We are shocked and saddened to learn about the sudden and untimely demise of our dear colleague Dr Roger Brumback. This is a great loss indeed to the ICNA and to the worldwide child neurology community.We express our most sincere condolences to Roger and Mary Brumback's family over their loss.  More:  Creighton Pathologist Roger Brumback Loved His Work ROGER A. BRUMBACK, MD (1948-2013) Letter from CNS President Dr E Steve Roach The ICNA  

The 2013 Grant-in-Aid competition will begin accepting letters of intent on April 15th, 2013 (Deadline May 15th) General:The WFN will award grants for specific educational or applied research projects in neurology and the applied neurosciences as part of it activities as a registered charitable organization and its mission to "foster quality neurology and brain health worldwide" Aim:To provide funding for low cost, high impact educational and outcomes research projects. Please note: Projects to provide healthcare, basic science and ongoing research proposals are not eligible. Eligibility:N...

The ILAE Commission on African Affairs have published the Jan-Mar 2013 issue of Epilepsy News Africa. Comments, News of epilepsy and related topics are welcome. For further information contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. , or the editor at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or their website @ www.Africaepilepsy.org. click here to download the newsletter in PDF

2013 Child Neurology Society Bernard D'Souza International Fellowship AwardTo apply: https://cns.nonprofitcms.org/awards/Solicitations/8/Submissions/CreateThe Child Neurology Society is now accepting applications for the 2013 Bernard D'Souza International Fellowship Award, which will sponsor a child neurologist from a developing country's attendance at the 42nd Annual Meeting of the CNS to be held in Austin, TX (Oct 30 - Nov 2, 2013). This will be preceded or followed by a visit to a selected training program in North America. The purpose of the award is to promote child neurology in developin...

The 13th International Child Neurology Congress will be held in the city of Foz do Iguaçu (Iguazú River Mouth), Brazil, from 4 to 9 May 2014. This is the second time that an ICNC is held in Latin America the first one being in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in 1992. The congress will be held jointly with the 9th Brazilian Congress of Child Neurology. As in the past congresses, the Scientific Program will be of the highest caliber, emphasizing not only the latest developments and advances in child neurology, but also a review of current standard of care in the practice of child neurology. Accepted ...

The 13th International Child Neurology Congress will be held in the city of Foz do Iguaçu (Iguazú River Mouth), Brazil, from 4 to 9 May 2014. This is the second time that an ICNC is held in Latin America the first one being in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in 1992. The congress will be held jointly with the 9th Brazilian Congress of Child Neurology. As in the past congresses, the Scientific Program will be of the highest caliber, emphasizing not only the latest developments and advances in child neurology, but also a review of current standard of care in the practice of child neurology. Accepted ...

John Stobo Prichard Award The ICNA is now accepting applications for the John Stobo Prichard Award lecture. The lecture will be awarded to a young child neurologist who has made a significant contribution to clinical and/or basic research. The Nominating Committee consists of eighteen ICNA members representing the six geographic regions of the ICNA. 1. The candidate should be nominated by three members of the ICNA. 2. The candidate should be 45 years old or younger at the time of the ICNA congress in Iguazu, Brazil May 04-09 2014. 3. The nominating members should describe the candidate and...

This is an invitation to submit an application to this program from the North American Commission of the ILAE. The program seeks to promote and improve the care of persons in Africa living with epilepsy, through education, advocacy and research. It aims specifically to support and expand exchange programs between members of the North American Commission and African chapters of the ILAE, in order to significantly impact epilepsy care in that region. Based on our experience with the Latin American and Caribbean partnerships, the ILAE is confident that NAC members can significantly contribute to ...

Researchers from the Florey Neuroscience Institute in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia along with an international team of colleagues have published their discovery of the focal epilepsy gene in 31 March online issue of Nature Genetics1.   The majority of epilepsies are focal in origin, with seizures emanating from one brain region. Although focal epilepsies often arise from structural brain lesions, many affected individuals have normal brain imaging. The etiology is unknown in the majority of individuals, although genetic factors are increasingly recognized. Autosomal dominant familial ...

As exome and genome sequencing become more commonly used in medical care, doctors will increasingly be able to learn about genetic changes that increase an individual's risk for developing an unrelated disease. In the past, these incidental genetic findings (unrelated to the condition for which the patient was tested) were seldom provided to the patient.