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23/04/2026

🎬 Clip! Hear how MEG combined with high-density EEG can identify critical brain “hubs” driving seizure activity - and how targeting these specific hubs may help predict surgical outcomes!
With lead bioengineer Christos Papadelis, Ph.D. 🤩🇺🇸 of Cook Children's Health Care System!
Full episode: "Can’t Find Where the Seizure Starts? AI & Brain Mapping Are Changing That!" right here 👇!
🎬 https://youtu.be/KQGjwVdYUBs

This episode is presented in partnership with EASEE®Epilepsie®, by PRECISIS GmbH.

🫢 So epilepsy activity isn’t simply one spot - it’s a network (little or large!). 🧠🕸️ In our latest episode 🎙️, Christos...
23/04/2026

🫢 So epilepsy activity isn’t simply one spot - it’s a network (little or large!). 🧠🕸️

In our latest episode 🎙️, Christos Papadelisl, Ph.D. 🤩 🇺🇸 shares with us why identifying where a seizure starts isn’t always the full answer...

The focus is shifting towards locating the pathological hub driving the network - and, critically, when operating, doing so in a way that avoids damaging essential brain function - e.g. within the eloquent cortex.

Christos shares how his work with MEG, EEG, and AI is positively contributing to epilepsy surgery in children!

Watch right here 👇!
🎬 YouTube https://youtu.be/KQGjwVdYUBs

This episode is presented in partnership with EASEE®Epilepsie, by PRECISIS GmbH.

🤔 When MRI and EEG show nothing but epileptic seizures remain - what can we do? In this week’s podcast episode, Christos...
23/04/2026

🤔 When MRI and EEG show nothing but epileptic seizures remain - what can we do?

In this week’s podcast episode, Christos Papadelis, Ph.D. 🤩 🇺🇸 shares some cool info: combining MEG with high-density EEG and AI is helping identify where seizures start - even in cases where standard investigations appear normal! 🥳

This isn’t about replacing clinicians though. It’s about improving precision - using advanced neurophysiology to localise seizure onset and understand the networks involved. 👊

Also covered:
〰️ Why the epileptogenic zone is still being missed
〰️ How network-based approaches are changing surgical thinking
〰️ The gap between technological capability and clinical implementation

Watch/listen right here👇!

🎬 https://youtu.be/KQGjwVdYUBs

This episode is presented in partnership with EASEE®Epilepsie, by PRECISIS GmbH.

16/04/2026

“Seizure control, seizure control… but at what expense?” 🤔

In this clip, Dr. Lucretia Long 🤩🇺🇸 shares something patients have been telling clinicians for years - that more medication and fewer seizures doesn’t always mean a better life! Shock, horror...!

Sometimes the trade-offs matter just as much.

In the whole episode, we go further - exploring how good epilepsy care isn’t just about seizure control, but about balancing side effects, mood, cognition, and what actually matters in day-to-day life! 💜

Because the goal isn’t just fewer seizures.
It’s feeling well, functioning well, and living well. ☺️

If you fancy an educational, positive, uplifting 19 mins, join us for the full episode here 👇!

🎬 https://youtu.be/KzVrXqjNtJY

This episode is presented in partnership with EASEE®Epilepsie, by PRECISIS GmbH.

👋 New episode! Epilepsy isn't just seizures!Hear how epilepsy specialist nurses 🧑‍⚕️ are critical in ensuring quality of...
16/04/2026

👋 New episode! Epilepsy isn't just seizures!
Hear how epilepsy specialist nurses 🧑‍⚕️ are critical in ensuring quality of life for those with an epilepsy!

Dr. Lucretia Long 🤩🇺🇸 explains how quality of life isn't always obtained through seizure control alone. We hear about how other symptoms such as depression and anxiety "kindly" 🙄 join the team and how they can be addressed.

We cover the impacts of physical activity too, and the incredible difference that it can make!

For an uplifting, educational (for all parties) episode, check out the episode here👇!

🎬 https://youtu.be/KzVrXqjNtJY

This episode is presented in partnership with EASEE®Epilepsie, by PRECISIS GmbH.

🎬 New podcast now out! "Seizure Free… But Still Struggling?" 😔What if   care could go beyond seizures - and focus on wha...
16/04/2026

🎬 New podcast now out! "Seizure Free… But Still Struggling?" 😔

What if care could go beyond seizures - and focus on what really matters in daily life?

In this week’s episode, Epilepsy Nurse Practicioner Dr. Lucretia Long 🤩 shares a positive, personalised approach to care - where mood, cognition, treatment side effects, and real-life priorities are all part of the picture.

Because good care isn’t just about controlling seizures - it’s about helping people feel well, live well, and reach what matters most to them.

For an uplifting, educational (for all parties) episode, watch here 👇!

🎬 https://youtu.be/KzVrXqjNtJY

This episode is presented in partnership with EASEE®Epilepsie, by PRECISIS GmbH.

🎙️ Can someone be seizure-free… and still not be doing well? 💜💬 “A good outcome is a person with epilepsy who is able to...
15/04/2026

🎙️ Can someone be seizure-free… and still not be doing well? 💜

💬 “A good outcome is a person with epilepsy who is able to feel like their quality of life is exactly what they want it to be.”

Tomorrow, Dr. Lucretia Long 🤩 joins us on Epilepsy Sparks Insights to challenge how we define success in epilepsy care.

Because seizure control matters, massively - but it’s not the whole story.

This week's episode explores what’s often missed, and why quality of life must be part of every treatment decision!

Episode out tomorrow! Subscribe here 👇!

🎬 https://www.youtube.com/

This episode is presented in partnership with EASEE®Epilepsie, by PRECISIS GmbH


09/04/2026

🧒🏿👧🏼👦🏽 Lots of children would benefit from epilepsy surgery but aren't getting it because they aren't being referred by their neurologist! 😱 In our latest podcast episode, Dr. Juan Perez 🇨🇴 shares the problems currently experienced - which are challenged by the persistence and positivity of himself and his colleagues! An inspiration to any clinician, person with an epilepsy, or carer!

Watch right here 👇!
🎬 https://youtu.be/soYzQgbOdt4

So many children could benefit from epilepsy surgery - but only 0.5% are referred! What's going on? Find out from epilep...
09/04/2026

So many children could benefit from epilepsy surgery - but only 0.5% are referred! What's going on?
Find out from epileptologist Dr. Juan Perez 🤩🇨🇴 who explains how lack of knowledge of neurologists - mixed with a dose of stigma - is leading to fewer referrals and far more children living with refractory epilepsy than need be!

Watch right here 👇!

🎬 https://youtu.be/soYzQgbOdt4

This episode is presented in partnership with EASEE®, by Precisis GmbH.

😮 Many neurologists don't do the best for their patients - because they don't consider putting those with refractory epi...
09/04/2026

😮 Many neurologists don't do the best for their patients - because they don't consider putting those with refractory epilepsy forward for epilepsy surgery assessment!

Learn why only 0.5% of the paediatric population are being considered (meaning that many are being left to indefinitely experience seizures unnecessarily) in Colombia and how this is being challenged! All with guest epileptologist Dr. Juan Carlos Pérez Poveda 🇨🇴🤩!

Hear/watch/read, here! 👇

🎬 https://youtu.be/soYzQgbOdt4

This episode is presented in partnership with EASEE®Epilepsie, by PRECISIS GmbH.

🔔 Tomorrow we hear about why so many children are not even being considered for epilepsy surgery in - hint: one of the k...
08/04/2026

🔔 Tomorrow we hear about why so many children are not even being considered for epilepsy surgery in - hint: one of the key causes is lack of referrals by clinicians! Why is this?!
Find out tomorrow on the podcast Epilepsy Sparks Insights! With guest, epileptologist Dr. Joan Perez 🤩 🇨🇴!

Join us on your favourite platform and subscribe to support education re epilepsy! 👇

🎬 https://www.youtube.com/

02/04/2026

Exciting! Check out the snippet about Neuromodulation and the EASEE®Epilepsie device - with global lead consultant neurologist Prof. John Duncan 🤩🇬🇧!

Note that John speaks of the other neuromodulation devices including VNS, DBS, RNS, as well as other surgeries like resections!

If looking beyond antiseizure medications for focal epilepsy is of interest to you - check out this episode! 👇

🎬 https://youtu.be/-RjyOs7Aq7k

This episode is presented in partnership with EASEE®Epilepsie, by PRECISIS GmbH.

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To learn about epilepsy is a wondrous, ongoing process. The brain is so complex - the best doctors, scientists and researchers in the world will never know it all - but there is a lot we can learn and the information available is increasing rapidly.

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The more we understand our epilepsy (and the common mental illnesses that often accompany it) or the epilepsy of a loved one, colleague, or friend, the more confident we feel talking about it, and the more effectively we can provide support.