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How Can Sleep Impact Epilepsy? - Dr. Samson Khachatryan, Somnus Neurology Clinic, Armenia Hear about research into the correlation between epilepsy and sleep disorders, with a focus on bruxism (teeth grinding). Watch/listen/read here

Torie Robinson 23/03/2023 Torie Robinson 23/03/2023

Hear about research into the correlation between epilepsy and sleep disorders, with a focus on bruxism (teeth grinding) - with Dr. Samson Khachatryan.

$How Might The Ketogenic Diet Alter Epileptic Seizures? - Dr. Stefanie Prast-Nielsen Research Specialist Stefanie Prast-Nielsen speaks of her clinical study involving faecal samples from a group of children with refractory epilepsy wh$

Torie Robinson 03/11/2022 Torie Robinson 03/11/2022

Hear of clinical study involving paediatric faecal samples of those with refractory epilepsy who started the ketogenic diet; investigating their gut microbiota and how it may be related to changes in epileptic seizures.

How Are Gut Microbiota & Epilepsy Connected? - Dr. Stefanie Prast-Nielsen Hear about epilepsy research into gut microbiota from Research Specialist Stefanie Prast-Nielsen, from the Centre for Translational Microbiome Research at

Torie Robinson 27/10/2022 Torie Robinson 27/10/2022

Hear about epilepsy research into gut microbiota, how they connect with the brain, and the link between them, poo/faeces, and seizures! Think ketogenic diet. This is part 1 of 2.

Constipation With Epilepsy - Sally-Ann Remnant, ESN, Epilepsy Explained, UK Meet Sally-Ann Remnant, a clinical nurse specialist in epilepsy who talks to us about her work and study into the impact of constipation upon people with epi

Torie Robinson 10/02/2022 Torie Robinson 10/02/2022

Meet Sally-Ann Remnant, a clinical nurse specialist in epilepsy who talks to us about her work and study into the impact and treatment of constipation amongst people with epilepsy and how constipation can encourage seizures in some.