"Living with epilepsy should not be a secret": Jessie Nyirenda - encore episode (2022)
Send comments and feedback Celebrating International Epilepsy Day (Feb 9) with an episode of strength and hope! Jessie Nyirenda's seizures went undiagnosed for years. She was told she was misbehaving,...
9 Feb 13min
EpiCARE: The European Reference Network for Rare and Complex Epilepsies
Send comments and feedback A network of more than 60 expert epilepsy teams across Europe: That's EpiCARE. The network aims to improve care for rare and complex epilepsies and reduce inequalities in ac...
2 Feb 30min
Intellectual disability and epilepsy: A patient-centered perspective
Send comments and feedback About 1 in 5 people with an intellectual disability (ID) also have epilepsy; among those with profound ID, 1 in 2 also will have epilepsy. In general, people with an ID have...
19 Jan 23min
Acute symptomatic seizures: Dr. Marian Galovic
Send comments and feedback While as many as 1 in 3 first seizures are acute symptomatic seizures, these seizures receive relatively little attention during training. Dr. Ching Soong Khoo speaks with D...
5 Jan 27min
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
