Dansk Epilepsi Selskab

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Autumn meeting of the Danish Epilepsy Society
24. – 25. october 2008

SUDEP - sudden unexplained death in Epilepsy

Sørup Herregaard, Sørup

Final programme

12.00 - 13.00  Arrival, registration, buffet

Friday, 24 October 2008

Chair:  Noémi Becser Andersen

13.00 - 13.15 Welcome (Noémi Becser Andersen)

13.15 - 14.00 Mortality in epilepsy (Jakob Christensen, Denmark)

14.00 - 14.35  SUDEP: definition, epidemiology, risk factors (Torbjörn Tomson, Sweden)

14.35 – 15.00  SUDEP in children ( Peter Uldall, Denmark)

15.00 - 15.30  Break

15.30 – 16.15 SUDEP: Pathophysiology (Lina Nashef, England)

16.15 - 16.45 SUDEP: Evidence from post mortem exams; do we need more of them (Ida Holm, Denmark)

16.45 - 17.15  SUDEP: differential diagnosis (Dorthe Jeppesen and James Dodd, Denmark)

17.15 - 17.30  Break

17.30 – 18.00  Optimizing epilepsy treatment to prevent SUDEP (Dag Aurlien, Norway)

19.00  Dinner

Saturday, 25 October 2008

Chair: Helle Hjalgrim

09.00 – 09.30 Prevention of SUDEP (Christian Pilebæk Hansen, Denmark)

09.30 – 10.00 Cases (Moderator: Jesper Erdal, Denmark)

10.30 -11.00 Managing families after SUDEP (Lene Sahlholdt, Denmark)

11.00 - 11.30 Break 

11.30 – 12.50  Panel discussion:
To tell or not to tell: informing patients about SUDEP (Moderator: Peter Wolf ; Panelists: Torbjörn Tomson, Line Nashef, Lene  Sahlholdt, Elisabeth Dons Christensen)

12.50  Concluding remarks (Noémi Becser Andersen)   

13.00  Lunch