The ketogenic diet for super refractory status epilepticus

The ketogenic diet for super refractory status epilepticus

Send comments and feedback Someone who has persistent seizures that last more than 24 hours, despite treatment, is in super refractory status epilepticus, or SRSE. The condition is rare, but often results in death or disability. Bringing someone out of SRSE usually involves treatment with anti-seizure medications and anesthetics, but other therapies are beginning to gain attention. One of those therapies is the ketogenic diet. This high-fat diet has been used to treat some cases of epilepsy ...

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Sleep and epilepsy: Dr. Birgit Frauscher - encore episode (2023)

Sleep and epilepsy: Dr. Birgit Frauscher - encore episode (2023)

Send comments and feedback Bidirectional links between epilepsy and sleep have been known for thousands of years. Despite nearly a century of research using EEG investigations, the relationships are s...

31 Mar 29min

Seizure action plans as educational tools: Dr. Lucretia Long - encore episode (2024)

Seizure action plans as educational tools: Dr. Lucretia Long - encore episode (2024)

Send comments and feedback Seizure action plans can help people with epilepsy manage their seizures and address emergencies. They often are aimed at a subset of people with epilepsy, particularly chil...

10 Mar 21min

ILAE Updated seizure classification Part 2: Prof. Eugen Trinka

ILAE Updated seizure classification Part 2: Prof. Eugen Trinka

Send comments and feedback We discuss the response to the updated classification of seizures with Prof. Eugen Trinka, including why the changes were made and how the changes are being explained and so...

16 Feb 23min

"Living with epilepsy should not be a secret": Jessie Nyirenda - encore episode (2022)

"Living with epilepsy should not be a secret": Jessie Nyirenda - encore episode (2022)

Send comments and feedback Celebrating International Epilepsy Day (Feb 9) with an episode of strength and hope! Jessie Nyirenda's seizures went undiagnosed for years. She was told she was misbehaving,...

9 Feb 13min

EpiCARE: The European Reference Network for Rare and Complex Epilepsies

EpiCARE: The European Reference Network for Rare and Complex Epilepsies

Send comments and feedback A network of more than 60 expert epilepsy teams across Europe: That's EpiCARE. The network aims to improve care for rare and complex epilepsies and reduce inequalities in ac...

2 Feb 30min

Intellectual disability and epilepsy: A patient-centered perspective

Intellectual disability and epilepsy: A patient-centered perspective

Send comments and feedback About 1 in 5 people with an intellectual disability (ID) also have epilepsy; among those with profound ID, 1 in 2 also will have epilepsy. In general, people with an ID have...

19 Jan 23min

Acute symptomatic seizures: Dr. Marian Galovic

Acute symptomatic seizures: Dr. Marian Galovic

Send comments and feedback While as many as 1 in 3 first seizures are acute symptomatic seizures, these seizures receive relatively little attention during training. Dr. Ching Soong Khoo speaks with D...

5 Jan 27min

Dravet Syndrome: Dr. Ingrid Scheffer

Dravet Syndrome: Dr. Ingrid Scheffer

Send comments and feedback The latest on Dravet syndrome: Diagnosis, genetic testing, comorbidities, treatment, and more. Dr. Parthvi Ravat interviews Dr. Ingrid Scheffer. Sharp Waves episodes are me...

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