epilepsy

By Kate Asche

(SACRAMENTO) The UC Davis Comprehensive Epilepsy Program has opened a new 11-bed epilepsy monitoring unit that specializes in diagnosing and guiding treatment for people whose seizures are not controlled by medication.

As interviewed by Gabriela Lee

Dr. Gene Gurkoff is an Associate Professor in the Department of Neurological Surgery, Affiliated Faculty with the Center for Neuroscience, and Affiliated Faculty with the Center for Neuroengineering & Medicine.

By Claudia Coons

(SACRAMENTO)

How we perceive faces depends on the context, but why is that?

Humans experience this phenomenon daily. We look at hundreds of faces and make a judgment.

Dr. Sheela Toprani, MD, PhD is an Epileptologist who joined UC Davis as Assistant Professor of Neurology and Neurosurgery in July 2021. The consummate scientist, her research bridges the fields of epilepsy, cognitive neuroscience, and neuroengineering, with a direct bridge to impacting patients. Dr. Toprani’s ultimate goal is to provide holistic care to her patients suffering from refractory epilepsy, care that considers the patients’ cognitive and psychosocial function throughout their experience, for the best possible cognitive outcomes.