Latest Seizures Podcast Episodes
The Lake Effect with Lake Bell!
"Talk About It!" with Greg Grunberg - April 25, 2024 16:01 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 42 ratingsIn 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...
Preventing Seizures Using Stem Cells?! - David Spencer
Epilepsy Sparks Insights - April 25, 2024 00:22 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsHear 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-...
Mistaking Epilepsy For Menopause?! - Jacqueline French
Epilepsy Sparks Insights - April 18, 2024 00:02 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsIt'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 ...
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 ratingsHear 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...
Car Accidents Caused By Epilepsy! The Human Epilepsy Project - Jacqueline French
Epilepsy Sparks Insights - April 11, 2024 00:00 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratings5% 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...
Do Autism & Intellectual Disability Come With Epilepsy? - Vaishnav Krishnan
Epilepsy Sparks Insights - April 04, 2024 00:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsDo 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...
Just Three Dads!
"Talk About It!" with Greg Grunberg - March 30, 2024 15:57 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 42 ratingsGreg 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 ...
Huge Seizure Reduction Through DBS (in LGS) - Linda Dalic
Epilepsy Sparks Insights - March 28, 2024 01:19 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsLearn 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...
Purple Day Openness! - Cassidy Megan
Epilepsy Sparks Insights - March 26, 2024 01:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsHear 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...
Brain, Skull, And Neck Implants For Epilepsy?! - Anna Bochenek
Epilepsy Sparks Insights - March 21, 2024 01:00 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsBrain, 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. ------------------------------------...
Epilepsy Caused by Brain Tumours - Kate Connor
Epilepsy Sparks Insights - March 14, 2024 01:55 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsBrain 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...
Increasing Neuronal Excitement To Treat An Epilepsy?! - Jean-François Perrier
Epilepsy Sparks Insights - March 07, 2024 01:00 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsSurprising 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...
Seizure Forecasting Using AI - Daniel Goldenholz
Epilepsy Sparks Insights - February 29, 2024 01:01 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsCould 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. --...
Celebrities Raising Cancer Awareness
"Talk About It!" with Greg Grunberg - February 22, 2024 16:30 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 42 ratingsIn 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...
AI & Epilepsy: Ethics & Biases - Daniel Goldenholz
Epilepsy Sparks Insights - February 22, 2024 01:58 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsHow 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...
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...
International Epilepsy Day!! - Helen Cross
Epilepsy Sparks Insights - February 12, 2024 01:00 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsHear 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...
The Real Needs of Children With Epilepsy - Kirsten McHale
Epilepsy Sparks Insights - February 08, 2024 01:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsFor 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. ------------------------------------------ 🔗 Website & more about Kirsten: 👇🏻 www.torierobins...
Why Aren’t More People Having Epilepsy Surgery? - Luke Tomycz
Epilepsy Sparks Insights - February 01, 2024 01:00 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsWhy 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. ------------------------------------------ 🔗 Website, transcription, and more about Luke: 👇🏻 https://www.torierobinson.com/epilepsy-sparks...
How Do You Measure Epilepsy Surgery Success? Engel Class? - Luke Tomycz
Epilepsy Sparks Insights - January 25, 2024 01:00 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsHear about ways of measuring epilepsy surgery success, risks, and managing expectations. With neurosurgeon Luke Tomycz. ----------------------------------------- 🔗 Website, transcript, and more about Luke: 👇🏻 https://www.torierobinson.com/epilepsy-sparks-insights/luke-tomycz-epilepsy-surgery-suc...
MUSIC ON THE MIND of Christopher P. Austin, M.D.
"Talk About It!" with Greg Grunberg - January 24, 2024 19:32 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 42 ratingsThis month on Talk About It, Greg is joined by the CEO of Vesalius Therapeutics and former director of the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS), along with Phil Gattone, co-founder of Talk About It! This episode is all about collaboration, and how it’s possible to make gi...
The Safety & Efficacy Of Epilepsy Surgery - Luke Tomycz
Epilepsy Sparks Insights - January 18, 2024 01:00 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsLearn about epilepsy surgery and potential benefits and risks - from epilepsy neurosurgeon of the Epilepsy Institute of New Jersey: Luke Tomycz. ------------------------------------------ 🔗 Website, transcription, and more about Luke: 👇🏻 https://www.torierobinson.com/epilepsy-sparks-insights/...
Brain Tumour-Related Epilepsy - Mark Cunningham
Epilepsy Sparks Insights - January 11, 2024 01:00 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsBrain tumours commonly cause epilepsy. Learn more about research into this and Brain Tumour-Related Epilepsy, today with Mark Cunningham of Trinity College Dublin. ------------------------------------------ 🔗 Website & more about Mark: 👇🏻 https://www.torierobinson.com/epilepsy-sparks-insights...
SUDEP Caused By Lack Of Air Hunger? - Brian Dlouhy
Epilepsy Sparks Insights - January 04, 2024 01:00 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsCould the amygdala be responsible for lack of air hunger and SUDEP? Learn about the research from neurosurgeon and researcher Brian Dlouhy. ------------------------------------------ 🔗 Website & more about Brian: 👇🏻 https://www.torierobinson.com/epilepsy-sparks-insights/brian-dloughy-lack-air...
Being An Epilepsy Nurse - Neil Williamson
Epilepsy Sparks Insights - December 28, 2023 01:00 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsEpilepsy 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. ------------------------------------------ 🔗 Website & more about Neil: 👇🏻 https://www.torierobinson.com/epi...
Chapter 9: The Origin Story of Talk About It!
"Talk About It!" with Greg Grunberg - December 22, 2023 18:42 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 42 ratingsIn this very special episode, we sit down with the founders of Talk About It to hear all about the past, present and future of this organization! Two of Greg's closest friends, Ken Lowenberg and Phil Gattone, are in the studio. The three co-founders tell the origin story of how Talk About It was...
A Cancer Drug That Prevents Seizures - Pablo Casillas-Espinosa
Epilepsy Sparks Insights - December 21, 2023 01:00 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsA compound designed to treat prostate cancer appears to be effective in treating temporal lobe epilepsy in rodents - including the cognitive and psychiatric aspects so commonly accompanying seizures! Hear more from Pablo Casillas-Espinosa! ------------------------------------------ 🔗 Website &...
Seizure Forecasting Using Machine Learning & AI - Ben Brinkmann
Epilepsy Sparks Insights - December 14, 2023 01:44 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsHear about developments in seizure forecasting (using AI & machine learning), the benefits to people with epilepsy, trust, and managing expectations. With Clinical Support Scientist at the Mayo Clinic: Ben Brinkmann. ------------------------------------------ 🔗 Transcription & more about Ben: ...
The Latest Ways To Scan Your Brain! - Ben Brinkmann
Epilepsy Sparks Insights - December 07, 2023 01:00 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsExciting 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. ------------------------------------------ 🔗 Website & more about Ben: 👇🏻 https://www.torierobinson.com/epilepsy-s...
What Are MEG Brain Scans? - Stefan Rampp
Epilepsy Sparks Insights - November 30, 2023 01:00 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsMagnetoencephalographies - or MEGs - are brain scans with a very high sensitivity and are a distinct complement to EEG and MRI scans in preparation for epilepsy surgery. Hear all about them now from the expert in biosignal analysis: Stefan Rampp. ------------------------------------------ 🔗 We...