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Newsletter N° 7 | September, 2012 |
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Feature Article: Autoimmune Epilepsy - the role of inflammation - Epileptologist, Dr. Brenda Wu
Dr. Brenda Wu, epileptologist, who has a particular interest in autoimmune epilepsy sat with us to answer questions about this new epilepsy topic. In this article, she explained what autoimmune epilepsy is, the history of inflammation and epilepsy, and what epilepsy doctors know about diagnosing and treating autoimmune epilepsy. Dr. Brenda Wu completed her doctoral degree at Sun Yat-sen University in China, earned a Ph.D. in Pharmacology and Neuroscience at Albany Medical College, Clinical Neurophysiology Fellowship at University of Florida and completed her Epilepsy Fellowship at Yale New Haven Hospital.
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Safety in epilepsy: medication reminder alarm |
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Remembering to take your anti-epileptic medications on time, every day and at different times of the day can be especially hard when you have memory problems. Unfortunately, memory problems and epilepsy go hand in hand very often. Forgetting a dose of your anti-epilepsy medication can be very serious. This is one of the main reasons for break-through epileptic seizures. And one seizure is one seizure too many because of the risks each seizure carries. In this issue we are featuring a new medical technology product that has been designed to help you remember to take your medications on time.
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Shining epilepsy star: Epilepsy surgery and Mark Jones |
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Mark Jones is this issue’s shining epilepsy star for all the help he gives to others with epilepsy by regularly sharing his experience of living with epilepsy since he was a baby and how life changed for him after having epilepsy surgery. He is tireless and always willing to speak to others about his experience with epilepsy and epilepsy surgery.
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How many people have epilepsy? Survey results |
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The Epilepsy Survey results are in showing how much our voters really know about epilepsy:
More people have epilepsy than Cerebral Palsy, Multiple Sclerosis, and Parkinson's Disease combined. True or false?
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Our epilepsy specialists in New York and New Jersey were recognized for their work: |
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Dr. Olgica Laban Grant was awarded 2012 “Top Doctor” Recognition from Westchester Magazine.
Dr. Eric Segal attended the Dravet.org Annual conference where he was granted an interview with Dr. Dravet and his patient’s mother.
Drs. Lorna Myers, Olga Laban-Grant, Marcelo Lancman, and Martin Lancman and Barbara Matzner had their article: PSYCHOGENIC NON-EPILEPTIC SEIZURES: PREDISPOSING FACTORS TO DIMINISHED QUALITY OF LIFE accepted for publication to Epilepsy & Behavior Journal (in press).
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Support Groups
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All our support groups are back up and running for the next 10 months!
ADULTS WITH EPILEPSY & THEIR CAREGIVERS
2nd Tuesday of every month – 6:30 pm Wallkill Medical Arts Building 390 Crystal Run Road – Suite 102 Middletown, NY
3rd Monday of every month - 6:00 pm 737 Castleton Ave Staten Island, NY 10310 (two blocks from Richmond University Medical Center)
1st Thursday of every month - 6:30 pm White Plains Hospital Medical Library Davis Avenue & East Post Road White Plains, NY 10601
3rd Thursday of every month - 6:30 pm Hackensack University Medical Center 20 Prospect Avenue - Suite 800 Main Conference Room Hackensack, NJ 07601
1st Tuesday of every month - 6:00 pm Jersey City Medical Center 355 Grand Street Conference Room #5 Jersey City, NJ 07302
1st Wednesday of every month - 6:00 pm Manhattan 820 Second Avenue, Suite 6C (between 44 and 43rd Streets)
GRUPOS DE APOYO EN ESPAÑOL
2do jueves de cada mes - 6:30 pm Salon de Conferencia 20 Prospect Ave. Suite 800 Hackensack, NJ 07601
1er jueves de cada mes - 6:00 pm Manhattan 820 Second Avenue, Suite 6C (between 44 and 43rd Streets)
CONTACT INFORMATION Lorna Myers, Ph.D. 212-661-7460, option 5 lmyers@epilepsygroup.com
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Epilepsy Conferences for patients and loved ones will be held on the following dates and places
As part of the Epilepsy: Knowledge is Power campaign that the Northeast Regional Epilepsy Group is leading all year long, a total of 11 free epilepsy conferences for patients and loved ones will be held in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut on September 22 (two conferences), September 29 and October 4, 17, 20 and November 3 (3 conferences), 10, 16.
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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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20 Prospect Avenue, Suite 800
Hackensack, New Jersey 07601
Tel (201) 343-6676 / Fax (201) 343-6689
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333 Westchester Avenue, Suite E104
White Plains, NY 10604
(914)4289213
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