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Agenda

Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
Day 5

Wednesday, September 11, 2024
All times in Eastern Time
4:30 p.m.
 Registration / Exhibits
5:30 p.m.
 Welcome and Introductions
Imad Najm, MD
5:45 p.m.
 Opening Keynote: Pediatric Epilepsy Surgery
Elaine Wyllie, MD
6:45 p.m.
 Adjourn
7:00–8:30 p.m.
 Reception

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Thursday, September 12, 2024
All times in Eastern Time
7:30 a.m.
 Continental Breakfast / Exhibits

Session I: Epilepsy Surgery – Then and Now
Moderators: Imad Najm & Jason Chisholm
8:00 a.m.
 Lessons Learned From More Than 100 Years of Epilepsy Surgery
William Bingaman, MD
8:40 a.m.
 SEEG in the Presurgical Evaluation of Epilepsy: 15 Years of Experience at Cleveland Clinic
Juan Bulacio, MD
9:20 a.m.
 Epilepsy Surgery Candidates and Role of Invasive Evaluation
Dang Nguyen, MD, PhD
10:00 a.m.
 Break / Exhibits

Session II: SEEG Indications and Results from Around the World
Moderators: Juan Bulacio & Dong Zhou
10:20 a.m.
 France
Louis Maillard, MD, PhD
10:40 a.m.
 Italy
Veronica Pelliccia, MD
11:00 a.m.
 India
Siby Gopinath, MD
11:20 a.m.
 Australia
Chong Wong, MD, PhD
11:40 a.m.
 China
Guoguang Zhao, MD
12:00 p.m.
 Mexico
Paul Shkurovich, MD
12:20 p.m.
 Lunch / Exhibits

Session III: SEEG – The Method
Moderators: Jessica Fesler & Dileep Nair
1:20 p.m.
 Principles
Patrick Chauvel, MD
2:00 p.m.
 Role of Semiology
Aileen McGonigal, MBCHB, PhD
2:40 p.m.
 Role of Multimodal Studies
Andreas Alexopoulos, MD, MPH
3:20 p.m.
 Break / Exhibits

Session IV: SEEG – From Preimplantation Planning to Surgical Resection
Moderators: Krishna Galla & Deepak Lacchwani

3:40 p.m.
 Principles of Implantation
Juan Bulacio, MD
4:20 p.m.
 Principles of SEEG Analysis
Ammar Kheder, MD, MRCP
5:00 p.m.
 How to Use the SEEG Information for Surgical Planning
Demitre Serletis, MD, PhD
5:40 p.m.
 Break / Exhibits
6:00 p.m.
 Keynote Presentation: Future Role of SEEG in Epilepsy Surgery
Patrick Chauvel, MD Introduced by Andreas Alexopoulos
7:00 p.m.
 Adjourn

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Friday, September 13, 2024
All times in Eastern Time
7:30 a.m.
 Continental Breakfast / Exhibits

Session V: Pediatric Epilepsy Surgery
Moderators: Ajay Gupta & Prakash Kotagal
8:00 a.m.
 SEEG in the Pediatric Population
Ahsan Moosa Naduvil Valappil, MD
8:40 a.m.
 Pediatric Epilepsy Surgery in Eloquent Regions in the Brain
James Rutka, MD, PhD
9:20 a.m.
 Is Surgery an Option in Some Epileptic Encephalopathies?
Elia Pestana-Knight, MD
10:00 a.m.
 Break / Exhibits

Session VI: Imaging
Moderators: Maksim Parfyonov & Irene Wang
10:20 a.m.
 Current State of Imaging of the Epilepsies
Stephen Jones, MD, PhD
11:00 a.m.
 MR Fingerprinting and MRI Post-Processing for Epilepsy Surgery Planning
Irene Wang, PhD
11:40 a.m.
 Non Invasive Imaging of Brain Fibers and Networks
Anastasia Yendiki, PhD
12:20 p.m.
 Lunch / Exhibits

Session VII: Presurgical Evaluation and Management of Epileptic Pathologies – Part I
Moderators: Imad Najm & Carolyn Tsai
1:20 p.m.
 The ILAE classification for Focal Cortical Dysplasia
Ingmar Blumcke, MD
2:00 p.m.
 Focal Cortical Dysplasia Type 1
Hans Holthausen, MD
2:40 p.m.
 Focal Cortical Dysplasia Type 3
Andre Palmini, MD, PhD
3:20 p.m.
 Break / Exhibits

Session VIII: Presurgical Evaluation and Management of Suspected FCD Epileptic Pathologies – Part II
Moderators: Ingmar Blumcke & Zhong Ying
3:40 p.m.
 FCD Type 2
Imad Najm, MD
4:20 p.m.
 mMCD and MOGHE
Jean Khoury, MD
5:00 p.m.
 No FCD on Histopathology
Kees Braun, MD, PhD
5:40 p.m.
 Break / Exhibits
6:00 p.m.
 Keynote Presentation: Principles of Brain Rhythms and Synchronization: Lessons for Epilepsy
Introduced by Demitre Serletis
7:00 p.m.
 Adjourn

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Saturday, September 14, 2024
All times in Eastern Time
7:30 a.m.
 Continental Breakfast / Exhibits

Session IX: SEEG – Presurgical Evaluation and Management of Epileptic Pathologies – Congenital Tumors
Moderators: Jocelyn Bautista & Stephen Hantus
8:00 a.m.
 Epilepsy Considerations in the Management of LEATs
Andreas Alexopoulos, MD, MPH
8:40 a.m.
 Pathological Classification
Angelika Muhlebner, PhD
9:20 a.m.
 Proposal for a Layered Approach to the Management of Congenital Tumors in Epilepsy
Ingmar Blumcke, MD
10:00 a.m.
 Break / Exhibits

Session X: Presurgical Evaluation and Management of Other Epileptic Pathologies
Moderators: Katherine Chiprean & Silvia Neme-Mercante
10:20 a.m.
 Insula
Sami Obaid, MD, PhD
10:50 a.m.
 PMG
Louis Maillard, MD, PhD
11:20 a.m.
 PVN
Laura Tassi, MD
11:50 a.m.
 Temporal Encephalocele
Claudia Vallin, DO
12:20 p.m.
 Lunch / Exhibits

Session XI: Special Surgical Considerations in the Management of FCDs and Tumors
Moderators: Andrew McEvoy & Hiroatsu Murakami
1:20 p.m.
 FCD1
Nitin Tandon, MD
1:40 p.m.
 FCD2
Eliseu Paglioli, MD, PhD
2:00 p.m.
 FCD3
Stephan Chabardes, MD, PhD
2:20 p.m.
 MOGHE
Brad Lega, MD
2:40 p.m.
 Congenital Tumors
Andrew McEvoy, MBBS, BSc (Hons), MD, FRCS, FRCS (SN)
3:00 p.m.
 Ablative Surgeries: LITT and RFA
Robert Gross, MD, PhD
3:20 p.m.
 Break / Exhibits

Session XII: Non-Resective Approaches to Epilepsy Surgery
Moderators: Krishna Galla & Richard Rammo
3:40 p.m.
 Stimulation of the Cortex vs Pathways: The Lab Perspective
Dominique Durand, PhD
4:10 p.m.
 RNS
Dileep Nair, MD
4:40 p.m.
 DBS
John Rolston, MD, PhD
5:10 p.m.
 VNS
George Ibrahim, MD, PhD
5:30 p.m.
 Adjourn

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Sunday, September 15, 2024
All times in Eastern Time
7:30 a.m.
 Continental Breakfast / Exhibits

Session XIII: Emerging Role of Novel Anti-seizure Medications and Genetics in Epilepsy Management
Moderators: Robyn Busch & Vineet Punia
8:00 a.m.
 Current State of Knowledge in Epilepsy
Dennis Lal, PhD
8:30 a.m.
 Epigenetics in Epilepsy
Katja Kobow, PhD
9:00 a.m.
 Single Gene Methylation
Sam El-Osta, PhD
9:30 a.m.
 Towards a More Personalized Treatment with Anti-seizure Medications
Marina Feldman, PharmD
10:00 a.m.
 Break / Exhibits

Session XIV: Signal Processing, Engineering and AI: Trends in Epilepsy
Moderators: Balu Krishnan & Demitre Serletis
10:20 a.m.
 Non-invasive Mapping of Connectivity in Epileptic Network
Christos Papadelis, PhD
10:50 a.m.
 4-Dimensional Mapping of Epileptic Networks
Balu Krishnan, PhD
11:20 a.m.
 Neuronal Oscillations and Brain Criticality: Lessons for Epilepsy
Karim Jerbi, PhD
11:50 a.m.
 Epileptiform Dynamics in sEEG: Neuroengineering, AI and the Renaissance in Epilepsy Surgery
Demitre Serletis, MD, PhD
12:20 p.m.
 Lunch / Adjourn

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