Dr Nizam Ahmed

Nizam Ahmed --- Neurologist/Epileptologist.
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[Dr Nizam Ahmed @EPlepsy]

@JMeddings Thanks, Jon. Very impressive work.

[Dr Nizam Ahmed @EPlepsy]

@PakTVGlobal Dear @BBhuttoZardari, Karachi deserves urgent focus on cleanliness, waste management, drainage, and public spaces. Please make a cleaner Karachi a top priority for the health and dignity of its people.

[UAlberta Crit Care @UAlberta_ICU]

Congratulations Dr. Saifal Anwar! Chosen as our GSICU Exceptional Colleague Award recipient! Presented biannually by our intensivists to an exceptional physician colleague outside of the DCCM who demonstrates high standards of personal & professional behaviour. @UAlberta_DoM

[Dr Nizam Ahmed @EPlepsy]

New research could help doctors tweak anesthesia to more resemble natural sleep, reducing risks https://t.co/1zyfKTkLLD via @WSJ

[Dr Nizam Ahmed @EPlepsy]

Tiny radioactive implants in brain cut tumor regrowth and dramatically improved survival, eliminating a dangerous treatment gap https://t.co/VSepfBEHvq via @WSJ

[Edmonton Stroke Program @EdmontonStroke]

Congratulations to Aya Ebdalla, who has won the Best Oral Presentation at the #CSC2026 #CanadianStrokeCongress in Banff, 2026, for her work titled "Understanding the Clinical Trial Ecosystem in Primary Stroke Centres." @CSC_Stroke @neuromaheshkate @UAlberta_DoM @brianhb

[UAlberta Medicine @UAlberta_DoM]

DoM neurology resident Liam McCoy and team suggest that AI diagnostic tools could greatly benefit physicians in their clinical work. https://t.co/uUSimAy8tK

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

Neuralink progress

[TIME @TIME]

At Nvidia's annual GTC conference, CEO Jensen Huang showcased the brands Vera Rubin system, its superchip platform.

[Dr Nizam Ahmed @EPlepsy]

A default mode of brain function | PNAS https://t.co/I6OxuxLT8F Raichle et al. (2001) discovered the brain’s “default mode network,” revealing organized brain activity even at rest.

[Epilepsia @EpilepsiaJourn]

A higher IED rate was associated with poorer sustained attention performance, irrespective of other epilepsy-related features.
https://t.co/NxRUYLFuJP

#epilepsy #ilae #epilepsiajourn #attentiondisorders #BLAST #electrophysiology #eventrelatedpotentials #neuropsychology

[Dr Nizam Ahmed @EPlepsy]

World first: brain implant lets man speak with expression — and sing https://t.co/6tRcYafoDq

[Dr Nizam Ahmed @EPlepsy]

Brain implant translates thoughts to speech in an instant https://t.co/BHMjgqvWeR

[Dr Nizam Ahmed @EPlepsy]

Brain Health from Sleep EEG: A Multicohort, Deep Learning Biomarker for Cognition, Disease, and Mortality | NEJM AI https://t.co/vngHjxYSOe

[Dr Nizam Ahmed @EPlepsy]

@ACNS_org Proud of you, Paul. I still remember your teaching and mentorship from 30 years ago. All the best!

[Dr Nizam Ahmed @EPlepsy]

Project Silica turns glass into a virtually eternal, immutable, high-density memory—designed to preserve humanity’s most important data for thousands of years.

[Dr Nizam Ahmed @EPlepsy]

@AndrewKnack Thank you for your kind wishes!