Sudden and unexpected - the tragedy of SUDEP

An epilepsy diagnosis comes with many harsh realities, and arguably the most difficult one is SUDEP, the sudden, unexpected death from epilepsy. Researchers do not clearly understand the exact cause of SUDEP. In this episode, we hear from three families tragically impacted by SUDEP and Neurologist…

Seizures in the schoolyard

Epilepsy doesn't discriminate. It affects millions of people around the world, regardless of race, religion, size or age. That means that a reasonable proportion of the people affected are school students.  In this episode, we'll be exploring epilepsy in schools and the challenges that students wi…

A difficult diagnosis

The orchestra that is our brain is a very complicated system. There are so many complicated systems working together to produce the beautiful music that we know as life, it can be very difficult to work out what happened when something went wrong. Even the world's top epilepsy researchers can strug…

A life interrupted

Riding home after work on a regular weekday, Eve's happy life in the peaceful city of Hobart was dramatically interrupted. An accident left her in hospital but she couldn't have known that the fallout would follow her for the rest of her life. "The whole experience has been the most challenging thi…

Chasing a cure

The cure is the ultimate goal. That's what every epilepsy researcher will tell you. It's a lofty goal considering the cause of epilepsy, in many cases, is still largely unknown. In this episode, some of Australia's most prominent epilepsy researchers share their stories of chasing a cure. In the me…

Symphony of the Brain - Coming soon

People used to think demonic possession or some sort of psychosis caused seizures. Authorities would throw people living with epilepsy into asylums, where they were usually treated horribly. These days the lab coat wearing community has a far more profound understanding of the neurological causes o…