Epilepsy - Part Of An Autoimmune Disorder? - Lucas Gabriel Orellana, INEBA (Instituto de Neurociencias Buenos Aires), Argentina
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Did you know that seizures and epilepsy can be part of an autoimmune disorder? E.g. Lupus, Coeliac disease, or Crohn's disease? Hear all about it from epileptologist, Lucas Gabriel Orellana.
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Meet Lucas
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Lucas Orellana is an adult epileptologist from Buenos Aires, Argentina. He is a staff member and organiser of the Epilepsy Unit and EEG Neurophysiology Laboratory at INEBA (Institute of Neurosciences of Buenos Aires) - which is an institution committed to the promotion of neurosciences and to the understanding and treatment of different neurological disorders.
Lucas is a member of the Argentinean Neurology Society (SNA), the Argentinean League Against Epilepsy (LACE), and YES (Young Epilepsy Section) Latin America of the ILAE (International League Against Epilepsy).
Lucas’ main areas of interest are currently electroencephalography and the pharmacological aspect of seizure treatment.
Lucas enjoys teaching, and believes in the importance of continuous medical education.
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LinkedIn: lucas-gabriel-orellana
Hospital: ineba.net
Hospital: fleni
Papers: Journal of Neurological Disorders | Epilepsy & Behavior | Revista Neurologia Argentina
Ramón Carrillo Mental Health Hospital: Dissertation on management and initial treatment in epilepsy
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