| Weekday Educational
Course: |
| Epilepsy: From Electrophysiology to Imaging & Back Again |
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Clinical Intensive
Education Option |
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Organizer: Stefan Sunaert, M.D., Ph.D. |
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| Skill Level:
Basic - Intermediate |
| Wednesday, 5 May
2010 |
| 10:30 - 12:30 |
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OVERVIEW |
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This two-hour course will be taught
by M.D. clinician scientists and directed at understanding the
neurophysiology of epilepsy, the use of MR imaging in the
diagnosis and treatment of seizures and understanding combined
approaches for diagnosis and therapy of epilepsy using fMRI,
DTI, MEG, SPECT, and EEG. |
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EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES |
Upon completion of this course
participants should be able to:
- Describe current concepts
regarding underlying neurophysiology of epilepsy;
- Explain application of MRI to
the diagnosis, evaluation and therapy of patients with seizures;
and
- Describe and compare utility of
individual imaging techniques and their combined use for
diagnosis and therapy in epilepsy.
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