2013 Annual Meeting | EEG in Children: Developmental Maturation, Variants, Epilepsy Syndromes, and Identification of Surgical Candidates

Saturday 03/23/13
06:30 AM - 09:30 AM Add To Calendar
This program will be presented both in-person and online
This program is not expected to be available in the meeting's On Demand product.
Extended Seminar
Jeffrey R. Buchhalter, MD, FAAN
Child Neurology and Developmental Neurology
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.
No CME available
Patient Care & Procedural Skills, Interpersonal and Communication Skills, Medical Knowledge, Practice-based Learning and Improvement, Systems-based Practice
Trainee, General Neurologist, Specialist Neurologist
Case-based, Didactic, Interactive
Event Timeline
06:30 AM - 06:35 AM Introduction
Jeffrey R. Buchhalter, MD, FAAN
06:35 AM - 07:20 AM EEG Developmental Landmarks, Neonatal Seizures, Physiologic Variants in Awake and Sleep, and Artifacts
Sanjeev V. Kothare, MD, FAAN
07:20 AM - 08:10 AM EEG in Classic Pediatric Epilepsy Syndromes: Making Correct Management Decisions
Jeffrey R. Buchhalter, MD, FAAN
08:10 AM - 09:00 AM Selecting Candidates for Epilepsy Surgery: Unique Age-Related EEG Findings in Partial Epilepsy in Children
Tobias Loddenkemper, MD, FAAN
09:00 AM - 09:30 AM 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 $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 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