Epilepsy Sparks Insights
By Torie Robinson
Led by Torie Robinson, ”Epilepsy Sparks Insights” is an educational podcast to spark interest in and bridge the gap between epilepsy patients, clinicians, scientists, geneticists – and the world.
Follow on Twitter: @TorieRobinson10 & @EpilepsySparks. Visit www.torierobinson.com & www.epilepsysparks.com.
**NOT FOR CLINICAL OR PATIENT DECISION MAKING**
Follow on Twitter: @TorieRobinson10 & @EpilepsySparks. Visit www.torierobinson.com & www.epilepsysparks.com.
**NOT FOR CLINICAL OR PATIENT DECISION MAKING**
Latest episode
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Treating Epilepsy With Spider Venom! - Glenn King
Glenn King discusses his research in epilepsy and how animal venoms can be utilised to develop new treatments! He explains the mechanisms of ion channels, the diversity of venoms, and the process of identifying effective compounds. The conversation a… -
The Complexities of Paediatric Epileptology! - Eleni Panagiotakaki
Paediatric neurologist Eleni Panagiotakaki discusses her work in paediatric epileptology, focusing on rare epilepsies such as Alternating Hemiplegia of Childhood (AHC) and GRIN disorders. She highlights the challenges in diagnosing and treating these… -
Understanding Acute Symptomatic Seizures: A Deep Dive - Clio Rubinos
What are Acute Symptomatic Seizures, how do they differ from epileptic seizures, and how can one recover? Who will develop an epilepsy after one and what are the causes?! Think stroke, TBI, tumours, infection, encephalitis, status epilepticus...! Fin… -
Exploring the Future of Brain Imaging: OPM-MEG - Zelekha Seedat
Post-doc researcher Zelekha Seedat discusses her work as a postdoctoral researcher at Young Epilepsy, focusing on Magnetoencephalography (MEG) and the innovative Optically Pumped Magnetometers (OPM) technology. She explains the differences between ME… -
OPM-MEGs - New, Precise Brain Scans For Epilepsy - Christine Embury
Post-doc researcher Christine Embury shares with us her research on the cool OPM-MEG technology for brain imaging - its advantages (particularly for children with refractory epilepsy and considering brain surgery!) and how it could improve patient ou… -
Improving Epilepsy Care For Children in Iran - Reza Shervin-Badv
Reza Shervin-Badv, a paediatric epileptologist and neurologist talks about the diverse care available for people in Iran, plus the common epilepsy stigma which is being challenged through education and advances in medical care. ----------------------… -
New "Master-Controller" Molecule in Epilesy! - Mona Heiland
Find out about a new epilepsy discovery; how the microRNA-335 molecule impacts people with both Dravet Syndrome and Temporal Lobe Epilepsy, and what this could mean for research going forward! All with post-doc researcher Mona Heiland! --------------… -
Decreasing Language Decline Caused by Epilepsy Surgery - Sjoerd Vos
Physicist Sjoerd Vos shares his research in neuroimaging; aiming at decreasing language decline caused by temporal lobe resections! ----------------------------------------- 🔗 Website & more about Sjoerd https://www.torierobinson.com/epilepsy-spa… -
The Power of Collaboration in Epilepsy Research - Eduardo Pérez Palma
Eduardo Pérez Palma, a neurogenetics scientist and bioinformatician, discusses his work in neurogenetics and epilepsy research, emphasising the importance global collaboration in studying the epilepsies in different parts of the world! Eduardo also s… -
Advancements in Stem Cell Research for Drug-Resistant Epilepsy - Patrick Kwan
Learn of exciting research into a drug screening platform for personalised medicine for the epilepsies - through adult neurologist and researcher Patrick Kwan; head of the Kwan Lab! Patrick describes the process of extracting stem cells from blood, c…
