Presented on behalf of BC Neuropsychiatry Group and
Dr. Mandana Modirrousta, Director, Neurostimulation and Neuropsychiatric Unit.
Department of Psychiatry, University of Manitoba
You are all invited to join a video-linked presentation..
Wednesday, Nov 19th, 2014
Time: 1-2 pm Location: Video-Link to R1002 St. Boniface Research Centre
Dr. Dr. Mary Connolly <http://cfri.ca/our-research/researchers/results/Details/mary-b-connolly
Clinical Investigator, CFRI Clinical Professor and Division Head, Division of Neurology, Department of Paediatrics, University of British Columbia Director of the Epilepsy Surgery Program, BC Children's Hospital
TOPIC: "The Neuropsychiatric Comorbidity of Epilepsy as Illustrated by Tuberous Sclerosis Complex"
Summary: My research centers on various aspects of pediatric neurology, primarily epilepsy and surgical management of epilepsy. Epilepsy is the most common chronic neurological disorder in children and is characterized by recurrent unprovoked seizures due to uncontrolled electrical activity in the brain. Thirty per cent or more of epilepsy cases do not respond to conventional epileptic medications. Other treatments for epilepsy are epilepsy surgery, vagus nerve stimulation, the ketogenic diet and investigational anti-epileptic drugs. The epilepsy surgery program at BC Children's Hospital was established in the mid 90s. My research focuses on outcomes following epilepsy surgery of various types and the influence of surgery on seizure control, quality of life, learning and attention. I am also involved in research in video-EEG monitoring, psychogenic non-epileptic seizures, psychiatric comorbidity in epilepsy and adverse reactions to anti-epileptic drugs.
/sent on behalf of
Mandana Modirrousta MD PhD FRCPC
Assistant professor
Director, Neurostimulation and Neuropsychiatric Unit.
Department of Psychiatry, University of Manitoba
M4028, McEwen building
St. Boniface General Hospital
409 Tache Avenue
Winnipeg, MB R2H 2A6
phone 204-237-2606 fax: 204 233 8051
Adjunct professor
Biomedical Engineering Program
Dept. of Elect. & Comp. Engineering,
University of Manitoba
Kelly Jorundson Winnipeg Chapter Society for Neuroscience R4046 - 351 Tache Avenue Winnipeg, MB R2H 2A6
Tel: 204.235.3939 Fax: 204.237.4092 Email: kjorund@sbrc.ca OR kjorund@yahoo.ca
Website: www.sfn-manitoba.ca