📢Want to trial #ketogenictherapy for your #mentalhealth ? Sign up for IKRT's group program starting July 1st! 🧠Register here as places are limited: tinyurl.com/538cempc
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New lab preprint, 5 years in the making rb.gy/i1cogt people with newly diagnosed focal #epilepsy are less MRI-negative than previously thought. Keep an 👁️ on white matter hyperintensities. Brain morphometric and cognitive impairments at time of diagnosis.

Do not ever talk down to or belittle a patient.
Do not pretend to listen then disregard what they’ve disclosed.
Do not smile, say “That’s not my specialisation” and just move on.
Do not just focus on whether they may live or die.

If you behave in this manner, they shall clam up.

Very interesting case by Minahal Naveed, MD! Seizure-like activity and headaches caused by cerebral aspergillosis - originating from cannabinoids!

Oh if you’re around Dundalk 🇮🇪 check out Dr Kate Connor who’ll be speaking about #braintumours 🧠 and #epilepsy ⚡️ at Pint of Science IE!
Fancy a sneak of how fab she is? Check out Kate on the podcast here: youtu.be/aCI6BUSIPN0?si…
…and Mark Cunningham the boss, here!

🔬Join us for an evening of #SciComm at Pint of Science IE! On May 14, don't miss PhD student Tammy Strickland's insights at Whelan's as she delves into her research on how disruptions to circadian rhythms in the brain can contribute to acquired epilepsy. pintofscience.ie/event/our-soci…

🌐 All #women 🚺 living with a #chronic #disease 💊 should have access to reliable, high-quality #data 📊 & info 📚 to help them understand the #benefits ✅ & #risks ⚠️ of disease management – from the point of diagnosis through the reproductive journey. On Tuesday 21 May, I’m

If someone/an organisation makes a wild claim, they should be providing you with empirical* evidence with which to back it up.

Scientists and researchers know that results from one study aren’t enough.

They need to be able to replicate results in double/triple/quadruple

Have you had surgery or Vagus Nerve Stimulation (VNS) therapy as a treatment for Epilepsy?🧠Get in touch! We're looking for people to share their experience at the next Perturbation in Epilepsy Workshop in June. Email [email protected] for details #Epilepsy Epilepsy Research Institute

Register now for May's Intro to #KetogenicTherapy for #MentalHealth webinar! Come and learn the science! 👩‍🎓

Hello #neurosurgery community - check this out!

The giggles and my shock at some scary facts regarding decreasing human health and life expectancy. Is this all because of diet? I speak of the sugary “bread” and processed ham at Subway? 🤔😆

Well, anyway, the contents of this week's Epilepsy Sparks Insights podcast #161(!) is

The ketogenic diet! Could it help more people with an #epilepsy ? In today's podcast🎧, the Pharmacist Who Gave Up Drugs 😲💊 (!) introduces us to the impacts of the western diet on our health, quality of life, life expectancy - and the potential benefits of the #ketogenic 🥩 diet

Climate change is impacting vector-borne diseases and thus the incidence of infection-induced seizures and epilepsy. Hear all about the latest research today:
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The #ILAE #ClimateChange Commission webinar is TOMORROW! Free registration is still available & open to all: ilae.org/webinar-9may23. We hope to see you online to discuss how climate change affects patterns of vector borne disease which could result in seizures. Epilepsy Climate Change