{"id":1340,"date":"2016-10-21T11:47:39","date_gmt":"2016-10-21T18:47:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/news\/usc-stevens-neuroimaging-and-informatics-institute-receives-21-7-million-nih-grant-to-study-epilepsy\/"},"modified":"2023-11-19T12:16:19","modified_gmt":"2023-11-19T20:16:19","slug":"usc-stevens-neuroimaging-and-informatics-institute-receives-21-7-million-nih-grant-to-study-epilepsy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/news\/usc-stevens-neuroimaging-and-informatics-institute-receives-21-7-million-nih-grant-to-study-epilepsy\/","title":{"rendered":"USC Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute receives $21.7 million NIH grant to study epilepsy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--article-hero \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--article-hero\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"text-container\">\n              \n<div class=\"f--field f--eyebrow\">\n\n    \n  <span>Press Release<\/span>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n    \n              \n<div class=\"f--field f--page-title\">\n\n    \n      <h1>USC Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute receives $21.7 million NIH grant to study epilepsy<\/h1>\n\n\n<\/div>\n    \n              \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>Toga answers questions about why scientists need to find a cure for epilepsy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n    \n          <div class=\"meta\">\n                  <span class=\"author\">\u00a0Zen Vuong<\/span>\n        \n                  <span class=\"date\">October 21, 2016<\/span>\n              <\/div>\n    \n              \n<div class=\"f--field f--embed\">\n\n    \n  <div class=\"heateor_sss_sharing_container heateor_sss_horizontal_sharing\" data-heateor-ss-offset=\"0\" data-heateor-sss-href='https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/news\/usc-stevens-neuroimaging-and-informatics-institute-receives-21-7-million-nih-grant-to-study-epilepsy\/'><div 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class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <div class=\"post-content2\">\nThe <a href=\"http:\/\/loni.usc.edu\">USC Laboratory of Neuro Imaging<\/a> of the <a href=\"http:\/\/ini.usc.edu\">USC Mark and Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute<\/a> has received a $21.7 million National Institutes of Health grant to study epilepsy, a condition that is currently incurable.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/faculty\/arthur-w-toga\/\">Arthur Toga, PhD<\/a>, Provost Professor of Ophthalmology and director of the USC Mark and Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute, is the study\u2019s contact principal investigator. The grant will support a project titled the Epilepsy Bioinformatics Study for Antiepileptogenic Therapy and a team of international researchers working toward both a cure for epilepsy and treatments to prevent it from developing. Researchers will identify biomarkers associated with the development of epilepsy and possibly discover therapies to prevent epilepsy from starting after a traumatic brain injury.<br \/>\n\u201cArthur Toga is one of the foremost leaders in neuroimaging and brain mapping, and his research has been crucial to our understanding of many neurological disorders,\u201d said Rohit Varma, MD, MPH, interim dean of the Keck School of Medicine of USC and director of the USC Gayle and Edward Roski Eye Institute. \u201cThis NIH grant will help Art and his team gain greater insight into how we can prevent and eventually cure epilepsy. Our involvement in this large-scale collaborative study furthers our commitment to excellence in the neurosciences.\u201d<br \/>\nEpilepsy causes seizures in the brain due to a disruption of electrical communication between neurons. At least 5.1 million people in the United States have been diagnosed with epilepsy or a seizure disorder, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.<\/p>\n<h3>Why is the study important?<\/h3>\n<p>Epilepsy is a disabling disorder of the brain affecting millions worldwide, so the global burden of epilepsy is tremendous. Seizures happen at unpredictable times and can vary greatly in severity. While some treatments exist, there are none that can reliably prevent or cure epilepsy.<br \/>\nMost epilepsy is acquired \u2014 it develops as a result of a traumatic brain injury, a stroke, a brain tumor or a central nervous system infection. Understanding the changes that these nervous system insults bring about in the brain is key to preventing the disorder and to reversing their effects to cure epilepsy.<\/p>\n<h3>Why did your team decide to focus on epilepsy that develops because of traumatic brain injury?<\/h3>\n<p>Unlike other possible causes of epilepsy, traumatic brain injuries can be reproduced in animal models, which allows us to gather comprehensive data about the disorder \u2014 a requirement to developing effective interventions.<br \/>\nThe current understanding of epilepsy indicates that the condition \u2014 and therefore its treatment and cure \u2014 has consistencies across individuals regardless of the reason for its development. Treatments and interventions that will prevent epilepsy from occurring after traumatic brain injury will likely have wide applicability to the other causes of the disorder. A cure for post-traumatic epilepsy should lead to a cure to all epilepsy.<\/p>\n<h3>What is noteworthy about this study?<\/h3>\n<p>This study calls on interdisciplinary experts around the world to work together to attack a problem of paramount importance. Epilepsy, like Alzheimer\u2019s disease, Parkinson\u2019s disease, multiple sclerosis and autism, is a disorder affecting the human brain. Understanding the brain in all its complexity is impossible for any group to accomplish in isolation. Large-scale collaborative efforts like the one we\u2019re undertaking are the only hope we have for unlocking the secrets of brain function and eventually curing diseases of the brain.<\/p>\n<h3>How else will the grant funds be used?<\/h3>\n<p>This grant will also bridge the gap between the epilepsy community and centers for traumatic brain injuries. Resources will be created to educate patients and their families about the importance of research on how the brain develops epilepsy. Scientists will have the opportunity to learn about the most pressing research needs and concerns patients and their families have. An important goal is to encourage individuals to participate in clinical studies on this topic.<\/p>\n<h3>What role does technology play in the effort to cure diseases of the brain?<\/h3>\n<p>Advances in technology are expanding the scope of what we can measure, how precisely we can take those measurements, and how quickly and easily we can analyze and disseminate that information. We at the USC Laboratory of Neuro Imaging and the USC Mark and Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute are excited to be both at the forefront of this new era of possibility and a hub for such an important collective endeavor.\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"meta-info\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n  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