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

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Episode mentioned:
🌐 Neurologist Diagnosed With Epilepsy - You'll Love His Positivity - Dr Jim Morrow

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