PERC is thrilled to announce the first of our three new Board Members, who have agreed to serve a 3 year term! Dr. Knowles is currently co-leading our Lennox-Gastaut Special Interest Group!
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We are so excited to share that we have started a new Special Interest Group on SUDEP, Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy, led by Dr. Sarah Weatherspoon, a pediatric neurologist from Le Bonheur Children's Hospital in Memphis, TN!
Our mission is to transform the care of children with status epilepticus through collaborative research, clinical excellence, and the dissemination of evidence-based practices.
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Dravet syndrome is an intractable developmental and epileptic encephalopathy that begins in infancy and proceeds with accumulating symptom burden that significantly impacts individuals throughout their lifetime.
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We are thankful for our Allies in Research Members- Biocodex, UCB, LivaNova, Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Neurelis, Encoded Therapeutics, Praxis Precision Medicines, Longboard Pharmaceuticals, Stoke Therapeutics, and GRIN Therapeutics!
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It will take less than 5 minutes to ask your elected representatives to protect Medicaid and not cut healthcare to 40% of people with epilepsy in this country! Your voice matters-
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Gogi Kumar, MD, and Sucheta Joshi, MD, will be spearheading a session at the Child Neurology Society Annual Meeting on Telehealth!
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PERC is thrilled to announce it is launching its first Mentoring Program to support our junior level investigators and clinicians! For more information, contact us here:
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Welcome to our new Executive Director, Rob Seideman!
As we welcome Rob as our new Executive Director, we’re reminded that leadership in epilepsy research isn’t just about strategy—it’s about hope. Rob brings both. #Epilepsy #EpilepsyResearch #EpilepsyAwareness