Neurology

Epilepsy

Conference Reporter in Epilepsy to Cover Key Topics Being Presented at AES2020

conference reporter by Gregory L. Krauss, MD; John M. Stern, MD; Sara Hocker, MD, FAAN

Overview

Conference Reporter delivers health care providers with insights from key thought leaders on exciting news presented at major medical conferences, in a concise and timely format. This issue of Conference Reporter will feature coverage of selected topics in Epilepsy presented at this year’s AES annual meeting.

“Even when seizures are infrequent, people with treatment-resistant epilepsy face risks and barriers that can undermine their hopes of having an independent lifestyle. Thus, the goal of complete seizure control remains an important one, as evidenced by all of the clinical research being conducted in this area.”

Tom Iarocci, MD

The clinicians who were surveyed selected the following expert commentators and topics from the upcoming conference.

Community-Selected Expert Commentators:

Sara Hocker, MD, FAAN

Professor of Neurology
Hospital Practice Chair, Department of Neurology
Chair, Division of Neurocritical Care and Hospital Neurology
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN

Gregory L. Krauss, MD

Professor, Department of Neurology
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Baltimore, MD

John M. Stern, MD

Professor, Department of Neurology
Director, Epilepsy Clinical Program
Director, Epilepsy Fellowship Program
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Los Angeles, CA

Community-Selected Topics:

Achieving Seizure Freedom in Patients With Drug-Resistant Epilepsy
New and Emerging Treatments for Uncontrolled Focal Seizures
Epileptic Syndromes and the Future of Epilepsy Genetics
Drug-Resistant Epilepsy and Related Clinical Trials and Registries
Real-World Care of Patients With Epilepsy
Psychiatric Comorbidity and the Evaluation of Epilepsy

This information is brought to you by Engage Health Media and is not sponsored by, nor a part of, the American Epilepsy Society.

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Gregory L. Krauss, MD

Professor, Department of Neurology
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Baltimore, MD

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John M. Stern, MD

Professor, Department of Neurology
Director, Epilepsy Clinical Program
Director, Epilepsy Fellowship Program
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Los Angeles, CA

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Sara Hocker, MD, FAAN

Professor of Neurology
Hospital Practice Chair, Department of Neurology
Chair, Division of Neurocritical Care and Hospital Neurology
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN