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If you see someone having a tonic clonic seizure, remember: Stay CALM CUSHION their head CALL for help Our aim is to make sure everyone knows how to support someone with #epilepsy 💜 For more info: bit.ly/3UuOWOf

Enjoying the gala at #FNDS2024

Call for submissions for the Neurology Journal DEI section - we are looking for pieces on health equity, DEI, and lived experiences, including trainee experiences in medicine. DM me or send an email to [email protected] for more information!

Wonderful advice here. As a new attending, I like to thank people for asking me and normalize asking by saying: “It’s my job, and I like my job!” I also teach fellows to phone a friend even when they’re an attending. #NeuroTwitter

Our article on the challenges of clinical trials in epilepsy is now publicly available. This article shows that the number of participants per site has been substantially decreasing since 1990 and is now <4 per site! Epilepsia #epilepsy ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P…

There's now free access (for 48 days) to our qualitative study about diagnosis communication in #FunctionalSeizures! Great to collaborate with UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh FND Hope International Functional Neurological Disorder Society sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Another new paper! We looked at if SSEP result could be predicted based on EEG findings in people with myoclonus after cardiac arrest and found that SSEPs could not be predicted, and that SSEPs had unique prognostic value. UM Neurology Residency Program UPMC Neurology Residents journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.117…

We've got another paper out! This one is about common issues that we see in #MachineLearning and #ArtificialIntelligence papers as reviewers and editors within neurology. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39236270/ Neurology Journal University of Pittsburgh Pitt Neurology

This paper is very exciting from Epilepsia ! It showed that in Canada, admission for video-EEG monitoring produced a net cost savings by improving care! I was the associate editor handling the paper. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11…

An evidence and consensus-based diagnostic checklist for functional cognitive disorders: neurologyopen.bmj.com/content/7/1/e0… our first attempt to operationalise this diagnosis in clinical practice based on key history features

Announcing 📢 an unexpected opening for a 2025-2026 ACGME approved Epilepsy Fellowship at UPMC! Applicants must be graduating from an ACGME-approved neurology residency. Pitt Epilepsy Pitt Neurology UPMC Physician Resources Learn more: neurology.pitt.edu/training/fello… #EpilepsyFellowship

To Take or Not to Take Antiseizure Medications: Patient-Centered Decision-Making About Discontinuation After Seizure Freedom American Academy of Neurology American Epilepsy Society neurology.org/doi/abs/10.121…

New paper showing the Time to Pre-randomization Seizure Count (T-PSC) design shortened placebo exposure and was sufficient to observe tolerability and safety for focal-onset seizure trials. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ep… Epilepsia American Epilepsy Society

Great work about the experiences of people with functional (nonepileptic) seizures with healthcare providers. Functional Neurological Disorder Society sciencedirect.com/science/articl…