Howell Health Lecture Series: "Migraine and Vestibular Migraine in Women" January 31, 2012 with Ian M. Purcell, M.D., Ph.D. Our speaker for January 31, 2012 will be Dr. Ian M. Purcell, Otoneurologist and Head of the Balance Research Division at The Center for Neurologic Study. Dr. Purcell manages patients with balance disorders. Dr. Purcell's lecture will include a discussion of migraine headaches, which is more common in women than in men. Dr. Purcell will cover the pathophysiology, diagnostic criteria, and treatment of migraine. Vestibular migraine is becoming a more recognized cause of episodic vertigo and dizziness although the diagnostic criteria and treatment protocols are not clear. For anyone suffering from migraines or balance issues this important lecture is one not to miss! About Ian M. Purcell, M.D., Ph.D.. My current career goal is the development of a world class Balance Institute. I currently practice clinical Neurology with an additional focus in Oto-Neurology and Headache management. During my career, I plan to continue research activities in balance disorders. Ian M. Purcell, M.D., Ph. D. is an otoneurologist managing patients with balance disorders and heads the division of balance research at C.N.S. (The Center for Neurologic Study). He enrolled in the combined M.D./Ph.D. program in Neuroscience at the University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston in September of 1989. In September 1991 he entered the Vestibular Neurophysiology Laboratory of Adrian A. Perachio, Ph.D. and received a total of six years of funding from the NASA Graduate Training Grant and The Texas Space Grant Consortium as a principal investigator. As a neurophysiologist, aviator, and Russian jet warbird enthusiast, he is very interested in providing insight as to how sensory information related to gravity is encoded and processed by the vestibular system to control oculomotor and postural reflexes as well as spatial orientation of the human body moving through a complex three-dimensional environment and actively publishes research articles on the vestibular system. EVENT INFORMATION: Time: 11:30 a.m. Registration, 12:00 p.m. Luncheon Cost: $50 Howell Circle members, $55 Guests Location: La Jolla Country Club Registration: Deadline to register is January 23rd. Call the foundation office at (858) 454-7797 or email admin@howellfoundation.org. We cannot accommodate walk-ins. Seating is limited. You can download and print a registration form and either mail to our main address or fax to (858) 454-7797: click here "Keeping the Women we Love Healthy" To make a gift, call (858) 454-7797.