Work-life balance: Dr. Sheryl Haut
Send comments and feedback Work-related stress and burnout are common in physicians, with rates of burnout estimated between 25% and 60%. These stresses impact physician health, patient care, and heal...
9 Jun 202522min
The role of microglia in epilepsy: Hero, villain, or both? Dr. Amy Brewster
Send comments and feedback Microglia can have protective and also potentially harmful effects in the brain. They seem to be involved in dampening the nervous system during acute seizures – but also ap...
27 Mai 202519min
Language models reveal concerns of people with epilepsy in online discussions
Send comments and feedback Many of the most common concerns of people with epilepsy are topics they don't usually talk about with physicians. This is one of many findings of a study using AI to analyz...
12 Mai 202531min
Music, epilepsy, and the brain: Dr. Phillip Pearl & Prof. Nigel Osborne
Send comments and feedback Music can affect emotions, spark memories, and influence mood. In cases of musicogenic epilepsy, music can trigger seizures. In other cases, music may reduce seizure frequen...
28 Apr 202526min
Genetic testing for epilepsy in low-resource regions
Send comments and feedback In lower- and middle-income countries, raising awareness of genetic etiologies in epilepsy and genetic testing options may ultimately shift national priorities toward making...
14 Apr 202524min
Emergency diagnosis and treatment of status epilepticus
Send comments and feedback As a neurological emergency, status epilepticus (SE) requires timely diagnosis and treatment. A US study found that 10% of people with SE were not diagnosed by emergency ser...
31 Mar 202529min
Folic acid supplementation in women with epilepsy
Send comments and feedback Folic acid supplementation is recommended for all women with epilepsy who may become pregnant. However, there is no agreed-upon dose for women with epilepsy taking antiseizu...
17 Mar 202521min
High-frequency oscillations and epilepsy: Clinical and basic science perspectives
Send comments and feedback High-frequency oscillations (80 to 500 Hz) are being studied as biomarkers of epileptogenic areas in the brain, as well as markers to be used in epilepsy surgery. Dr. Cecili...
3 Mar 202525min
