Symphony of the Brain
By Ikin Media
The brain is like an orchestra. A multitude of components plays their own part all coming together in a symphony of life. "Sometimes parts of the brain are forced to play a different song really fast, in perfect synchrony," says Dr Lila Landowski. "That is when a seizure happens." It's something that affects the lives of millions of people yet, as a society it's something most people don't understand and don't want to talk about. In Symphony of the Brain, we decode and demystify epilepsy, a condition that probably affects your friends and people you love.
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Sudden and unexpected - the tragedy of SUDEP
An epilepsy diagnosis comes with many harsh realities, and arguably the most difficult one is SUDEP, the sudden, unexpected death from epilepsy. Researchers do not clearly understand the exact cause of SUDEP. In this episode, we hear from three fami… -
Seizures in the schoolyard
Epilepsy doesn't discriminate. It affects millions of people around the world, regardless of race, religion, size or age. That means that a reasonable proportion of the people affected are school students. In this episode, we'll be exploring epilep… -
A difficult diagnosis
The orchestra that is our brain is a very complicated system. There are so many complicated systems working together to produce the beautiful music that we know as life, it can be very difficult to work out what happened when something went wrong. Ev… -
A life interrupted
Riding home after work on a regular weekday, Eve's happy life in the peaceful city of Hobart was dramatically interrupted. An accident... -
Chasing a cure
The cure is the ultimate goal. That's what every epilepsy researcher will tell you. It's a lofty goal considering the cause of... -
Symphony of the Brain - Coming soon
People used to think demonic possession or some sort of psychosis caused seizures. Authorities would throw people living with epilepsy...
