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Accurately diagnosing & treating epilepsy can be a huge challenge when a hospital is underresourced. Michael Kentris explains how he manages with only 3 EEG machines…

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Learn why genetic epilepsy syndromes (largely found in young children) have been reclassified - and not without thought or consideration! With peadiatric consultant neurologist & researcher Sameer Zuberi.

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Consultant Paediatric Neurologist Sameer Zuberi speaks of precision medicine for children with genetic epilepsies - with a special mention of the rare epilepsies Dravet & CDKL5.

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"There is an unacceptable acceptance of having recurrent seizures and not opting for something like epilepsy surgery" - epileptologist Ajay Asranna explains the benefits of temporal lobe resections.

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Ian Bone: a neurologist, honourary professor, writer, and dad to a son with epilepsy, speaks from the heart - telling us a bit about his experiences, what he’s learned, and his new book about epilepsy: “Sacred Lives”.

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Learn of the neuroimaging technique called magnetoencephalography – or MEG - with Omar Danoun, an epileptologist from Henry Ford Health in Detroit.

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Hear about what Psychogenic Non-Epileptic Seizures are, and how children experiencing them can be effectively treated. - with paediatric clinical psychologist Tyson Sawchuk.

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Hear from peadiatric neurologist and scientist Amy McTague who helps babies and families when it comes to the diagnosis, treatment, and care for the babies who have a genetic epilepsy.

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Hear of the study into the safety of the COVID vaccine for children with epilepsy - with neurologist and epileptologist Sebastian Ortiz.

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Epilepsy research lead (PI) and lecturer in pharmacy, Cristina Resckhe talks about research into how microRNAs and circadian rhythm disruptions lead to epileptogenesis and seizures.

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Torie speaks live on Times Radio about the appalling Sodium Valproate/Epilim crisis/debacle. With Jenny Kleeman.

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Associate neurologist & epileptologist Julia Jacobs from Alberta Children's Hospital & the University of Calgary, Canada, talks about her wonderful initiative to educate and empower children with epilepsy regarding their condition.

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Trying to stay safe from bombs in her bathroom, meet Olha Tychkivska, a peadiatric neurologist from Lviv City Children's Clinical Hospital in Ukraine. Every day Olha is working to save the lives of children with epilepsy whilst the country is attacked.

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Dr. Sophie Adler talks about her Multi-centre Epilepsy Lesion Detection research project and how this enables neurologists and neurophysiologists to more effectively Identify Brain Lesions (frequently causing epilepsy) Through Machine Learning.

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Meet Svetlana Faktorovich, a neurologist from Marcus Neuroscience Institute, Boca Raton Regional Hospital, in Florida, USA. Originally from Kyiv, Ukraine, Svetlana is now working with multiple bodies to export anti-seizure medications to people from Ukraine who have epilepsy.

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Laureate Prof. Ingrid Scheffer & Asst. Prof. Michael Hildebrand from the University of Melbourne share their research into the genetic links between febrile seizures and a child’s likelihood of developing epilepsy.

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Donna Walsh, CEO at the International Bureau for Epilepsy tells us what the organisation is doing right now and what they plan to do to help people with epilepsy in Ukraine.

If you are interested in helping, contact Donna: donnawalsh@ibe-epilepsy.org

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Lori Hairrell, the program developer from the non-profit ROW Foundation, US, speaks of providing anti-seizure medications to people with epilepsy in Ukraine - and how we can help - by donating just $5/£4/€4 or just sharing this video!

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Nana Akua interviews Torie Robinson about what it's like to have epilepsy, what to do if someone has a seizure, some strange beliefs that people have, and why no one should be embarrassed to ask a question!

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Dr. Volodymyr Kharytonov, the neurologist and psychiatrist from Kyiv, Ukraine, is somehow smiling and saving the lives of people affected by the epilepsies! Please watch/listen to this for an uplifting moment in all of this turmoil. Learn how you can help, easily.

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