Award winning epileptologist Brad Kamitaki explains his research into and the needs of people affected by refractory Idiopathic Generalised Epilepsies.

Hear of the similarities between neuronal cells in epilepsy and metastatic breast cancer, plus the potential repurposing of drugs. From lead PI, scientist Madeleine Oudin, inspired by daughter Margo.

For World Brain Day, Tissa Wijeratne explains the importance of brain health and disability and how 50% or 4 Billion of us shall be affected personally by neurological disease - including the epilepsies.

Neuroscientist Yichen Qiu of UCL shares with us her exciting research results regarding gene therapy for refractory temporal lobe epilepsy!

Epilepsy specialist neurologist Joseph Sirven speaks of specific stigmas and challenges re epilepsy within some Cuban-American & Latino communities and his work to educate and reduce stigma! This is part 2 of 2.

What happens if a pilot has a seizure? What are the needs of older people with an epilepsy? Hear some answers from epilepsy specialist neurologist & podcast host Joe Sirven of Mayo Clinic, Florida!

Francesca Furia from the Filadelfia Epilepsy Hospital in Denmark speaks of her research into sleep disorders amongst people with an epilepsy and how to improve sleep quality.

Álvaro Beltrán Corbellini speaks of what he believes can help to make a good appointment & relationship between a clinician & patient, & how epilepsy is “many diseases under one word”!

Ángel Aledo-Serrano speaks of the need to improve prescribing & avoid polypharmacy, the need for further qualitative research into treatment & care, & convincing clinicians that epilepsy is far more than seizures.

Epileptologist & neurologist Ángel Aledo-Serrano speaks of his recent review & opinion on a paper re ASM Levetiracetam/Keppra, its effectiveness in controlling seizures but also the importance of precision medicine.

With veterinary neurologist Rodrigo Gutierrez-Quintana, hear of his research study into helping treat dogs and humans (hopefully!) with refractory epilepsy! This is episode no. 2 of 2.

With human molecular physiologist and neuroscientist David Henshall, hear of a MicroRNA treatment for dogs with epilepsy that shall hopefully benefit them and potentially humans in the future. This is episode 1 of 2.

Hear how societal, cultural, and medical attitudes & approaches to the epilepsies have evolved over the past 160 years, inc. research, diagnoses, & treatments. All from neurologist, emeritus prof. & writer, Simon Shorvon.

From epileptologist Georgia Ramantani, learn about who's suitable for a hemispherotomy, the positive impacts, the sacrifices, and ongoing research into patient outcomes.

Hear about hemispherotomies (type of epilepsy surgery) and how they benefit a child's life - from epileptologist Georgia Ramantani, Switzerland! This is part 1 of 2.

Learn of how the brain "preps" for epileptic seizures - "epileptogenesis" - plus recent research into how to prevent seizure-onset in people who have had a stroke! With epileptologist & researcher Eugen Trinka.

Epileptic seizures can look like a mental illness such as anxiety - Vaughan Bell of UCL, UK, explains why we need to improve the understanding of the epilepsies among psychologists.

Clinical neuropsychologist and academic Vaughan Bell of UCL, UK, explains why we need to improve the understanding of the epilepsies among psychologists in general. This is part 1 of 2.

Hear about research into the correlation between epilepsy and sleep disorders, with a focus on bruxism (teeth grinding) - with Samson Khachatryan. This is part 2 of 2.

Learn of how politics and war impact populations affected by epilepsy in Armenia and how things can improve - with neurologist & government advisor Samson Khachatryan.