Valencia, Ignacio;
Alexander, Allyson L;
Andrade, Danielle M;
Arevalo-Astrada, Miguel;
Rubinos, Clio;
Auer, Nancy;
Bainbridge, Jacquelyn L;
... Jobst, Barbara; + view all
(2023)
Highlights From the Annual Meeting of the American Epilepsy Society 2022.
Epilepsy Currents
10.1177/15357597231187227.
(In press).
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Abstract
With more than 6000 attendees between in-person and virtual offerings, the American Epilepsy Society Meeting 2022 in Nashville, felt as busy as in prepandemic times. An ever-growing number of physicians, scientists, and allied health professionals gathered to learn a variety of topics about epilepsy. The program was carefully tailored to meet the needs of professionals with different interests and career stages. This article summarizes the different symposia presented at the meeting. Basic science lectures addressed the primary elements of seizure generation and pathophysiology of epilepsy in different disease states. Scientists congregated to learn about anti-seizure medications, mechanisms of action, and new tools to treat epilepsy including surgery and neurostimulation. Some symposia were also dedicated to discuss epilepsy comorbidities and practical issues regarding epilepsy care. An increasing number of patient advocates discussing their stories were intertwined within scientific activities. Many smaller group sessions targeted more specific topics to encourage member participation, including Special Interest Groups, Investigator, and Skills Workshops. Special lectures included the renown Hoyer and Lombroso, an ILAE/IBE joint session, a spotlight on the impact of Dobbs v. Jackson on reproductive health in epilepsy, and a joint session with the NAEC on coding and reimbursement policies. The hot topics symposium was focused on traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic epilepsy. A balanced collaboration with the industry allowed presentations of the latest pharmaceutical and engineering advances in satellite symposia.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Highlights From the Annual Meeting of the American Epilepsy Society 2022 |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1177/15357597231187227 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1177/15357597231187227 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | Creative Commons Non Commercial CC BY-NC: This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits non-commercial use, reproduction and distribution of the work without further permission provided the original work is attributed as specified on the SAGE and Open Access pages (https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/open-access-at-sage). |
| Keywords: | Science & Technology, Life Sciences & Biomedicine, Clinical Neurology, Neurosciences & Neurology, epilepsy, annual meeting, American Epilepsy Society, DRUG-RESISTANT EPILEPSY, BRAIN-RESPONSIVE NEUROSTIMULATION, OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP-APNEA, VAGUS NERVE-STIMULATION, QUALITY-OF-LIFE, REFRACTORY EPILEPSY, GENERALIZED EPILEPSY, ANTIEPILEPTIC DRUGS, SEIZURE OCCURRENCE, ILAE COMMISSION |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology > Clinical and Experimental Epilepsy |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10177075 |
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