Sharp Waves: ILAE's epilepsy podcast
Sharp Waves: ILAE's epilepsy podcast
Latest Episodes
Epigenetics in epilepsy and the Michael Prize: Dr. Katja Kobow- encore episode (2022)
Katja Kobow is the most recent winner of the Michael Prize, an international award in epilepsy research. Her work focuses on epigenetics and epilepsy, a field that has grown exponentially in only the past 10 to 15 years. Dr. Kobow talked abo...
First seizure from sleep - What is the risk of recurrence? Dr. Elaine Pang -encore episode (2023)
Are people who have their first seizure during sleep at greater or lesser risk for future seizures, compared with people who have their first seizure when they're awake? Dr. Laurent Sheybani interviews Dr. Elaine Pang, author of
Tumor associated epilepsy: Dr. Katie Peters
In this episode of Sharp Waves, host Nancy welcomes renowned neurologist and neuro-oncologist Dr. Katie Peters from the Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center to discuss the important connection between brain tumors and epilepsy...
Epilepsy and functional/dissociative seizures: Dr. Wesley Kerr and Dr. Shruti Iyer
In this Sharp Waves podcast episode “Epilepsy and Functional/Dissociative Seizures,” Wesley Kerr, MD, PhD, a statistician and epileptologist at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, joins Shruti Iyer, MD, a third year neurology resident at U...
Autism and epilepsy: Dr. Colin Reilly and Dr. Stéphane Auvin -encore episode (2023)
Nearly one-third of people with autism also have epilepsy. Researchers aren't sure why. For people on the spectrum, epilepsy can prompt unique challenges. Seizure symptoms can be misinterpreted as common autistic behaviors. Treatment ma...