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Pediatric State of the Art Symposium: Seizures and Epilepsy Complicating Medical Conditions in Childhood
7:30 p.m.–9:30 p.m.
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
epilepsia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.687
H-Index - 191
eISSN - 1528-1167
pISSN - 0013-9580
DOI - 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2005.460801_28.x
Subject(s) - epilepsy , pediatric neurology , neurology , medicine , pediatric epilepsy , psychiatry , pediatrics , family medicine
1Dennis J.Dlugos,2Mary L.Zupanc,1Robert R.Clancy,3AnnaJanss, and4BenjaminEidelman(1Division of Neurology, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA;2Department of Neurology, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI;3Department of Neurology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA; and4 Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL ) This symposium will address advances in clinical management and translational research regarding acute provoked seizures and chronic epilepsy in children with complex medical conditions, such as congenital heart disease, oncological disorders, and organ transplantation. These medical conditions are all complicated by acute provoked seizures and chronic epilepsy, involve treatment with medications with complex interactions with anti‐epileptic drugs, and provide opportunities for translational research. The goals of the symposium are:1) Understand the etiology, pathophysiology and treatment of acute provoked seizures in children with congenital heart disease, CNS and non‐CNS neoplasms, and organ transplantation. 2) Understand the etiology, pathophysiology and treatment of chronic epilepsy in these patients, including interactions between anti‐epileptic drugs and anti‐arrhythmic drugs, chemotherapeutic agents, and immunosuppressive agents. 3) Recognize opportunities for translational research in this area, including neuro‐protection, pharmacology and immunology.