Refresher Course: Neuro

RC 1711 - Imaging the patient with seizures

March 1, 08:00 - 09:00 CET

5 min
Chairperson's introduction
Sofía González Ortiz, Barcelona / Spain
15 min
An imaging approach to the patient with seizures
Nuria Bargallo I Alabart, Barcelona / Spain
  1. To learn when and how to use imaging to study patients with epileptic seizures in different scenarios.
  2. To recognise the appropriate imaging protocol for the epilepsy study.
  3. To understand how to interpret images in patients with epilepsy.
15 min
Drug-resistant epilepsy: the role of advanced imaging techniques
Sophie Adler, London / United Kingdom
  1. To understand the importance of advanced imaging techniques in epilepsy.
  2. To learn about the most widespread advanced imaging techniques in drug-resistant epilepsy.
  3. To know the future perspectives of implementing these techniques in clinical practice.
15 min
Postictal imaging: tips and pitfalls
Eftychia Kapsalaki, Larissa / Greece
  1. To understand the pathophysiological mechanisms that alter the neuroimaging during epileptic seizures and the epileptic status.
  2. To identify the postictal imaging findings: typical and atypical.
  3. To know the pitfalls of the postictal image.
10 min
Panel discussion: Can we scan and see the epileptogenic focus?