Epileptic Disorders Podcast: Weekly Digest

Neuropsychological assessment

Schuele S, Busch RM, Frauscher B, Gnatkovsky V, Hamer H, Jehi L, Kanner A, Ramantani G, Rüber T, Schulze-Bonhage A, Surges R, Wadi L. Seminars in epileptology: Presurgical epilepsy evaluation. Epileptic Disord. 2025 Dec;27(6):1105-1147. doi: 10.1002/epd2.70105. Epub 2025 Sep 24. PMID: 40991343; PMCID: PMC12747706.
 
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/epd2.70105
 
Speaker: Natalia Olaru MD
Producer: Irfan S. Sheikh MD

Structural and functional neuroimaging

Schuele S, Busch RM, Frauscher B, Gnatkovsky V, Hamer H, Jehi L, Kanner A, Ramantani G, Rüber T, Schulze-Bonhage A, Surges R, Wadi L. Seminars in epileptology: Presurgical epilepsy evaluation. Epileptic Disord. 2025 Dec;27(6):1105-1147. doi: 10.1002/epd2.70105. Epub 2025 Sep 24. PMID: 40991343; PMCID: PMC12747706.
 
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/epd2.70105
 
Speaker: Natalia Olaru MD
Producer: Irfan S. Sheikh MD

Role of Non-invasive video-EEG monitoring

Schuele S, Busch RM, Frauscher B, Gnatkovsky V, Hamer H, Jehi L, Kanner A, Ramantani G, Rüber T, Schulze-Bonhage A, Surges R, Wadi L. Seminars in epileptology: Presurgical epilepsy evaluation. Epileptic Disord. 2025 Dec;27(6):1105-1147. doi: 10.1002/epd2.70105. Epub 2025 Sep 24. PMID: 40991343; PMCID: PMC12747706.
 
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/epd2.70105
 
Speaker: Natalia Olaru MD
Producer: Irfan S. Sheikh MD

When to refer: indications and timing for epilepsy surgery

Schuele S, Busch RM, Frauscher B, Gnatkovsky V, Hamer H, Jehi L, Kanner A, Ramantani G, Rüber T, Schulze-Bonhage A, Surges R, Wadi L. Seminars in epileptology: Presurgical epilepsy evaluation. Epileptic Disord. 2025 Dec;27(6):1105-1147. doi: 10.1002/epd2.70105. Epub 2025 Sep 24. PMID: 40991343; PMCID: PMC12747706.
 
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/epd2.70105
 
Speaker: Natalia Olaru MD
Producer: Irfan S. Sheikh MD

IEM - summary

Article reference:
Kapoor D, Sharma S, Kaminska A, Nabbout R, Chemaly N, Schiff M, De Lonlay P, Eisermann M. Seizures and electroencephalographic findings in inborn errors of metabolism: Clues to differential diagnosis in the neonatal period, infancy, childhood and adolescence, and review of the literature. Epileptic Disord. 2025 Oct;27(5):745-802.
 
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/epd2.70065
 
Speaker: Jasmine Parihar MBBS
Producer: Irfan S. Sheikh MD

IEM - Disorders presenting in late infancy and childhood (3)

Disorders discussed:
- Progressive myoclonic epilepsies
 
Article reference:
Kapoor D, Sharma S, Kaminska A, Nabbout R, Chemaly N, Schiff M, De Lonlay P, Eisermann M. Seizures and electroencephalographic findings in inborn errors of metabolism: Clues to differential diagnosis in the neonatal period, infancy, childhood and adolescence, and review of the literature. Epileptic Disord. 2025 Oct;27(5):745-802.
 
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/epd2.70065
 
Speaker: Jasmine Parihar MBBS
Producer: Irfan S. Sheikh MD

IEM - Disorders presenting in late infancy and childhood (2)

Disorders discussed: 
- Lysosomal storage disorders
 
Article reference:
Kapoor D, Sharma S, Kaminska A, Nabbout R, Chemaly N, Schiff M, De Lonlay P, Eisermann M. Seizures and electroencephalographic findings in inborn errors of metabolism: Clues to differential diagnosis in the neonatal period, infancy, childhood and adolescence, and review of the literature. Epileptic Disord. 2025 Oct;27(5):745-802.
 
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/epd2.70065
 
Speaker: Jasmine Parihar MBBS
Producer: Irfan S. Sheikh MD

IEM - Disorders presenting in late infancy and childhood (1)

Disorders discussed: 
- Glucose transporter type 1 deficiency syndrome (Glut1DS)
- Mitochondrial disorders
- Cerebral creatine deficiency syndromes 
- Congenital disorders of glycosylation 
 
Article reference:
Kapoor D, Sharma S, Kaminska A, Nabbout R, Chemaly N, Schiff M, De Lonlay P, Eisermann M. Seizures and electroencephalographic findings in inborn errors of metabolism: Clues to differential diagnosis in the neonatal period, infancy, childhood and adolescence, and review of the literature. Epileptic Disord. 2025 Oct;27(5):745-802.
 
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/epd2.70065
 
Speaker: Jasmine Parihar MBBS
Producer: Irfan S. Sheikh MD

IEM - Disorders presenting in the neonatal period or in early infancy (5)

Disorders discussed:
- Menkes disease
- Peroxismal disorders
 
Article reference:
Kapoor D, Sharma S, Kaminska A, Nabbout R, Chemaly N, Schiff M, De Lonlay P, Eisermann M. Seizures and electroencephalographic findings in inborn errors of metabolism: Clues to differential diagnosis in the neonatal period, infancy, childhood and adolescence, and review of the literature. Epileptic Disord. 2025 Oct;27(5):745-802.
 
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/epd2.70065
 
Speaker: Helena Barbosa Horta Santos MD
Producer: Irfan S. Sheikh MD

IEM - Disorders presenting in the neonatal period or in early infancy (4)

Disorders discussed:
- Maple syrup urine disease
- Phenylketonuria
 
Article reference:
Kapoor D, Sharma S, Kaminska A, Nabbout R, Chemaly N, Schiff M, De Lonlay P, Eisermann M. Seizures and electroencephalographic findings in inborn errors of metabolism: Clues to differential diagnosis in the neonatal period, infancy, childhood and adolescence, and review of the literature. Epileptic Disord. 2025 Oct;27(5):745-802.
 
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/epd2.70065
 
Speaker: Helena Barbosa Horta Santos MD
Producer: Irfan S. Sheikh MD