Dear Colleague:

19th International Cleveland Clinic Epilepsy Symposia
Cleveland, Ohio
October 1-6, 2010

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The 19th International Cleveland Clinic Epilepsy Symposia offers two CME-certified symposia:

• Epileptology: Comprehensive Review and Practical Exercises
  (Oct. 1 - 3)
• Epilepsy Surgery: Invasive Evaluation (Oct. 3 - 6)

In addition, two one-day sessions will be offered: Hands-on Surgical Workshop for Neurosurgeons and the Ethics of Invasive Brain Testing: Limits and Responsibilities, both on Sunday, October 3.

The 19th International Cleveland Clinic Epilepsy Symposia will focus on the invasive evaluation of focal epilepsies and a comprehensive update on epilepsy diagnosis and management options. All presentations/workshops will be given by a national and international faculty of renown.

The indications for various invasive methods (subdural grids versus depth electrodes versus intraoperative electrocorticography) will be discussed in light of acquired experiences and data/outcome analyses from leading international epilepsy centers.

Major symposia themes include

• The major concepts that define epileptogenicity and epileptogenesis;
• The significance of interictal and ictal epileptic patterns;
• The role of various EEG, imaging and other non-invasive modalities;
• Pertinent nursing, socio-economic and psychological/psychiatric issues in patients undergoing invasive evaluation.

This activity has been approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit^TM.

Register Today

www.ccfcme.org/epilepsy10

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