Hallway Conversation on Who has Epilepsy and Seizure Control

In this episode of Hallway Conversations, epilepsy.com Editor-In-Chief Dr. Joseph Sirven interviews Rosemarie Kobau MPH, MAPP, epilepsy program team lead for the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). They discuss the latest CDC epilepsy report entitled, “Active Epilepsy and Seizure Control in Adults – United States, 2013 and 2015.” Listen to hear how individuals with epilepsy are faring in the U.S.

Listen to Learn

• How does the CDC epilepsy team help the community? What kinds of projects is it doing?
• What are the latest findings about how many adults with epilepsy have their seizures under control?
• In your study, how many adults with uncontrolled seizures see an epilepsy specialist?
• How did you do the study?
• What were the main conclusions of the study and were there any surprises?
• How do these numbers shift our thinking about who has epilepsy and seizure control?
• What’s different about this study versus clinical studies?
• What are the main limitations about this study that people should understand?
• How will the study’s results be used in the future?
• What do you want to make sure listeners know?

Learn More

• CDC Epilepsy website
• Community Corner: The Latest Stats about Epilepsy from the CDC
• Self Management Programs
• Managing Your Epilepsy
• Managing Seizure Triggers
• Find an Epilepsy Specialist
• Refractory Epilepsy (Difficult to Treat Seizures)
• More Hallway Conversations