Could Immunotherapy Could Control Seizures? - Prof. Colin Doherty

Could the immune system play a bigger role in epilepsy than many of us realise? Prof. Colin Doherty explains how autoimmune epilepsies challenged the traditional view of epilepsy as purely an electrical disorder. He also discusses antibody-negative autoimmune epilepsy, early immunotherapy studies, and why some people with highly refractory epilepsy may respond to steroid treatment. Chapters 📖00:00 Trailer & intro00:44 Not just an “electrical disorder”02:19 30% still don’t have seizure control03:06 Epilepsy surgery04:54 Immunotherapy for epilepsy06:28 Immunotherapy cases10:20 Needing an immunotherapy program12:10 Steroids and profit13:16 Impacts of steroids - safety14:55 Closing thoughts & thanks 🔗 Episode page and transcript epilepsy-sparks-insights/autoimmune-therapy🌐 More about Colin epilepsysparks.com/guests/colin-dohertyEpisode mentioned:🌐 Neurologist Diagnosed With Epilepsy - You'll Love His Positivity - Dr Jim Morrow🌐 More Epilepsy Sparks Insights epilepsysparks.com/epilepsy-sparks-insights🎥 Watch on YouTube youtube.com/@EpilepsySparksInsights🔤 Don’t understand terms used? Check out the Epilepsy Sparks Glossary epilepsysparks.com/glossary📲 Join us on social media!〰️ LinkedIn epilepsy-sparks〰️ Instagram epilepsysparks〰️ Facebook epilepsysparks〰️ TikTok epilepsysparks〰️ Bluesky epilepsysparks​