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Living with Epilepsy

EpLink study focusing on improving children’s working memory

March 14, 2013

A study aimed at improving children’s working memory with a computer-based training program is being cited as one of the major highlights of EpLink, an epilepsy research program established by the Ontario Brain Institute (OBI). EpLink co-director Dr. McIntyre Burnham says the study, which is led by Dr. Elizabeth Kerr, a clinical neuropsychologist at Toronto’s…

$100-million OBI funding will help position Ontario as brain-research leader: Stuss

March 7, 2013

A $100 million, five-year provincial funding initiative provided to the Ontario Brain Institute (OBI) for research into neurological disorders, including epilepsy, Alzheimer’s disease, cerebral palsy, depression and autism, will help position the province as a worldwide brain-research leader, says Dr. Donald Stuss. Stuss, OBI’s president and scientific director, says what makes this funding exceptional is…

Agencies gearing up for Epilepsy Awareness Month

February 28, 2013

March is Epilepsy Awareness Month, and epilepsy support agencies across Ontario are working hard to spread the word to help the public learn more about seizure disorders and their impact on people. A highlight of the month is Purple Day, an international day of raising epilepsy awareness that was started by Canadian Cassidy Megan. Rhonda…

Sign up now for Summerfest, a great experience for kids with epilepsy

February 14, 2013

Summerfest, an inclusive two-week camp experience, is once again being offered by Epilepsy Ontario at Camp Couchiching. But spaces in the program, which is an opportunity for youths who have epilepsy to mature and gain independence and have fun, are quickly filling up and families should sign up now to ensure their sons and daughters…