CLAE Scientific Meeting Speaker Presentations
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Friday, October 14, 2016 | |
Presentation | Speakers |
Ms. Deirdre Floyd (CEA), Dr. Nathalie Jetté (CLAE, University of Calgary), Dr. Suzanne Nurse (CEA) and Dr. Carter Snead (CLAE, University of Toronto, The Hospital for Sick Children) |
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Plenary Session: Psychogenic Non-Epileptic Seizures - from Etiology to Treatment | Dr. Markus Reuber, University of Sheffield |
Saturday, October 15, 2016 | |
Plenary Session: Current Concepts in Diagnosis and Management of Non-Epileptic Events | Chair: Dr. José Tellez-Zenteno, University of Saskatchewan |
Topics | Speakers |
Epidemiological Aspects of Patients with Non-Epileptic Events | Dr. José Tellez-Zenteno, University of Saskatchewan |
A Perspective of Diagnosis and Management of Adult Patients with Non-Epileptic Events | Dr. Markus Reuber, University of Sheffield |
A Perspective of Diagnosis and Management of Pediatric Patients with Non-Epileptic Events | Dr. Mary Connolly, University of British Columbia |
What is the Best Treatment for Patients with PNES? | Dr. Thomas Snyder, University of Alberta |
Session 1: Is Marijuana Useful for the Treatment of Epilepsy in Adults? | Chair: Richard McLachlan, Western University |
Topics | Speakers |
History of Marijuana and Seizures | Richard McLachlan, Western University |
Physiology and Pharmacology of Cannabis | Dr. Mac Burnham, University of Toronto |
Case for Medical Marijuana in Epilepsy | Dr. José Tellez-Zenteno, University of Saskatchewan |
Case Against Medical Marijuana in Epilepsy | Dr. Mark Sadler, Dalhousie University |
Session 2: Bad Seizures but Non-Diagnostic MRI – What To Do? | Chair: Dr. Andrea Bernasconi, McGill University |
Topics | Speakers |
Advanced Structural MRI: Converting Negative to Positive MRI | Dr. Neda Ladbon-Bernasconi, McGill University |
Non-Structural Evidence of Seizure Focus: The Role of Functional Imaging | Dr. Paolo Federico, University of Calgary |
The Importance of Assessing White Matter Integrity: The Role of Diffusion Imaging | Dr. Donald Gross, University of Alberta |
Linking Histology to in Vivo MRI | Dr. Ali Khan, Western University |
Top Trainee Abstract Presentations | Chair: Dr. Paolo Federico, University of Calgary |
Topics | Speakers |
Dr. Seok-Jun Hong, McGill University | |
Structure-Function Analysis along Hippocampal Subfield Surfaces in Temporal Lobe Epilepsy | Dr. Boris Bernhardt, Montreal Neurological Institute |
Population-Based Registry of SUDEP in Children | Robyn Whitney, University of Toronto |
Heart Rate Variability in Patients with Sodium Channel Mutations Who Suffer SUDEP | Kenneth Myers, University of Melbourne |
Session 3: Statistics Course | Chairs: Dr. Colin Josephson, University of Calgary and Dr. Boris Bernhardt, McGill University |
Lies, Damned Lies and Statistics | Dr. Boris Bernhardt, McGill University |
Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis | Dr. Colin Josephson, University of Calgary |
Statistical Analysis for Neuroimaging Data | Dr. Seok-Jun Hong, McGill University |
Big Data Analysis and Machine Learning | Dr. Jordan Engbers, University of Calgary |
Session 4: Post-Traumatic Seizures and Epilepsy | Chairs: Dr. Aylin Reid, University of Toronto |
Topics | Speakers |
Post-Traumatic Seizures and Epilepsy in the Developing Brain | Dr. Michael Esser, University of Calgary |
Clinical Management of Post-Traumatic Epilepsy | Dr. Jorge Burneo, Western University |
Surgical Management of Post-Traumatic Epilepsy | Dr. David Steven, Western University |
Experimental Models of Post-Traumatic Epilepsy | Dr. Aylin Reid, University of Toronto |
Session 5: Cognition in Epilepsy: New Insights |
Chairs: Dr. Marilyn Jones-Gotman, McGill University and Dr. Mary Pat McAndrews, University of Toronto |
Topics | Speakers |
Cognition in New Onset Epilepsy (in Adults and Children) |
Dr. Antonina Omisade, Nova Scotia Health Authority and Dr. Nicole Taylor, University of Manitoba |
Effects of Long-Term Epilepsy and of Temporal-Lobe Resection on Cognitive Aging | Dr. Marilyn Jones-Gotman, McGill University |
Accelerated Long Term Forgetting (in Adults and Children) | Dr. Mary Pat McAndrews, University of Toronto and Dr. Mary Lou Smith, University of Toronto |
Social Cognition: An Under-Assessed Area in Epilepsy | Dr. Melanie Cohn, University of Toronto |
Cognitive Remediation and Short-Term Outcomes in Children | Dr. Elizabeth Kerr, University of Toronto |
Session 6: Looking Inside the Brain: from Intracerebral EEG to Non-Invasive Methods | Chairs: Dr. François Dubeau, McGill University |
Topics | Speakers |
The Normal Intracerebral EEG in Different Brain Regions | Dr. Birgit Frauscher, Queen’s University |
Analyzing and Interpreting the Seizure Onset in Intracerebral EEG | Dr. Philippe Kahane, University of Grenoble |
When Can Interictal Activity Be a Sufficient Marker of the Epileptogenic Zone | Dr. Richard Wennberg, University of Toronto |
New Intracranial EEG Markers: HFOs, Very Slow Activity | Dr. Jean Gotman, McGill University |
Can EEG-fMRI Tell us What the Intracerebral EEG will Find? | Dr. Hui Ming Khoo, McGill University |
Sunday, October 16,2016 | |
Plenary Session: Challenging Surgical and Seizure Semiology Cases | Chairs: Dr. David Steven, Western University and Dr. Mark Sadler, Dalhousie University |
Topics | Speakers |
Case 1 | Dr. Alain Bouthillier, Université de Montréal |
Case 2 | Dr. Walter Hader, University of Calgary |
Plenary Session: SUDEP | Chair: Dr. Elizabeth Donner, University of Toronto |
Topics | Speakers |
Case Presentations | Invited trainees |
What are the Genetic Risk Factors for SUDEP? | Dr. Danielle Andrade, University of Toronto |
Do Brainstem Seizures Contribute to Mortality in Epilepsy? | Dr. Peter Carlen, University of Toronto |
Postictal Generalized EEG Suppression and Cerebral Shutdown – A Potential Biomarker for SUDEP? | Dr. Elizabeth Donner, University of Toronto |
Session 7: Genetics for the Epileptologist | Chair: Dr. Danielle Andrade, University of Toronto and Dr. Patrick Cossette, Université de Montréal |
Topics | Speakers |
What the Epileptologist Needs to Know About Genetics | Dr. Danielle Andrade, University of Toronto |
Advances in Progressive Myoclonus Epilepsies | Dr. Patrick Cossette, Université de Montréal |
The Future is Here: Genetic Therapy for Epilepsy | Dr. Berge Minassian, University of Toronto |
How Brain Somatic Mutations Lead to Epilepsy | Dr. Cyrus Boelman, University of British Columbia |
Session 8: Why do Seizures Start and Stop? | Chair: Dr. Peter Carlen, University of Toronto |
Topics | Speakers |
Dr. Berj Bardakjian, University of Toronto | |
Neuronal and Ionic Dynamics in Relation to Seizure Onset and Termination | Dr. Igor Timofeev, Université Laval |
Local Neuronal Network Involvement in Seizure Onsets and Offsets | Dr. Massimo Avoli, McGill University |
Presynaptic Mechanisms Determining Seizure Onset and Offset | Dr. Peter Carlen, University of Toronto |
Metabolic and Glia Changes in Relationship to Seizure Phases | Dr. Paolo Bazzigaluppi, Toronto Western Hospital |