Nursing in epilepsy care: Roles, value, and the road ahead
Send comments and feedback Nurses have been called the "glue" of epilepsy care, but their value and impact aren't always appreciated. The ILAE Nursing Section welcomes nurses from every country to hel...
1 Nov 202233min
Research recap: Infant motor and mental development in women with epilepsy - Dr. Sanjeev Thomas
Send comments and feedback Does in utero exposure to anti-seizure medication affect motor and mental development? A study using data from the Kerala Registry of Epilepsy in Pregnancy included more tha...
18 Okt 202216min
Epilepsy and Alzheimer's disease: Dr. Andrew Cole & Dr. Alice Lam
Send comments and feedback What are the associations between Alzheimer's disease and epilepsy? Dr. Patricia Saletti interviews Dr. Andrew Cole and Dr. Alice Lam. Recent studies have revealed intrigu...
4 Okt 202231min
Career development profile: Dr. Meriem Bensalem-Owen
Send comments and feedback Dr. Alina Ivaniuk interviews Dr. Meriem Bensalem-Owen about growing up in Algeria, attending medical school during a civil war, moving to the United States for training, and...
19 Sep 202227min
Autoimmune-associated epilepsy: Dr. Claude Steriade
Send comments and feedback What is autoimmune-associated epilepsy, and how is it different from acute seizures with an autoimmune cause? How can clinicians best diagnose and treat these conditions? Sh...
7 Sep 202230min
Socioeconomic status and epilepsy incidence: Maloney et al., Epilepsia
Send comments and feedback We talk with the authors of a recent study that found a higher incidence of epilepsy in more socially deprived areas of County Cork, Ireland. How was the dataset compiled, a...
23 Aug 202216min
Career development profile: Dr. Fabio Nascimento
Send comments and feedback Dr. Alina Ivaniuk talks with Dr. Fábio Nascimento about his medical training and the factors contributing to his successful and varied career path. Dr. Nascimento became the...
8 Aug 202240min
New epilepsy syndrome classifications: Dr. Elaine Wirrell & Dr. Kate Riney
Send comments and feedback What does it take to define and classify 39 epilepsy syndromes? Dr. Elaine Wirrell chaired the ILAE task force that undertook this charge in 2017. Through in-person meetin...
25 Jul 202220min
