13th ILAE School for Neuropathology and Epilepsy Surgery

Surgical management of drug-resistant focal epilepsy represents a successful treatment option in carefully selected patients. It is thus of utmost importance to identify patients amenable to epilepsy surgery early enough during the disease course and submit to a pre-surgical evaluation. The 13th ILAE School for Neuropathology and Epilepsy Surgery (the 1^st meeting in Vienna) is designed to enable participants to better recognize and classify various lesional substrates of drug-resistant epilepsy. Advanced hands-on surgical training will be offered in small groups led by distinguished tutors who will give hands-on demonstrations on macro- and microscopical brain specimen. Participants will also have the opportunity to perform surgical approaches on cadavers and diagnose histopathological cases under the microscope. 

Course Directors: Ingmar Blümcke, Karl Rössler and Christian Dorfer

Target Audience: Neurosurgeons, neuro-/pathologists, epileptologists, neurologists, neuroimagers, and basic researchers

Application & Registration

Applications should include a brief description of your current clinical practice and experience in the field of neuropathology and epilepsy surgery and a short CV. Please indicate your level of experience in neurosurgery: A – experienced, B – beginner, C – non-experienced.

Email your application to karl.roessler@meduniwien.ac.at by 1 May 2023.

Space is limited to 24 participants, and on-site registration is not available. Selected participants will be notified no later than 31 July 2023 and will receive all further instructions regarding full registration and payment.

Registration fee*: €400

*The registration fee includes participation in the course, as well as lunch and beverages during the 3-day-course, excluding travel and accommodation costs.