Dr. Grinspan Awarded Grant to Study Epilepsy

Zachary Grinspan, M.D., M.S., has been awarded a grant from the Pediatric Epilepsy Research Foundation. His study, called "Comparative Effectiveness Research for Infantile Spasms," will study a devastating epilepsy of infancy that can cause permanent neurodevelopment disability. Dr. Grinspan's project will compare the three recommended treatments — ACTH, oral steroids, and vigabatrin — for infantile spasms using several large datasets. The grant is a four-center collaboration with national leaders in pediatric epilepsy research, including Dr. Anup Patel (Nationwide Children's Hospital, Dr. Kelly Knupp (Children's Hospital Colorado), and Dr. Renee Shellhaas (Mott's Children's Hospital).