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Teaching Session (Case Oriented Series)
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08:00—09:30
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Surgical cases, adults
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Cigdem Ozkara (Turkey) and Antonio Gil Nagel (Spain)
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Teaching Session (Miscellaneous Series)
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08:00—09:30
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Epilepsy and Intellectual disability: the clinical spectrum - Christian Brandt (Germany)
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Genetic testing in Epilepsy with intellectual disability: what and when?
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- Ingrid Scheffer (Australia)
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Teaching Session (Video Series)
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08:00—09:30
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Paediatric semiology: epileptic/non epileptic
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Dana Craiu (Romania) and Lieven Lagae (Belgium)
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Teaching Session (VIREPA Course)
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08:00—09:30
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EEG-Paediatric - Monika Eisermann (France)
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Sleep and Epilepsy - Al De Weerd (Netherlands)
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EEG Technician Course
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08:00-09:30
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Interactive, hands-on teaching session on applying high-density EEG electrode
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arrays, rapid scanning of the electrode positions and testing patients during seizures.
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Sandor Beniczky (Denmark)
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Main Session
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09:30—11:30
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Novel Technologies for epilepsy; opportunities and pitfalls
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Novel technologies for epilpesy: an overview — Philippe Ryvlin (Switzerland)
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Using technology to improve knowledge and skills — Nathalie Jette (Canada)
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Using technology to improve quality of care and safety — Gregory Krauss (USA)
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Main Session
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09:30—11:30
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Stress: a key factor in epilepsy and co-morbidities
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Stress, the hippocampus and epilepsy — Terence O'Brien (Australia)
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The evolving interactions of stress, anxiety and depression in epilepsy
— Markus Reuber (UK)
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Prenatal and childhood stress: impact on epilepsy — Jolien Van Campen
(Netherlands)
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Measuring and treating stress:how novel technologies are taking us forward
— Sheryl Haut (USA)
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Parallel Session
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12:00—13:00
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Autoimmunity and inflammation in epilepsy
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Neuro inflammation and epilepsies — Annamaria Vezzani (Italy)
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Autoimmune epilepsies — Sarosh Irani (UK)
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Immunotherapies in epilepsy — Sean Pittock (USA)
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Parallel Session
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12:00—13:00
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Myths in epilepsy and psychiatry: what is the evidence?
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Should psychiatric comorbidites prevent patients from having epilepsy surgery?
— Byung-In Lee (Repulic of Korea)
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Are psychostimulants contraindicated in children with epilepsy?
— Jo Wilmshurst (South Africa)
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Are psychogenic non-epileptic attacks less hazardous than epileptic seizures?
— Kette Valente (Brazil)
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Do AEDs increase suicidality in epilepsy? — Marco Mula (UK)
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Parallel Session
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12:00—13:00
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Neonatal Seizures: from Bench to Incubator
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When, how and what to treat? — Akihisa Okumura (Japan)
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Pathophysiology of Neonatal Seizures — Mathieu Milh (France)
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This is a Seizure, this is not: Mice pups — A Galanopoulou (USA)
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This is a seizure, this is not: Human Neonates — Lucia Fusco (Italy)
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Social Session
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12:00—13:00
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Rare and complex epilepsies: addressing the needs of PWE and their families
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Rare and complex epilepsies: addressing the needs of PWE and their families
— Rima Nabbout (France)
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What are rate and complex epilepsies and why do we need special actions for
them?
— Alexis Arzimanoglou (France)
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The rare epilepsies network of the Epilepsy Foundation of America
— Phil Gattone (USA)
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Supporting PWE with rare epilepsies: learning from successful initatives: Dravet
syndrome groups — Julian Isla (Spain)
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Supporting PWE with rare epilepsies: learning from successful initatives:
Progressive Myoclonus epilepsies — Paavo Marikainen (Finland)
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Parallel Session
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12:00—13:00
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Seizure detection in ambulatory patients
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Experience from invasive EEG based seizure detection — Mark Cook (Australia)
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Non invasive EEG based seizure detection — Andreas Schulze-Bonhage (Germany)
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EKG based seizure detection — Christoph Baumgartner (Austria)
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Non-EEG, non-EKG based nocturnal seizure detection — Frans Leijten (Netherlands)
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Parallel Session
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15:30—17:00
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Use of intracranial recordings in presurgical assessment: Is it worth it?
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SEEG versus subdural electrodes — Antonio Gil-Nagel (Spain)
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Can neuroimaging replace chronic intracranial recordings? — Mar Carreño (Spain)
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The additional value of electrical stimulation — Gonzalo Alarcon (Qatar)
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Risks and costs of chronic intracranial recordings — Beate Diehl (UK)
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Debate
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17:00—18:00
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Do the cognitive benefits of temporal lobe surgery outweigh the cognitive risks?
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YES - Christoph Helmstaedter (Germany)
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NO - Pamela Thompson (UK)
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Debate
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17:00—18:00
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Is ictal scalp-EEG recording mandatory for epilepsy surgery?
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YES — Andreas Schulze-Bonhage (Germany)
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NO — Eugen Trinka (Austria)
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Ask the expert
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17:00-18:00
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Womens Issues
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Jacqueline French (USA)
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Torbjorn Tomson (Sweden)
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Video Series
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17:00-18:00
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Seizures and epilepsies in Children
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Sameer Zuberi (UK)
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Ingrid Scheffer (Australia)