| Pre-conference workshop | 
                  
                  
                    | Topic | 
                    Faculty | 
                  
                  
                    | Welcome to Pre-conference Workshop Session | 
                    Dr. V. V. Nadkarni | 
                  
                  
                    | WORKSHOP: AGING AND EPILEPSY | 
                    Chairpersons:  
                      Dr. Sushil Razdan & Dr. Subhash Kaul | 
                  
                  
                    | Seizure Control in Geriatric Patients: New Onset vs. Longstanding Epilepsy | 
                    (Col.) Dr. Ravi Anadure | 
                  
                  
                    | Panel Discussion: Cognitive Ageing in Elderly with Epilepsy and effect of AEDs | 
                    Moderator: Dr. A. K. Meena  
                      Panelist: Dr. Ravouf Parvaiz  
                      Asimi, Dr. P. K. Sharma | 
                  
                  
                    | Managing Status Epilepticus in Older Adults | 
                    Dr. Sita Jayalakshmi | 
                  
                  
                    | Breaking the Age Barrier: Epilepsy Surgery in Elderly and its Outcomes | 
                    Dr. Manas Panigrahi | 
                  
                  
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                    | CONFERENCE AGENDA | 
                  
                  
                    | Welcome | 
                    Dr. V. V. Nadkarni | 
                  
                  
                    | Journey of Epilepsy Conclave over 5 Years | 
                    Dr. Man Mohan Mehndiratta | 
                  
                  
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                    | Session I | 
                    
                  
                    | WOMEN WITH EPILEPSY | 
                    Chairpersons: Dr. Deepak Arjundas &  
                      Dr. K. Venkateswarlu  | 
                  
                  
                    | Criticality of Right AED at the Right Time for Women with Epilepsy Across Ages | 
                    Dr. Mark Cook | 
                  
                  
                    | Real World Issues in Marriages of PWE | 
                    Dr. Gagandeep Singh | 
                  
                  
                    | Panel Discussion: Moving the Needle for Indian WWE | 
                    Panelist: Dr. Bhawna Sharma,  
                      Dr. Gagandeep Singh, Dr. Mark Cook | 
                  
                  
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                    | Session II | 
                    
                  
                    | CHANGING THE OUTCOMES FOR EPILEPSY PATIENTS | 
                    Chairpersons: Dr. V.V. Nadkarni &  
                      Dr. Pravina Shah | 
                  
                  
                    | Current and Future Role of SV2A Ligands in Management of Epilepsy | 
                    Dr. Sangeeta Ravat | 
                  
                  
                    | Improving Outcomes of People with JME | 
                    (Lt. Gen.) Dr. C.S. Narayanan | 
                  
                  
                    | When and How to Discontinue AEDs in Epilepsy patients | 
                    Dr. Mark Cook | 
                  
                  
                    | Q & A | 
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                    | Session III | 
                    
                  
                    | PEDIATRIC EPILEPSY | 
                    Chairpersons: Dr. Nandan Yardi &  
                      Dr. Vrajesh Udani | 
                  
                  
                    | Debate: Advantages and Limitations of Genetic Testing for Epilepsy | 
                    Dr. Pradnya Gadgil & Dr. Neelu Desai | 
                  
                  
                    | Acute Neonatal Seizures: Challenges of Early Recognition and Implications for Management | 
                    Dr. P. A. Mohammed Kunju | 
                  
                  
                    | Newer vs Older AED's in Routine Clinical Practice in Children | 
                    Dr. V. Viswanathan | 
                  
                  
                    Panel Discussion: Transitioning Care of Patients from Pediatric to Adult Neurologist  
                      (5 min video presentation by Dr. Man Mohan Mehndiratta followed by discussion) | 
                    Panelist: Dr. Man Mohan Mehndiratta,  
                      Dr. Arijit Chattopadhyay, Dr. Atampreet Singh | 
                  
                  
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                    | Session IV | 
                    
                  
                    | EPILEPSY AND CO-MORBIDITIES | 
                    Chairpersons:  
                      Dr. Man Mohan Mehndiratta &  
                      Dr. G. Butchi Raju | 
                  
                  
                    | Management of Epilepsy Patients with Non-psychiatric Co-morbidities  | 
                    Dr. Puneet Agarwal | 
                  
                  
                    | Panel discussion: SUDEP - From Understanding Mechanisms to Clinical Prevention. Can the Risk of SUDEP be Predicted and Quantified? | 
                    Moderator: Dr. Manjari Tripathi 
                      Panel: Dr. Sangeeta Ravat,  
                      Dr. A.K. Thacker, Dr. S. Afshan Jabeen | 
                  
                  
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                    | Session V | 
                    
                  
                    | EPILEPSY: GRAND ROUNDS | 
                    Chairpersons:  
                      (Lt. Gen.) Dr. C. S. Narayanan &  
                      Dr. Atul Agarwal | 
                  
                  
                    | A Novel Unrecognised Preventable Cause of Acute Symptomatic Seizures | 
                    Dr. Thomas Mathew | 
                  
                  
                    | Interesting Cases - Diagnostic Dilemmas | 
                    Dr. Amit Haldar | 
                  
                  
                    | A novel method of diagnosing epilepsy through EEG signal processing | 
                    Dr. Puneet Agarwal | 
                  
                  
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                    | Moderator: Dr. Man Mohan Mehndiratta | 
                  
                  
                    | Session VI | 
                  
                  
                    | UPDATES IN EPILEPSY | 
                    Chairpersons: Dr. S. Mohandas &  
                      Dr. T.K. Banerjee | 
                  
                  
                    | The New 2017 Classification of Epilepsies - A Bird’s Eye View | 
                    Dr. Satish Jain | 
                  
                  
                    | Panel Discussion: The New Definition and Classification of Epilepsies: Does it Help us to Better Communicate the Diagnosis and Management to the Patients? | 
                    Moderator: Dr. Man Mohan Mehndiratta Panelists: Dr. Satish Jain, Dr. Lokesh Lingappa | 
                  
                  
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                    | Session VII | 
                    
                  
                    | 09:35 am to 10:20 am | 
                    REFRACTORY EPILEPSY | 
                    Dr. Pravina Shah & Dr. A.V. Srinivasan | 
                  
                  
                    | 09:35 am to 10:00 am | 
                    Refractory Epilepsy: One Size Does Not Fit All | 
                    Dr. Manjari Tripathi | 
                  
                  
                    | 10:00 am to 10:20 am | 
                    Panel Discussion: Predictors of Intractable Epilepsy: How to Monitor Progress? | 
                    Moderator: Dr. Joy Desai,  
                      Panelist: Dr. Malla Bhaskara Rao,  
                      Dr. Manjari Tripathi, Dr. G.R.K. Sarma  | 
                  
                  
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                    | Session VIII | 
                    
                  
                    | EPILEPSY: SURGICAL ASPECTS | 
                    Chairpersons: Dr. P.K. Sachdeva &  
                      Dr. Manas Panigrahi | 
                  
                  
                    | MRI Negative Epilepsy: Evaluation and Surgical Management | 
                    Dr. P. Sarat Chandra | 
                  
                  
                    | Surgery for Early Onset Epilepsy | 
                    Dr. K. P. Vinayan | 
                  
                  
                    | Panel Discussion: Post Surgical Treatment of Epilepsy | 
                    Moderator : Dr. Sita Jayalakshmi,  
                      Panelist: Dr. Malla Bhaskara Rao,  
                      Dr. P. Sarat Chandra, Dr. K. P. Vinayan  | 
                  
                  
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                    | Session IX | 
                    
                  
                    | EPILEPSY AND SLEEP | 
                    Chairpersons: Dr. Sushil Razdan &  
                      Dr. Mathew Abraham | 
                  
                  
                    | Epilepsy, Antiepileptic Drugs and Sleep | 
                    Dr. Sanjib Sinha | 
                  
                  
                    | Panel Discussion: How to identify Unrecognised Sleep Disorders in Children and Adults to Improve Seizure Control in Epilepsy | 
                    Moderator: Dr. Praveen Gupta  
                      Panelist: Dr. Sanjib Sinha, 
                      Dr. Neetu Ramrakhiani, Dr. K. N. Vykuntraju | 
                  
                  
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                    | Session X | 
                    
                  
                    | CONTROVERSIES IN EPILEPSY | 
                    Chairpersons: Dr. Malla Bhaskara Rao &  
                      Dr. Mark Cook | 
                  
                  
                    | Translational Research in Epilepsy Impacting Future Patient Outcomes | 
                    Dr. P. Satishchandra | 
                  
                  
                    | How Far Have We Come in Seizure Prediction of PWE | 
                    Dr. R. Lakshminarsimhan | 
                  
                  
                    | Should Non-convulsive Status Epilepticus be Treated Aggressively | 
                    Dr. Siby Gopinath | 
                  
                  
                    | Vote of Thanks | 
                    
                  
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