About this episode

Dr. Cecilie Nome interviews Dr. Patrick Kwan about drug-resistant epilepsy and its implications.

Send comments and feedback About one-third of people with epilepsy will continue having seizures despite medications. What is the clinical definition of drug-resistant epilepsy? Why does it occur, and is it possible to predict? Dr. Cecilie Nome interviews Dr. Patrick Kwan. Relevant papers: Definition of drug resistant epilepsy: Consensus proposal by the ad hoc Task Force of the ILAE Commission on Therapeutic Strategies - Kwan - 2010 - Epilepsia - Wiley Online Library The costs of epilepsy in ...

More episodes of Sharp Waves: ILAE's epilepsy podcast

• Autoimmune-associated epilepsy: Dr. Claude Steriade - encore episode (2022) · April 23, 2026 · 31 min
• Sleep and epilepsy: Dr. Birgit Frauscher - encore episode (2023) · March 31, 2026 · 29 min
• Seizure action plans as educational tools: Dr. Lucretia Long - encore episode (2024) · March 10, 2026 · 22 min
• ILAE Updated seizure classification Part 2: Prof. Eugen Trinka · February 16, 2026 · 23 min
• "Living with epilepsy should not be a secret": Jessie Nyirenda - encore episode (2022) · February 9, 2026 · 14 min
• EpiCARE: The European Reference Network for Rare and Complex Epilepsies · February 2, 2026 · 31 min

Explore listener stats, chart rankings, contacts and more on the Sharp Waves: ILAE's epilepsy podcast podcast page.