Parallel Sessions
Parallel
sessions have been selected so that anyone with an interest in epilepsy
can attend any of the sessions. They are as follows:
Epilepsy and driving
Chairs: Mike GLYNN (Ireland) and Ernest SOMERVILLE (Australia)
Driving and epilepsy: A risk assessment
John DUNNE (Australia)
Regional differences in certification of fitness to drive
Jing-Jane TSAI (Taiwan)
Legal and ethical issues for patients and doctors
Ernest SOMERVILLE (Australia)
Discussion
Epilepsy and intellectual impairment
Chairs: Marilyn ORTIZ (Philippines) and Ingrid SCHEFFER (Australia)
Syndromes of epilepsy and intellectual disability
Ingrid SCHEFFER (Australia)
New genetic and microchromosomal diagnostic technologies
Young-Mock LEE (Korea)
Principles and practice of behaviour management
Hiroyuki WAKAMOTO (Japan)
Discussion
Frontiers of MRI in epilepsy
Chairs: Byung-In LEE (Korea) and Graeme JACKSON (Australia)EEG-fMRI and epilepsy networks
Graeme JACKSON (Australia)
Tractography: applications in diagnosis and treatment of epilepsy
Seung-Koo LEE (Korea)
TBA
Alan CONNELLY (Australia)
Discussion
Genetics of large populations
Chairs: Patrick KWAN (Hong Kong) and Saul MULLEN (Australia)
Association studies: trials and tribulations
Nigel TAN (Singapore)
Genetic variants associated with epilepsy causation
Shinichi HIROSE (Japan)
Genome-wide association studies
Saul MULLEN (Australia)
Discussion
SUDEP
Chairs: Graeme SHEARS (Australia) and Howan LEUNG (Hong Kong)
SUDEP: epidemiology and risk factors
Elson L. SO (USA)
Seizures and the cardiorespiratory system
Howan LEUNG (Hong Kong)
SUDEP counselling: how and when?
Rosemary PANELLI (Australia)
Discussion
Tuberous sclerosis and epilepsy
Chairs: Vrajesh UDANI (India) and Simon HARVEY (Australia)
Epilepsy and related neurological disability in tuberous sclerosis
Marilyn ORTIZ (Philippines)
Tuberous sclerosis and the mTOR pathway
Ki Joong KIM (Korea)
Epilepsy surgery for tuberous sclerosis
Simon HARVEY (Australia)
Discussion
Global Campaign Against Epilepsy
Chairs: Ernest SOMERVILLE (Australia) and Byung-In LEE (Korea)
The Francophone Epilepsy Project
Hubert BARENNES (Laos)
The China Demostration Project; lessons learned
Jianzhong WU (China)
The East Timor epilepsy project; not as easy as it sounds
Ernest SOMERVILLE (Australia)
The Global Campaign Against Epilepsy; a global perspective
Nico MOSHE (USA)
Discussion
Absence epilepsies
Chairs: Anannit VISUDTIBHAN (Thailand) and Weiping LIAO (China)
Epilepsies with absence seizures
Lynette SADLEIR (New Zealand)
Genetics of absence epilepsies
Weiping LIAO (China)
Drug treatment of absence epilepsies
Emilio PERUCCA (Italy)
Discussion
Adverse effects of antiepileptic drugs
Chairs: Dede GUNAWAN (Indonesia) and Terence O'BRIEN (Australia)
Bone health and fracture risk with antiepileptic drugs
Sandra PETTY (Australia)
Adverse effects of antiepileptic drugs on the unborn child
Sanjeev V. THOMAS (India)
Hypersensitivity to antiepileptic drugs
Kheng Seang LIM (Malaysia)
The impact on cognition by phenobarbital in epilepsy treatment
Zhen HONG (China)
