATIENT EDUCATION CONFERENCE - November 5 ]]> http://www.epilepsygroup.com/events-news-epilepsy-new-york-new-jersey-connecticut Saturday, November 5, 2011

Roger Smith Midtown Hotel
501 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10017

8:30am-9:00am: Registration &amp; Breakfast
9:00 am-...]]> Fri, 18 May 2012 06:05:00 GMT http://www.epilepsygroup.com/events-news-epilepsy-new-york-new-jersey-connecticut <![CDATA[ Epilepsy: Taking Control - PATIENT EDUCATION CONFERENCE - November 2 ]]> http://www.epilepsygroup.com/events-news-epilepsy-new-york-new-jersey-connecticut Wednesday, November 2, 2011

Hotel Sierra
100 Westgate Business Center Drive
Fishkill, NY 12524

5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Fri, 18 May 2012 06:05:00 GMT http://www.epilepsygroup.com/events-news-epilepsy-new-york-new-jersey-connecticut <![CDATA[ Epilepsy Updates for Patients - October 27 ]]> http://www.epilepsygroup.com/events-news-epilepsy-new-york-new-jersey-connecticut October 27, 2011

Putnam Hospital Center
Conference Room&#8232;
670 Stoneleigh Avenue&#8232;
Carmel, NY 10512

6:30 PM
Registration

7-9PM
Dinner while Christos Lambrakis, M.D. will speak about updates in the treatment of epilepsy in adults and and Stefanie Berry, M.D. (pediatric epileptologist) will discuss what you should know if you are a parent with a child who has epilepsy.

<...]]> Fri, 18 May 2012 06:05:00 GMT http://www.epilepsygroup.com/events-news-epilepsy-new-york-new-jersey-connecticut <![CDATA[ Epilepsy Research Program ]]> http://www.epilepsygroup.com/events-news-epilepsy-new-york-new-jersey-connecticut Find out if you could be a subject in an epilepsy research project.

Why would I want to participate in a research study: by participating in clinical trials, you may have access to leading-edge treatments and you are contributing to science for all.

Our research team is working actively to find new treatments and technology for epilepsy through several multi-center (national and international) and single-site research studies.

Con...]]> Fri, 18 May 2012 06:05:00 GMT http://www.epilepsygroup.com/events-news-epilepsy-new-york-new-jersey-connecticut <![CDATA[ Epilepsy: Taking Control - PATIENT EDUCATION CONFERENCE - September 10 ]]> http://www.epilepsygroup.com/events-news-epilepsy-new-york-new-jersey-connecticut Spanish Program: Controlando la Epilepsia - CONFERENCIA EDUCATIVA PARA PACIENTES
10 de Septiembre

Saturday, September 10, 2011

Hilton Garden Inn
1100 South Avenue @ Lois Lane
Staten Isla...]]> Fri, 18 May 2012 06:05:00 GMT http://www.epilepsygroup.com/events-news-epilepsy-new-york-new-jersey-connecticut <![CDATA[ New Jersey Epilepsy Task Force ]]> http://www.epilepsygroup.com/events-news-epilepsy-new-york-new-jersey-connecticut Breaking news in epilepsy: Governor Chris Christie has just made his decision and appointed eleven individuals to the New Jersey Epilepsy Task Force:

Dr. Marcelo E. Lancman, the Northeast Regional Epilepsy Group's Medical Director, is one of the epileptologists on the Task Force. We congratulate him on this honor and know that he will make important contributions in helping the task force r...]]> Fri, 18 May 2012 06:05:00 GMT http://www.epilepsygroup.com/events-news-epilepsy-new-york-new-jersey-connecticut <![CDATA[ Educational conference for Patients and Loved Ones - July 23 ]]> http://www.epilepsygroup.com/events-news-epilepsy-new-york-new-jersey-connecticut When: July 23, 2011

8:30am-9:00am: Registration &amp; Breakfast
9:00 am-Noon: Program

Saint Peter's University Hospital
254 Easton Avenue
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
Sister Marie de Pazzi Conference Center
Room 1 and Ro...]]> Fri, 18 May 2012 06:05:00 GMT http://www.epilepsygroup.com/events-news-epilepsy-new-york-new-jersey-connecticut <![CDATA[ Sara's Walk ]]> http://www.epilepsygroup.com/events-news-epilepsy-new-york-new-jersey-connecticut Join us for the Sara Elizabeth Clark Walk, to raise funds for the It&rsquo;s Not Who I Am Epilepsy Fund and the Community Foundations of the Hudson Valley.

The Northeast Regional Epilepsy Group is throwing our full support behind this epilepsy advocate and her walk. We would like to invite you to support Sara&rsquo;s 6th Annual Walk for Epilepsy being held on Sunday, June...]]> Fri, 18 May 2012 06:05:00 GMT http://www.epilepsygroup.com/events-news-epilepsy-new-york-new-jersey-connecticut <![CDATA[ Epilepsy Research Program ]]> http://www.epilepsygroup.com/events-news-epilepsy-new-york-new-jersey-connecticut Our investigators continue the effort to find new treatments for epilepsy through several multi-center (national and international) and single-site research studies.

By participating in clinical trials, patients may have access to leading-edge treatments and are contributing to science for all.

http://www.epilepsygroup.com/clinical-detail4-10-15/epilepsy-r...]]> Fri, 18 May 2012 06:05:00 GMT http://www.epilepsygroup.com/events-news-epilepsy-new-york-new-jersey-connecticut <![CDATA[ Stroll for Epilepsy ]]> http://www.epilepsygroup.com/events-news-epilepsy-new-york-new-jersey-connecticut Sunday, May 22, 2011
Dutchess County Fairgrounds

Interested in helping us raise funds for the Epilepsy Foundation? There are a bunch of ways to help. Register to walk with us as our team member, set a goal, and begin raising money in support. Or if you can't be there with us that day, donate or find others to donate to help us reach our goal. Let's keep the momentum going!

The Northeast Regional Epilepsy Gr...]]> Fri, 18 May 2012 06:05:00 GMT http://www.epilepsygroup.com/events-news-epilepsy-new-york-new-jersey-connecticut <![CDATA[ Walk for a Brighter Tomorrow - Seaside Heights NJ. ]]> http://www.epilepsygroup.com/events-news-epilepsy-new-york-new-jersey-connecticut

Sunday, May 15, 2011
Seaside Heights, NJ.

Join The Family Resource Network and its affiliates as we raise awareness and dollars to support existing programs and expansion projects. This will be a fun filled day for families and friends to walk in support of their loved ones. A ca...]]> Fri, 18 May 2012 06:05:00 GMT http://www.epilepsygroup.com/events-news-epilepsy-new-york-new-jersey-connecticut <![CDATA[ Epilepsy: Taking Control - PATIENT EDUCATION CONFERENCE ]]> http://www.epilepsygroup.com/events-news-epilepsy-new-york-new-jersey-connecticut Saturday, April 2, 2011

Hackensack Univeristy Medical Center
30 Prospect Avenue
Hackensack, NJ

Continental Breakfast &amp; Registration: 8:30am &ndash; 9:00 am

Fri, 18 May 2012 06:05:00 GMT http://www.epilepsygroup.com/events-news-epilepsy-new-york-new-jersey-connecticut <![CDATA[ The Northeast Regional Epilepsy Group introduces new locations for it's memory treatment program for patients with epilepsy ]]> http://www.epilepsygroup.com/events-news-epilepsy-new-york-new-jersey-connecticut Memory complaints are among the most frequent complaints in epilepsy patients. Our specialized program aims to target and treat this problem.

http://www.news-medical.net/news/20110127/NEREG-introduces-new-locations-to-memory-treatment-program.aspx

...]]> Fri, 18 May 2012 06:05:00 GMT http://www.epilepsygroup.com/events-news-epilepsy-new-york-new-jersey-connecticut <![CDATA[ March 27, 2011 at 10AM - National Mall in Washington, DC]]> http://www.epilepsygroup.com/events-news-epilepsy-new-york-new-jersey-connecticut Join the Northeast Regional Epilepsy Group&rsquo;s Team as we go on the National Epilepsy Walk
If you can't afford the travel costs, click below and read about our Epilepsy Walk Travel Fund.

Thousands raising money to fight stigma, r...]]> Fri, 18 May 2012 06:05:00 GMT http://www.epilepsygroup.com/events-news-epilepsy-new-york-new-jersey-connecticut <![CDATA[ Let's raise epilepsy awareness all year long]]> http://www.epilepsygroup.com/events-news-epilepsy-new-york-new-jersey-connecticut "Illuminations"
How do you shed light on your epilepsy?

If you express your feelings through the arts, we would like to invite you
to share them with us.

Please send us your ar...]]> Fri, 18 May 2012 06:05:00 GMT http://www.epilepsygroup.com/events-news-epilepsy-new-york-new-jersey-connecticut <![CDATA[ FREE Epilepsy Advocate event]]> http://www.epilepsygroup.com/events-news-epilepsy-new-york-new-jersey-connecticut Register today for this FREE Epilepsy Advocate event.

Saturday, October 30, 2010

Registration: 9:30 AM
Program: 10:00 AM

Sheraton Meadowlands Hotel and Conference Center
2 Meadowlands Plaza
East Rutherford, NJ 07073

Speakers: Dr. Georges Ghacibeth, Northeast Regional Epilepsy Group Epileptologist and Epi...]]> Fri, 18 May 2012 06:05:00 GMT http://www.epilepsygroup.com/events-news-epilepsy-new-york-new-jersey-connecticut <![CDATA[ Medical Center's Northeast Regional Epilepsy Group begins collaboration with the International Dravet Syndrome Epilepsy Action League]]> http://www.epilepsygroup.com/events-news-epilepsy-new-york-new-jersey-connecticut This past January, the Comprehensive Epilepsy Center at Hackensack University Medical Center (HUMC) became a recognized referral center in the state of New Jersey and a participant in the International Dravet syndrome Epilepsy Action League&rsquo;s (IDEA-L) Collaborative Clinical Research and Comprehensive Care Network (CCR-CCN).

Dravet syndrome, also called severe myoclonic epilepsy of infancy (SMEI), is a severe form of epilepsy. It appears ...]]> Fri, 18 May 2012 06:05:00 GMT http://www.epilepsygroup.com/events-news-epilepsy-new-york-new-jersey-connecticut <![CDATA[ Tuberous Sclerosis Alliance Clinic Network]]> http://www.epilepsygroup.com/events-news-epilepsy-new-york-new-jersey-connecticut In 2010, the Northeast Regional Epilepsy Group based at the Hackensack University Medical Center became a recognized referral center in the state of New Jersey and a participant in the Tuberous Sclerosis Complex Clinic Network. In this manner we have joined a network of referral centers committed to providing high-quality, multidisciplinary care to patients with Tuberous Sclerosis. As such, our epilepsy center is available to proactively address and treat the complex med...]]> Fri, 18 May 2012 06:05:00 GMT http://www.epilepsygroup.com/events-news-epilepsy-new-york-new-jersey-connecticut <![CDATA[ EPILEPSY TODAY - A FREE Breakfast Conference for Patients and Families]]> http://www.epilepsygroup.com/events-news-epilepsy-new-york-new-jersey-connecticut Saturday, October 16, 2010
9am - Noon
Stamford Marriott Hotel
2 Stamford Forum
Stamford, CT 06901

ENGLISH
 Fri, 18 May 2012 06:05:00 GMT http://www.epilepsygroup.com/events-news-epilepsy-new-york-new-jersey-connecticut <![CDATA[ 2nd Annual NEREG Conference on Epilepsy]]> http://www.epilepsygroup.com/events-news-epilepsy-new-york-new-jersey-connecticut 2nd Annual NEREG Conference on EpilepsySaturday, October 2, 2010
FREE EVENT!
Supported in part by an educational grant from Cyberonics, Inc.

Time: Fri, 18 May 2012 06:05:00 GMT http://www.epilepsygroup.com/events-news-epilepsy-new-york-new-jersey-connecticut <![CDATA[ 20TH ANNUAL GOLF TOURNAMENT]]> http://www.epilepsygroup.com/events-news-epilepsy-new-york-new-jersey-connecticut To Benefit the Atlantic Neuroscience Institute Adult Epilepsy Center at Overlook

Join us for a great day of golf...
...and make a difference in the lives of countless epilepsy patients.

Monday, June 14, 2010

Canoe Brook Country Club &#9679; ...]]> Fri, 18 May 2012 06:05:00 GMT http://www.epilepsygroup.com/events-news-epilepsy-new-york-new-jersey-connecticut <![CDATA[ 2009 Northeast Regional Epilepsy Group Scholarships]]> http://www.epilepsygroup.com/events-news-epilepsy-new-york-new-jersey-connecticut In 2009, the Northeast Regional Epilepsy Group gave out 9 summer camp scholarships to children and teens who wanted very much to enjoy their summer among peers, learn new physical and social skills, and just wanted to have some fun! One Master&rsquo;s level student was also granted a scholarship to assist him in his tuition as he works towards a teaching degree. Below are their comments:

$250.00 Summer Camp Scholarship Winners Fri, 18 May 2012 06:05:00 GMT http://www.epilepsygroup.com/events-news-epilepsy-new-york-new-jersey-connecticut <![CDATA[ Northeast Regional Epilepsy Group is granted three certifications as Level IV Centers in New Jersey and 1 in New York]]> http://www.epilepsygroup.com/events-news-epilepsy-new-york-new-jersey-connecticut The Northeast Regional Epilepsy Group based in Hackensack University Medical Center (HUMC) was the first Certified Level 4 Epilepsy Center in the state of New Jersey. Recently, the Atlantic Neuroscience Comprehensive Epilepsy Center and Saint Peter's University Hospital tow other Northeast Regional Epilepsy Group programs, were also recognized with the same distinction. In the state of New York, the Northeast Regional Ep...]]> Fri, 18 May 2012 06:05:00 GMT http://www.epilepsygroup.com/events-news-epilepsy-new-york-new-jersey-connecticut <![CDATA[ Ongoing Research Projects]]> http://www.epilepsygroup.com/events-news-epilepsy-new-york-new-jersey-connecticut The Northeast Regional Epilepsy Group is currently conducting the following research projects in epilepsy. Contact us if you wish to participate and we will examine your case and let you know if you could be a candidate.

1. A Phase 2, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Study of VX-765 in Subjects with Treatment-resistant Partial Seizures

2. Efficacy and safety of eslicarbazepine acetate (BIA 2-093) as adjunctive therapy for refractory partial se...]]> Fri, 18 May 2012 06:05:00 GMT http://www.epilepsygroup.com/events-news-epilepsy-new-york-new-jersey-connecticut <![CDATA[ The Northeast Regional Epilepsy Group begins collaboration with the International Dravet Syndrome Epilepsy Action League]]> http://www.epilepsygroup.com/events-news-epilepsy-new-york-new-jersey-connecticut On January of 2010 the Northeast Regional Epilepsy Group based at the Hackensack University Medical Center became a recognized referral center in the state of New Jersey and a participant in the International Dravet syndrome Epilepsy Action League&rsquo;s (IDEA-L) Collaborative Clinical Research and Comprehensive Care Network (CCR-CCN). In this manner we have joined a network of referral centers committed to providing high-quality, multidisciplinary care to patients wit...]]> Fri, 18 May 2012 06:05:00 GMT http://www.epilepsygroup.com/events-news-epilepsy-new-york-new-jersey-connecticut <![CDATA[ Conference in Spanish: ]]> http://www.epilepsygroup.com/events-news-epilepsy-new-york-new-jersey-connecticut For patients and caretakers
Conference in spanish:
&ldquo;Epilepsy: Cutting edge treatments, epilepsy in the school, epilepsy and the law, social effects&rdquo;

When: Saturday, May 22, 2010, from 9AM a 12PM
Where: Marriott Glenpointe, 100 Frank W Burr Boulevard, Teaneck NJ

PROGRAM
9:00-9:30 Registration and Breakfast
9:30-9:35 Program introduction Lorna Myers, Ph.D.
9:35-10:...]]> Fri, 18 May 2012 06:05:00 GMT http://www.epilepsygroup.com/events-news-epilepsy-new-york-new-jersey-connecticut