1- Feature Article: The MEG and how it is used with patients who have medically resistant epilepsy
2- Avoiding Injuries in epilepsy: Safety Place Mat
3- Shining Epilepsy Star: Lennox Gastaut Syndrome Foundation: Christina SanInocencio
4- Survey on Epilepsy Topics: How much do you know about epilepsy and driving?
5- Featured Epilepsy Program: Dravet Collaborative Clinical Research-and Comprehensive Care Network (CCR-CCN)
6- Epilepsy Walks, blogs, fundraisers: our patients and NEREG have been busy
7- Professional honors granted to our epilepsy specialists
8- Upcoming Epilepsy Events: Stay tuned

The Safety Place Mat is a soft, light-weight, injection-molded durable foam rubber mat. It was designed to protect individuals from head, face and upper body injuries while sitting at tables, desks and other surfaces alike.

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In this issue, our featured epilepsy star is Christina SanInocencio, founder and executive director of the Lennox Gastaut Syndrome (LGS) Foundation. LGS is a rare and severe form of epilepsy.

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In which state are doctors forced by law to report patients being treated for recurrent seizures (epilepsy) to the Motor Vehicle Department?

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The Northeast Regional Epilepsy Group in partnership with Dravet.org CCR-CCN offers comprehensive care to children and adults with Dravet Syndrome (Severe Myoclonic Epilepsy of Infancy). Dravet Syndrome is a rare form of epilepsy associated with a genetic mutation (most commonly a SCNA1 mutation) which disrupts normal brain cell function resulting in seizures. Prolonged febrile seizures are frequently seen in the first year of life. Later in life, many different types of seizures may occur. Cognitive disorders, behavioral disorders including autism-spectrum disorders, and other medical disorders can be associated with Dravet Syndrome.

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NEREG staff members: Kim Potts and Bridget Santucci were invited to join the organizing committee for the 2012 Stroll for Epilepsy-epilepsy Foundation of Northeastern NY.

Team NEREG has been preparing for several months for the Washington, DC Epilepsy Walk on March 31.  Fundraising and team member recruitment has been our main goal.  We are thrilled that staff members and patients are going to be walking shoulder to shoulder as a team. 

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Our epileptologists were voted Best Doctors in America and Top Doctors 2011-2012:

Marcelo Lancman, MD
Best Doctors in America 2011-2012
Olgica Laban-Grant, MD
The Best Doctors of America 2011-2012
Jeffrey Politsky, MD
The Best Doctors of America 2011-2012
Castle Connolly New York Metro Area's Top Doctors

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Launched in 1998, Northeast Regional Epilepsy Group (NEREG) is a multi-site practice in New Jersey, New York and Connecticut that offers unique services and comprehensive care to children and adults with epilepsy. NEREG provides state-of-the-art diagnostic procedures, 24/7 patient service, highly skilled and experienced practitioners, and exceptional specialty programs designed to cover a broad range of health care needs in each epilepsy patient. NEREG consists of twenty board-certified epilepsy specialists with fellowship training in adult and childhood epilepsy, as well as many other highly skilled health care providers including pediatric/adult neurosurgeons, neuropsychologists, clinical psychologists, epilepsy nurse practitioners, a specially trained nutritionist and epilepsy advocates.
Launched in 2003, Mid-Atlantic Epilepsy and Sleep Center (MAESC) is a practice located in Bethesda, Maryland that offers neurological services and comprehensive care to children and adults. MAESC consists of six board-certified neurologists who treat epilepsy, multiple sclerosis and other neurological illnesses.