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Diagnosing Epilepsy

New clinical guidelines expected to help patients get the right care for epilepsy

April 2, 2015

By Deron Hamel A prominent Toronto neurologist says the recent establishment of the Provincial Guidelines for the Management of Epilepsy in Adults and Children is an important step forward in creating consistent epilepsy care in Ontario. Dr. Carter Snead, a neurologist at Toronto’s Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), says the greatest overall changes he hopes…

People living with neurological conditions to speak at ‘inspirational’ event

March 11, 2015

The Ontario Brain Institute (OBI) is hosting a free public talk in Toronto March 24 that will see three people living with neurological conditions share their inspirational stories of the challenges they’ve faced and how they’ve overcome obstacles. One of the speakers is epilepsy awareness advocate Whitney Goulstone, a Toronto woman living with epilepsy who…

Support from OPP helps Sgt. Rob Jamieson continue the career he loves

March 5, 2015

By Deron Hamel Next to his family, there’s nothing Rob Jamieson says he loves more than his career in law enforcement. A sergeant with the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), he has always given a 100-per-cent effort to the organization he serves and to his colleagues. And after he suffered his first two seizures in November…

Surgery helps Steve Rutledge celebrate 25 years of being seizure-free

February 5, 2015

By Deron Hamel Sept. 4, 1990 is a day that’s etched into Steve Rutledge’s memory. This was the day Rutledge received neurosurgery to address his epilepsy. It was a day that proved to be a turning point in the life of the father of three who had, until then, lived with epilepsy for more than…