The Clinical Takeaway: Overdiagnosis of epilepsy is worse than underdiagnosis
In this episode:
– How is epilepsy diagnosed after one seizure and when is a patient at high risk of recurrent seizures? What are the common triggers?
– How effective are medications and how to determine which is more suitable
– What can we offer patients with drug-resistant epilepsy
– What is SUDEP (Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy)?
Host: Dr David Lim, GP and Medical Educator
Total time: 27 mins
Guest: Prof Samuel Berkovic, Chief Medical Officer and Laureate Professor
Recommended resources:
– The National Epilepsy Support Service Visit website or contact:
1300 761 487
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