Caring for someone with functional seizures: Shannon Guinard's story
Send comments and feedback Functional seizures, also known as psychogenic nonepileptic seizures (PNES), resemble epileptic seizures. Unlike epilepsy, they are not prompted by any electrical activity i...
31 Juli 202314min
Circadian rhythms and epilepsy Part II: Dr. Maxime Baud
Send comments and feedback Do seizures have daily, weekly, monthly, or other rhythms? In Part 2 of our two-part series on circadian rhythms, Dr. Laurent Sheybani talks with Dr. Maxime Baud about the l...
17 Juli 202333min
Circadian rhythms and epilepsy Part I: Dr. Mark Quigg
Send comments and feedback The cyclic properties of seizures have been known for more than 100 years, but does everyone with epilepsy have a seizure pattern? What can be learned from seizure diaries,...
3 Juli 202331min
An update on SUDEP and SUDEP counseling: Dr. Suvasini Sharma
Send comments and feedback Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP) affects about one out of every 1.000 people with epilepsy. Despite its rarity, SUDEP is important to discuss, but some physician...
19 Juni 202325min
Artificial intelligence and epilepsy: Dr. Christian Bosselmann
Send comments and feedback Discussions of artificial intelligence and ChatGPT are everywhere. How will this technology affect epilepsy research and care? What are the dangers and pitfalls, and what do...
5 Juni 202335min
Neurocysticercosis and epileptogenesis: Dr. Hector Garcia
Send comments and feedback Neurocysticercosis - an infection of the brain by a pork tapeworm (Taenia solium) – is one of the most common causes of seizures worldwide. People with neurocysticercosis ha...
21 Maj 202324min
How and why to address medication adherence: Dr. Avani Modi and Dr. Desiree Williford
Send comments and feedback Most people with epilepsy have difficulty always taking their medications as prescribed. How can clinicians and patients talk about the issue and find solutions? Sharp Waves...
7 Maj 202334min
Africa's plans for improving epilepsy care: Action Amos
Send comments and feedback ILAE spoke with Action Amos, from the International Bureau for Epilepsy (IBE) about plans and strategies for improving epilepsy care across Africa. Leveraged by the Intersec...
23 Apr 202321min
