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 Juli 202220min
Sex hormones and epilepsy: Dr. Andrew Herzog
Send comments and feedback As many as two-thirds of women with epilepsy have seizures that fluctuate with their menstrual cycles. Called catamenial epilepsy, the phenomenon has three distinct patterns...
5 Juli 202233min
Life as a medical student with epilepsy: A clinical and personal perspective
Send comments and feedback In this episode, we talk with a third-year medical student, a neuroscience researcher, an avid rock climber, and a young man with epilepsy. The catch: They’re all the same p...
16 Juni 202227min
Epilepsy education for teachers: Creating epilepsy-smart schools in India
Send comments and feedback Schools can be an important focus for screening of children for epilepsy, as well as educational efforts to address basic knowledge, stigma, and misconceptions associated wi...
14 Juni 202210min
Epigenetics in epilepsy and the Michael Prize: Dr. Katja Kobow
Send comments and feedback Katja Kobow is the most recent winner of the Michael Prize, an international award in epilepsy research. Her work focuses on epigenetics and epilepsy, a field that has grown...
26 Maj 202219min
