/neuro/taxonomy/term/1003/all en /neuro/channels/news/purple-day-march-26-world-day-epilepsy-awareness-243801 <p>The Neuro has been at the forefront of epilepsy treatment and research for over half a century. The “Montreal Procedure” developed by Dr. Wilder Penfield and colleagues revolutionized the surgical treatment for epilepsy, allowing thousands of patients to start new lives free of seizures. The use of electroencephalography (EEG) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for the study and treatment of epilepsy was pioneered at The Neuro.</p> Thu, 26 Mar 2015 13:48:11 +0000 anita.kar@mcgill.ca 1383 at /neuro /neuro/channels/news/purple-day-epilepsy-march-26-259883 <p>Saturday, March 26 is Purple Day, a time to recognize the effect epilepsy has on millions of people around the world. It is estimated that 1 in a 100 people worldwide have epilepsy. Of those, one in three require surgery to prevent a lifetime of seizures.  <a href="http://www.purpleday.org/">Purple Day</a> was created in 2008 by Cassidy Megan, a girl from Nova Scotia, to get people talking about epilepsy in an effort to dispel myths and inform those with seizures that they are not alone.</p> Thu, 24 Mar 2016 14:10:38 +0000 sandra.mcpherson@ƻ����Ժ.Ca 1953 at /neuro /neuro/martin-veilleux-md Fri, 23 Oct 2020 09:50:41 +0000 iain.cook@mcgill.ca 3684 at /neuro