Epilepsy Sparks Insights

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**

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Episodes

Thursday Jul 20, 2023

For World Brain Day, Tissa Wijeratne explains the importance of brain health and disability and how 50% or 4 Billion of us shall be affected personally by neurological disease. Tissa also speaks of how far we’ve come but how much we still need to do to improve both individuals’ lives and the lives of us as a species.
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🔗 My website & more about Tissa: 👇🏻
https://www.torierobinson.com/epilepsy-sparks-insights/Tissa-Wijeratne-Epilepsy-On-World-Brain-Day
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Thursday Jul 13, 2023

Neuroscientist Yichen Qiu of UCL shares with us her exciting research results regarding gene therapy for refractory temporal lobe epilepsy!
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🔗 Website & more about Yichen: 👇🏻
https://www.torierobinson.com/epilepsy-sparks-insights/yichen-qiu-epilepsy-hotel-installing-sprinklers-treat-short-circuit
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Don’t understand all the terms used? Check out the Epilepsy Sparks Glossary! 👇🏻 https://www.epilepsysparks.com/glossary
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Thursday Jul 06, 2023

Challenging epilepsy stigma in Cuban-American & Latino communities - with epilepsy specialist neurologist & podcast host Joseph Sirven of Mayo Clinic, Florida. This is part 2 of 2.
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More about Joe: 👇🏻
https://www.torierobinson.com/epilepsy-sparks-insights/joe-sirven-epilepsy-stigma-cuban-american-latino-communities-usa
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Don’t understand all the terms used? Check out the Epilepsy Sparks Glossary! 👇🏻 https://www.epilepsysparks.com/glossary
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Thursday Jun 29, 2023

Pilots and seizures plus older people with epilepsy - all with epilepsy specialist neurologist & podcast host Joseph Sirven of Mayo Clinic, Florida. This is part 1 of 2.
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More about Joe: 👇🏻
https://www.torierobinson.com/epilepsy-sparks-insights/joe-sirven-aviation-faa-older-people-independence 
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Don’t understand all the terms used? Check out the Epilepsy Sparks Glossary! 👇🏻 https://www.epilepsysparks.com/glossary
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👉🏻 T-shirts, mugs, notebooks: https://epilepsy-sparks.creator-spring.com ------------------------------------------
👉🏻 Check out my website: 🔗 https://www.torierobinson.com
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📲 Join me on social media!
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Thursday Jun 22, 2023

Francesca Furia from the Filadelfia Epilepsy Hospital in Denmark, speaks of her research into sleep disorders amongst people with and families affected by the epilepsies and how to improve sleep quality.
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More about Francesca: 👇🏻
https://www.torierobinson.com/epilepsy-sparks-insights/francesca-furia-sleep-disorders-epilepsy
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Don’t understand all the terms used? Check out the Epilepsy Sparks Glossary! 👇🏻 https://www.epilepsysparks.com/glossary
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👉🏻 T-shirts, mugs, notebooks: https://epilepsy-sparks.creator-spring.com
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👉🏻 Check out my website: 🔗 https://www.torierobinson.com
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📲 Join me on social media!
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Thursday Jun 15, 2023

Epileptologist Álvaro Beltrán Corbellini speaks of what he believes can help to make a good appointment and relationship between a clinician and patient, how epilepsy is “many diseases under one word”, sleep, and his new podcast "EpilepsyUpdate"!
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More about Álvaro: 👇🏻
https://www.torierobinson.com/epilepsy-sparks-insights/alvaro-beltra-corbellini-what-makes-good-appointment-with-an-epileptologist
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Don’t understand all the terms used? Check out the Epilepsy Sparks Glossary! 👇🏻
https://www.epilepsysparks.com/glossary 
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👉🏻 Check out my website: 🔗 https://www.torierobinson.com
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👉🏻 T-shirts, mugs, notebooks: https://epilepsy-sparks.creator-spring.com
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📲 Join me on social media!
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/torierobinson
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Thursday Jun 08, 2023

Epileptologist & neurologist Ángel Aledo-Serrano speaks of the need to improve prescribing and avoid polypharmacy for people with an epilepsy, the need for further qualitative research into treatment and care, and ways to potentially convince clinicians that epilepsy is far more than seizures alone. This is part 2 of 2.
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More about Ángel: 👇🏻
https://www.torierobinson.com/epilepsy-sparks-insights/angel-aledo-serrano-improving-asm-prescribing-appointments-qualitative-research-levetiracetam-keppra
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Don’t understand all the terms used? Check out the Epilepsy Sparks Glossary! 👇🏻
https://www.epilepsysparks.com/glossary 
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Thursday Jun 01, 2023

Epileptologist & neurologist Ángel Aledo-Serrano talks of his recent review and opinion on a former paper regarding the anti-seizure medication Levetiracetam/Keppra, its effectiveness in controlling seizures, but also the importance of precision medicine. This is part 1 of 2.
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More about Ángel: 👇🏻
https://www.torierobinson.com/epilepsy-sparks-insights/angel-aledo-serrano-reassessing-the-prescription-of-levetiracetam-keppra-for-epilepsy
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Don’t understand all the terms used? Check out the Epilepsy Sparks Glossary! 👇🏻
https://www.epilepsysparks.com/glossary
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👉🏻 T-shirts, mugs, notebooks: https://epilepsy-sparks.creator-spring.com
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Thursday May 25, 2023

With veterinary neurologist Rodrigo Gutierrez-Quintana, hear of his research study into helping treat dogs and humans (hopefully!) with refractory epilepsy! This is episode no. 2 of 2.
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More about Rodrigo: 👇🏻
https://www.torierobinson.com/epilepsy-sparks-insights/rodrigo-gutierrez-quintana-helping-dogs-humans-with-epilepsy
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Don’t understand all the terms used? Check out the Epilepsy Sparks Glossary! 👇🏻
https://www.epilepsysparks.com/glossary 
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📲 Join me on social media!
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- Website: https://www.torierobinson.com
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Thursday May 18, 2023

With human molecular physiologist and neuroscientist David Henshall, hear of a MicroRNA treatment for dogs with epilepsy that shall hopefully benefit them and potentially humans in the future. This is episode 1 of 2.
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More about David: 👇🏻
https://www.torierobinson.com/epilepsy-sparks-insights/david-henshall-injecting-mirna-helping-dogs-humans-with-epilepsy 
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Don’t understand all the terms used? Check out the Epilepsy Sparks Glossary! 👇🏻
https://www.epilepsysparks.com/glossary 
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👉🏻 T-shirts, mugs, notebooks: https://epilepsy-sparks.creator-spring.com
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📲 Join me on social media!
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/torierobinson10
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