Anita Datta

MD

Investigator, BC Children's Hospital
Pediatric Neurologist and Epileptologist, Pediatric Neurology
Program Director, Epilepsy Fellowship

Epilepsy, the most common chronic neurological disorder in children, is characterized by recurrent unprovoked seizures due to uncontrolled brain activity, over 30% of epilepsy cases do not respond to standard anti-seizure medications. Alternative treatments include surgery, neuromodulation, the ketogenic diet, and experimental therapies.

I actively engage in investigator-driven studies and serve as the principal investigator on several clinical trials. My interests include identifying EEG findings as clinical predictors, exploring epilepsy-related psychiatric comorbidities, evaluating epilepsy surgery outcomes, and investigating innovative treatments for the condition.