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For Children's Mental Health Week meet Kirsten McHale who shares the complex needs of many children with an epilepsy, how their needs are not being met (in the UK), and how services must be improved.

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Why are only a small percentage who’d benefit from epilepsy surgery getting it? Hear from neurosurgeon Luke Tomycz of the Epilepsy Institute of New Jersey.

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Hear about ways of measuring epilepsy surgery success, risks, and managing expectations. With neurosurgeon Luke Tomycz.

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Learn about epilepsy surgery and potential benefits and risks - from epilepsy neurosurgeon of the Epilepsy Institute of New Jersey: Luke Tomycz.

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Brain tumours commonly cause epilepsy. Learn more about research into Brain Tumour-Related Epilepsy with Mark Cunningham of Trinity College Dublin!

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Could the amygdala be responsible for a lack of air hunger post-ictal and be responsible for SUDEP? Learn about the research from neurosurgeon and researcher Brian Dlouhy.

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Epilepsy Specialist Nurses provide a key part of the care package for people with an epilepsy. Hear of the value of flexibility and going above-and-beyond required, by Neil Williamson.

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A compound designed to treat prostate cancer appears to be effective in treating temporal lobe epilepsy in rodents - including the cognitive and psychiatric aspects! Hear more from Pablo Casillas-Espinosa.

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Hear about developments in seizure forecasting (using AI & machine learning), the benefits to people with epilepsy, trust, and managing expectations. With Clinical Support Scientist Ben Brinkmann.

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Exciting neuroimaging techniques are getting out there to help more and more people become seizure-free. Hear more about the latest from Clinical Support Scientist, Ben Brinkmann.

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MEGs are brain scans with very high sensitivity and are a distinct complement to EEG & MRI scans in prep for epilepsy surgery. Learn more from our expert in biosignal analysis: Stefan Rampp.

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Learn about somatic gene mutations, how they can lead to an epilepsy, and how this is being researched by lead clinician scientist of the University of Calgary: Karl Martin Klein.

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Epilepsy Specialist Pharmacist Trudy Thomas explains the value of the role, managing “A wonky stool”, and how and why pharmacists should learn more about the epilepsies.

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Raising awareness of epilepsy amongst everyone for Epilepsy Month - through events and just chatting! With epileptologist Meriem Bensalem-Owen.

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Learn how funds are generated for the care of children with an epilepsy, fun times, and how it’s crucial to work with the whole family - with peadiatric neurologist and secretary of ILAE YES, Eugenia Roza, Romania.

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Matt Gentry shares his 17-year research into the ultra-rare epilepsy Lafora Disease, motivation from families, brill work of the Lafora Disease charity Chelsea’s Hope, & support from the NIH and the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative.

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Learn about SUDEP (Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy), SUDEP Action Day (18th Oct 2023), minimising risks, and saving lives! With Sammy Ashby of SUDEP Action.

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Discover the benefits of nature to people with an epilepsy, carers, clinicians, researchers, & ...everyone! Think trees, water, clean air, gardens…. With epileptologist Elisabeth Doran.

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Hear of the ultra-rare, devastating, terminal epilepsy Lafora Disease and the research taking place to hopefully improve and save the lives of the children affected, with Berge Minassian.

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Hear of the ultra-rare, devastating, terminal epilepsy Lafora Disease and the exciting research taking place to try and improve and save the lives of the children affected. With global lead researcher Jordi Duran.

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