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Epilepsy Day 2017

Published: 26 March 2017

March 26 is Purple Day for Epilepsy, a day to support epilepsy awareness worldwide...

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Epilepsy research and care at The Neuro

Published: 26 March 2018

The institute that developed the “Montreal Procedure” continues to be on the cutting edge...

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Purple Day March 26 - A World Day for Epilepsy Awareness

Published: 26 March 2015

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...

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Neuro awarded over $15 M in CIHR funding

Published: 28 July 2015

Researchers get inaugural Foundation grants for high-impact, long-term programs...

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Purple Day for Epilepsy, March 26

Published: 24 March 2016

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...

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Inducing seizures to stop seizures

Published: 11 June 2019

Cortical stimulation-induced seizures have the potential to guide epilepsy surgery, significantly reducing hospital stays...

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Overcoming Epilepsy Part 1: Tommy Hains

26 Mar 2018

“Epilepsy is not always on my mind, but it’s at the back of my mind when I’m planning day-to-day things”

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The Neuro (Montreal Neurological Institute-Hospital) is a bilingual academic healthcare institution. We are a McGill research and teaching institute; delivering high-quality patient care, as part of the Neuroscience Mission of the McGill University Health Centre. We are proud to be a Killam Institution, supported by the Killam Trusts.