Epilepsy Specialist Symposium | Epilepsy Surgery: A Case Based Discussion of “State of the Art”
Friday, December 3, 2021
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OVERVIEW :
This symposium focuses on the current state-of-the-art methods and procedures related to epilepsy surgery.
Presenters discuss adult and pediatric surgical cases, with particular attention to the practical aspects of interventions and the link between epilepsy neurologists and neurosurgeons. Speakers use an initial clinical discussion that addresses distinct clinical scenarios to explore the complexity of the clinical and surgical decision processes that are highly pertinent to epilepsy surgeons and epileptologists.
The session progresses from common temporal lobe epilepsies to more complex lesional epilepsies in close proximity to eloquent brain. Next, the pediatric aspects of epilepsy surgery are addressed through discussion of hemispheric epilepsies. The session culminates possible surgical treatments for generalized epilepsies--from disconnection to neuromodulatory approaches followed by closed-loop stimulation for unresectable focal epilepsies.
Learning Objectives:
Following participation in this activity, participants will be able to:
- Discuss the different aspects of epilepsy surgery practice, including indications, techniques, and expected results
- Recognize challenges and controversies related to surgical interventions, the options available, and the advantages and disadvantages of each intervention
- Identify the value of clinical and surgical collaboration, promoting positive patient outcomes and minimizing adverse consequences
Program:
Co-chairs: Jorge Gonzalez-Martinez, MD PhD and Guy McKhann, MD, FAES
Introduction | Jorge Gonzalez-Martinez, MD, PhD and Guy McKhann, MD, FAES
Nondominant TLE in a High Functioning Patient | Kristen Riley, MD
LITT in TLE and Beyond | Robert Gross, MD
Why an Epilepsy Surgeon Needs to be a Surgical Neurologist | Jorge Gonzalez-Martinez, MD, PhD
Tumor Associated Epilepsy: Dominant Temporal Low Grade Glioma | Jessica Templer, MD
Tumor Associated Epilepsy: Treating the Tumor vs. the Epilepsy? | Guy McKhann, MD, FAES
Hemispheric Epilepsy | Danielle McBrian, MD
Hemispheric Epilepsy Surgical Techniques | Aria Fallah, MD
Generalized epilepsy: Lennox Gastaut Syndrome | Elia Pestana-Knight, MD, FAES
Corpus Callosotomy vs. VNS vs. DBS | Sharona Ben-Haim, MD
Dominant Nonresectable Language Area Epilepsy | Robert McGovern, MD
Closed Loop Stimulation: Now and in the Future | Jamie Van Gompel, MD
Panel Discussion | All Faculty
Education Credit:
3.0 Nursing Contact Hours
3.0 Pharmacy Contact Hours
3.0 CME
This educational activity is supported in part by an education grant from: Medtronic