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Epileptology: Comprehensive Review and Practical Exercises

Program Director: Imad Najm, MD

The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Center for Continuing Education brings to you Epileptology: Comprehensive Review and Practical Exercises. This course is an introduction to epilepsy evaluation and treatment using current neurophysiological, imaging, pharmacological, and surgical techniques. Lectures are supplemented by discussions of epilepsy cases.

CREDITS	NA
CE RELEASE	October 1, 2007
CE EXPIRE	January 31, 2010

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Program Information

This course is designed for adult and pediatric epileptologists, neurologists and neurosurgeons with an interest in treating
patients with epilepsy.

Topics & Speakers

Course Introduction and Overview Imad Najm, MD Genetics of Epilepsy Jocelyn Bautista, MD Case Discussion (General): Management of First Seizure Dileep Nair, MD Faculty: Andrew Bleasel, MBBS Mar Carre�o, MD, PhD Andres Kanner, MD Eduardo R. Locatelli, MD, MPH Mechanisms of Epilepsy Imad Najm, MD Classification of Epilepsy and Epileptic Seizures Hans L�ders, MD, PhD Case Discussion (Adult): Ictal Symptomatology in Adults Andreas Alexopoulos, MD Faculty: Hans L�ders, MD, PhD Americo Sakamoto, MD, PhD Lara Jehi, MD EEG Diagnosis of Epilepsy Dileep Nair, MD Case Discussion (General): Status Epilepticus Mar Carre�o, MD, PhD Faculty: Selim Benbadis, MD Felix Rosenow, MD Andrew Bleasel, MBBS Andreas Alexopoulos, MD		Neuroradiological Diagnosis of Epilepsy Beate Diehl, MD Pharmacological Treatment of Epilepsy Gregory Cascino, MD Case Discussion (General): Mono- vs Polytherapy Andrew Bleasel, MBBS Faculty: Nancy Foldvary-Schaefer, DO Eduardo Locatelli, MD Surgical Treatment of Epilepsy in Adults William Bingaman, MD Case Discussion (Adult): Misdiagnosis in Epilepsy Selim Benbadis, MD Faculty: Andrew Bleasel, MBBS Hajo Hamer, MD Lara Jehi, MD Surgical Treatment of Epilepsy in Children Prakash Kotagal, MD Status Epilepticus Felix Rosenow, MD Case Discussion (Adult): Surgery of Epilepsy in Adults Americo Sakamoto, MD, PhD Faculty: Hans L�ders, MD, PhD William Bingaman, MD Paul Shkurovich, MD

Program Director Imad Najm, MD Cleveland Clinic

Epilepsy Center Faculty Andreas Alexopoulos, MD William Bingaman, MD Jocelyn Bautista, MD Beate Diehl, MD Nancy Foldvary-Schaefer, DO Ajay Gupta, MD Lara Jehi, MD		Prakash Kotagal, MD Deepak Lachhwani, MD Eduardo Locatelli, MD Dileep Nair, MD Paul Ruggieri, MD George Tesar, MD Ingrid Tuxhorn, MD, ChB Tim Wehner, MD

Guest Faculty Selim Benbadis, MD Tampa, FL Andrew Bleasel, MBBS Wentworth, Australia Mar Carre�o, MD PhD Barcelona, Spain Gregory Cascino, MD Rochester, MN Alois Ebner, MD Bielefeld, Germany Hajo Hamer, MD Marburg, Germany Hans Holthausen, MD Vogtareuth, Germany		Andres Kanner, MD Chicago, IL Hans L�ders, MD, PhD Cleveland, OH Soheyl Noachtar, MD Munich, Germany Douglas Nordli, MD Chicago, IL Felix Rosenow, MD Marburg, Germany Americo Sakamoto, MD, PhD Sao Paulo, Brazil Paul Shkurovich, MD Mexico City, Mexico

Learning Objectives

After viewing this program, participants will be able to:

Recognize and classify the different clinical manifestations of epilepsy
Identify EEG patterns characteristic of the various types of epilepsy
Discuss the different molecular and pathological etiologies of various types of epilepsy
Explain the role of genetics in the expression of epilepsy in humans
Apply therapeutic strategies that are most effective for specific epilepsy types

Accreditation Statement

The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Center for Continuing Education is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Center for Continuing Education designates this educational activity for a maximum of
15.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)�. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their
participation in the activity.

This activity may be submitted for American Osteopathic Association Continuing Medical Education credit in Category 2.

Release Date: October 1, 2007
Credits Expire: January 31, 2010

Faculty Disclosure

The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Center for Continuing Education has implemented a policy to comply with the current Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education Standards for Commercial Support requiring resolution of all faculty conflicts of interest. Faculty declaring a relevant commercial interest will be identified in the activity syllabus.

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