The Idea of Epilepsy: Dr. Phillip Pearl and Dr. Simon Shorvon
Send comments and feedback The Idea of Epilepsy, published in 2023, covers the history of epilepsy from multiple perspectives over the past 160 years. It ends with a tantalizing question: Does epileps...
3 Dec 202335min
First seizure from sleep - What is the risk of recurrence? Dr. Elaine Pang
Send comments and feedback Are people who have their first seizure during sleep at greater or lesser risk for future seizures, compared with people who have their first seizure when they're awake? Dr....
20 Nov 202317min
Cannabinoids, endocannabinoids, and epilepsy: Dr. Raphael Mechoulam
Send comments and feedback Dr. Raphael Mechoulam was an organic chemist at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and the father of cannabis research. His team was the first to elucidate the structure of...
6 Nov 202315min
Autism and epilepsy: Dr. Colin Reilly and Dr. Stéphane Auvin
Send comments and feedback Nearly one-third of people with autism also have epilepsy. Researchers aren't sure why. For people on the spectrum, epilepsy can prompt unique challenges. Seizure symptom...
23 Okt 202328min
Dravet syndrome and the influence of the genome: Dr. Sanjay Sisodiya
Send comments and feedback Dravet syndrome is a rare, severe epilepsy caused by changes in a gene called SCN1A. The changes cause the gene to stop functioning normally. But not everyone with this type...
9 Okt 202326min
Attorney turned author pens an epilepsy-focused novel: Sara Staggs
Send comments and feedback Sara Staggs was a civil rights attorney and pregnant with her second child when her doctors told her to stop practicing law: her seizures had become too frequent. Staggs' 20...
25 Sep 202330min
Cerebral amyloid angiopathy, seizures, and epilepsy: Dr. Brin Freund
Send comments and feedback We'll frame today's talk around a paper recently published in the European Journal of Neurology: "The incidence and risk factors associated with seizures in cerebral amyloi...
11 Sep 202321min
Research recap: Modified Atkins diet and health-related quality of life - Dr. Magnhild Kverneland
Send comments and feedback Diet treatments are often used with the aim of reducing seizure frequency and severity — but they may have other benefits as well. Findings from a recent study conducted i...
28 Aug 202319min
