Northeast Regional Epilepsy Group PNES - PsychologicalNon Epileptic Seizures
Quick Links Newsletter N° 44 | December, 2021

1- Feature article: Do you need financial assistance to obtain seizure detection and seizure prediction medical devices or service dogs (for seizures)? Click here to find out more.
2- Seizure Star: Dr. Marcelo Lancman, Medical Director of the Northeast Regional Epilepsy Group
3- MyID - Medical ID Solution: store your medical information safely
4- Epilepsy Survey results: What are your plans regarding the COVID-19 vaccine?
5- Our epilepsy and seizures community of patients, family, friends and doctors has been busy!
6- Epilepsy on the Move: Stay tuned for upcoming epilepsy and seizure disorder events and news in the last quarter of 2021!

 

Feature article: Do you need financial assistance to obtain seizure detection and seizure prediction medical devices or service dogs (for seizures)? Click here to find out more.

How to obtain financial assistance for seizure detection and seizure prediction devices or service dogs (for seizures)? 

For our December issue, we have chosen to highlight a few of the epilepsy foundations that are doing amazing work; especially those that offer grants for medical alerting devices or service dogs for people living with epilepsy.

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Seizure Star: Dr. Marcelo Lancman, Medical Director of the Northeast Regional Epilepsy Group
Seizure Star: Dr. Marcelo Lancman, Medical Director of the Northeast Regional Epilepsy Group

Dr. Lancman has been chosen this issue's Epilepsy Star because of all the work and dedication he has shown to epilepsy and seizure disorders for the last three decades. Dr. Lancman has been the Northeast Regional Epilepsy Group's Medical Director since 1998 where he leads an impressive group of professionals that specializes in the diagnosis, treatment and care of patients living with epilepsy and their family and loved ones. Under his auspices, the Northeast Regional Epilepsy Group has also created a one-of-a-kind psychogenic non-epileptic seizures (PNES) treatment program. It is for these reasons that he has been chosen to receive the Epilepsy Star recognition this quarter.

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MyID - Medical ID Solution: store your medical information safely
MyID - Medical ID Solution: store your medical information safely

MyID is a one-stop comprehensive medical ID solution in which you can store all your health information in one place, which makes it easier to store, manage and access when you need it. Intrigued? Read all about it.

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Epilepsy Survey results: What are your plans regarding the COVID-19 vaccine?
Epilepsy Survey results: What are your plans regarding the COVID-19 vaccine?

Merriam-Webster's 2021 word of the year is "vaccine" because such a massive number of searches were run on this word this year. Because Covid-19 vaccines continue to be such a hot topic, we did not discontinue our COVID-19 vaccine survey this quarter. We asked if our website visitors (epilepsygroup.com) were a) planning on getting the vaccine or had already received it, b) Did not plan to get one, c) had not decided yet one way or the other.  Results continue to show that almost three fourths of respondents were already vaccinated or are planning on being vaccinated.  Fifteen percent of respondents stated that they are not planning on being vaccinated.  This number remains unchanged despite public education campaigns, celebrity endorsements, vaccine mandates, etc.  It is unclear what the newest strains (i.e., Omicron) will mean for current vaccine campaigns and it is fortunate that some pharmaceuticals are also working hard to produce effective treatments for Covid-19.  Perhaps we will know more by our next issue.

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Our epilepsy and seizures community of patients, family, friends and doctors has been busy!
Our epilepsy and seizures community of patients, family, friends and doctors has been busy!

Our epilepsy and seizures community including our patients, family, friends and doctors has been busy!  Online conferences on functional neurological disorders, the Glow Walk and Run for Epilepsy, and Epilepsy awareness month. 

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Support Groups

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VIRTUAL SUPPORT GROUPS

PSYCHOGENIC NON-EPILEPTIC SEIZURES (PNES) SUPPORT GROUP

Third Wednesday of the month from 1PM to 2PM

The group is for patients at our NEREG PNES program diagnosed with PNES who have completed treatment or who are advanced in their current treatment. Unfortunately, the group is not open to anyone who has not gone through our treatment program because the demand would be too great for our conference call. The group meets to touch base, to go over current problems that may have arisen for group members associated to PNES, for general support and comradery, and to continue to be part of the PNES community. To register or obtain more information: lmyers@epilepsygroup.com

EPILEPSY SUPPORT GROUP

Third Wednesday of the month from 12PM to 1PM

The group is for persons with epilepsy who wish to connect virtually with others also living with epilepsy. The group meets to touch base, to go over challenges that may have arisen for group members associated to epilepsy, for general support and camaraderie. To register or obtain more information: lmyers@epilepsygroup.com


Joining a group is easy!

Benefits:
• All 60-minute sessions are held through GoToMeeting® 
• Each group is kept small in order to encourage friendship and optimal discussion time (8-10 participants.)
• All groups are led by a facilitator who is knowledgeable about psychogenic non-epileptic seizures. 
• Confidential.
• Participation in this facilitated discussion is expected and encouraged. You can have your camera on or off-your choice.
• FREE 

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Epilepsy on the Move: Stay tuned for upcoming epilepsy and seizure disorder events and news in the last quarter of 2021!
Epilepsy on the Move: Stay tuned for upcoming epilepsy and seizure disorder events and news in the last quarter of 2021!

Stay tuned: There are plenty of upcoming activities that you may want to jot down and keep in mind over the next few months. These include webinars and two major epilepsy awareness days! 

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Launched in 1998, Northeast Regional Epilepsy Group (NEREG) is a multi-site practice in New Jersey, New York and Connecticut that offers unique services and comprehensive care to children and adults with epilepsy. NEREG provides state-of-the-art diagnostic procedures, 24/7 patient service, highly skilled and experienced practitioners, and exceptional specialty programs designed to cover a broad range of health care needs in each epilepsy patient. NEREG consists of twenty board-certified epilepsy specialists with fellowship training in adult and childhood epilepsy, as well as many other highly skilled health care providers including pediatric/adult neurosurgeons, neuropsychologists, clinical psychologists, epilepsy nurse practitioners, a specially trained nutritionist and epilepsy advocates.
Launched in 2003, Mid-Atlantic Epilepsy and Sleep Center (MAESC) is a practice located in Bethesda, Maryland that offers neurological services and comprehensive care to children and adults. MAESC consists of six board-certified neurologists who treat epilepsy, multiple sclerosis and other neurological illnesses.


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