Shiraz Annual Epilepsy School (Semiology-EEG)

The EEG/Epilepsy school at Epilepsy Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences is an intensive, 3-day course designed to instruct in core competencies related to epilepsy classifications and semiology and also electroencephalography of adults and children.

Organizer: Epilepsy Research Center & Vice-Chancellor for Global Strategies and International Affairs, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran

Moderator: Prof. Ali A. Asadi-Pooya, M.D. (aliasadipooya@yahoo.com)

Day 1: Epilepsy Semiology

1. Glossary and medical terminology - Ali A. Asadi-Pooya
2. Classification of epilepsies and seizure semiology - Ali A. Asadi-Pooya
3. Case presentation and group discussions - Ali A. Asadi-Pooya & Mohsen Farazdaghi

Day 2: EEG in children and adults

1. Background Rhythms - Sofia Kasradze
2. Normal EEG in wakefulness & sleep - Sofia Kasradze
3. Artifacts - Mohsen Farazdaghi
4. Normal EEG variants - Mohsen Farazdaghi
5. Activation Methods - Mohsen Farazdaghi
6. Epileptiform EEG Abnormalities (interictal) - Hamid Nemati

Day 3: EEG in children and adults

1. Epileptiform EEG Abnormalities: ictal - Mohsen Farazdaghi
2. Generating an EEG report - Hamid Nemati
3. Case presentation and group discussions - Sofia Kasradze & Hamid Nemati