The Epilepsy Foundation recently appointed Lidia Moura, MD, PhD, MPH, as director of Population Health Management and Sciences. In this role, Dr. Moura will support ELHS strategic goals of improving overall outcomes for people with epilepsies by directing the cutting-edge technology and analytical systems that utilize data for continuously improving epilepsy care, patient self-management, and [...]
Neurology Today covered recent research from the NeuroValue Lab, which has identified ways to improve post-stroke seizure prevention that could reduce costs while simultaneously improving outcomes.
Lidia Moura, MD, MPH recently appeared on the JAMA Neurology Podcast to discuss her new article, "Seizure Prophylaxis After Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage." Her research, published last month in JAMA aimed to determine which of four different seizure prevention strategies provides the best outcome for patients after a spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage (sICH).
Arshia Akbar, MBBS is a research fellow from Pakistan. After graduating from Rawalpindi Medical College in 2016, she has contributed to research in Hematology and Oncology. She is currently contributing to the Epilepsy Learning Healthcare System (ELHS) in the NeuroValue Lab.
The NeuroValue Lab is glad to welcome Sarah Condelli, a recent graduate of Revere High School who will be New York University as a first-generation college student this fall. She says "Neurology is an area that is completely new to me, and I became interested because I wanted to learn about the intersectionality between science, [...]
Volunteer researcher Nhu Dang has begun work in the lab for the summer. She recently graduated from Harvard with a major in Molecular and Cellular Biology, and will start medical school this fall at Brown. She says that “my project investigates the association between patients’ social vulnerability index, a census tract-specific measure indicating 15 different [...]
The NeuroValue lab is pleased to welcome Aya Elhassan, who comes to us through the Youth Neurology Research Internship program. Aya's research this summer will be focusing on gender disparities in epilepsy care. Aya is currently studying at Wellesley College and working towards a degree in Women's and Gender Studies. Her research experience includes serving [...]