Epilepsy specialists will share their most updated knowledge on how to treat epilepsy and seizures through diets, epilepsy surgery, and anti-epileptic medications. Infantile spasms, Tuberous Sclerosis Complex, Lennox Gastaut Syndrome, Dravets Syndrome, genetics in epilepsy, autism, and how to deal with epilepsy emergencies will also be covered. Hackensack, NJ (PRWEB) October 10, 2012 This event is part of the 2012 Epilepsy: Knowledge is Powerful Campaign NEREG is holding throughout New York, New Jersey and Connecticut to promote Epilepsy Awareness. Dr. Marcelo Lancman, Medical Director of the Northeast Regional Epilepsy Group and a board certified epileptologist, commented: This year we launched a very ambitious educational program called Epilepsy: Knowledge is Power that aimed to raise epilepsy and seizure awareness thoughout the tri-state area. All in all, we have held 14 epilepsy conferences this year and have reached hundreds of patients, parents, loved ones, educators, and health professionals. With almost 3 million people in the U.S. having some form of epilepsy, and one in ten adults likely to experience a seizure during their life, it is completely necessary that more people are well informed about epilepsy facts and first aid. The November 16 program is meant for parents and health professionals alike. … Continue reading →

(Scott Sommerdorf | The Salt Lake Tribune) Damien Cook has autism. He loves to play with water and feel the tactile sensation of the water on his hands as he is doing here with his cat "Hissy" in his backyard in Tremonton, Monday, October 1, 2012. His mother, Loreena Cook, is among over 260 parents who have applied for limited spots in a new state-sponsored treatment program. Loreena Cook filled out Utahs application for free autism treatment a week ago, pinning her hopes for her 3-year-old sons future on a prayer. "Its not a good feeling," she said. "I feel almost like if Damien doesnt get it, there will be 250 other children who get help, and well just fall further behind." Its not too late Children between the ages of 2 and 6 who meet certain requirements can still apply for free, in-home autism treatment through the Utah Autism Waiver program. The state will take online and faxed applications until 11:59 p.m. on Oct. 31. Mail-in applications must be postmarked by Oct. 31. For more information go to http://www.health.utah.gov/autismwaiver. To be eligible, kids must: Be clinically diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder. Be a U.S. citizen and Utah resident. … Continue reading →

Four months before he kidnapped a Miami Shores Walgreens manager, held him at gunpoint as a human shield and got shot by cops, Adler Dupuy suffered a debilitating stroke. For that reason, a Miami-Dade judge on Wednesday gave Dupuy a significantly lowered sentence: 15 years in prison even though he faced a minimum of nearly 37. Saying the case offered a unique set of facts, Circuit Judge Yvonne Colodny said the stroke left lesions on the brain that had affected Dupuys ability to control his impulses and appreciate the consequences of his crime spree. On March 29, 2008, Dupuy sporting a black ski mask and wielding a handgun hid in the Walgreens, 9020 Biscayne Blvd., and surprised a group of employees around 6 a.m. Dupuy took a bag of cash and coins from them, but was still in the store when police arrived. In a dramatic scene caught on video by a news crew, the armed robber took the store manager hostage, shoved him through the parking lot and inside the mans Honda Civic. But the manager broke free, escaped the car and officers shot Dupuy as he drove off, crashing into a fence. Dupuy was later captured and hospitalized. … Continue reading →

Concerns at stroke patients being taken to wrong hospital 8:00am Wednesday 10th October 2012 in News By Barry Nelson, Health Editor DESPITE figures that show a new centralised stroke unit is improving treatment, councillors have voiced concerns that some patients are still not being taken to the right hospital. Since the Darlington Memorial acute stroke unit closed in December last year, suspected stroke patients in County Durham and Darlington are meant to be taken to a stroke unit at the University Hospital of North Durham, in Durham City. Since the unit opened in January, patients have been treated more quickly. Eighty-nine per cent of the 530 confirmed stroke patients treated between January and July this year were admitted directly to the North Durham unit. However, councillors from Darlington Borough Council are concerned that some suspected stroke patients are still being taken to Darlington Memorial Hospital. Councillor Tony Richmond, a member of the councils health and partnership scrutiny committee, which met yesterday, said: We have heard horror stories of patients being dumped in Darlington, but why is that? The logic behind all of this is that we can only afford to have a centre of excellence in one place. We are … Continue reading →

TUSTIN, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- To enhance its emergency department and stroke care capabilities, Fairview Health Services installed the AquilionTM ONE dynamic volume CT system from Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc. at its Fairview Southdale Hospital in Edina, Minn. Fairview uses the Aquilion ONE with Toshibas advanced dose reduction technology, AIDR 3D, to perform whole brain perfusion and dynamic CT angiography and conduct general exams with less radiation dose in the emergency department. We selected Toshibas Aquilion ONE to perform safer whole brain perfusion imaging with significantly less radiation dose, said Alexander Zubkov, M.D., Ph.D., FAHA, director, Stroke Center, Fairview Health Services. The ability to view real-time brain function and dynamic blood flow is critical in acute stroke care. Aquilion ONE helps identify small clots or assess the overall impact of a stroke in the brain quickly to determine the optimal treatment pathway. Toshibas Aquilion ONE is the only CT system that covers up to 16 cm of anatomy with the thinnest 0.5 mm detector elements (640 unique slices) available. This reduces exam time, as well as radiation and contrast dose, and provides more accurate diagnoses. A new feature to the Aquilion ONE, Tech Assist Lateral Slide, enables clinicians and technologists to … Continue reading →