Epilepsy Sparks

It's #InternationalBrainTumourAwareness Week - and did you know that Brain Tumour Related #Epilepsy (#BTRE) affects 30-40% of people with a brain tumour?! Raise awareness of brain tumours and their impacts this week and check out the week, here: https://lnkd.in/gyCAiYUw Also, check out our podcasts re BTRE with: - Neuroscientist Mark Cunningham 🤩 https://shorturl.at/ivPhI - Neuroscientist Kate Connor 🤩 https://shorturl.at/g2vKF International Brain Tumour Alliance Brain Tumour Research The Brain Tumour Charity #IBTAWeek

It’s #WorldStrokeDay2024! Did you know that people who have a stroke commonly have seizures & develop an #epilepsy?! Learn more via 👇 where you can also find a link to our podcast about #epilepsy after a #stroke - with star epileptologist Eugen Trinka 🤩👨⚕️! https://lnkd.in/eGUy4KBs #GreaterThan World Stroke Academy Stroke Association: Research

In case you missed it, check out this trailer 👇 from our podcast 🎧 with star physicist and epilepsy researcher Sjoerd Vos 🤩 from UCL 🇬🇧 and the Uni of WA, Australia 🇦🇺! Sjoerd talks about his research into decreasing the language decline that people who have a temporal lobe resection experience! Links here 👇! 📹 YouTube https://lnkd.in/dxRFXy_M 🎧 Podcast https://lnkd.in/dYRHYse4 📖 Transcript & more on Sjoerd https://lnkd.in/e8qmxHtj #physics #MRI #neuroimaging #temporallobeepilepsy #neurosurgery

Trailer 🎬👇! The episode is about figuring out what is causing language decline 🔤😞 after a temporal lobe resection 🔪🧠! That’s what’s being achieved by our podcast guest; Research Fellow Sjoerd Vos 🤩🇦🇺 (and his team) at UCL! Now, the question is: how do we prevent the decline?! Learn all about it in this week’s podcast 👇!! 📹 YouTube https://lnkd.in/dxRFXy_M 🎧 Podcast https://lnkd.in/dYRHYse4 📖 Transcript & more on Sjoerd https://lnkd.in/e8qmxHtj #physics #MRI #neuroimaging #temporallobeepilepsy #neurosurgery Emma Epilepsy WA Kris Ewan Graeme

🔊 Contents of our new podcast🎧👇!! One of the most frustrating 😠things after a temporal lobe resection 🧠🔪 can be the negative impact on people’s language (remembering words, for example) 😶. So, ways to prevent this (or even improve things!) is being researched by lead physicist Sjoerd Vos from UCL 🇬🇧and The University of Western Australia 🇦🇺! Listen/watch/read the episode, here 👇! 📹 YouTube https://lnkd.in/dxRFXy_M 🎧 Podcast https://lnkd.in/dYRHYse4 📖 Transcript & more on Sjoerd https://lnkd.in/e8qmxHtj

Problems with word-finding 😶 are a very common challenge for people with temporal lobe epilepsy… and then even more so if they have a temporal lobe resection 🧠🔪🤦🏻♀️! So, star physicist and research fellow Sjoerd Vos 🤩 from UCL and The University of Western Australia talks with us about his cool research into minimising this! Watch/read/listen, here!! 👇 📹 YouTube https://lnkd.in/dxRFXy_M 🎧 Podcast https://lnkd.in/dYRHYse4 📖 Transcript & more on Sjoerd https://lnkd.in/e8qmxHtj #physics #MRI #neuroimaging #temporallobeepilepsy #neurosurgery

Latin American’s generally have a great mix of genetics 🧬 - mainly Amerindian and European - but, because of this mix, epilepsy research is more complex! #Epilepsyresearch must include people who aren’t of European descent (who currently make up the majority of people involved/samples included to date)!! Hear how scientist Eduardo Pérez is using #BlendedGenomeExome 🧬 sequencing to do this - very cool! 👇 📹 YouTube https://lnkd.in/e_a8fkXb 🎧 Podcast https://lnkd.in/eTqt4mkA 📖 Transcript & more on Eduardo https://lnkd.in/eA-4Wj-i You can also find out more about his exciting research at his upcoming epilepsy genetics conference in Chile 🇨🇱 held in 3 months time: https://www.cleg.cl #genetics #latinos #latinamerican #epilepsy

Check out the chapters 📖 from today's podcast!! All about genetic epilepsies in Latin America (really exciting stuff!), the importance of global collaboration in studying the epilepsies, and then, very exciting: the first Latin American Congress on Epilepsy Genetics - to be held in Jan 2025! You're invited by the podcast guest scientist himself: Eduardo Pérez!! Register here: https://www.cleg.cl Chapters 📖 00:00 Intro to Eduardo 02:17 The Value of Genetic Testing in Epilepsy 05:59 Diversity and Representation in Genetic Research 07:59 Understanding Developmental Epileptic Encephalopathies (DEEs) 09:40 Contributing to Epilepsy Research 11:12 Latin American Congress on Epilepsy Genetics 12:30 Conclusion & thanks Episode links: 📹 YouTube https://lnkd.in/e_a8fkXb  🎧 Podcast https://lnkd.in/eTqt4mkA  📖 Transcript & more on Eduardo https://lnkd.in/eA-4Wj-i 

Podcast now out 🔊🥳🎧📹!! We dive into the fascinating world of genetic epilepsies 🔬🧬🧠 and find out how our diverse ancestry impacts our genomic understanding - especially when it comes to the unique challenges and opportunities in studying Latin American genetics! Don't miss this enlightening episode with scientist Eduardo Pérez 🤩 from Chile 🇨🇱 ! 👇🏻 📹 YouTube https://lnkd.in/e_a8fkXb 🎧 Podcast https://lnkd.in/eTqt4mkA 📖 Transcript & more on Eduardo https://lnkd.in/eA-4Wj-i https://lnkd.in/e_a8fkXb #genetics #Diversity #epilepsyawareness #epilepsy #encephalopathy

Today is #SUDEPActionDay2024 & we are uniting with organisations around the world to raise awareness of the rights of people with epilepsy or those bereaved by it. The epilepsy community is entitled to have their questions answered and have the right to information, medication and care. Share our posts and tag us @sudepaction