PPT-Orrin Devinsky , MD Pediatric Epilepsy Update

Seizures and Epilepsy A seizure is a brief excessive discharge of brain electrical activity that changes how a person feels senses thinks or behaves Epilepsy is a disorder in which a person has two or more seizures without a clear cause . Steroids in Pediatric Epilepsy: Infantile Spasms and Beyond… Mary Kurian and Christian M. KorffPediatric Neurology, University Hospitals, GenevaSummaryIn addition to their role in the treatment o Pediatric . to Adult Care. Jorge Asconapé, MD. Professor of Neurology. Stritch School of Medicine. Loyola University Chicago. Transition of Epilepsy Care from Children to Adults. Pediatric. Neurologist. Supervised by: . Dr.amani. Done by :. Eman. Al-. otibi. Darin Al –. radadi. Dina Al-. amam. Ebtehal. Al-. yami. An 18 m. old baby is admitted to the hospital B/C he is suffering from fever and convulsion.. Questions taken from. At what age do human beings attain the predominant alpha frequency that is seen in adults?. A. 6-8 years. B. 8-10 years. C. 10-12 years. D. 12-14 years. E. 14-16 years. Basic EEG. American Epilepsy Society. Created by the . Pediatric . Workgroup of the Student & Resident . Education . C. ommittee. American Epilepsy Society . 2015. PC Slide-. 1. O. utline. Section 1: Seizures and Epilepsy Syndromes Presenting in Neonates and Early Infancy. Parmeet. . Manku. , Nashita Tabassum, Megi . Qirkollari. . November 27, 2018. PHM 142 Fall 2018. Instructor: Dr. J. Henderson. What is epilepsy? . Epilepsy is a neurological disorder characterized by sudden and recurrent episodes of unprovoked seizures. NeurologyThe Neurology practice at Valley Children146s provides diagnostic services medical treatment and follow-up care to infants children and adolescents who have suspected or con31rmed neurologica Division of Child . Neurology. Department of Pediatrics. Goryeb. Children’s . Center . Atlantic . Health. Topics. Headache. Seizures and Epilepsy. Peripheral Nervous System . Disorders. Radiology . Floating hospital for children at. Tufts medical center. May 9, 2019. Pediatric emergency medicine, echo lecture. Evaluation and Management of Pediatric Seizures. Objectives. To define seizures and epilepsy. www.epilepsydiagnosis.org. https://www.epilepsydiagnosis.org/. New terms for seizure descriptors. Epilepsy syndromes. From: . www.epilepsydiagnosis.org. Developed from: ILAE position paper on classification of epilepsies and. James J. Riviello, Jr., MD. The IOM Report, Epilepsy. IOM Committee on the . Public Health Dimensions of . the Epilepsies. IOM Report: Types of Patient Education. Epilepsy-specific knowledge & skills. Brenda Porter MD, PhD. Cannabis: A complex mixture of chemicals. Disclosures. Dr. Porter has received compensation for working on an advisory board for . Upsher. -Smith, a data safety monitoring board for a clinical trial run by Greenwich Biosciences, and has through marriage received stock and compensation from Johnson and Johnson. . Jeffrey Tenney, MD, PhD. Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Neurology, and Neuroscience. Clinical Director, Magnetoencephalography Laboratory. Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. University of Cincinnati School of Medicine. Pediatric seizures can be difficult to control, as treatment options are limited to high doses of antiepileptic drugs, which do not always work.. Patients who do not respond to conventional treatments are forced to consider alternative therapies for their child’s safety..