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...
8 Dec 202527min
Drug-resistant epilepsy: Dr. Patrick Kwan
Send comments and feedback About one-third of people with epilepsy will continue having seizures despite medications. What is the clinical definition of drug-resistant epilepsy? Why does it occur, and...
24 Nov 202532min
Normalizing depression in epilepsy: Screening, diagnosis, treatment - Dr. Rosa Michaelis
Send comments and feedback Nearly 1 in 4 people with epilepsy experiences depression, which affects quality of life, seizure control, and adherence to treatment. Depressive symptoms - including suicid...
10 Nov 202522min
A novel patient-reported outcome measure for epilepsy: The impacts of seizures and treatment
Send comments and feedback Is there a fast, simple way to measure whether someone with epilepsy is doing "better" or "worse" compared with a past clinic visit? Not really. Seizure count is often consi...
27 Okt 202518min
Social work in epilepsy: Closing the treatment gap and improving quality of life - Dr. Rugare Mugumbate
Send comments and feedback Closing the epilepsy treatment gap relies heavily on social and cultural acceptance of epilepsy as a brain disorder that can be managed with medication or other therapies. D...
13 Okt 202530min
Somatic genetic epilepsies: Dr. Christian Bosselmann
Send comments and feedback Somatic genetic epilepsies arise from mutations that occur early in fetal development. They are usually only detectable by genetic sequencing of tissue. For these epilepsies...
29 Sep 202531min
Research recap: Empiric immunotherapy for highly refractory epilepsy: Dr. Elisabeth Doran
Send comments and feedback In a retrospective study of 31 patients with highly refractory epilepsy, 29% had more than a 50% reduction in seizures for at least 12 months after being treated with immuno...
8 Sep 202512min
Genetic testing: Variants of uncertain significance (VUS) - Dr. Gemma Carvill
Send comments and feedback What are variants of uncertain significance (VUS) in epilepsy genetic testing? How are they defined, and can those definitions change over time? Sharp Waves talks with Dr. G...
18 Aug 202534min
