In this episode of TSC Now, host Dan Klein interviews Karen Keough, MD, a child neurologist at Child Neurology Consultants of Austin. Dr. Keough defines drug resistant epilepsy (DRE), explains how lack of seizure control can impact someone’s quality of life and shares some treatment options beyond medication, including surgery, dietary therapies and neuromodulation devices. This episode is sponsored by LivaNova.
Additional resources
- TSC Alliance: https://www.tscalliance.org/about-tsc/signs-and-symptoms-of-tsc/brain-and-neurological-function/epilepsy-and-seizure-disorders/
- Epilepsy Foundation of America: https://www.epilepsy.com/
- International League Against Epilepsy: https://www.ilae.org/
- Child Neurology Consultants of Austin: https://www.childneurotx.com/conditions/epilepsy-seizures/
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