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Older Adults and Epilepsy: the Causes, the Signs, and the Treatments
May 01, 2024

This week onSeizing Life Dr. Laura ODwyer joins us to talk about the fastest growing segment of people living with epilepsy in the United States older adults. Dr. ODwyer explains why adults are

One Woman’s Epilepsy Journey Through Childhood, Parenting, Discrimination, and Surgery
April 03, 2024

This month onSeizing Life author Laura Beretsky shares her decades-long journey with epilepsy, from diagnosis at age 6, through college, parenting, fighting discrimination in the workplace, and ulti

A Nurse’s Knowledge & A Mother’s Love Leads to Son’s Life-Changing Brain Surgery
March 06, 2024

This month onSeizing Life a nurse and mother shares her young sons journey from the onset of focal seizures to a devastating diagnosis of Rasmussens Encephalitis to a life-changing brain surgery.

Artificial Intelligence and Epilepsy: The Promise & Pitfalls of AI in Diagnosis and Treatment
February 07, 2024

This month onSeizing Life we explore artificial intelligence as it relates to epilepsy care, how its impacting epilepsy diagnosis and treatment today, and what it promises for the future.

The Best of Seizing Life 2020
February 03, 2024

This week onSeizing Lifewe revisitjust a few of the incredible guests and conversations from 2020. In a challenging year, we, like so many across the country, had to adjust to working remotely. And

Regenerative Brain Cell Therapy: One Woman’s Journey to Seizure Freedom
December 13, 2023

This week on Seizing Life Annette Adkins, who has lived with intractable epilepsy since 2014, discusses the impacts of epilepsy on her professional and personal life, and how it led her to participat

Rare Epilepsy Organizations: Fostering Community and Advancing Research
December 01, 2023

This week on Seizing Life we speak with two rare epilepsy organizations, The KCNT1 Epilepsy Foundation and The Cute Syndrome Foundation, in an episode recorded at Epilepsy Awareness Day at Disneyland

Infantile Spasms: The Facts, The Research, and The Hope for the Future
November 23, 2023

This week onSeizing Life, in recognition of Infantile Spasms Awareness Week (December 1st 7th), we speak with epilepsy researcher Dr. Chris Dulla about infantile spasms what we know, what recent

Epilepsy in Women: Challenges, Concerns, and Considerations
November 15, 2023

This week onSeizing Life we speak with Dr. Elizabeth Gerard about impacts, challenges, and concerns specific to women living with epilepsy. From puberty to menstruation, contraception, pregnancy, an

NYC Marathoner Achieves Seizure Control and Runs for Epilepsy Research
November 01, 2023

This week on Seizing Life we speak with Peter Burpee who experienced absence epilepsy in childhood and tonic clonic seizures in his teen years, but has gained seizure control and will be running in t