Online - Thur 19 Nov, 2020
2020-11-19 09:00:00

Programme

Virtual Conference
19 November 2020
10:00
Virtual Research Conference

Introduction

Prof Matthew Walker – UCL/Institute of Neurology20150611131336_WalkerMatthew
10:15
General Abstract Presentations | Chairs: Dr Rhys Thomas & Prof Khalid Hamandi
10:15
Session 1-1

The future of outpatient appointments – Do patients with epilepsy prefer remote consultations?

Smriti Bose, Queen Elizabeth Hospital
10:35
Session 1-2

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Adults with Dissociative Seizures: Clinical findings from the CODES Randomised Controlled Trial

Laura Goldstein, King’s College London
10:55
Session 1-3

Towards Objective Targeting of Intracranial Electroencephalography Using Data-Driven Semiology-Brain Visualisation

Fernando Pérez-García, University College London
11:15
Session 1-4

Prognostic model for withdrawal of anti-seizure medication following epilepsy surgery in adults

Carolina Ferreira Atusta, University College London
11:35
Break
11:50
Session 1-5

Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy: A Personalised Prediction tool

Ashwani Jha, University College London
12:10
Session 1-6

Laterality effects on the impact of mood on neuropsychological test performance in epilepsy.

Sallie Baxendale, University College London
12:30
Session 1-7

Evaluating the usefulness of recording respiratory parameters during pre-surgical Video-EEG telemetry (VT-EEG)

Catherine Scott, University College London
12:50
Session 1-8

Resection of the Piriform Cortex for Temporal Lobe Epilepsy: Imaging Segmentation Pipeline and Surgical Application

Jose Leon-Rojas, Universidad Internacional del Ecuador
1330
Keynote speech

How epilepsy has changed in the last 100 years

Prof Simon Shorvon, Honorary Consultant Neurologist, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, and Emeritus Professor of Neurology, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology
1410
Announcement: Winner and Runner Up of platform presentation
1410
Announcement: Winner and Runner Up of platform presentation
14:15
ERUK Celine Newman Neurobiology of Epilepsy session | Chairs: Prof Mike Cousin & Prof Matthew Walker
14:15
Session 2-1

MicroRNA-based therapeutics suppress seizures in models of pharmacoresistant temporal lobe epilepsy

Gareth Morris, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
14:35
Session 2-2

Activity-dependent Gene Therapy for Intractable Epilepsy

Gabriele Lignani, University College London
14:55
Session 2-3

Extracellular glutamate and GABA transients in a chemoconvulsant epilepsy model in awake mice

Vincent Magloire, University College London
15:15
Session 2-4

Identifying and monitoring a key determinant of seizure risk in cortical networks

Rob Graham, Newcastle University
15:35
Break
15:55
Session 2-5

Elevated peri-tumoural glutamate levels in regions with spontaneous seizures events ex-vivo

Bodiabaduge Jayasekera, Newcastle University
16:15
Session 2-6

Glucose-dependence of neural differentiation and subsequent glio-neuronal composition in a stem cell model of Tuberous Sclerosis Complex

Paula Rocktaeschel, NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre
16:35
Session 2-7

Absence Seizures and Sleep-Wake Cycle Disturbances in a SYNGAP1 Haploinsufficiency Model

Alfredo Gonzalez-Sulser, University of Edinburgh
16:55
5 Minute break
17:00
Announcement of ‘Neurobiology of Epilepsy' winner

• End of Meeting •