| Chair & Contact Information:
Dr. John Duncan
Secretary – The National Society for Epilepsy
Chalfont St. Peter, Gerrrards Cross
Buckinghamshire SL9 9RJ, UK
Phone: +44 1494 601341
Fax: 44+1494 876294
E-mail:
The
membership is:
Chair: JS Duncan (London, UK )
Secretary: T Henry (Atlanta, USA)
R. Fisher (San Francisco, USA)
M. Jonesgotman (Montreal, Canada)
I. Mothersill (Zurich, Switzerland)
F. Lopes Da Silva (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Each
member chairs a subcommission, as follows.
The
complete membership of the subcommissions is not yet finalized.
At the present time it, and the objectives are:
NEUROIMAGING
Chair: T Henry (USA)
Secretary: F. Cendes (Brazil)
Members: R. Bronen (USA)
J. Duncan (UK), C. Chiron (France)
W. Gaillard (USA)
R. Kuzniecky (USA)
I. Savic (Sweden)
P. Satishchandra (India)
Objectives:
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Recommendations
on Neuroimaging of children with epilepsy.
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Recommendations
on the standardization of imaging formats between Centers.
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Review
of Current situation on Neuroimaging of animal models of epilepsy.
-
Review
of Current situation on Neuroimaging and the biology of the
epilepsies including development and neuroprotection, plasticity
and genetics.
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Imaging
skills workshop at ILAE meeting in 2003.
DEFINITION
OF EPILEPSY
Chair: R Fisher (USA)
Secretary: W Emde Boas (Netherlands)
Objectives:
1.
Document on definitions of epilepsy and of seizures.
NEUROPSYCHOLOGY
Chair: M Jonesgotman (Montreal, Canada)
Secretary: Mary Lou Smith (Ontario, Canada)
Members:
Gail Risse (Minnesota, USA)
Michael Westerveld (Connecticut, USA)
Susan Bookheimer (California, USA)
Sally Baxendale (London, UK)
Anna Rita Giovagnoli (Milan, Italy)
Tatia Lee (Hong Kong)
Michael Saling (Melbourne, Australia)
Dr.Jokheit (Switzerland)
Brazilian member to be named
Objectives:
-
Recommendations
on minimum standards for neuropsychological assessment prior
to epilepsy surgery.
-
Neuropsychology
for epilepsy skills workshop at ILAE meeting in 2003.
VIDEO
CLASSIFICATION OF SEIZURES
Chair: I. Mothersill (Zurich, Switzerland)
Secretary: P. Hilfiker (Zurich, Switzerland)
Members:
T. Grunwald (Bonn, Germany)
A. Ebner (Bethel, Germany)
W. van Emde Boas (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
J. Alving (Denmark)
W. Blume (London, Canada)
Objectives:
-
Dissemination
of "Signs of Epileptic seizures CD"
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Production
of Nonepileptic attacks CD
-
Video-EEG
interpretation skills workshop at ILAE meeting in 2003.
NEUROPHYSIOLOGY
Chair: F Lopes Da Silva (Netherlands)
Secretary: G Battaglia (Italy)
Members:
Jean Gotman (Canada)
Brian Litt (USA)
Bernard Renault (France)
Klaus Lehnertz (Germany)
Dimitri Velis (Netherlands)
Sylvia Kochen (Argentina)
Objectives:
-
Recommendations
for Standardization of digital EEG format for intersite transmission.
-
EEG
skills workshop at ILAE meeting in 2003.
Report
The Diagnostic Strategies Commission had a productive year. The
Commission met in Prague at the International Epilepsy Meeting (fall
1999) and subcommissions met both in Prague and at the American
Epilepsy Society Meetings in December 1999
Neuropsychology Subcommission
Dr Marilyn Jones-Gotman's subcommission offered a symposium, September
1999 in Prague, which focused on the intracarotid amobarbital procedure
(IAP).
Topics addressed included the IAP and memory, the IAP and language
and cerebral dominance, and the IAP in children. The symposium also
considered the application of functional neuroimaging techniques
for localization of eloquent cortex and for assessing memory. The
conference faculty included Dr Savic-Berglund, Dr Piazzini, Dr Risse,
Dr Westerveld, Dr Samson and Dr Jones-Gotman.
The subcommission will be offering a neuropsychology skills workshop
in Buenos Aires 2001.
Neuroimaging Subcommission
The neuroimaging subcommission, chaired by Dr John Duncan, produced
a consensus statement on the clinical use of functional imaging
techniques.
This document is presented to the executive committee for approval,
with plans to then proceed with publication in Epilepsia.
The subcommission is organizing a two day program, Imaging Skills
Course, to be held in association with the 24th International Epilepsy
Congress in Buenos Aires "Neuroimaging in Epilepsy: a practical
course. The meeting will be sponsored as well by the Commission
for Latin American Affairs with the goal to bridge the gap between
developing and developed countries in skills necessary to perform
up-to-date neuroimaging. Specific aims will be education in the
implementation of new techniques. Dr Arthur Sonnen's subcommission
on video classification of seizures has completed a CD ROM collection
of seizures. Contracts are currently being drawn up with ILAR, HMR
(the sponsors) and the production committee with the intent to begin
distribution in 2000.
Pregnancy Registries
Dr Ettore Beghi chaired a workshop on pregnancy registries in Prague
1999. Representatives attended the meeting from the majority of
established pregnancy registries. Mainly as a result of Dr Beghi's
efforts, the workshop culminated in a document outlining the structure
of a potential global pregnancy registry. This will be published
in Epilepsia. A proposal is being put forth to the Executive committee
to establish an ILAE/IBE sponsored global pregnancy registry.
Other activities of the Commission
Dr Lopes de Silva held a conference on pharmacoresistant epilepsy
in Prague 1999. A manuscript is being developed from this symposium.
Drs Fischer and van Emde Boas have been preparing a document on
the differential diagnosis of epilepsy. The plan is to present this
material as a Commission sponsored course In May 2001.
Drs Fisher and Morrell, as well as Dr Susan Spencer have developed
a document approved by the Epilepsy Foundation (America), American
Epilepsy Society, and the Epilepsy Section of the American Academy
of Neurology to define seizures and epilepsy, as well as diagnostic
criteria for seizures.
These definitions will be useful for organizations and agencies
setting epilepsy related policy. (The definitions established are
being used by the United States Social Security Administration in
order to re-evaluate the disability criteria for epilepsy). The
definitions will be offered to the ILAE for review by other commissions
with the intent of establishing a broad consensus.
Annual Report 2000 Table of Contents
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