The Neurology of Tuberous Sclerosis Complex: Epilepsy, Cognition and Behavior

Elizabeth Thiele, MD, PhD Director, Herscot Center for Tuberous Sclerosis Complex
The Neurology of Tuberous Sclerosis Complex: Epilepsy, Cognition and Behavior
Dr. Elizabeth A. Thiele is a neurologist and epileptologist at Massachusetts General Hospital. She is a world-renowned expert in TSC and epilepsy. She organized and established the Herscot Center for Tuberous Sclerosis Complex, a multidisciplinary comprehensive clinical program for TSC, as well as a ketogenic diet clinic to treat and manage patients with epilepsy. She is also the Director of the Pediatric Epilepsy Service at Mass General and a Professor in Neurology at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Thiele's research and clinical interests include the role of diet in epilepsy treatment, genotype-phenotype correlation in TSC, the role of epilepsy surgery in management of intractable epilepsy, outcomes following infantile spasms, and neuropsychological profiles in relationship to tuber number and location in TSC.