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August 7, 2024

#140 Post-Traumatic Epilepsy: What We Know and Where the Research is Going

Guest: Dr. Elisa Zanier

Dr. Elisa Zanier of the Mario Negri Institute in Milan, Italy discusses the current state of research into Post-Traumatic Epilepsy (PTE).

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Living with EpilepsyTypes of Epilepsy
March 30, 2022

#87 Finding Solutions and Pursuing Passions with Drug-Resistant Epilepsy

Guest: Channing Seideman

This week on Seizing Life ®, Channing Seideman shares her epilepsy story from her first seizure to a diagnosis of juvenile myoclonic epilepsy and tells us how she found safe ways to continue skiing and horseback riding.

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AdvocacyLiving with Epilepsy
March 16, 2022

#86 A Young Woman’s Epilepsy Journey of Acceptance, Empowerment, and Advocacy

Guest: Kiara Mowat

This week on Seizing Life college student Kiara Mowat shares her epilepsy journey from her diagnosis in 2018 at age 14 to her first year in college. Hear this personal epilepsy story from an amazing young woman.

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Living with Epilepsy
March 2, 2022

#85 Addressing and Reducing Epilepsy-Related Deaths

Guest: Gardiner Lapham

Today on Seizing Life®, Gardiner Lapham discusses the creation of PAME (Partners Against Mortality in Epilepsy) a group that aims to raise awareness of mortality in epilepsy in order to reduce epilepsy-related deaths.

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HealthcareLiving with Epilepsy
February 16, 2022

#84 Learning to Manage Cognitive Challenges for People with Epilepsy

Guest: Dr. Elaine Kiriakopoulos

Today on Seizing Life®, Dr. Elaine Kiriakopoulos explains the HOBSCOTCH program, a personalized program that helps people with epilepsy manage and improve memory and cognition to lead happier, more productive lives.

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AdvocacyLiving with Epilepsy
February 2, 2022

#83 Personal Epilepsy Experience Inspires International Epilepsy Advocacy

Guest: Julianna Shinnick

This week in honor of International Epilepsy Day we speak with Julianna Shinnick about epilepsy care, stigma, and advocacy in the Mahenge region of Tanzania in East Africa.

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Living with EpilepsyResearch
January 19, 2022

#82 Genetic Testing & Counseling for Epilepsy From Genome to Exome and More

Guest: Lacey Smith

This week on Seizing Life we take a deep dive into genetic testing and counseling; what it is, how it works, what it can provide for patients and families, and what it may promise for the future of epilepsy knowledge and care.

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Living with Epilepsy
January 5, 2022

#81 The Best of Seizing Life 2021

Guest: Elissa Moore, Lauren Panco, Jon Sadler

This week on Seizing Life, we revisit several compelling conversations from the past year in our Best of Seizing Life 2021 compilation episode.

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FamilyInfantile SpasmsTypes of Epilepsy
December 15, 2021

#80 Infantile Spasms – part 2: The Hope of Research

Guest: Renée Shellhaas, Kari Rosbeck, Beth Dean

This week on Seizing Life® we conclude our two-part episode about infantile spasms (IS) by focusing on the research being conducted to improve understanding, detection, and treatment options for IS.

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FamilyInfantile SpasmsTypes of Epilepsy
December 1, 2021

#79 Infantile Spasms – Part 1: A Medical Emergency

Guest: Dr. Renée Shellhaas, Kari Rosbeck, Beth Dean

This week on Seizing Life®, we focus on infantile spasms (IS), a rare and particularly severe epilepsy syndrome that typically begins within the first year of life. Our panel of experts addresses everything you need to know about IS, from diagnosis, to consultation, to treatment.

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