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Epilepsy on the Move: Stay tuned for upcoming epilepsy and seizure disorder events and news in 2020

Epilepsy on the Move: Stay tuned for upcoming epilepsy and seizure disorder events and news in 2020  

December 6-10, 2019: American Epilepsy Society being held in Baltimore, MD

The American Epilepsy Society's meeting is the largest and most prestigious event for epilepsy professionals in the USA.  This year's meeting will be held in Baltimore, MD.  The Northeast Regional Epilepsy Group will be sending many of its epileptologists, neuropsychologists, nurse practitioners and psychologists as presenters of research, organizers of Special Interest Groups, and attendees of major courses. Here are a few of Northeast Regional Epilepsy Group staff and their planned activities.

December 6: Annual Fundamentals Symposium: Psychogenic Nonepileptic Seizures: From Challenges to Practical Management
https://meeting.aesnet.org/program/annual-fundamentals-symposium-psychogenic-nonepileptic-seizures-challenges-practical

December 6: SIG: Private Practice Epilepsy: The Shifting Sands of Epilepsy: Navigating Changes in Reimbursement
https://meeting.aesnet.org/program/sig-private-practice-epilepsy-shifting-sands-epilepsy-navigating-changes-reimbursement

December 9: SIG: Tumor Related Epilepsy: Diagnostic Advances in Tumor-Related Epilepsy
https://meeting.aesnet.org/program/sig-tumor-related-epilepsy-diagnostic-advances-tumor-related-epilepsy

December 9: SIG: Psychogenic Nonepileptic Seizures (PNES): Where is the Silver Lining in Psychogenic Non-epileptic Seizures? Mortality, Disability, Symptom Substitution, Variable Treatment Responses
https://meeting.aesnet.org/program/sig-psychogenic-nonepileptic-seizures-pnes-where-silver-lining-psychogenic-non-epileptic

Dr, Eric Segal is an author or co-author on these abstracts presented during the American Epilepsy Society meeting:

*Proposed Design for a Natural History Study of SCN1A--Positive (SCN1A+) Early-Onset Epilepsy

*Prevelance of leukopenia in keotgenic diet: a single-center experience

*PROVE Study 506: retrospective, Phase IV study of Perampanel in Real-World Clinical Care of Patients Aged 12 to

*Perampanel in Real-World Clinical Care of Patients with Epilepsy at Northeast Regioanl Epilepsy Group, Hackensack, NJ: a Regional Comparison of Results from PROVE 506.

*Evaluation of NRL-1, an Intranasal Formulation of Diazepam, in Patients with Epilepsy Concomitantly Using Clobazam: An Interim Subgroup Analysis from a Phase 3, Long-term, Open-Label Study

*Effectiveness and Safety of Valtoco™ (NRL-1; diazepam nasal spray) in Patients With Epilepsy and a History of Seasonal Allergies: Interim Results From a Phase 3, Open-Label, 12-Month Repeat Dose Study

*Safety and Tolerability of NRL-1, an Intranasal Formulation of Diazepam, in Relationship to Usage Frequency in Subjects With

*Epilepsy: Interim Results From a Phase 3, Open-label, Repeat Dose Study

Safety of Valtoco™ (NRL-1; diazepam nasal spray) Administration During Ictal/Peri-ictal State in an Open-Label Study

*Safety of Valtoco™ (NRL-1; diazepam nasal spray) in Patients With Epilepsy: Interim Results From a Phase 3, Open-Label, 12-Month Repeat Dose Study

*Pharmacokinetics and Safety of Valtoco™ (NRL-1; diazepam nasal spray) in Patients With Epilepsy During Seizure (Ictal/Peri-ictal) and Non-seizure (Inter-ictal) Conditions

*Initital Clinical Impressions of Brivaracetam for Treatment of Epilepsy in the Pediatric Population

 

AES Posters:

A comparison of Spanish speaking patients with epilepsy versus those with psychogenic non-epileptic seizures (PNES) on measures of neuropsychological functioning -Presenter: Dr. Robert Trobliger on December 7, 2019

Comparison of depression, anxiety and quality of life in two Spanish-speaking American patient groups (psychogenic non-epileptic seizures and epilepsy)-Presenter: Dr. Lorna Myers on Sunday December 8, 2019

 

Special Interest Groups

Private Practice Epilepsy Special Interest Group: The Shifting Sands of Epilepsy: Navigating Changes in Reimbursement on December 6, 2019 from 1:30-3PM Coordinators: Drs. Eric Segal, MD and Ro Elgavish and speakers: Robert Wechsler, MD, PhD, FAES, FAAN, and Mark Mintz, MD
https://meeting.aesnet.org/program/sig-private-practice-epilepsy-shifting-sands-epilepsy-navigating-changes-reimbursement

Psychogenic non-epileptic seizures (PNES) Special Interest Group is being held on Monday, December 9, 2019 at 7AM at the Baltimore Hotel.  Title: Where is the Silver Lining in Psychogenic Non-epileptic Seizures? Mortality, Disability, Symptom Substitution, Variable Treatment Responses.  Drs. Lorna Myers and Julia Doss are the coordinators and Drs. Gaston Baslet, Markus Reuber and Sigita Plioplys are the speakers.
https://meeting.aesnet.org/program/sig-psychogenic-nonepileptic-seizures-pnes-where-silver-lining-psychogenic-non-epileptic

Tumor Related Epilepsy Special Interest Group: Diagnostic Advances in Tumor-Related Epilepsy on December 9 from 9-10:30AM.  Coordinators: Jorge G. Burneo, MD, MSPH and Jessica Templer, MD and Speakers: Jeffrey A. Loeb, MD, PhD; Jeffrey M. Politsky, MD, MSc; Craig Horbinski, MD, PhD; and Csaba Juhasz, MD, PhD.
https://meeting.aesnet.org/program/sig-tumor-related-epilepsy-diagnostic-advances-tumor-related-epilepsy

 

Upcoming events in 2020:

February 10, 2020: International Epilepsy Day: On this day, the world celebrates and highlights the difficulties faced by those with epilepsy. There are an endless amount of ways to raise awareness.
https://epilepsygroup.com/news_patients_providers6-20-2-313/international-epilepsy-day.htm

April 18, 2020: The National Walk for Epilepsy held in Washington, DC every year.
https://epilepsygroup.com/news_patients_providers6-20-2-312/annual-walk-to-end-epilepsy-2020.htm

 

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