Annapurna Poduri, M.D. – 2016

Annapurna Poduri, M.D. Assistant Professor in Neurology Boston Children’s Hospital Linkedin Globe Twitter Zebrafish Models of PCDH19-related Pediatric Epilepsy Epilepsy affects one in 200 children, many with a genetic etiology. Inherited and de novo heterozygous mutations in the X-linked PCDH19 gene are associated with “female-limited epilepsy,” characterized by refractory early onset seizures, intellectual disability, autism, […]

Farrah Mateen, M.D., Ph.D. – 2016

Farrah Mateen, M.D., Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Neurology Massachusetts General Hospital Linkedin Globe Twitter Remote diagnosis of pediatric epilepsy through a smartphone-based EEG The majority of children with epilepsy (CWE) live in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).  Electroencephalography (EEG) aids the diagnosis and characterization of epilepsy in higher income settings, but can be especially difficult […]