Ingrid Scheffer on Epilepsy

Professor Scheffer AO FAA FAHMS is a paediatric neurologist and professor at the University of Melbourne and Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health. Professor Scheffer is helping transform the diagnosis and treatment of epilepsy. She has described several new forms of epilepsy and her research group was the first to uncover a gene for epilepsy and subsequently. many of the genes now known to be implicated.
These revolutionary findings which have already improved diagnosis and treatments for many patients and may lead to the development of new therapies, can also be used for genetic counselling. Professor Scheffer's goal is to 'make a major difference to patients and families through science'.
Professor Scheffer is a founding fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences and is excited to launch Australian - first trial of synthetic cannabis for children with refractory epilepsy.

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I appreciate the plain explanations of the different types of epilepsy, and the inclusions of trying to accept a diagnosis of epilepsy when one is told for the first time, when you are young, and trying to live life to the full. It is very typical to discontinue taking the medication, if seizures seem to discontinue for long periods of time, and one can feel that they don't want to take the medication . If seizures come back, and start to get longer in duration ,and affect your travelling and work time table etc., it becomes very frightening, and you soon go back onto the prescribed medication . If the prescribed medication does not work , and the whole process of trying out other medications can take years and be fruitless ...............