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💡 Worth remembering is that one of the biggest age groups of people with an epilepsy is those of 65+ years! Common belie...
16/10/2026

💡 Worth remembering is that one of the biggest age groups of people with an epilepsy is those of 65+ years!

Common belief: everyone with an epilepsy is born with it. WRONG. You can develop an epilepsy at any point in your lifetime. 😮

So many people develop it in later life because then you are more likely to experience causes like:

〰️ Falls that can cause traumatic brain injury
〰️ Strokes
〰️ Brain tumours
〰️ Neurodegenerative disease like dementia
..and more!

Hear more in our positive podcast discussion with epileptologist Dr. Manuel Toledo 🤩🇪🇸!! Link here 👇!

🎬 https://youtu.be/gKFRngGF7rw

This episode is sponsored by the Drug-Resistant Epilepsy Course organised by the Spanish Epilepsy Society - supporting education and public understanding of epilepsy.

15/10/2026

🤔 What are the common challenges faced by older people (65+ years) with an epilepsy?

We all tend to develop some ailments as we get older and these can really affect the treatment of and care for people!

Hear of the similarities and differences in care for older vs younger people with an epilepsy in this week's Epilepsy Sparks Inisghts podcast with guest Dr. Manuel Toledo 🤩🇪🇸!

Watch on the Epilepsy Sparks Insights podcast - links in profile ☝️!

This episode is sponsored by the Drug-Resistant Epilepsy Course organised by the Spanish Epilepsy Society - supporting education and public understanding of epilepsy.

😔 The stigma felt by older people (65+ years) with an epilepsy can be worse than those who are younger. They grew up in ...
15/10/2026

😔 The stigma felt by older people (65+ years) with an epilepsy can be worse than those who are younger.

They grew up in a generation where societal stigma was even worse than it is today - and those thoughts/fears don't disappear! 👴👵

So many people are developing epilepsy at an older age - which makes sense because we are living longer. With age brings an increased risk of epilepsy causes - like stroke, dementia, traumatic brain injury, brain infection, and more!

The priority for older people who develop epilepsy usually isn't seizure control but retaining/improving cognition.

Hear more from our guest Dr. Manuel Toledo 🤩🇪🇸 who truly values the quality of life of people with an epilepsy👇!

🎬 https://youtu.be/gKFRngGF7rw

This episode is sponsored by the Drug-Resistant Epilepsy Course organised by the Spanish Epilepsy Society - supporting education and public understanding of epilepsy.

👴 We often think of epilepsy as a disease that begins in childhood. But did you know that older adults are among those w...
15/10/2026

👴 We often think of epilepsy as a disease that begins in childhood. But did you know that older adults are among those who are the most likely to develop an epilepsy?!

Can you imagine , what happens when epilepsy comes alongside other common challenges of ageing, such as stroke, dementia, falls, or memory problems?

Today, neurologist and epileptologist Dr. Manuel Toledo 🤩🇪🇸 from Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, joins us on the Epilepsy Sparks Insights podcast 🎬 to explain why epilepsy becomes more common as we age, the challenges of diagnosis and treatment, and the exciting research that could transform care for older people!

Watch right here 👇!

🎬 https://youtu.be/gKFRngGF7rw

This episode is sponsored by the Drug-Resistant Epilepsy Course organised by the Spanish Epilepsy Society - supporting education and public understanding of epilepsy.

‼️ When an older adult has an epilepsy - the priority for them often isn't seizure control. It's retaining or gaining ba...
14/10/2026

‼️ When an older adult has an epilepsy - the priority for them often isn't seizure control. It's retaining or gaining back levels of cognition! 👴👵

When someone loses the ability to function (as they did prior) personally and professionally - especially when they are diagnosed with an epilepsy at a later age - the negative impact can be huge. 😔

It's crucial for neurologists to take this into account when supporting people affected!

Here more about it in this week's Epilepsy Sparks Insights podcast 🎬 episode - with epileptologist and neurologist Dr. Manuel Toledo 🤩 from the Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron and the Federación Española de Epilepsia! 🇪🇸

Subscribe here 👇 so you don't miss future episodes!

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This episode is sponsored by the Drug-Resistant Epilepsy Course organised by the Spanish Epilepsy Society - supporting education and public understanding of epilepsy, who had no influence over the editorial content or discussion. Find out more about the course here: https://2026.drugsresistantepilepsy.com

😱 We never would have thought it a few years ago - but loads of epilepsies can be diagnosed using an app! Loads of peopl...
09/10/2026

😱 We never would have thought it a few years ago - but loads of epilepsies can be diagnosed using an app!

Loads of people won't like this, we know! But imagine if you live in a country with ZERO neurologists. This is real life for many people in lower-income countries! And so getting help from an app is their best bet!

Hear all about it on the Epilepsy Sparks Insights podcast with our guest, neurologist Dr. Victor Patterson - now out 👇!

🎬 YouTube https://youtu.be/7906w_nGRB4
🎙️ Podcast https://share.transistor.fm/s/1082b336
📄 Show notes https://www.epilepsysparks.com/epilepsy-sparks-insights/telemedicine-ai-machine-learning-lmic
👤 Victor profile https://www.epilepsysparks.com/guests/victor-patterson

08/10/2026

Diagnosing epilepsy can be way easier than you think (in most cases)! An app for clinicians has been designed to help them do this - hear more about it in this week's Epilepsy Sparks Insights podcast - with guest Dr. Victor Patterson 🇬🇧🤩!

Some countries don't have one neurologist. Not even one! 😱 This makes diagnosing and therefore treating epilepsies incre...
08/10/2026

Some countries don't have one neurologist. Not even one! 😱 This makes diagnosing and therefore treating epilepsies incredibly difficult.

So, this is where telemedicine and phone apps can come in.

In this week's podcast 🎬, neurologist Dr. Victor Patterson shares with us how neurologists can help clinicians from afar diagnose and treat epilepsy!

Using the AI isn't hard, it's easily accessible, and it means that you don't have to have a neurologist right by your side!

Hear all about it on the Epilepsy Sparks Insights podcast - now out 👇!

🎬 https://youtu.be/7906w_nGRB4

It sounds crazy: but many cases of epilepsy can be diagnosed with the help of a phone app!! 📱This has been proven over a...
08/10/2026

It sounds crazy: but many cases of epilepsy can be diagnosed with the help of a phone app!! 📱

This has been proven over and over again over the past few years - with the help of clinicians from around the world!

In this week's Epilepsy Sparks Insights podcast 🎬, we hear from the founder of telemedicine and codeveloper of an epilepsy diagnosis app: neurologist Dr. Victor Patterson 🤩🇬🇧!

For over a decade Victor has been working with people from the UK to India to Nepal, to DRC, to Sudan... to help diagnose epilepsy when there isn't a neurologist around!

Only with accurate diagnoses can people know what specific help and treatment to seek!

Watch here 👇!

🎬 https://youtu.be/7906w_nGRB4

80% of epilepsy cases are concentrated in lower income countries - such as India, Pakistan, Sudan, DRC, and Nepal. 80%! ...
07/10/2026

80% of epilepsy cases are concentrated in lower income countries - such as India, Pakistan, Sudan, DRC, and Nepal. 80%! ❗️

Despite the crazy-high number of people affected, access to a neurologist who can help with diagnoses is very, very difficult for most.

That's why we need innovative ideas from people like neurologist Dr. Victor Patterson 🤩🇬🇧 - who was one of the key founders of telemedicine!

Tomorrrow on the Epilepsy Sparks Insights podcast 🎬 we chat with Victor to hear all about what's working when it comes to diagnoses and how we need to embrace AI and apps to help more people - now!

Subscribe here 👇 so you don't miss future episodes!

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