Resources
Republished with permission from Epilepsy Surgery Alliance –
https://epilepsysurgeryalliance.org/about/programs-and-resources/therapies-and-development/
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Here’s a list of recorded presentations about therapies and development from our biennial family and professional conferences. To view all videos from our conferences, go to our YouTube channel here.
- Autism, ADHD, and behavioral concerns after hemispherectomy
Jay Salpekar, MD, Johns Hopkins Hospital - Brain based visual impairments after epilepsy surgery
Marlene Behrmann, PhD, Behrmann Lab at Carnegie Mellon University; Linda Lawrence, MD; Terry Schwartz, MD, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital - Behavior management strategies for challenging behaviors: the Parent Management Training Program
Holly Chalkwater, M.A., LPCC-S, Grow Well Cleveland - Corticospinal tracts, gait training, and CIMT after hemispherectomy
Stella de Bode, PhD, former Chief Scientific Officer, The Brain Recovery Project - Dynamic trunk orthosis (Therasuit), Benik, and intensive interventions for proprioception, standing, and walking
Joy Huguet, DPT - Endocrine challenges after epilepsy surgery
Phillip Zeitler, MD, Children’s Hospital Colorado - Electric stimulation therapies and technology
Lucinda Baker, PhD, University of Southern Californi (ret’d) - Executive functioning and processing after hemispherectomy
Cynthia Salorio, PhD, Johns Hopkins Hospital and Kennedy Krieger Institute - Hand arm bimanual intensive training at home for children with hemiparesis
Andrew Gordon, PhD, Center for Cerebral Palsy Research at Columbia University - Hand function, splinting, and upper extremity challenges after hemispherectomy
Kevin Pratt, OD, CST, Children’s Hospital Colorado - Harnessing neuroplasticity: how the brain learns
Bryan Kolb, PhD, University of Lethbridge
- Hearing after hemispherectomy
Frank Musiek, PhD, University of Arizona - How the brain hears • Frank Musiek, PhD, University of Arizona
- Improving gait and ambulation across the lifespan • Amy Bodkin, PT, PhD, PCS, James Carollo, PHD, PE, Center for Gait and Movement Analysis, Children’s Hospital Colorado
- Intensive therapy • Teressa Reidy, OT, Kennedy Krieger Institute
- Lower extremity and other orthopedic concerns after hemispherectomy • Frank Chang, MD, Center for Gait and Movement Analysis, Children’s Hospital Colorado
- Managing obstacles: walking and driving with homonymous hemianopia • Alex Bowers, PhD, Schepens Eye Research Institute at Harvard University
- Neuropsychological assessments before and after epilepsy surgery • Mary Lou Smith, PhD, The Hospital for Sick Kids
- Neuropsychological assessments after hemispherectomy • Michael Kirkwood, PhD, MA, Children’s Hospital Colorado
- Orthopedic surgeries for lower extremity hemiparesis • Dr. Raymon Wu, MD, Advent Children’s Health
- Typical and atypical development of brain connectivity: the case of hemispherectomy • Lucina Uddin, PhD, University of Miami
- Vision challenges and rehabilitation after hemispherectomy • Robert W. Enzenauer, MD, MPH, MSS, MBA, Children’s Hospital Colorado; Lynn Hellerstein, OD, Hellerstein Resources for Creative Learning
Republished with permission from Epilepsy Surgery Alliance –
https://epilepsysurgeryalliance.org/about/programs-and-resources/therapies-and-development/
www.hemifoundation.org (US Hemispherectomy Foundation)
www.rechildrens.org (Rasmussen’s Encephalitis Children’s Project)
www.cortfoundation.org (Cortical Dysplasia Foundation)
www.commcarelink.health.gov.au (Commonwealth link to disability support services)
www.epilepsy.org.au/ (Epilepsy Action Australia)
http://www.hemihelp.org.uk/ A UK based organisation providing information for children and young people with hemiplegia