Hello and welcome to Epi-Center! Today, we are discussing Learning Disorders and Intellectual Disabilities in Epilepsy.

As always, here are the resource links for this episode:

https://www.massgeneral.org/children/epilepsy/education/learning

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26076844/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19675309/

https://www.defeatingepilepsy.org/living-with-epilepsy-series/dyscalculia/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16540376/

https://www.thejcn.com/DOIx.php?id=10.3988%2Fjcn.2008.4.3.99

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16894098/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21924868/

Hello and welcome to Epi-Center! This week, we are discussion autism in epilepsy. As always, here are the sources used to research this episode:

• https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4940061/
• https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/13623613211045029
• https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10803-022-05672-2
• https://practicalneurology.com/diseases-diagnoses/epilepsy-seizures/epilepsy-and-autism/31716/
• https://www.autism.org.uk/advice-and-guidance/professional-practice/epilepsy-autism
• https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychiatry/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2018.00751/full
• https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/14/7/2431
• https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4648708/
• https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9601574/

Hello and welcome to Epi-Center! Today we are talking about ADHD in epilepsy! Below are the sources used to research this episode:

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10049646/

https://academic.oup.com/brain/article-abstract/130/12/3135/284543

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24559518/

https://www.epilepsybehavior.com/article/S1525-5050%2816%2930161-5/abstract

https://www.adhdevidence.org/blog/screening-diagnosing-and-managing-adhd-in-children-with-epilepsy

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK499867/

https://www.epilepsy.com/complications-risks/moods-behavior/adhd

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30178479/

https://ejnpn.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s41983-022-00482-w

https://www.thejcn.com/DOIx.php?id=10.3988%2Fjcn.2008.4.3.99&

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23622218/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38798030/

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1525505024000532

https://ijponline.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13052-023-01456-1

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37708807/

https://www.epilepsybehavior.com/article/S1525-5050%2816%2930161-5/abstract

Hello and welcome to Epi-Center! Today, we will be talking about anxiety in epilepsy. Below are the sources used to research this episode:

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1528-1167.2007.01222.x

https://www.neurology.org/doi/10.1212/CPJ.0000000000000874

https://www.thejcn.com/DOIx.php?id=10.3988/jcn.2014.10.3.175

https://thejcn.com/DOIx.php?id=10.3988/jcn.2021.17.2.176

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/laneur/article/PIIS1474-4422(15)00225-2/abstract

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/epi.14444

https://www.nature.com/articles/nrneurol.2015.243

Hello, and welcome to Epi-Center! In today's episode, we’re going to be talking about depression. Last week, we discussed comorbidities, describing the parts of life that seizures don’t explain, but that are just as real and just as serious. In today’s episode, we will dive deeper into specifics, mainly depression and what it looks like for someone with epilepsy.

TRIGGER WARNING: There is brief mention of suicide.

Resources used to research:

• https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/epi.13514
• https://www.neurology.org/doi/10.1212/CPJ.0000000000000874
• https://www.thejcn.com/DOIx.php?id=10.3988/jcn.2014.10.3.175
• https://thejcn.com/DOIx.php?id=10.3988/jcn.2021.17.2.176
• https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21269285/
• https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng217/chapter/9-Psychological-neurobehavioural-cognitive-and-developmental-comorbidities-in-epilepsy
• https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2009-11664-010

Hello and welcome to Epi-Center! Today, we're talking about comorbidities (or co-morbidity), or the presence of one or more additional conditions that occur alongside a primary condition. This episode will help you understand exactly what comorbidities are, why they’re so common in epilepsy, how they can look different from what you might expect, and why the solutions that exist still aren’t working as well as they should. The sources used to research this episode are listed within this description!

Relationship between ADHD and epilepsy: https://doi.org/10.1186/s41983-022-00482-w

Which topics are raised in clinical consultations and can healthcare professionals provide the support needed?: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yebeh.2023.10954

The prevalence of comorbidities in epilepsy: https://doi.org/10.12968/bjnn.2022.18.2.98

Barriers to medication adherence: https://doi.org/10.1212/cpj.0000000000200403

Integrated Care for Mental Health in epilepsy: https://doi.org/10.1111/epi.18252

Integrated psychological care services within seizure settings: Key components and implementation factors among example services in four ILAE regions: A report by the ILAE Psychiatry Commission: https://doi.org/10.1111/epi.17647

Toward an Integrated Public Health Approach for Epilepsy in the 21st Century. http://dx.doi.org/10.5888/pcd11.140270

Depression and Anxiety in People with Epilepsy.: https://doi.org/10.3988/jcn.2014.10.3.175

Systematic Literature Review of Psychiatric Comorbidities in Adults with Epilepsy: https://doi.org/10.3988/jcn.2021.17.2.176

Psychiatric Comorbidities in People With Epilepsy: https://doi.org/10.1212/CPJ.0000000000000874

Barriers and facilitators to epilepsy self-management for patients with physical and psychological co-morbidity: https://doi.org/10.1177/1742395316674540

Prevalence of multipsychiatric comorbidities in patients with epilepsy.: https://www.uspharmacist.com/article/prevalence-of-multipsychiatric-comorbidities-in-patients-with-epilepsy

Barriers to and Disparities in Access to Health Care Among Adults Aged ≥18 Years with Epilepsy — United States, 2015 and 2017: http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm7121a1

Integrated Care in Epilepsy Management: A Scoping Review of the Models and Components of Health and Social Care Delivery: https://doi.org/10.5334/ijic.7659

Hello, and welcome back to Epi-Center! It has certainly been a long time since we last spoke, so catch up with me in this episode about the podcast's new direction!

Hello and welcome to Epi-Center! Today, I will be going over the basics of mental health! I know mental health seems like a pretty simple topic, but it is truly so diverse and complex. It isn't just anxiety and depression, but an array of disorders and struggles people face every day. This episode, I will help you understand it so that the topics I discuss in later episodes are easier to understand. Please stay tuned for the next episode, which will be about the different mental illnesses and disorders found in people with epilepsy.