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Brain Storm Summit Archives
Explanation and Disclaimer: The following handouts and slide presentations are from past Brain Storm Summits of the Epilepsy Foundation of Greater Los Angeles. Among other things, the Summit aims to increase understanding about epilepsy and treatment options. These handouts and slides were developed by the Summit speakers for distribution at the Summit in order to guide the participants in following the presentations, note-taking and discussion. Please only consider them in the context of the speaker's presentation, as they were not necessarily created to be comprehensive or stand-alone documents. Lastly, the content of the presentation and these handouts is the responsibility of the speaker and is not necessarily the view or opinion of the Epilepsy Foundation of Greater Los Angeles. Your care and treatment should be discussed with and decided together with your physician.
Brain Storm Summit 2012
Theme: Actively Participating in Health & Wellness to END EPILEPSY
- Epilepsy at a Glance - Upcoming Technology
[Melissa Reider-Demer MSN, CPNP] - 10 Tips for Using Mobile Apps toTrack Seizures [Linda R. Kaplan, MD]
- Tracking Seizures - Perspective from an Adult with Epilepsy [Eric Schumacher]
- Dietary Therapies for Epilepsy [Joyce Matsumoto, MD]
- Diet and Epilepsy [Jim Abraham, Charlie Foundation]
- Ketogenic Diet [Jim Abraham, Charlie Foundation]
- Epilepsy and Autism [Diane M Stein, MD]
- Medications for Epilepsy [David Ko, MD]
- Medications: Clobazam [Shaun Hussain, MD]
- Medications: Ezogabine (Potiga) [Viet Nguyen, PharmD, MS, BCPS]
- Epilepsy Surgery [John Stern, MD]
- Neurostimulation for Epilepsy [Christi N. Heck, M.D., M.M.M.]
- New Out of Hospital Treatments for Seizure Clusters and Status Epilepticus [Travis Losey, MD]
- Traumatic Brain Injury - Dr. Light [Roger Light, Ph.D., ABPP/CN]
- Traumatic Brain Injury and Post-traumatic Epilepsy [Christine Bower Baca, MD, MSHS, Olujimi Faminu, RN]
- Women and Epilepsy Workgroup [Laura Kalayjian, MD]
- (Spanish) Cirugia [David Millett, MD, PhD]
- (Spanish) La Dieta Cetogenica [Vanessa Aldaz MPH, RD]
- (Spanish) Reuniones de IEP [Christofer Arroyo, Advocate]
- (Spanish) Mujeres [Reyna Durón, MD]
- (Spanish) TNS [Christopher M. DeGiorgio MD, FAAN]
Brain Storm Summit 2010
- Dietary Therapies in Epilepsy [Jim Abraham, Charlie Foundation]
- Ketogenic Diet and other Dietary Therapies for Epilepsy [Raman Sankar, MD, PhD]
- Health Meets Seizure Control: Beyond Medications [Diane Stein, MD]
- Glycemic Control & Healthy Oils for the Seizure Control/Brain Health [Richard A. Stein, PhD]
- Ketogenic Diet Therapy [Beth Zupec-Kania, RD, CD]
- Sudden Unexplained Death in Epilepsy [Christopher DeGiorgio, MD]
- Research Study to Evaluate Fish Oil in People with Epilepsy [Christopher DeGiorgio, MD]
- Anti-Seizure Medications in Development [John Stern, MD]
- Switching of AEDs and Side-Effects of AEDs [Sunita Dergalust, PharmD, BCPS]