Sharp Waves: ILAE's epilepsy podcast

About Sharp Waves: ILAE's epilepsy podcast

Epilepsy affects more than 50 million people. Every day. Sharp Waves brings you stories about people with epilepsy, physicians treating epilepsy, and researchers studying the condition. We'll cover the latest research, challenges to diagnosis and treatment, and issues from around the world.

Publisher

ILAE

Category

health & fitness · health & fitness · science

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

17 Nov 2021

Latest episode

21 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

108 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   21 Sept 2026

   Epigenetics in epilepsy and the Michael Prize: Dr. Katja Kobow- encore episode (2022)

   Send comments and feedback Katja Kobow is the most recent winner of the Michael Prize, an international award in epilepsy research. Her work focuses on epigenetics and epilepsy, a field that has grown exponentially in only the past 10 to 15 years. Dr. Kobow talked about her research and its potential for epilepsy diagnosis and treatment. Epigenetics is the bookmarking system or the data management system of our genome. It decides which part of the genome is read, and when to read it. The epig...

2. 

   21 Jul 2026

   First seizure from sleep - What is the risk of recurrence? Dr. Elaine Pang -encore episode (2023)

   Send comments and feedback Are people who have their first seizure during sleep at greater or lesser risk for future seizures, compared with people who have their first seizure when they're awake? Dr. Laurent Sheybani interviews Dr. Elaine Pang, author of a 2023 paper in Epilepsia that analyzed data from 1,312 adults visiting a first-seizure clinic. This episode also discusses a 2015 evidence-based guideline on managing a first unprovoked seizure in adults. The guideline was developed by the...

3. 

   23 Jun 2026

   Tumor associated epilepsy: Dr. Katie Peters

   Send comments and feedback In this episode of Sharp Waves, host Nancy welcomes renowned neurologist and neuro-oncologist Dr. Katie Peters from the Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center to discuss the important connection between brain tumors and epilepsy. Dr. Peters shares her expertise on how brain tumors can contribute to seizure disorders, the challenges patients face, and the latest approaches to diagnosis, treatment, and care. Whether you're a healthcare professional, patient, ca...

Who has been a guest on Sharp Waves: ILAE's epilepsy podcast

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Dr Sandor Beniczky
• Stacia Kalinoski
• Dr Sheryl Haut
• Dr Amy Brewster

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

9 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

11 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 38 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

41

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

85

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Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.

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