36th International Epilepsy Congress

The 36th International Epilepsy Congress is dedicated to research and developments in the field of epilepsy by presenting topics such as:

• Antiepileptic drugs
• Alternative therapies
• Basic science - mechanisms
• Basic science - models
• Basic science – treatments
• Basic science - biomarkers
• Classification
• Cortical dysplasia and developmental epilepsy
• Clinical semiology
• Clinical neurophysiology
• Clinical pharmacology and therapeutics
• Clinical drug trials
• Epidemiology
• Drug pharmacokinetics
• Epilepsy in the elderly
• Epilepsy and development
• Epilepsy in childhood
• Epilepsy and women
• Epilepsy syndromes
• Learning disability and epilepsy
• Epileptogenesis
• Epileptic encephalopathies
• Neonatal seizures/syndromes
• Genetics (including genetic causes, pharmacogenetics and basic genetics)
• Neurostimulation
• Neuroimaging
• Neuropsychology of epilepsy
• Neuroprotection
• Organization of care
• Non-epileptic paroxysmal events
• Provoking factors of epilepsy including sleep
• Prognosis and outcome
• Social issues
• Psychiatry and epilepsy
• Surgical treatment
• Status epilepticus

Who should Attend

People with epilepsy, nurses, carers, allied health professionals, neuropsychologists, psychologists, social workers, physiotherapists and teachers.