epilepsy
Soroptimist International of Tahoe Sierra invites community to a Brain Health discussion
Submitted by paula on Mon, 02/24/2020 - 11:40pm
Event Date:
February 27, 2020 - 7:30am
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The Soroptimist International Club of Tahoe Sierra (SITS) invites the community to their weekly meeting on Thursday, February 27 when they feature Barton Health's Neurology Specialist, Rituparna Das, MD. The doctor will share insights on brain function and brain health.
The meeting will be from 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. at the South Lake Tahoe Senior Center, 3050 Lake Tahoe Blvd. Coffee will be served and both men and women are invited.
Barton expands neurological services in South Lake Tahoe
Submitted by paula on Mon, 04/08/2019 - 3:35pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. – Barton Health has expanded the area's access to care and treatment of neurological issues and opened a neurology office in South Lake Tahoe. To staff the new office they have brought on neurology specialist, Rituparna Das, MD to see patients 18 years and older.
Dr. Das is board-certified and experienced in rural health care systems. She was most recently practicing at Adventist Health Feather River Hospital in Paradise, Calif.
Autism is focus of next TERC talk in Incline Village
Submitted by paula on Sat, 05/06/2017 - 4:04pm
Event Date:
May 18, 2017 - 5:30pm
What is Autism? What Causes Autism? Can Autism be Treated? is the next lecture at the U.C. Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center (TERC) in Incline Village on May 18. This is presented by the UC Davis Mind Institute featuring David Amaral Ph.D., distinguished professor from the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences.
New push to solve Whittell High student's 1979 cold case murder
Submitted by paula on Wed, 10/28/2015 - 9:05pm
Investigators are making a new push to solve the murder of a Nevada teen found slain in South Lake Tahoe, Calif., in 1979, as a part of a video campaign highlighting cold cases.
Fundraiser for Julian
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 09/15/2013 - 3:18pm
Event Date:
September 27, 2013 - 5:00pm Julian, 5, is diagnosed with cerebral palsy and Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome, a rare form of epilepsy that is difficult to treat. He has many different types of seizures multiple times a day. The journey to control his seizures has been difficult and on-going. The fundraiser will help raise money for alternative medicine not covered by health insurance. The fundraiser is free, and includes music, food, beer, wine, balloon twisting, and face painting. There will also be a silent auction from 6 -8 p.m. with great prizes. Everyone in the community is invited and encouraged to attend.
OBITUARY: Heidi Wagner St.Martin
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 12/23/2011 - 9:20amFebruary 1, 1964 ~ October 16, 2011Heidi Wagner St. Martin died October 16, 2011 comfortably in her sleep from complications surrounding epilepsy. Heidi was born February 1, 1964 in Phoenix AZ t...
Student safety at heart of anti-seizure med debate
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 08/22/2011 - 9:00amSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Parents with children who suffer from epilepsy can be haunted by the possibility that their child, while at school, could suffer permanent brain damage because of a lack o...
