Our Mission & Vision
Our mission is to use population-based epidemiological research methods to study the distribution, frequency, and etiologies of neurological diseases and to assess healthcare utilization by affected patients.
Our vision is to improve the health and quality of life of patients and caregivers currently affected by neurological diseases and to prevent new cases of these diseases from developing by identifying currently-unknown causes.
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Research News: Air pollution linked to epilepsy risk, study finds.
Research News: Air pollution may increase epilepsy risk, new study suggests.
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Clinical Neurological Sciences
Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Western Research
Scholarship@Western
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
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RECENT PUBLICATIONS
Couper et al. Associations between statin use and post-ischemic stroke epilepsy among older adults: a nested case control study. Epilepsy Research, 2025.
Antaya et al. The association of air pollution with new-onset epilepsy. Epilepsia, 2025.
Couper et al. Epilepsy risk associated with the receipt of general anesthesia relative to neuraxial anesthesia: a retrospective cohort study. Neurology, 2025.
CONTACT US
Neuroepidemiology Research Unit
Western University
1151 Richmond Street, HSA-200
London, Ontario, N6A 3K7
Email: rcouper2@uwo.ca





