The 5th Kuopio Epilepsy Symposium

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The 5th Kuopio Epilepsy Symposium

Сообщение Apis » Вт дек 18, 2007 12:59 pm

The 5th Kuopio Epilepsy Symposium
March 28 - 29, 2008
Kuopio Music Centre, Kuopio, Finland

http://www.uku.fi/neuro/epi2008/
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Deadline for receipt of abstracts is January 31, 2008.

Maximum length of abstract is 250 words. The abstract should contain the title, authors and the text should be divided by the subheadings: rationale, methods, results and conclusion (the AES format).

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Registration fee includes admission to the scientific sessions, social program and coffees and lunches during the meeting.

Participant 150 EUR
Student (graduate & undergraduate) 50 EUR
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Friday, March 28, 2008
7:30 - Registration
Opening of the Symposium
08.30 - 08.45 Rector of the University of Kuopio: Matti Uusitupa
Program Co-Chair: Dr. Reetta Kälviäinen
Key note address
08.45 - 09.30 Cortical Development And Cortical Malformations - an Overview
Prof. Charles Raybaud (Canada)
Cortical Dysplasias
Chair: Prof. Asla Pitkänen (Finland)
09.30 - 10.30 Classification of Cortical Dysplasias for Clinical Practice
Prof. Roberto Spreafico (Italy)
10.30 Coffee
11.00 - 12.00 Presurgical Work-Up And Surgical Treatment of Cortical Dysplasias?
Prof. Gary Mathern (USA)
12.00 Lunch
Hot Topics
Chair: Dr. Tapani Keränen (Finland)
13.00 - 13.30 Love And Hate Relationship with Valproic Acid
Prof. Meir Bialer (Israel)
13.30 - 14.00 Epilepsy Partialis Continua - What Are the Causes and How Is It Treated?
Prof. Simon Shorvon (UK)
14.00 - 14.30 EEG during CNS Maturation - What Can It Be Used for?
Dr. Sampsa Vanhatalo (Finland)
14.30 Coffee
15.00 - 15.30 Seizure Prediction - How Close Are We?
Dr. Brian Litt (USA)
15.30 - 16.00 Can Post-Surgical Memory Impairment be Predicted
Prof. Christoph Helmstaedter (Germany)
16.00 - 16.30 Deep Brain Stimulation - Is It a Real Treatment Option in Epilepsy?
Prof. Paul Boon (Belgium)
Prebanquet Session: Interactive Epileptology through Challenging Case Studies
Chair: Dr. Leena Jutila and Prof. Esa Mervaala
18.15 – 18.35 The History and Future of Epilepsy Surgery
Prof. Frederick Andermann (Canada)
18.35 - 20.00 Interesting Cases from Kuopio Epilepsy Center
Interactively voted and discussed with the audience
Commentators: Dr. Eija Gaily, Dr. Kai Eriksson, Dr. Björn Falck
20.00 - 22.00 Banquet Kuopio Music Centre
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Saturday, March 29, 2008
Satellite Symposium of the Kuopio University Neuroscience Centre
Genetics And Pharmacogenomics: Hype, Hope, And Reality
Chair: Prof. Anna-Elina Lehesjoki (Finland)
Key Note Address
08.00 - 08.45 How Has Genetics Helped Us to Understand the Neurobiology of Epilepsy
Prof. Ingrid Scheffer (Australia)
08.45 - 09.15 CNS Channelopathies with Epilepsy - Is There a Common Link between Co-morbidities?
Dr. Mikko Kallela (Finland)
09:15 - 09:35 Can Genetic Abnormality Be Neutralized by Modulating Down-Stream Cascades - Update on Tuberous Sclerosis
Prof. David N. Franz (USA)
09.35 - 10.05 Pharmacogenomics - What Has It Added to Our Understanding about Drug Treatment
Prof. Sanjay Sisodiya (UK)
10.05 Coffee
Update of Epilepsy Research in Finland: Selected Abstracts
Chair: Prof. Hilkka Soininen and Prof. Matti Vapalahti
10.35 - 10.50 Oral presentation I
10.50 - 11.05 Oral presentation II
11.05 - 11.20 Oral presentation III
11.20 - 11.35 Oral presentation IV
11.35 - 11.50 Oral presentation V
11.50 Lunch
Plenary Lecture
13.00 - 13.45 Mechanisms of Drug-Refractoriness - How to Conquer the Problem in Clinical Practice
Prof. Wolfgang Löscher (Germany)
Syndrome Identification as a Basis for Treatment Decision
Chair: Prof. Heikki Rantala (Finland)
13.45 - 14.00 What Is the Problem: How Common Is "Common Epilepsy"?
Dr. Reetta Kälviäinen (Finland)
14.00 - 14.30 Will Genetics Solve the Problem?
Prof. Jose Serratosa (Spain)
14.30 - 15.00 Role of Imaging in Practical Treatment Decision
Dr. Franck Semah (France)
15.00 - 15.30 Roundtable Discussion: Implications for Treatment Practice and Clinical Trials
Participants: Speakers and t.b.n
15.30 - 15.45 Awards Ceremony
- Vaajasalo Foundation Young Investigator Award
- Epilepsy Research Foundation Awards
15.45 - 15.50 Closing of the 5th Kuopio Epilepsy Symposium
Dr. Reetta Kälviäinen
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