Epilepsy, pregnancy and breastfeeding: Dr. Page Pennell
Send comments and feedback Can women with epilepsy get pregnant, give birth to healthy babies, and breastfeed? What are the myths and misconceptions around epilepsy during pregnancy, and what do physi...
2 Mai 202233min
"Why are there so many people?" - Seizures in the Canadian Arctic
Send comments and feedback Could annual dramatic shifts in day/night patterns in the Arctic have an effect on seizures? One researcher went looking for answers – and found more than he bargained for. ...
7 Apr 202221min
Discovering new drugs for epilepsy: Dr. Karen Wilcox
Send comments and feedback Anti-seizure medications are not a cure, and about 30% of people with epilepsy don't respond to them. How are new medications discovered, and what's on the horizon? Dr. Pat...
15 Mar 202226min
Deep brain stimulation for epilepsy: Dr. Robert Fisher
Send comments and feedback Can electrical current stop seizures, or make seizures less severe? How does it work, and who can benefit? Dr. Laurent Sheybani interviews Dr. Robert Fisher about deep-brai...
21 Feb 202241min
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 res...
28 Jan 202212min
"You are not your epilepsy": A conversation with Bright Bwalya
Send comments and feedback How can you describe your first seizures to a doctor if you don't remember them happening? What if your university professors don't believe you have epilepsy? How do you han...
12 Jan 202218min
Epilepsy care in Zambia: "Now that we have neurologists, we will have a voice"
Send comments and feedback Before 2018, epilepsy in Zambia was treated as a mental illness by the health care system, though many people viewed it as a manifestation of demonic possession or witchcra...
17 Nov 202128min
