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. Role of video-electroencephalography in the presurgical evaluation of patients with temporal lobe epilepsy due to mesial temporal sclerosis: A retrospective reliability study. Clinical Neurology & Neurosurgery, 2026.
Burbano et al. Outcomes of Valproic Acid Withdrawal in Females Before or During Pregnancy: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Seizure, 2026.
Antaya et al. Association of road traffic noise with the risk of new-onset epilepsy. Epilepsy & Behavior, 2025.
CONTACT US
Neuroepidemiology Research Unit
Western University
1151 Richmond Street, HSA-200
London, Ontario, N6A 3K7
Email: rcouper2@uwo.ca





