14th International Summer School for Neuropathology and Epilepsy Surgery INES 2024
14th International Summer School for Neuropathology and Epilepsy Surgery INES 2024 is organized by International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE), Erlangen University Hospital / Universitatsklinikum Erlangen and will be held from Sep 19 - 22, 2024 at University Hospital Erlangen, Erlangen, Bavaria, Germany.
Description:
Reliable neuropathological work-up of epilepsy-associated brain lesions represents an important diagnostic value for the surgical management of patients with drug-resistant focal epilepsy. The international classification of epilepsies recognizes a large spectrum of brain lesions as potential predictors of disease progression and treatment response. The 14th International Summer School for Neuropathology and Epilepsy Surgery is designed to enable participants to better recognize and classify various histopathological substrates of drug-resistant epilepsy. Topics related to the diagnosis and treatment of human focal epilepsies will be presented by internationally renowned faculty. Advanced hands-on histopathology training will be offered in small groups led by distinguished tutors who will review and discuss microscopy slides of selected cases with different staining protocols. Participants will also have the opportunity to present their own cases for discussion with the entire group.
Learning Objectives of the ILAE curriculum:
• Demonstrate working knowledge of etiologies for focal and generalized epilepsies in children and adults (Level 1-3) with particular emphasis on hippocampal sclerosis, glio-neuronal brain tumors and malformations of cortical development (see also 1.1.2, 1.1.4 and 1.1.6)
• Demonstrate working knowledge of indications for pre-surgical evaluation (Level 1-3)
• Demonstrate the value and need for multidisciplinary teamwork
Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available.
