A charity that investigates the causes of childhood epilepsy & tries to develop new treatments and public health strategies. #NoEpilepsy #BetterEpilepsy
The University of Edinburgh
Joined October 2013
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Muir Maxwell Epilepsy Centre retweeted
Congratulations to the 2024 @EpilepsyInst Grant Awardees! – at Kensington, London
The £2 million investment in our 2024 Research Awards will support 14 new projects involving 58 researchers and collaborators across 12 institutions in the UK and internationally. Learn about the exciting projects in this short film: youtu.be/rn1-5vXIbqw #NationalEpilepsyWeek
Muir Maxwell Epilepsy Centre retweeted
Kudos to @bartchybowski for presenting part of the work in his #PhD at the #EmergingLeaders @ResearchNetERI by @EpilepsyInst, well done!
Bart is developing machine learning pipelines to detect #seizures across datasets
CC @SulserGonzalez @MMECEdinburgh @SchoolOfEng_UoE
Now Bartlomiej Chybowski, PhD student at the @EpilepsyInst University of Edinburgh Doctoral Training Centre is presenting on
"Single machine learning classifier pipeline to detect seizures in different patient datasets”
#EmergingLeaders
@bartchybowski
Muir Maxwell Epilepsy Centre retweeted
A huge thank you to all our fire walkers who braved the hot coals for Purple Day!
It was a great afternoon, the weather even held out for us and you raised an amazing £4,285!
#ThankYouThursday #Fundraising #Firewalk #Challenge #PurpleDay #Epilepsy
Muir Maxwell Epilepsy Centre retweeted
Tonight, 46 buildings and landmarks across Scotland will be lit up purple to help raise awareness of epilepsy! Send us pictures of them lit up purple by emailing our Communications Officer David at [email protected]
#PurpleDay2024 #Epilepsy #EpilepsyAwareness
Muir Maxwell Epilepsy Centre retweeted
It’s #PurpleDay2024 and I’m off to @SMQB_UoB in Birmingham to deliver a talk about #EpilepsyAwareness. What do you think - am I wearing enough purple?
Muir Maxwell Epilepsy Centre retweeted
Muir Maxwell Epilepsy Centre retweeted
It's #PurpleDay, an opportunity for the epilepsy community to teach the world about epilepsy. So what's one thing you wish more people knew about epilepsy? 💜
#epilepsy #StampOutSeizures #PurpleDay2024
Muir Maxwell Epilepsy Centre retweeted
Purple Day is about raising awareness of epilepsy. Such as, epilepsy is not just about seizures. It impacts many aspects of someone’s life.
#PurpleDay #PurpleDay2024 #Epilepsy #EpilepsyAwareness
Muir Maxwell Epilepsy Centre retweeted
Thank you so much @thismorning and @DrZoeWilliams for highlighting seizure first aid, today on #PurpleDay 💜
Remember when someone has a seizure all you have to do is CARE.
You can also re-watch online via @ITVX
epilepsy.org.uk/when-someone…
This #InternationalEpilepsyDay, Dr Zoe explains more about the condition which affects more than half a million people in Britain.
#ThisMorning #PurpleDay
Muir Maxwell Epilepsy Centre retweeted
Each year people around the world are invited to wear purple & host events in support of epilepsy awareness.
To celebrate Purple Day, we have PhD Blogs coming out, all on the theme of epilepsy awareness & research - keep an eye out!
#PurpleDay2024
@MMECEdinburgh (2/3)
Muir Maxwell Epilepsy Centre retweeted
If you'd like to get involved, you are encouraged to wear something purple & post the photos! Get creative - in addition to purple-clad people, we'd love to see purple food, purple pets or anything else! 🌂☂️👚
Feel free to tag @MMECEdinburgh & @EdinUniNeuro 💜
(3/3)
Muir Maxwell Epilepsy Centre retweeted
When Chris McCarthy had a seizure at 17 it crashed his dreams of becoming a Formula 1 racing diver. He refused to be left in the pits by his epilepsy and is now a national and international commentator for motor racing. Catch him this weekend at the #AusGP
#StampoutSeizures
Muir Maxwell Epilepsy Centre retweeted
Today is #PurpleDay, the International Day of Epilepsy.
Did you know that 1 in 100 people in the UK have epilepsy? Share this infographic to show your support and help people to know what to do if they were to see someone having a seizure. 💜
#StampOutSeizures #epilepsy
Muir Maxwell Epilepsy Centre retweeted
Want to help spread awareness of epilepsy and SUDEP?
Share this Purple Day Pointer:
Over 50 million people have epilepsy – making it one of the most common neurological diseases in the world.
@sudepaction #epilepsy #sudepaction #PurpleDay2024
justgiving.com/campaign/sude…
Muir Maxwell Epilepsy Centre retweeted
Today is #PurpleDay - a time to raise awareness about epilepsy. So let's spread the word that #epilepsy is a chronic noncommunicable brain disorder that affects around 50 million people of all ages worldwide. ilae.org @yesILAE
ALT PURPLE DAY 26 March 2024 ILAE #PurpleDay
Muir Maxwell Epilepsy Centre retweeted
This #PurpleDay we want to share Maria's story. After almost 30 years of living with epilepsy she thought she had experienced it all, but a seizure led to a terrifying mountain fall, which drastically changed her life. 💜
bit.ly/4auiFeS
@lauracooke21 @Daily_Express
Muir Maxwell Epilepsy Centre retweeted
Could you support @SudepAction this Purple Day? 💜
Today is Purple Day!
Purple Day is the international day of epilepsy awareness and is a global effort to spread information and facts about epilepsy.
Find out about our work: sudep.org/
#epilepsy #PurpleDay2024 #SUDEP
Muir Maxwell Epilepsy Centre retweeted
It's #PurpleDay! Today is the international day for #epilepsy, a day to raise awareness for the condition that brings us all together. Don't forget to tag us on social media so we can see how you went purple today.
Let's #StampOutSeizures together. #TeamPurple 💜
Muir Maxwell Epilepsy Centre retweeted
Happy #PurpleDay to everyone with #epilepsy & all the charities/ambassadors who spread the word @voice4epilepsy @epilepsyaction @BrainAblaze @youngepilepsy @epilepsy_scot @epilepsysociety @leonlegge32 @mdrcrooks
Epilepsy is a condition I live with NOT a disability I suffer from