tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-77491608735804643262024-03-12T19:09:08.970-07:00Epilepsy Institute of NCEpilepsy Institute of North CarolinaEpilepsy Institute of North Carolinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07033615797516472757noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7749160873580464326.post-7430919004584367062012-11-02T16:27:00.002-07:002012-11-02T16:27:48.705-07:00Turning The Triad Purple<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Turning the Triad purple</h2>
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Institute works to help those with epilepsy lead normal lives</h3>
<em>by Dakota Jacobi</em><br /><br />For most people, driving a car or
getting a job is normal. But for some patients at the Epilepsy Institute
of North Carolina in Winston-Salem, these are milestones to a healthier
and more independent life.<br /><br />“The best part of the day is when a
patient who formerly could not get a job because he or she had seizures
now is a functioning individual in society with a job or a car,” says
Dr. J. Christine Dean, co-founder and director of the institute.<br /><br />The
Epilepsy Institute of North Carolina is a private not-for-profit
organization funded by donations, grants, and patients with medical
insurance that provides assistance to residents in the Triad and around
the world. A large percentage of funding also comes from federal
programs such as Medicare and Medicaid, though it was not always this
way.<br /><br />“The institute was founded specifically to serve a
population that was uninsured and underinsured at a time when hospitals
were not able to provide free care for them,” Dean says.<br /><br />The
overall mission of the organization is to help patients with epilepsy
and other neurological conditions better manage their lives and live as
independently as possible through patient care, education, and research.
The beneficiaries of course are the patients, and all profits are
placed back into the institute for patient education and facility
improvements so it can help diagnose and treat more people with
epilepsy.<br /><br />“I have always been an advocate of those who are
underprivileged and underfunded, and have always wanted to make the
contribution to society by helping those who cannot help themselves,”
Dean says.<br /><br /><strong>Making a difference</strong><br />Dean — who has
served as the institute’s director since it opened in 1992 — believes
in a complete approach to treating patients. Services include everything
from diagnosis and treatment to long-term care, education, and
assistance with prescription medications.<br />“Treating each patient as
an individual case study allows us to look at all aspects of his or her
neurological makeup through EEGs, MRI imaging, neuropsychological
testing, clinical interviews, and behavioral modification,” she says.
“Without this kind of team approach, a misdiagnosis is likely, which
could be catastrophic for the patient.”<br /><br />What makes the Epilepsy
Institute of North Carolina so unique is the fact that it has both a
neurological unit that includes primarily epilepsy diagnosis and
treatment and a behavioral unit that includes a neurologist,
neuropsychologists, a social worker, and counselors. What’s also so
unique about the facility is that Dean gets to bring her dogs to work
with her every day.<br /><br />“The dogs are a tremendous help,” she says.
“They help out with children who are being tested and also help perk up
nurses and doctors in the medical area.”<br /><br />To help increase
awareness of epilepsy and related neurological disorders, the institute
plans to host a Motorcycle Benefit Ride in November, which also happens
to be Epilepsy Awareness Month. It’s also currently planning a Turn
Winston-Salem Purple party in the city’s downtown area.<br /><br />“We at
the institute are dedicated to improving patients’ overall quality of
life,” Dean says. “When we are able to help someone turn it around, to
be able to go out and do the things that most of us take for granted —
drive a car, go to school, have a family — that is what makes it all
worthwhile.” <br /><br /><em>Dakota Jacobi is a freelance writer based in Raleigh.</em></div>
Epilepsy Institute of North Carolinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07033615797516472757noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7749160873580464326.post-32498602364897258762012-07-31T10:35:00.002-07:002012-07-31T10:37:02.508-07:00Epilepsy and the Olympics<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span lang="EN">With the 2012 Summer Olympics only a few days away, I wanted to see how
many athletes that have been in the Olympics have epilepsy.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN">Of course you start online and Google gives you names starting back to
ancient Greece. I finally see people who
play in the NFL or the Major League.
Then the gold, silver, and bronze medalist. Think of how many minutes, hours, days, etc.
it took for them to get where they are.
Walking around the track opening night waving their flag full of pride
representing their country. All the work
they did isn't going through their mind right now. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN">The names you read in the next few paragraphs will help you walk proud with
them now that you know that they were able to overcome all of the pitfalls that
epilepsy brings. There are some great
stories with happy endings and one that will break your heart. One you will read and cannot believe that
this happened here in the USA, if you think like me.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN">The first I have to mention is Florence Griffith-Joyner, or "Flo
Jo" if you were around then to remember her nickname. You might also remember her long
fingernails. She ran the 100m and the
200m dash. Holds the record for both and
won the gold medal. She had seizures due
to a Cavernous Hemangioma, which is a congenital brain abnormality. She had a history of Tonic-Clonic Seizures
and died by suffocation in her sleep due to a seizure. Al Joyner was her husband, who was also in
the Olympics, and her daughter Mary Ruth was on America's Got Talent this year
and made it to Las Vegas.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN">Chandra Gunn had her first seizure when she nine years old. She would see her mother cry about her
epilepsy then she would tell her mother that she would be good. After a while she began to see that it was
not her fault but an important part of her life. After high school she went to the University
of Wisconsin. There her seizures started
to get uncontrollable. They decided the
problem was where they had not changed the dosage of her medication anytime
that she had been taking it. During her sophomore
year, Chandra knew she was ready for hockey but her coach didn't think she
was. She hadn't told anyone about her
epilepsy previously. This taught her to
be more open and upfront so that people can become more aware of epilepsy. The USA hockey team won the bronze medal in
the 2006 Olympic Games. Chandra played
goalie position. She has won multiple
awards and is the spokesperson for the Epilepsy Therapy Project saying that she
wants people to live their lives to the fullest.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN">Dai Greene played football (soccer for us since he's British) when he was a
teenager. He had to quit playing soccer
in his late teens due to a growing spurt that causes knee pain. It is called Osgood Schlatter Disease. He now runs the 400m hurdler for Welsh and
Great Britain. Dai had his first seizure
at seventeen. He doesn't take any medication;
instead he doesn't drink any alcohol and makes sure he gets the right amount of
sleep needed. Several medals have been
won and he will be Captain for the Great British Athletics Team.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN">Marion Clignet was diagnosed with epilepsy when she was twenty-two years
old. She enjoys riding her bike. After
getting her license taken away riding a bike was her way of
transportation. Now competing as a
track cyclist. She was born in the US,
but her parents are French. When the US
Olympic team felt that she was a risk due to her epilepsy, she joined the
French National Cyclist Team. With them
she has two silver medals. Her epilepsy
did not get the best of her. Every year
she has a bike ride to raise awareness for epilepsy.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN">Maggie McEleny is also known as "Mad Maggie". She is paraplegic and also has epilepsy due
to a head injury when she was eleven years old.
Maggie has competed in four Paralympics.
Throughout those four she has won three gold medals, 5 silver medals,
and seven bronze medals.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN">Paul Wade played football (soccer) for Australia in the 1988 summer
Olympics. He received player of the year
in 1988 from Australia. A supporter of
disabled sports. Due to his epilepsy, he
helps by attending functions to support epilepsy awareness. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN">After reading about the athletes that have overcome their epilepsy to
compete in games with other athletes from around the world, let's stop and say
what WILL I overcome today. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN">My name is Roxanne Davenport and I have epilepsy. I'm not an Olympic athlete. I am an advocate for Epilepsy
Awareness. </span></div>
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</div>Epilepsy Institute of North Carolinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07033615797516472757noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7749160873580464326.post-48776693009847954012012-05-10T05:43:00.001-07:002012-05-10T05:45:34.633-07:00Preventing Autism after Epilepsy<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
BOSTON, May 2, 2012-- Basis for the <strong><a href="http://www.epilepsyfoundation.org/resources/epilepsyusa/loader.cfm?csModule=security/getfile&PageID=44065" id="http://www.epilepsyfoundation.org/resources/epilepsyusa/loader.cfm?csModule=security/getfile&PageID=44065|"><strong><span><span id="dtx-highlighting-item">epilepsy</span>-autism connection</span></strong></a></strong><span> is found--and may be reversible with an exist<span id="dtx-highlighting-item">in</span>g drug</span><br />
<span><span><span><span>Early-life seizures are known to be associated with autism, and studies<span id="dtx-highlighting-item"> in</span>dicate that about 40 percent of</span><span id="dtx-highlighting-item"> patients </span>with autism also have</span><span id="dtx-highlighting-item"> epilepsy</span><span>. A study from Boston Children's Hospital f<span id="dtx-highlighting-item">in</span>ds a reason for the l<span id="dtx-highlighting-item">in</span>k, and suggests that an exist<span id="dtx-highlighting-item">in</span>g drug, already s</span></span><span id="dtx-highlighting-item">how</span><span>n to be safe<span id="dtx-highlighting-item"> in </span>children, could help prevent autism from develop<span id="dtx-highlighting-item">in</span>g<span id="dtx-highlighting-item"> in </span>newborns who have seizures.</span></span><br />
<span>Led by Frances Jensen, MD,<span id="dtx-highlighting-item"> in </span>the
Department of Neurology and the F.M. Kirby Neurobiology Center at
Boston Children's Hospital, the study suggests that seizures
over-activate a biochemical pathway previously l<span id="dtx-highlighting-item">in</span>ked to autism, known as the mTOR pathway, and that this alters the fast-form<span id="dtx-highlighting-item">in</span>g circuitry<span id="dtx-highlighting-item"> in </span><span id="dtx-highlighting-item">in</span>fants' develop<span id="dtx-highlighting-item">in</span>g bra<span id="dtx-highlighting-item">in</span>s.</span><br />
<span><span><span id="dtx-highlighting-item">In </span>a model, Jensen and colleagues s</span><span id="dtx-highlighting-item">how</span><span><span>ed that early seizures not only resulted<span id="dtx-highlighting-item"> in</span></span><span id="dtx-highlighting-item"> epilepsy </span><span>later<span id="dtx-highlighting-item"> in </span>life, but also produced autistic-like behavior. They further s</span></span><span id="dtx-highlighting-item">how</span><span>ed that disabl<span id="dtx-highlighting-item">in</span>g the mTOR pathway--by giv<span id="dtx-highlighting-item">in</span>g the drug rapamyc<span id="dtx-highlighting-item">in </span>before and after seizures--prevented development of abnormal patterns of connections (synapses) between bra<span id="dtx-highlighting-item">in </span>cells, reduced later-life seizures and eased autistic-like symptoms.</span></span><br />
<span>F<span id="dtx-highlighting-item">in</span>d<span id="dtx-highlighting-item">in</span>gs were published May 2<span id="dtx-highlighting-item"> in </span>the onl<span id="dtx-highlighting-item">in</span>e journal PLoS ONE.</span><br />
<span><span><span>"<span id="dtx-highlighting-item">In </span>children, there is overlap between</span><span id="dtx-highlighting-item"> epilepsy </span>and autism, and<span id="dtx-highlighting-item"> epilepsy </span><span>early<span id="dtx-highlighting-item"> in </span>life has been l<span id="dtx-highlighting-item">in</span>ked to later autism," says Jensen of Boston Children's Hospital. "Our f<span id="dtx-highlighting-item">in</span>d<span id="dtx-highlighting-item">in</span>gs s</span></span><span id="dtx-highlighting-item">how </span><span>one of probably<span id="dtx-highlighting-item"> many </span><span>pathways that are<span id="dtx-highlighting-item"> in</span>volved<span id="dtx-highlighting-item"> in </span>this overlap - importantly, one that is already a therapeutic target and where treatment can reverse the later outcome."</span></span></span><br />
<span><span>Specifically, the study demonstrated that a group of signal<span id="dtx-highlighting-item">in</span>g molecules, known collectively as the mTOR pathway, s</span><span id="dtx-highlighting-item">how</span><span><span>s<span id="dtx-highlighting-item"> in</span>creased activation after a seizure. This<span id="dtx-highlighting-item"> in</span>creased signal<span id="dtx-highlighting-item">in</span>g - above and beyond the surge that normally occurs early<span id="dtx-highlighting-item"> in </span>life - disrupted the normal balance of synapse and circuit development to produce</span><span id="dtx-highlighting-item"> epilepsy </span><span>and altered social behavior. Rapamyc<span id="dtx-highlighting-item">in </span>treatment<span id="dtx-highlighting-item"> in</span>hibited mTOR signal<span id="dtx-highlighting-item">in</span>g, reduc<span id="dtx-highlighting-item">in</span>g susceptibility to seizures and prevent<span id="dtx-highlighting-item">in</span>g seizure-<span id="dtx-highlighting-item">in</span>duced changes<span id="dtx-highlighting-item"> in </span>the synapses.</span></span></span><br />
<span><span>The study uncovers a new l<span id="dtx-highlighting-item">in</span>k whereby</span><span id="dtx-highlighting-item"> epilepsy </span><span>and autism may<span id="dtx-highlighting-item"> in</span>teract<span id="dtx-highlighting-item"> in </span>early development. Last December, Jensen and colleagues published a related study f<span id="dtx-highlighting-item">in</span>d<span id="dtx-highlighting-item">in</span>g that seizures exaggerated excitation and synaptic strengthen<span id="dtx-highlighting-item">in</span>g too soon<span id="dtx-highlighting-item"> in </span>a rat model, caus<span id="dtx-highlighting-item">in</span>g synapses to lose their plasticity -- their ability to reconfigure<span id="dtx-highlighting-item"> in </span>response to<span id="dtx-highlighting-item"> in</span>put
from the outside world. When they gave the rats a drug called NBQX,
which blocks receptors associated with excitation, these problems were
reversed.</span></span><br />
<span><span>The mTOR pathway is already known to be over-active<span id="dtx-highlighting-item"> in </span>tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) a genetic disorder treated at Boston Children's that often<span id="dtx-highlighting-item"> in</span>cludes</span><span id="dtx-highlighting-item"> epilepsy </span><span>and autism. The hospital is currently conduct<span id="dtx-highlighting-item">in</span>g a cl<span id="dtx-highlighting-item">in</span>ical trial of rapamyc<span id="dtx-highlighting-item">in </span><span id="dtx-highlighting-item">in </span>children with TSC.</span></span><br />
<span><span>"Our study suggests that even without tuberous sclerosis, seizures are<span id="dtx-highlighting-item"> in</span>duc<span id="dtx-highlighting-item">in</span>g the mTOR pathway, and might on their own be contribut<span id="dtx-highlighting-item">in</span>g to the development of autism," says Jensen. "It appears that block<span id="dtx-highlighting-item">in</span>g the mTOR pathway briefly after the<span id="dtx-highlighting-item"> in</span>itial seizures may reduce the risk of later</span><span id="dtx-highlighting-item"> epilepsy </span>and autism. This research also suggests that the fields of<span id="dtx-highlighting-item"> epilepsy </span><span>and autism may<span id="dtx-highlighting-item"> in</span>form each other about new treatment targets."</span></span><br />
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<h1>Abstract Search</h1><h2> (Abst. 3.088 ), 2011 </h2><div class="abstractDisplay"> <h3>Patient Assistance Program for Medication: Is it Cost Effective?</h3><strong>Authors:</strong> J. C. Dean, C. D. Allen, K. S. Gery<br />
<strong>Instit:</strong> Epilepsy Institute of North Carolina, Epilepsy Institute of NC <br />
<strong>Content:</strong><br />
<b>RATIONALE:</b><br />
Optimum patient care requires attention to many details, including non-billable services. The pharmaceutical industry has patient assistance programs(PAP) to provide medications at no cost to patients whom they deem eligible, but it is difficult for many patients to cope with specific PAP requirements and application variability. Most physicians do not have an in-house PAP program to assist their patients to apply for and receive these medications because of time constraints and costs associated with in-house assistance. Over time, patient instructions, phone calls, drug dispensing and government regualtion have increased to create a complex problem for physicians and their patients. The Epilepsy Institute of NC (EINC) is a not-for-profit comprehensive epilepsy service. We established an in-house PAP program (1999)to provide and evaluate a formal PAP mechanism to determine its feasibility. It is staffed by an RN coordinator to assure privacy for patients and individualized PAP management and record keeping. <br />
<b>METHODS:</b><br />
We include all willing patients who have no insurance, meet various PAP income guidelines, are students,or are in the Medicare donut hole. We hired a single coordinator four 8-hour days per week.The job description requires the performance of 20 activities. We identify and track all communications over twelve months. We categorize functions of our in-house PAP program to determine cost according to function and establish a data base to record demographics, phone calls, personal interactions with patients and supply and store medications. We also record patient medication pickup,correspondence with companies, involvement of in-house staff, and patients leaving the program to obtain generics or insurance coverage. The PAP program began in 1999 and we tabulated results on 250 patients registered in 2010. <br />
<b>RESULTS:</b><br />
Study Demographics:N=250; age 26; (17-65) years; gender: female(58%) male(42%).Number of medications: 1=85%,2=15%. Seizure type: 57% partial seizures,43% primary generalized; 25% of these were intractable. The number of communications over 12 months was tabulated: telephone calls averaged 6 per patient and the average call duration was 17 minutes, for advice, drug information and intervention. The coordinator spent 70% of time on patient registration, screening, advising and requesting medication with the company, returning cslls, providing forms, letters, prescriptions and recording in medical records. Patient intiated 40% of the calls, 15% of the calls required assistance from a physician or physician's assistant. The annual cost of the in-house PAP service was found to be $200 per patient. <br />
<b>CONCLUSIONS:</b><br />
The drug assistance program requires a full-time knowledgeable staff member. Phone time, especially return phone calls, pill counts and identification, variation of forms all presented a challenging process for our comprehensive program. Although helpful to our patients, the in-house PAP program is not cost effective in our comprehensive epilepsy program. Alternative commercial patient assistant programs are a viable option, are patient generated and drugs are mailed to home. <br />
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