Send comments and feedback Nearly 1 in 4 people with epilepsy experiences depression, which affects quality of life, seizure control, and adherence to treatment. Depressive symptoms - including suicidality - are one of the strongest predictors of poor quality of life in people with epilepsy, and they can be overlooked or minimized both by people with epilepsy and by clinicians. Sharp Waves spoke with Dr. Rosa Michaelis about the role of neurologists in discussing, screening, diagnosing, and t...
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Send comments and feedback Nearly 1 in 4 people with epilepsy experiences depression, which affects quality of life, seizure control, and adherence to treatment. Depressive symptoms - including suicidality - are one of the strongest predictors of poor quality of life in people with epilepsy, and they can be overlooked or minimized both by people with epilepsy and by clinicians. Sharp Waves spoke with Dr. Rosa Michaelis about the role of neurologists in discussing, screening, diagnosing, and t...
Genetic testing: Variants of uncertain significance (VUS) - Dr. Gemma Carvill
Sharp Waves: ILAE's epilepsy podcast
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3 months ago
Genetic testing: Variants of uncertain significance (VUS) - Dr. Gemma Carvill
Send comments and feedback What are variants of uncertain significance (VUS) in epilepsy genetic testing? How are they defined, and can those definitions change over time? Sharp Waves talks with Dr. Gemma Carvill as part of our genetic testing series. RESOURCES Standards for interpreting variants (American College of Medical Genetics) Gene Reviews ClinVar GeneMatcher Gnomad ClinGen ILAE genetic literacy series EpiPred website for STXBP1 (developed by EpiMVP project - will be final by end of J...
Sharp Waves: ILAE's epilepsy podcast
Send comments and feedback Nearly 1 in 4 people with epilepsy experiences depression, which affects quality of life, seizure control, and adherence to treatment. Depressive symptoms - including suicidality - are one of the strongest predictors of poor quality of life in people with epilepsy, and they can be overlooked or minimized both by people with epilepsy and by clinicians. Sharp Waves spoke with Dr. Rosa Michaelis about the role of neurologists in discussing, screening, diagnosing, and t...
