At the conclusion of this symposium participants will be able to:

Identify and define the epilepsy symptoms, “from seizures to syndromes”, epileptic seizures and epilepsy syndromes

Identify and define generalize and focal epilepsies.

Learn EEG patterns in specific adult epilepsy syndromes. EEG in somnolence, stupor,coma

Know and manage the antiseizure drugs: drug initiation, monitoring, interactions, and withdrawal.

Epilepsy in special situations: women and elderly.

Identify the principles of neuro-imaging in Epilepsy

Diagnosis of Non Convulsive Status Epilepticus.

Define surgical procedures and indications in pre-operative assessment for epilepsy surgery including invasive EEG studies; electrocorticography; stereoelectroencephalography; cortical stimulation; cerebral function monitoring; used in the treatment of neurological disorders

Review the medical, and psychiatric conditions factors that affect people with epilepsy Few Sessions specific learning objectives

Psychiatric manifestations of epilepsies : (Speaker Dr G Melikyan ): Identify and define main psychiatric manifestations associated with epilepsy such as anxiety ,depression ,suicide attempts etc. learn how to treat these frequent comorbidities associate with epilepsy

Idiopathic Generalized Epilepsies: Diagnosis and Treatment (Speaker Pr Ali Asadi Pooya ); Identify and define the group of Idiopathic Generalized Epilepsies or what is now called Genetic Generalized Epilepsies ; learn about the epidemiology of theses syndromes ,their clinical and EEG manifestations , their treatment and prognosis

Symptomatic Generalized Epilepsies: West Syndrome,Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome (Diagnosis and Treatment) (speaker Pr Thanos Covanis ): Identify and define the main symptomatic epilepsy syndromes in childhood such as West syndrome and Lennox Gastaux syndrome ; learn how to recognize their age-related clinical manifestations ,EEG and how to treat such syndromes

Special Session 1: Seizure Cluster (speakers Dr B Mesraoua , Dr Ali Assadi Pooya ,Dr Abou Khalil): identify and define cluster seizures or repetitive seizures ;learn how to recognize these alarming seizures ,to differentiate these seizures from Status Epilepticus ,and learn how to treat them

Autoimmune Epilepsies: (Diagnosis and Treatment)(Speaker Pr Abou Khalil): Identify and define these fascinating and not very common epilepsies syndrome ; learn how to recognize their clinical manifestations by a specialist in the field , their Neuroimaging (MRI ) ,their associations with special biological markers, the characteristic EEG presentation in some of them and their treatments