Idiopathic Generalized Epilepsy - Part 5

Dr. Andy Southerland and Dr. Matthew Gusler discuss how emergent interfacility transfers for ischemic stroke have changed and the factors associated with which patients are transferred. Show citation: Gusler MT, Deligkaris C, Zha AM, Burke JF. Trends in Emergent Interfacility Isc ...  Show more

Dr. Zohaib Siddiqi and Dr. Michel Toledano discuss the diagnosis and management of infectious rhombencephalitis in patients receiving immunomodulatory therapy. Show citation: Trentadue T, Martinez Sosa S, Itoh CY, et al. Clinical Reasoning: A 30-Year-Old Female Patient With Multi ...  Show more

Dr. Halley Alexander talks with Dr. Emanuele Cerulli Irelli about the research on seizure recurrence in women with idiopathic generalized epilepsy who switch from valproate to another medication. Read the related article in Neurology. This podcast is sponsored by argenx. Visit ww ...  Show more

In 2016, the estimated number of people globally with active epilepsy was 45.9 million. For the US in 2015, this figure was around 3.4 million. So epilepsy is common and generalised seizures are a common type of epilepsy. And the consequences can be serious - from medication side ...  Show more

This episode covers epilepsy.

Written notes can be found at https://zerotofinals.com/medicine/neurology/epilepsy/ or in the neurology section of the 2nd edition of the Zero to Finals medicine book.