Episode 60. Brain Tumours with Christine Miskelly – Author of An Elephant in the Brain
I am joined in this podcast by Christine Miskelly to discuss her experience of witnessing how a brain tumour manifested in her husband Ivor. Christine narrated the subtle symptoms that Ivor first mani...
1 Feb 202540min
Episode 59. Proliferation - When Tumours Rampage in the Brain
In this podcast I explore the diverse perspectives of brain tumours, from their pathology and clinical manifestations to their complications and management. The podcast discusses the common primary br...
28 Jan 202527min
Episode 58. 10 Innocent Everyday Things That Can Trigger Epileptic Seizures
In this short podcast, I count down 10 routine everyday things that can surprisingly be triggers for epileptic seizures.
24 Jan 20258min
Episode 57. Deep brain stimulation with Lone Frank – Author of The Pleasure Shock
In this episode I am joined by Lone Frank to talk about her book, The Pleasure Shock, in which she narrated the work of Robert Galbraith Heath, the unacknowledged pioneer of deep brain stimulation. We...
19 Jan 202540min
Episode 56. Parkinson's Plus with Leslie Davidson – Author of Dancing in Small Spaces
In this episode, I am joined by Leslie Davidson to discuss her husband, Lincoln’s illness with Lewy body dementia, and her experience of caring for him whilst she was herself struggling with the sympt...
15 Jan 202555min
Episode 55. Mimics – The Cruel Imitators of Parkinson’s Disease
In this episode, I review the four main mimics of Parkinson’s disease, also called the Parkinson’s Plus syndromes. These are multiple system atrophy (MSA), dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB), progressive...
11 Jan 202525min
Episode 54. Narcolepsy with Julie Flygare – Author of Wide Wake and Dreaming
I am joined in this exploration of narcolepsy by Julie Flygare, an internationally recognized patient-perspective leader, and an accomplished advocate, to discuss her patient perspective of the diseas...
6 Jan 202557min
Episode 53. Somnolence – The Slumber and Stumbles of Narcolepsy
In this episode, I explore the curious sleep disorder narcolepsy. With apt patient memoirs, I describe its clinical manifestations, from sleep attacks and cataplexy, to sleep paralysis and sleep-relat...
3 Jan 202525min
