
New York University, New York, NY
New York University, New York, NY
Bellevue Hospital/NYU Medical Center, New York, NY
Bellevue Hospital/NYU Medical Center, New York, NY
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pa.
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology/Child Neurology and Clinical Neurophysiology
American Board of Radiology/Diagnostic Radiology
2004
Epilepsy
Malformations of Cortical Development
Infantile Spasms
Developmental Epilepsies
My primary research interest is in understanding the relationship between interneuronal development and altered excitability that leads to epilepsy. This pattern is primarily seen in children with malformations of cortical development but also a number of emerging set of diseases called interneuronopathies. We are studying how loss of a gene important for interneuronal development, the gene ARX, can lead to changes in excitability and development of epilepsy. I am also interested in analyzing intracranial EEG recordings to learn how to better localized the epileptic zone and network. These studies will improve how patients are cared for during epilepsy surgery and improve the understanding of how abnormal brain generates seizures.
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