2014 Annual Meeting | 2ES.001 - EEG in Children: Developmental Maturation, Variants, Epilepsy Syndromes, and Identification of Surgical Candidates

Date Sunday 04/27/14

Time 09:00 AM - 12:00 PM Add To Calendar

Session Format This program will be presented both in-person and online

On Demand This program is not expected to be available in the meeting's On Demand product.

Event Type Extended Seminar

Director(s) Jeffrey R. Buchhalter, MD, FAAN

Topic(s) Child Neurology and Developmental Neurology

Learning Objectives Participants should develop core skills in reading EEG in children and adolescents; be familiar with major developmental landmarks and physiologic variants during EEG maturation (often misdiagnosed as epileptiform abnormalities), neonatal seizures, EEG findings in classical epilepsy syndromes, and early selection of epilepsy surgery candidates; and learn medical management of classic pediatric epilepsy syndromes as well as decision-making steps in the selection of pediatric surgical candidates.

CME Available No CME available

Core Competencies Patient Care & Procedural Skills, Interpersonal and Communication Skills, Medical Knowledge, Practice-based Learning and Improvement, Systems-based Practice

Recommended Audience Trainee, General Neurologist, Specialist Neurologist

Teaching Styles Case-based, Didactic, Interactive

Event Timeline
09:00 AM - 09:05 AM		Introduction Jeffrey R. Buchhalter, MD, FAAN
09:05 AM - 09:50 AM		EEG Developmental Landmarks, Neonatal Seizures, Physiologic Variants in Awake and Sleep, and Artifacts Sanjeev V. Kothare, MD, FAAN
09:50 AM - 10:40 AM		EEG in Classic Pediatric Epilepsy Syndromes: Making Correct Management Decisions Jeffrey R. Buchhalter, MD, FAAN
10:40 AM - 11:30 AM		Selecting Candidates for Epilepsy Surgery: Unique Age-related EEG Findings in Partial Epilepsy in Children Tobias Loddenkemper, MD, FAAN
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM		Questions and Answers

Faculty Disclosures
Jeffrey R. Buchhalter, MD, FAAN	Dr. Buchhalter has received personal compensation in the range of $50,000-$99,999 for serving as a Consultant for Epilepsy Foundation. Dr. Buchhalter has received personal compensation in the range of $10,000-$49,999 for serving as a Consultant for Epilepsy Study Consortium. Dr. Buchhalter has received personal compensation in the range of $10,000-$49,999 for serving as a Consultant for Epilog. Dr. Buchhalter has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving as a Consultant for UCB. Dr. Buchhalter has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving as a Consultant for Shackelford Pharmaceuticals. Dr. Buchhalter has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving as a Consultant for Biocodex. Dr. Buchhalter has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving on a Scientific Advisory or Data Safety Monitoring board for UCB. Dr. Buchhalter has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving on a Scientific Advisory or Data Safety Monitoring board for Biocodex.
Sanjeev V. Kothare, MD, FAAN	Dr. Kothare has nothing to disclose.
Tobias Loddenkemper, MD, FAAN	No disclosure on file