National Neuroscience Conference: Epilepsy in Children 2012

Benefits of attending Epilepsy in Children:

• Increase understanding of peadiatric neurology in addition to clinical aspects of diagnosis and treatment of the disorder
• Examine the latest issues in antiepileptic drug prescribing, including the efficacy, tolerability and safety of drugs, and the importance of monitoring drug use in children
• Review the latest research in childhood epilepsy and sleep disturbance
• Gain insights into the optimal management of young people suffering from epilepsy approaching adulthood
• Evaluate current issues in epilepsy surgery including its risks and benefits in less severely affected patients
• Be informed of the ways in which epilepsy is misdiagnosed in children
• Share and exchange ideas with the leading practitioners in the field
Who Should Attend?

Epilepsy in Children 2012 will be of particular interest to the following:

• Neurologists
• Neurosurgeons
• Neurophysiologists
• Neuropharmacologists
• Neuroradiologists
• Paediatricians
• GPs with an interest in epilepsy
• Physicians with an interest in epilepsy
• Epilepsy nurse specialists
• Neuroscience nurses
• Practice nurses
• Paediatric nurses
• Allied health professionals specialising in neurology
• All trainees in these disciplines

Highlights will include:

• Clinical aspects of diagnosis
• The clinical impact of epilepsy genetics
• Child neurology: epilepsy of infancy
• The role of an epilepsy specialist nurse
• Approaching adulthood – managing young people with epilepsies
• DGH approach to managing epilepsy and associated conditions
• Classifications and pathways of paediatric epilepsy
• Surgery: the balance of risk and benefit in those less severely affected
• Misdiagnosis of epilepsy

In addition to the lectures, there will