Why Have Epilepsy Syndromes Been Reclassified/Renamed? - Sameer Zuberi, UK

Hear why genetic epilepsy syndromes (largely found in young children) have been reclassified - and not without deep thought or consideration! With world-renowned peadiatric consultant neurologist & researcher Sameer Zuberi. See below for more about Sameer, colleagues mentioned, and related papers.

See episode #01 with Sameer here: “Precision Medicine For Children With Genetic Epilepsies”

• About Sameer

  Sameer Zuberi is a Consultant Paediatric Neurologist, Researcher, & Honorary Prof at the Royal Hospital for Children, in Glasgow, UK.

  Sameer’s clinical and research interests include epilepsy, movement disorders, neurogenetics, channelopathies and neurological sleep disorders.

  In 2005 he established the Glasgow Epilepsy Genetics Service and has been its clinical lead since then. He is Chair of the International League Against Epilepsy Commission on Classification & Terminology, Editor-in-Chief of the European Journal of Paediatric Neurology, Board member of the European Paediatric Neurology Society & Glut1 Deficiency UK, & on the Medical Advisory Board for Dravet Syndrome UK.

• Links to Sameer & mentioned colleagues

  Twitter | University of Glasgow | ILAE | ILAE Award EPNS | Dravet UK | EpiCARE | Glut1 Deficiency UK | Epilepsia | Google Scholar | Wikipedia | EAN Pages | Terminology Commission

  Helen Cross: ILAE | ILAE Committees | GOSH | UCL | EpiCARE

  Ingrid Scheffer: Website | Twitter | Epilepsy Research Centre

  Elaine Wirrell: ILAE | Mayo Clinic

  Paolo Tinuper: ILAE | Università di Bologna

• Related papers

  Epilepsia: ILAE classification and definition of epilepsy syndromes with onset in neonates and infants: Position statement by the ILAE Task Force on Nosology and Definitions |

  Epilepsia: ILAE definition of the Idiopathic Generalized Epilepsy Syndromes: Position statement by the ILAE Task Force on Nosology and Definitions

  Epilepsia: Methodology for classification and definition of epilepsy syndromes with list of syndromes: Report of the ILAE Task Force on Nosology and Definitions

  Epilepsia: International League Against Epilepsy classification and definition of epilepsy syndromes with onset at a variable age: position statement by the ILAE Task Force on Nosology and Definitions

  Epilepsia: International League Against Epilepsy classification and definition of epilepsy syndromes with onset in childhood: Position paper by the ILAE Task Force on Nosology and Definitions

• Dravet & CDKL5

  Dravet UK - Dravet Foundation | CDKL5 UK | International Foundation for CDKL5 Research | EpiCARE | Ingrid Scheffer

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