Eastern Mediterranean Epilepsy Course

Program

1. Definition, classification of seizure and epilepsy
2. Semiology, localizing regions
3. EEG diagnosis and management
4. Brain imaging in seizure and epilepsy.
5. Epileptic syndromes in neonates and infants
6. Idiopathic (genetic) epilepsies
7. Anti seizure medications
8. When to start when to stop treatment
9. Autoimmune epilepsies
10. Cognitive and psychiatric morbidities
11. Management of epilepsy in elderly
12. Management of epilepsy in women
13. Use of anti seizure medications in refractory epilepsy
14. ILAE-Eastern Mediterranean: History, mission, and future
15. Comprehensive and alternative medicine in MENA region
16. Telemedicine in epilepsy care: Moroccan and African experience
17. Reflex epilepsy
18. Genetics in epilepsy
19. Intersectoral Global Action Plan (IGAP) on Epilepsy and other Neurological Disorders 2022-2031
20. VNS experiences in Iraq
21. Challenges of Video EEG monitoring
22. Epileptic encephalopathies: EEG correlates