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Mistaking Epilepsy For Menopause?! - Jacqueline French

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 about it from leading epilepsy specialist: Jacqueline French.
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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

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

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

Do Autism & Intellectual Disability Come With Epilepsy? Learn of the Epilepsy, Autism and Intellectual Disability “triad” - studied by clinician scientist, epileptologist: Vaishnav Krishnan.
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Huge Seizure Reduction Through DBS (in LGS) - Linda Dalic

Learn of the huge reduction in seizures amongst adults with the epilepsy Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome - as the result of DBS! With Linda Dalic.
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Purple Day Openness! - Cassidy Megan

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, media portrayals, credible sources of information, and brilliant clinicians! 
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Brain, Skull, And Neck Implants For Epilepsy?! - Anna Bochenek

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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Epilepsy Caused by Brain Tumours - Kate Connor

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

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.
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Seizure Forecasting Using AI - Daniel Goldenholz

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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