"Elec-trick" -- The Discovery Files
Fish known as "baby whales" possess a protein that enables them to communicate using electrical signals, and thus avoid predators. Turns out, this same protein exists in the hearts and muscles of humans, and a better understanding of its function could lead to improved treatments for heart conditions and diseases such as epilepsy. (Source: The Discovery Files)
Source: The Discovery Files - July 9, 2018 Category: Science Authors: National Science Foundation Source Type: podcasts
PodMed – Week of October 30, 2017
This week’s topics include health and wealth, gun show sales and gun injury, management of epilepsy, and outcomes relative to robotic surgery. Program notes: 0:34 Today is last PodMed 1:19 Epilepsy management 2:19 Not a single type of surgery 3:16 Identify the focus 3:30 Robotic surgery outcomes 4:30 Is it that much better? 5:31 Instruments […] (Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine Weekly Health News)
Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine Weekly Health News - October 27, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Elizabeth Tracey Johns Hopkins Medicine Tags: All Podcasts Cancer Chronic Disease Nervous System Disorders Neurology And Neurosurgery PodMed Source Type: podcasts
When Drugs and Surgery Don't Work, an Option in Epilepsy
Dr Wilner and epileptologist Dr Jobst discuss two recent studies reporting favorable results of neurostimulation in patients with intractable epilepsy. (Source: Medscape Neurology Podcast)
Source: Medscape Neurology Podcast - June 26, 2017 Category: Neurology Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
Treatment for epilepsy in pregnant women and the physical health of the child
Most Cochrane Reviews focus primarily on the intended effects of interventions, but some are designed to investigate the potential harms. One such review was published in November 2016 to examine the effects of anti-epileptic drugs during pregnancy. The lead author, Rebecca Bromley from the Institute of Human Development at the University of Manchester in the UK tells us more in this podcast. (Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library)
Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library - June 7, 2017 Category: General Medicine Authors: Cochrane Source Type: podcasts
Lamotrigine versus carbamazepine monotherapy (single drug treatment) for epilepsy
Up to 70 million people worldwide have epilepsy and there are many Cochrane Reviews of ways to treat it. These include reviews that work with the original researchers to gather data on everyone who was in their studies, to perform individual participant data meta-analyses. In November 2016, Sarah Nolan and colleagues from the University of Liverpool in the UK updated one of these reviews, comparing two commonly used drugs, lamotrigine and carbamazepine. (Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library)
Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library - April 26, 2017 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Cochrane Source Type: podcasts
Epilepsy, Stroke, and More Stroke: New Data
Dr Diener reviews recent findings on epilepsy and hypothermia, along with the risk for bleeding associated with anticoagulant medications. (Source: Medscape Neurology Podcast)
Source: Medscape Neurology Podcast - March 3, 2017 Category: Neurology Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
Systematic Approach to a New Onset Seizure
Between 8% and 10% of the population will have a seizure at one point in life. It's important to distinguish seizures from other entities that can look like them and, once a diagnosis of a seizure is established, know how to treat them. In this JAMA Clinical Review podcast, we discuss seizures and epilepsy with Jay Gavvala, MD, author of New-Onset Seizure in Adults and Adolescents: A Review. Article discussed in this episode: New-Onset Seizure in Adults and Adolescents: A Review (Source: JAMA Author Interviews)
Source: JAMA Author Interviews - December 27, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Authors: JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association, and The JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts
Sheryl R. Haut, MD - Updates in Epilepsy: Re-Examining the Role of Monotherapy in the Context of Recent Evidence
Updates in Epilepsy: Re-Examining the Role of Monotherapy in the Context of Recent Evidence (Source: Peerview CME/CE Audio Podcast - Neurology International)
Source: Peerview CME/CE Audio Podcast - Neurology International - July 22, 2016 Category: Neurology Authors: PVI, PeerView Institute for Medical Education Tags: Science, Medicine Source Type: podcasts
Epilepsy in pregnancy
In every 1000 pregnancies, between two and five infants are born to women with epilepsy. For such women, pregnancy can be a time of anxiety over maternal and fetal wellbeing.
In 96% of pregnancies they will deliver a healthy child. However, some women will experience an increase in seizure frequency, which can be harmful for the mother or fetus,... (Source: The BMJ Podcast)
Source: The BMJ Podcast - June 21, 2016 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ talk medicine Source Type: podcasts
