Duke Comprehensive Epilepsy Center

01/26/2024

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A groundbreaking clinical trial is taking a new approach to treat seizures: brain cell transplantation.Duke is one of the first sites in the U.S. to treat a ...

01/26/2024

Duke neurosurgeon and surgical director of the Duke Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, Derek Southwell, MD, PhD, is a principal investigator in this early first-in-human study, which is taking a new approach to treat seizures: brain cell transplantation. Duke is one of the first sites in the US to treat a patient. Cell transplantation is being tested in adults with temporal lobe epilepsy, a common cause of drug-resistant seizures.

A groundbreaking clinical trial is taking a new approach to treat seizures: brain cell transplantation. Duke is one of the first sites in the United States to treat a patient in this pioneering study, which is evaluating the safety and efficacy of NRTX-1001, an investigational cell product. NRTX-100...

11/10/2023

HUGE THANKS to everyone who came out to the Epilepsy Foundation North Carolina walk last Saturday! It was a fantastic event & we had a blast! Can't wait to do it again next year!!!!!

05/26/2023

The Brain Briefing Episode 9: Stroke and Epilepsy with Dr. Braydon Dymm is available now!

The Brain Briefing A podcast produced by Duke Neurology where we discuss relevant topics with neurology experts to provide information for everyday people! Episode 1 Soundcloud Read the Transcript On today's episode, join us to hear about exercise, fitness, and epilepsy health with Dr. Luedke, a neu...