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  • Clinical Takeaway

Overdiagnosis of epilepsy is worse than underdiagnosis

Expert/s: Prof Samuel Berkovic

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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

 

Last Updated: 17 May, 2022

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Chief Medical Officer, Epilepsy Foundation; Laureate Professor, Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne; Director, Epilepsy Research Centre, Austin Health; VIC

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