The Epilepsy Center at the University of Cincinnati Neuroscience Institute made several important contributions to the recent American Epilepsy Society meeting in Baltimore.
The meeting, which marked the American Epilepsy Society’s 75th anniversary, attracted more than 4,000 scientists, physicians and other healthcare providers from around the world.
The fourth annual "Research Innovations for an Epilepsy Cure" drew some 500 guests to the glittering Mercedes-Benz of Cincinnati on Oct. 17. The indoor showroom, emptied of vehicles for the occasion, featured a dual silent auction, with gifts on the first floor and to-die-for wines above – including a 1982 Chateau Mouton Rothschild that sold for $970. The event benefits research at the Epilepsy Center at the University of Cincinnati Neuroscience Institute.
Rick’s strategy for managing his epilepsy wasn’t perfect, but it had worked well enough for most of his career as a theme park project manager who traveled the world. Whether he worked in Australia, Malaysia, Singapore or Germany, his routine was always the same. After arriving in a new city, he would find a local doctor, schedule a CT scan of his brain, show the doctor his previous scans, get a new prescription, and inform his co-workers that he had epilepsy. He wanted people to understand that, “If I do something weird, you’ll know what it is.”
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