About this episode

This episode features an interview with Colin Doherty discussing insights related to epilepsy.

Could the immune system play a bigger role in epilepsy than many of us realise? Prof. Colin Doherty explains how autoimmune epilepsies challenged the traditional view of epilepsy as purely an electrical disorder. He also discusses antibody-negative autoimmune epilepsy, early immunotherapy studies, and why some people with highly refractory epilepsy may respond to steroid treatment. Chapters 📖 00:00 Trailer & intro 00:44 Not just an “electrical disorder” 02:19 30% still don’t have seizure control 03:06 Epilepsy surgery 04:54 Immunotherapy for epilepsy 06:28 Immunotherapy cases 10:20 Needing an immunotherapy program 12:10 Steroids and profit 13:16 Impacts of steroids - safety 14:55 Closing thoughts & thanks 🔗 Episode page and transcript epilepsy-sparks-insights/autoimmune-therapy 🌐 More about Colin epilepsysparks.com/guests/colin-doherty Episode mentioned: 🌐 Neurologist Diagnosed With Epilepsy - You'll Love His Positivity - Dr Jim Morrow 🌐 More Epilepsy Sparks Insights epilepsysparks.com/epilepsy-sparks-insights 🎥 Watch on YouTube youtube.com/@EpilepsySparksInsights 🔤 Don’t understand terms used? Check out the Epilepsy Sparks Glossary epilepsysparks.com/glossary 📲…

People in this episode

Host: Torie Robinson

Guest: Colin Doherty

Topics covered

• epilepsy
• health
• personal insights
• medical experiences
• interview

Keywords

• epilepsy
• Colin Doherty
• health
• interview
• personal stories

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