Using new techniques and AI to predict outcomes following surgery
SCIENTIFIC TITLE Hippocampal shape analysis: a novel practical predictive biomarker of surgical outcome? LEAD INVESTIGATOR Dr Marian Galovic, University College London CO-INVESTIGATORS Dr Matth [...]
State of the art scanning to investigate absence seizures in children and adolescents
Scientific Title: Thalamic GABA in childhood and juvenile absence epilepsy Lead investigator: Professor Vincenzo Crunelli, Cardiff University Co-investigators: Prof Richard Wise, Cardiff University, Dr [...]
Predicting which brain region to treat using a new method of brain mapping
Scientific Title: Predicting which brain region to treat: Multimodal Ictogenic Network Mapping (MINM) Lead investigator: Dr Diana Cash, King’s College London Co-investigators: Dr Michel Mesquita, KCL, [...]
Nicotine patch treatment for Sleep-related Hypermotor Epilepsy
£30,000 pilot grant over 24 months awarded to Prof Deb Pal at King’s College London Scientific title: Feasibility/Pilot study for Precision Medicine Transdermal Nicotine in Sleep-related Hypermotor Epi [...]
A new role for epilepsy gene
£20,000 pilot grant over 18 months awarded to Prof Peter Oliver at the University of Oxford Scientific title: Investigating a novel role for the epilepsy gene TBC1D24 in vesicular acidification “Our wo [...]
Electrical stimulation as a potential treatment for Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy
£29,960.38 pilot grant over 11 months awarded to Dr David Carmichael at King’s College London Scientific title: Restoring healthy brain connectivity dynamics under image guidance: A pilot of transcrani [...]
Do more experienced hospitals have improved outcomes in Status Epilepticus?
£5,000 pilot grant over 12 months awarded to Dr Tonny Veenith at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham Scientific title: Do high volume centres have better outcomes than low volume centres when mana [...]
The Epilepsy Research UK Corsellis Brain Collection: Restoration for 21st Century Research
PROJECT GRANT £50,000 over 24 months Awarded in 2018 SCIENTIFIC TITLE The Epilepsy Research UK Corsellis Epilepsy Brain Collection: Fit for 21st Century Research LEAD INVESTIGATOR Professor Ma [...]
Exploring a new therapeutic target in absence epilepsy
£149,632.62 project grant over 36 months awarded to Dr Jessica Kwok at the University of Leeds Scientific title: Alteration of perineuronal net in absence epilepsy “Perineuronal nets have been well dem [...]
Can the relationship between epilepsy and migraine help identify therapeutic targets?
£149,930.69 project grant over 24 months awarded to Prof Kirill Volynski at University College London Scientific title: How does cortical spreading depression relate to seizures? “Epilepsy and migraine [...]
Imaging networks in the brain to predict medication seizure control
PROJECT GRANT £73,220.15 over 18 months Awarded in 2018 SCIENTIFIC TITLE EpiBioNet: Identifying imaging network biomarkers of antiepileptic drug treatment outcome LEAD INVESTIGATOR Dr Simon Ke [...]
Management of patients with status epilepticus in intensive care
£149,289.85 project grant over 36 months awarded to Dr Vasiliki Tsirka at the Royal London Hospital, Barts’ Health Scientific title: The use of continuous electroencephalographic (EEG) monitoring for c [...]
