Elena Fonseca Hernandez I am an assistant neurologist in the Neurology Department and I develop my activity within the Epilepsy Unit, caring for adult patients with this disease. Our transversal unit is dedicated to the comprehensive care of patients with epilepsy, from childhood to the most advanced stages of life. I am the coordinator of the Video-EEG Monitoring Unit (EMU) in our department. I was a beneficiary of the Predoctoral Scholarship in Neuroscience from the Tatiana Pérez de Guzmán el Bueno Foundation in 2019. I am a member of the Young Epileptologists Section of the Spanish Epilepsy Society and of the Young Epileptologists Section of the International League Against epilepsy (ILAE). I am also part of the epilepsy study group of the Catalan and Spanish neurology societies. My current research is focused on refractory epilepsy and cognitive and psychological aspects of epilepsy. Institutions of which they are part Main researcher Research Group on Status Epilepticus and Acute Seizures Vall Hebron Institut de Recerca Neurology General Hospital Email Elena Fonseca Hernandez Email Institutions of which they are part Main researcher Research Group on Status Epilepticus and Acute Seizures Vall Hebron Institut de Recerca Neurology General Hospital I am an assistant neurologist in the Neurology Department and I develop my activity within the Epilepsy Unit, caring for adult patients with this disease. Our transversal unit is dedicated to the comprehensive care of patients with epilepsy, from childhood to the most advanced stages of life. I am the coordinator of the Video-EEG Monitoring Unit (EMU) in our department. I was a beneficiary of the Predoctoral Scholarship in Neuroscience from the Tatiana Pérez de Guzmán el Bueno Foundation in 2019. I am a member of the Young Epileptologists Section of the Spanish Epilepsy Society and of the Young Epileptologists Section of the International League Against epilepsy (ILAE). I am also part of the epilepsy study group of the Catalan and Spanish neurology societies. My current research is focused on refractory epilepsy and cognitive and psychological aspects of epilepsy.
Education -Degree in Medicine and Surgery. University of Barcelona, 2014. -Specialist in Neurology. Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, 2019. -PhD in Medicine. Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 2021. -International experience: clinical and research activities in the Epilepsy Unit. RUSH University Medical center, Chicago, IL, USA, 2018. Scientific activity -Author of several scientific publications in national and international journals. -Clinical researcher in research projects and phase II, III and IV clinical trials in patients with refractory epilepsy. -Presentation of multiple sessions, oral communications and posters at national and international scientific conferences and meetings. Teaching -Teacher of the University Master's in Translational Biomedical Research. Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. -Participation as a teacher in multiple courses, workshops and training activities for neurologists and residents in the field of epilepsy.
Projects Detección precoz del deterioro cognitivo en pacientes con epilepsia de reciente diagnóstico. IP: Elena Fonseca Hernandez Collaborators: Sofia Lallana Serrano, Judit Álvarez González Funding agency: Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron Funding: 35000 Reference: HUVH/AULA_VH/2022/LALLANA Duration: 01/07/2022 - 30/06/2023 ESTUDIO DE BIOMARCADORES RELACIONADOS CON EPILEPSIA EN LA HEMORRAGIA SUBARACNOIDEA IP: LAURA ABRAIRA DEL FRESNO Collaborators: Anna Penalba Morenilla, Manuel Toledo Argany, Anna Sánchez Corral, Elena Fonseca Hernandez, Daniel Campos Fernández, Sofia Lallana Serrano, Estevo Santamarina Pérez, Manuel Quintana Luque Funding agency: Fundación Eugenio Rodríguez Pascual Funding: 24990 Reference: FERP-2022-FERP-2022-1 Duration: 01/01/2023 - 31/12/2024 Grup de Recerca de l'estat epilèptic i crisis agudes IP: Estevo Santamarina Pérez Collaborators: Javier Sánchez López, Manuel Toledo Argany, LAURA ABRAIRA DEL FRESNO, Elena Fonseca Hernandez, Enric Bellido Castillo, Daniel Campos Fernández, Manuel Quintana Luque Funding agency: Agència Gestió Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca Funding: 0.01 Reference: 2021 SGR 00047 Duration: 01/01/2022 - 30/06/2025 USO DE MARCADORES EN LA DETECCIÓN DE CRISIS EPILÉPTICAS DE MAL PRONÓSTICO IP: Estevo Santamarina Pérez Collaborators: Maria Sueiras Gil, Elena Fonseca Hernandez, Manuel Quintana Luque, Juan Luis Restrepo Vera Funding agency: Instituto de Salud Carlos III Funding: 73810 Reference: PI19/01575 Duration: 01/01/2020 - 30/06/2024
