SIG | Pediatric Epilepsy Case Discussions: Diagnostic and Treatment Challenges
Sunday, December 5, 2021
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OVERVIEW:
This session highlights the importance of precision medicine and treatments for pediatric epilepsy.
This Special Interest Group has provided an engaging platform to share complex challenges in the management of pediatric epilepsy for more than two decades. Early-career and seasoned epileptologists from both academic and private centers worldwide have the opportunity to explore and interact around illustrative clinical experience.
This year, the Pediatric Epilepsy Case Discussions SIG highlights cases demonstrating the importance of precision medicine and treatment options for epilepsy due to genetic etiologies.
Learning Objectives:
Following participation in this activity, participants will be able to:
- Clarify the importance of using precision medicine to identify the preferred treatment options for epilepsy due to genetic etiologies
- Recognize the variable expressivity of autosomal dominant genetic disorders and how this affects treatments and outcomes
- Identify patients with epilepsy due to genetic etiology who may benefit from epilepsy surgery
Program:
SIG Coordinators: Katherine Nichols, MD, Ajay Gupta, MD, FAES, and Sarah Kelley, MD
Chair: Katherine Nichols, MD
Co-Chair: Ajay Gupta, MD, FAES
Precision Medicine for mTOR-opathies | Anthony Fine, MD
Ketogenic Diet as Precision Therapy for Metabolic Disorders | Sarah Kelley, MD
Same Genetics/Different Syndromes: Addressing Variable Expressivity in Genetic Epilepsies | Nilika Singhal, MD
Surgery as Precision Treatment for Genetic Epilepsies | Ajay Gupta, MD, FAES
Education Credit:
1.5 Nursing Contact Hours
1.5 Pharmacy Contact Hours
1.5 CME
This educational activity is supported in part by an education grant from: LivaNova