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2020
12.07 - Gregory L. Barkley, MD Receives American Epilepsy Society 2020 J. Kiffin Penry Award for Excellence in Epilepsy Care [PDF]
12.07 - Professor Graeme Jackson, Bsc (Hons), MBBS, FRACP, MD Receives the American Epilepsy Society's 2020 Lombroso Lecturer Award [PDF]
12.07 - Jay A. Salpekar, MD Presents 2020 Rebecca Goldberg Kaufman AES Clinical Lecture in Ethical Neuropsychiatry Award [PDF]
12.07 - Karen S. Wilcox, PhD, Receives the American Epilepsy Society's 2020 Founders Award [PDF]
12.07- Mary Lou Smith, PhD, C.Psych Receives American Epilepsy Society 2020 Fritz E. Dreifuss Award [PDF]
12.07 - Miriam Meisler, PhD Receives the American Epilepsy Society's 2020 Basic Science Research Award [PDF]
12.07 - Ruben I. Kuzniecky, MD Receives the American Epilepsy Society's 2020 Clinical Science Research Award [PDF]
12.07 - Vicky H. Whittemore, PhD, Receives the American Epilepsy Society's 2020 Distinguished Service Award [PDF]
12.04 - All Youths with Epilepsy Would Benefit from Mental Health Screening [PDF]
12.04 - Sudden Unexplained Death in Epilepsy More Common in Younger Ages Than Thought [PDF]
12.04 - Sexual Assault Trauma May Partly Explain Why Women More Likely to Develop Psychogenic Nonepileptic Seizures, Large Study Shows [PDF]
12.04 - MRI-Guided Laser Therapy Zaps Brain Lesions that Cause Seizures [PDF]
7.13 - Epilepsy Leadership Council Elects New Steering Committee
6.22 - AES Awards $1.1 Million in Epilepsy Research Grants
2.26 - Stroke Increases Risk of Seizures - Survivors Need to Recognize Symptoms
2019
12.16 - Michael Privitera, M.D., Receives the American Epilepsy Society’s 2019 Distinguished Service Award
12.8 - William D. Gaillard, MD, Elected President of the American Epilepsy Society
12.8 - Douglas Coulter, PhD, Named President-elect of the American Epilepsy Society
12.8 - R. Edward Hogan, MD, Elected Second Vice President of the American Epilepsy Society
12.8 - Barbara A. Dworetzky, MD, Elected to American Epilepsy Society Board of Directors
12.8 - Kevin Chapman, MD, Elected to the Board of Directors of the American Epilepsy Society
5.8 - Mothers Day and Women with Epilepsy
2018
12.20 - Lori Isom, PhD, Elected to AES Board of Directors
12.20 - Elinor Ben-Menachem, MD, PhD, Elected to AES Board of Directors
12.20 - Howard Goodkin, MD, PhD, Appointed AES Treasurer-Elect
12.20 - Douglas Coulter, PhD, Elected AES Second Vice President
12.20 - William Gaillard, MD, Elected AES President-Elect
12.20 - Page Pennell, MD, Elected AES President
12.20 - Brandy Fureman, PhD, Receives AES 2018 Distinguished Service Award
12.20 - Professor Helen Cross Honored for Excellence in Epilepsy Research
12.20 - Jack Parent, MD, Honored for Excellence in Epilepsy Research
12.20 - Michael Sperling, MD, Receives J. Kiffin Penry Award
12.20 - Raman Sankar, MD, PhD, Honored for Lifetime Accomplishments in Epilepsy
12.3 - Untreated Epilepsy Exists Even in Wealthy Countries, Research Shows
12.3 - Women with Frontal Lobe Epilepsy Most Likely to Have More Seizures While Pregnant
12.2 - Study Suggests Risk of Sudden Unexplained Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP) May Decrease Over Time
12.1 - Teens and Adults with Epilepsy at Increased Risk for Depression, Studies Show
11.8 - SAGE Publishing to Publish Epilepsy Currents
7.12 - American Epilepsy Society Journal Impact Factor Increases for Second Year in a Row
6.11 - American Epilepsy Society Announces Epilepsy Research Awards
5.8 - Epilepsy, Medical Marijuana and CBD: Myths and Facts
2017
12.13 - Sheryl Haut, M.D., Elected to the Board of Directors of the American Epilepsy Society
12.13 - Manisha Patel, Ph.D., Elected to the American Epilepsy Society's Board of Directors
12.13 - William Gaillard, M.D., Elected Second Vice President of the American Epilepsy Society
12.13 - Page Pennell, M.D., Elected President-Elect of the American Epilepsy Society
12.13 - Shlomo Shinnar, M.D., Ph.D., Elected President of the American Epilepsy Society
12.02 - Obstructive Sleep Apnea Overlooked in People with Epilepsy; Common Therapy May Decrease Seizures, Study Shows [PDF]
12.02 - In Women with Epilepsy, Seizures Often Begin During Puberty, Suggests Analysis of National Registry [PDF]
11.27 - James Cloyd, PharmD, to Receive J. Kiffin Penry Award for His Impact on Patient Care
7.25 - American Epilepsy Society Journal Impact Factor More than Doubles
6.12 - American Epilepsy Society Announces Epilepsy Research Awards
2016
12.13 - Dr. Eli Mizrahi Elected President of the American Epilepsy Society
12.13 - Dr. Shlomo Shinnar Elected President-Elect of the American Epilepsy Society
12.13 - Dr. Page Pennell Elected Second Vice President of the American Epilepsy Society
12.13 - Dr. Howard Goodkin Elected to the AES Board of Directors
12.13 - Dr. Georgette Smith Elected to the AES Board of Directors
12.4 - Infantile Spasms Often Not Diagnosed Promptly, Study Finds
12.4 - Researchers Seek Objective Measure to Determine Which Patients with Epilepsy Can Safely Drive
12.3 - 11 Percent of Stroke Sufferers Develop Epilepsy, Research Shows
5.4 - Largest Epilepsy Research Conference Now Accepting Abstract Submissions
4.29 - Families, Doctors, Advocates Urgently Seeking Answers in Epilepsy Deaths
3.1 - Few Answers in Understanding Death from Epilepsy
3.1 - AES Annual Meeting Selected as “Fastest 50” of 2015
2.9 - New Guideline for Treatment of Prolonged Seizures in Children and Adults
1.8 - American Epilepsy Society Awarded Six-Year ACCME Accreditation with Commendation
Breastfeeding Rates Significantly Lower in Women with Epilepsy, Studies Show
Neurologist, Lactation Consultant Support Can Make a Difference
Stroke increases risk of seizures – survivors need to recognize symptoms
Epilepsy Currents commentary assesses recent studies