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Podcast: Brain & Life
Episode: JenVon Cherry on Educating Communities of Color About Epilepsy
Description: In this episode of the Brain & Life podcast, Dr. Daniel Correa is joined by JenVon Cherry, who was diagnosed with epilepsy as a child after a traumatic brain injury (TBI.) JenVon is now an epilepsy advocate who founded Epitome of Epilepsy, a nonprofit organization dedicated to raising awareness and support for individuals affected by epilepsy, particularly within communities of color. Dr. Correa is then joined by Dr. Latanya Agurs, former army neurologist and assistant professor of neurology serving as the Pediatric Neurology Residency Program Director at the Children's Hospital Los Angeles. Dr. Agurs discusses epilepsy and TBI in children...