Latest Epilepsy Podcast Episodes

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The Lake Effect with Lake Bell!

"Talk About It!" with Greg Grunberg - April 25, 2024 16:01 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 42 ratings
In this episode, Greg is joined by a fellow parent of a child with epilepsy, and that parent just so happens to be the incredibly talented and incredibly funny actress Lake Bell! Lake's daughter Nova was diagnosed with epilepsy at just five years old due to a genetic mutation commonly associated...

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Preventing Seizures Using Stem Cells?! - David Spencer

Epilepsy Sparks Insights - April 25, 2024 00:22 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratings
Hear about research into a new way of inhibiting temporal lobe seizure activity through GABAergic interneuron cell therapy! With epileptologist and neuroscientist David Spencer. ------------------------------------------ 🔗 Website & more about David: 👇🏻 https://www.torierobinson.com/epilepsy-...

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Mistaking Epilepsy For Menopause?! - Jacqueline French

Epilepsy Sparks Insights - April 18, 2024 00:02 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratings
It's wild: when clinicians mistake an epilepsy (caused by a brain tumour!) for menopause! Or, when a parent doesn't believe that their daughter could have an epilepsy...! Why aren't organisations and governments promoting epilepsy awareness as well as they do stroke and MS?! Tune in to hear all ...

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6th Dianalund International Conference on Epilepsy - Overlapping Clinical Phenotypes in Monogenic Epilepsies; Common Molecular Pathways? - Elena Gardella, Rikke Møller, Guido Rubboli

Epilepsy Sparks Insights - April 17, 2024 11:30 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratings
Hear about the one-of-a-kind 6th Dianalund International Conference on Epilepsy in May 2024 - with lead genetic clinicians and researchers Elena Gardella, Rikke Møller, and Guido Rubboli. ------------------------------------------ 🔗 Website & more about Elena, Rikke, and Guido: 👇🏻 https://www...

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Car Accidents Caused By Epilepsy! The Human Epilepsy Project - Jacqueline French

Epilepsy Sparks Insights - April 11, 2024 00:00 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratings
5% of a cohort* had at least 1 car accident (and up to 3) before their epilepsy diagnosis! Hear about the global Human Epilepsy Project by Jacqueline French and learn how seizures can present in so many different ways! *450 people ------------------------------------------ 🔗 Website & more ab...

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Do Autism & Intellectual Disability Come With Epilepsy? - Vaishnav Krishnan

Epilepsy Sparks Insights - April 04, 2024 00:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratings
Do Autism & Intellectual Disability Come With Epilepsy? Learn of the Epilepsy, Autism and Intellectual Disability “triad” - studied by clinician scientist, epileptologist: Vaishnav Krishnan. ------------------------------------------ 🔗 Website & more about Vaishnav: 👇🏻 https://www.torierobins...

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Mindful Voices: A One-Stop Shop for Therapy?!

Moms Talk Autism Podcast - April 01, 2024 08:00 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 287 ratings
Today we had a great discussion with Rachael Farkas at Mindful Voices about therapies and services available to autistic families in a “one-stop shop” style company. There are places out there that can provide speech, OT, potty training, ABA, etc all from one location and team. Everyone works to...

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Just Three Dads!

"Talk About It!" with Greg Grunberg - March 30, 2024 15:57 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 42 ratings
Greg Grunberg (@greggrunberg) hosts Shawn Francis (@iamshawnfrancis) and Brian Altounian (@brianaltounian) of the Just Two Dads podcast about raising children with special needs. See Shawn and Brian every Wednesday @ 11AM PT Live on Facebook! The Talk About It podcast is sponsored by Seizures ...

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Huge Seizure Reduction Through DBS (in LGS) - Linda Dalic

Epilepsy Sparks Insights - March 28, 2024 01:19 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratings
Learn of the huge reduction in seizures amongst adults with the epilepsy Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome - as the result of DBS! With Linda Dalic. ------------------------------------------ 🔗 Website & more about Linda: 👇🏻 https://www.torierobinson.com/epilepsy-sparks-insights/linda-dalic-stimulating...

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Purple Day Openness! - Cassidy Megan

Epilepsy Sparks Insights - March 26, 2024 01:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratings
Hear about the origins of Purple Day, its purpose, the positivity and how to make a difference! With founder: Cassidy Megan!! We talk about how Purple Day was founded, Cassidy's personal epilepsy diagnosis, school, stigma, the diversities of the epilepsies, SUDEP, varying cultural experiences, m...

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Tough Times w/ Britt & Shannon

Moms Talk Autism Podcast - March 25, 2024 08:00 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 287 ratings
Life is tough, but so are YOU! Shannon and Britt here to talk about current struggles with our autistic kids. Dentists, ER visits, soccer practice, and the struggle to get on a literal bus. No one says this life is boring, am I right? Things happen to us, that’s life. How we react and process ...

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Brain, Skull, And Neck Implants For Epilepsy?! - Anna Bochenek

Epilepsy Sparks Insights - March 21, 2024 01:00 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratings
Brain, Skull, And Neck Implants For Epilepsy?! What's the epilepsy treatment called VNS? Or DBS? Or RNS?! Learn about these cool neuromodulation treatments that can help to prevent and/or control epileptic seizures (!) with star epileptologist Anna Bochenek. ------------------------------------...

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Jonathan Alderson : Receptivity & Communicating With Our Kids

Moms Talk Autism Podcast - March 18, 2024 08:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 287 ratings
Another amazing conversation with Jonathan Alderson today! We dive into the topic of feeling frustrated when our kids “just won’t listen” to us and how we can find our way back to the joys of parenting again, even with kids who may have more challenging behaviors.  How can we adjust our expecta...

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Jaimie Steinmetz, Theo Vos, Katrin Seeher and Tarun Dua on the global burden of disorders affecting the nervous system

The Lancet Neurology in conversation with - March 14, 2024 23:00 - 25 minutes
Jaimie Steinmetz and Theo Vos from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, and Katrin Seeher and Tarun Dua from WHO, join Heather Brown and Lauren Southwell to discuss new data on the global, regional, and national burden of disorders affecting the nervous system. The Article is publish...

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Jaimie Steinmetz, Theo Vos, Katrin Seeher and Tarun Dua on the global burden of disorders affecting the nervous system

The Lancet Neurology in conversation with - March 14, 2024 23:00 - 25 minutes
Jaimie Steinmetz and Theo Vos from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, and Katrin Seeher and Tarun Dua from WHO, join Heather Brown and Lauren Southwell to discuss new data on the global, regional, and national burden of disorders affecting the nervous system. The Article is publish...

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Epilepsy Caused by Brain Tumours - Kate Connor

Epilepsy Sparks Insights - March 14, 2024 01:55 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratings
Brain tumours vary greatly and 30% of them cause an epilepsy to develop - hence the name Brain Tumour Related Epilepsy. Hear more for Brain Tumour Awareness Month from cancer neuroscientist: Kate Connor. ------------------------------------------ 🔗 Website & more about Kate: 👇🏻 https://www.to...

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Jonathan Alderson: Why All Therapy May Not Work for All Kids

Moms Talk Autism Podcast - March 11, 2024 08:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 287 ratings
Today we had the pleasure of talking with Jonathan Alderson. Jonathan has a Master's of Education from Harvard and also completed a three-year intensive certification training in autism treatment at the Autism Treatment Center of America. While we could go on and on about his BIO, what we discus...

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Increasing Neuronal Excitement To Treat An Epilepsy?! - Jean-François Perrier

Epilepsy Sparks Insights - March 07, 2024 01:00 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratings
Surprising and exciting rare epilepsy (STXBP1) research discoveries that have led to the enhancement of excitatory synapses as a proposed treatment - by Jean-François Perrier of the University of Copenhagen, Denmark. ------------------------------------------ 🔗 Website & more about Jean-Franço...

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The Moms' Current Fav Book w/ author Kelley Coleman

Moms Talk Autism Podcast - March 04, 2024 09:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 287 ratings
We can’t wait to dive in with our guest today, Kelley Coleman, author of “Everything No One Tells You About Parenting a Disabled Child”. No joke, this is one of the best books on autism and parenting disabled kids we’ve ever read! We talk about the book and venture into other topics including:  ...

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Seizure Forecasting Using AI - Daniel Goldenholz

Epilepsy Sparks Insights - February 29, 2024 01:01 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratings
Could we accurately predict epileptic seizures using AI? How accurate do predictions need to be? How cool to use do devices need to be?! Could seizure forecasting reduce injuries, decrease mortality, and improve people’s quality of life? Hear all about it from neurologist: Daniel Goldenholz. --...

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Toxic Relationships Pt 2

SPADE: The Podcast - February 28, 2024 10:00 - 54 minutes
Whats up everyone! After several months, I was finally able to upload part two of this series. Join us alongside our insightful guest, Jalen and Jasmine, as we trace the contours of toxic partnerships and the courage it takes to reclaim your happiness. This episode is a deep dive into the murky ...

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Feeding our Kids: The Feeding Assessment Tool w/ Elizabeth Klein, BCBA, LBA, M.Ed.

Moms Talk Autism Podcast - February 26, 2024 12:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 287 ratings
It is of no mystery to most of us, or so it seems, that feeding and diets are significant touchstones in having a kid on the spectrum. No matter where they fall, that is the very thing that became apparent in all of her work. Join us for this expert guest, Elizabeth Klein, BCBA, LBA + M.Ed., who...

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Celebrities Raising Cancer Awareness

"Talk About It!" with Greg Grunberg - February 22, 2024 16:30 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 42 ratings
In this very special and star-filled episode of Talk About It, Greg sits down with David Anders, Todd Stashwick and Jerry O'Connell to share their personal stories of how cancer has impacted their lives. It will have you laughing, crying, and finding ways to come together to end this horrible di...

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AI & Epilepsy: Ethics & Biases - Daniel Goldenholz

Epilepsy Sparks Insights - February 22, 2024 01:58 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratings
How useful is and can AI be in helping people with an epilepsy? How safe it it? What are the biases to be challenged and the ethics to be followed? Hear answers from Daniel Goldenholz of Harvard Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. ------------------------------------------ 🔗 Website & more a...

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School Based Speech Therapy w/ Sarah Anzalone, SLP

Moms Talk Autism Podcast - February 19, 2024 12:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 287 ratings
In today's episode, we had the pleasure of chatting with Sarah Anzalone, Speech Language Pathologist. Sarah works in the Camas School District as an SLP working specifically with elementary-age children. Sarah shares with us about coming from a large district in Las Vegas to a much smaller distr...

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Epilepsy Is A Symptom! - Reetta Kälviäinen

Epilepsy Sparks Insights - February 15, 2024 01:54 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratings
“Epilepsy is not only a disease, epilepsy is a symptom of a brain disease. And brain health is everything, belongs to everybody!” Learn more of from and hear of the exciting, upcoming Kuopio Epilepsy Symposium in March 2024 - with exciting lead neurologist, researcher, and world-changer: Reeta K...

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Giovanni Frisoni on biomarker-based diagnosis of neurocognitive disorders

The Lancet Neurology in conversation with - February 14, 2024 23:00 - 12 minutes
Giovanni Frisoni joins The Lancet Neurology to discuss new European intersocietal recommendations for the biomarker-based diagnosis of neurocognitive disorders. The Personal View is published in the March issue of The Lancet Neurology. Read the full article: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/l...

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Giovanni Frisoni on biomarker-based diagnosis of neurocognitive disorders

The Lancet Neurology in conversation with - February 14, 2024 23:00 - 12 minutes
Giovanni Frisoni joins The Lancet Neurology to discuss new European intersocietal recommendations for the biomarker-based diagnosis of neurocognitive disorders. The Personal View is published in the March issue of The Lancet Neurology. Read the full article: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/l...

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Grab Bag #10

Moms Talk Autism Podcast - February 12, 2024 12:00 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 287 ratings
It’s another Grab Bag today! We polled you guys this week on Instagram to get your questions! (Another reason to chat with us on IG, wink wink…) Here’s what we tackle: Spreading awareness vs being protective of our children’s diagnosis, how do we handle this? How do you handle punishment in yo...

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International Epilepsy Day!! - Helen Cross

Epilepsy Sparks Insights - February 12, 2024 01:00 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratings
Hear all about International Epilepsy Day, the needs of those affected by the epilepsies, eradicating stigma, treating and preventing epilepsy, and hope for the future; all with global lead Helen Cross. ------------------------------------------ 🔗 Website & more about Helen: 👇🏻 https://www.to...