Epilepsy Sparks Insights
Episodes
Preventing Seizures Using Stem Cells?! - David Spencer
25 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hear about research into a new way of inhibiting temporal lobe seizure activity through GABAergic interneuron cell therapy! With epileptologist and ne...
Mistaking Epilepsy For Menopause?! - Jacqueline French
18 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It's wild: when clinicians mistake an epilepsy (caused by a brain tumour!) for menopause! Or, when a parent doesn't believe that their daughter could ...
6th Dianalund International Conference on Epilepsy - Overlapping Clinical Phenotypes in Monogenic Epilepsies; Common Molecular Pathways? - Elena Gardella, Rikke Møller, Guido Rubboli
17 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hear about the one-of-a-kind 6th Dianalund International Conference on Epilepsy in May 2024 - with lead genetic clinicians and researchers Elena Garde...
Car Accidents Caused By Epilepsy! The Human Epilepsy Project - Jacqueline French
11 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
5% of a cohort* had at least 1 car accident (and up to 3) before their epilepsy diagnosis! Hear about the global Human Epilepsy Project by Jacqueline ...
Do Autism & Intellectual Disability Come With Epilepsy? - Vaishnav Krishnan
04 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Do Autism & Intellectual Disability Come With Epilepsy? Learn of the Epilepsy, Autism and Intellectual Disability “triad” - studied by clinici...
Huge Seizure Reduction Through DBS (in LGS) - Linda Dalic
28 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Learn of the huge reduction in seizures amongst adults with the epilepsy Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome - as the result of DBS! With Linda Dalic. -----------...
Purple Day Openness! - Cassidy Megan
26 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hear about the origins of Purple Day, its purpose, the positivity and how to make a difference! With founder: Cassidy Megan!! We talk about how Purple...
Brain, Skull, And Neck Implants For Epilepsy?! - Anna Bochenek
21 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Brain, Skull, And Neck Implants For Epilepsy?! What's the epilepsy treatment called VNS? Or DBS? Or RNS?! Learn about these cool neuromodulation treat...
Epilepsy Caused by Brain Tumours - Kate Connor
14 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Brain tumours vary greatly and 30% of them cause an epilepsy to develop - hence the name Brain Tumour Related Epilepsy. Hear more for Brain Tumour Awa...
Increasing Neuronal Excitement To Treat An Epilepsy?! - Jean-François Perrier
07 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Surprising and exciting rare epilepsy (STXBP1) research discoveries that have led to the enhancement of excitatory synapses as a proposed treatment - ...
Seizure Forecasting Using AI - Daniel Goldenholz
29 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Could we accurately predict epileptic seizures using AI? How accurate do predictions need to be? How cool to use do devices need to be?! Could seizure...
AI & Epilepsy: Ethics & Biases - Daniel Goldenholz
22 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
How useful is and can AI be in helping people with an epilepsy? How safe it it? What are the biases to be challenged and the ethics to be followed? He...
Epilepsy Is A Symptom! - Reetta Kälviäinen
15 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
“Epilepsy is not only a disease, epilepsy is a symptom of a brain disease. And brain health is everything, belongs to everybody!” Learn more of fr...
International Epilepsy Day!! - Helen Cross
12 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hear all about International Epilepsy Day, the needs of those affected by the epilepsies, eradicating stigma, treating and preventing epilepsy, and ho...
The Real Needs of Children With Epilepsy - Kirsten McHale
08 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
For Children's Mental Health Week meet Kirsten McHale who shares the complex needs of many children with an epilepsy, how their needs are not being me...
Why Aren’t More People Having Epilepsy Surgery? - Luke Tomycz
01 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Why are only a small percentage who’d benefit from epilepsy surgery getting it? Hear from neurosurgeon Luke Tomycz of the Epilepsy Institute of New ...
How Do You Measure Epilepsy Surgery Success? Engel Class? - Luke Tomycz
25 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hear about ways of measuring epilepsy surgery success, risks, and managing expectations. With neurosurgeon Luke Tomycz. ------------------------------...
The Safety & Efficacy Of Epilepsy Surgery - Luke Tomycz
18 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Learn about epilepsy surgery and potential benefits and risks - from epilepsy neurosurgeon of the Epilepsy Institute of New Jersey: Luke Tomycz. -----...
Brain Tumour-Related Epilepsy - Mark Cunningham
11 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Brain tumours commonly cause epilepsy. Learn more about research into this and Brain Tumour-Related Epilepsy, today with Mark Cunningham of Trinity Co...