ALBERTA EPILEPSY EDUCATION WEBINARS
FEMALE ADOLESCENTS AND EPILEPSY – a presentation by Dr. J. Kassiri. This is the full recording of Dr. Kassiri’s presentation at the webinar, on November 18, 2021. For specific case studies and focus segments review the videos below.
DEFINITIONS OF EPILEPSY – A short introduction about seizures, epilepsy and epilepsy in adolescents.
CASE STUDY TWO – the second case presented by Dr. Kassiri. In this segment reflections range from different diagnoses, to the importance of discussing the full experience of patients with their physicians, to considering PNES (for more details about these visit our webinar on PNES and Intractable Seizures).
FEMALE ADOLESCENTS AND EPILEPSY
Join us for this information session about female adolescents and epilepsy, led by Dr. Janani (Jay) Kassiri, MSc, MD/Ph.D., FRCPC, CSCN Diplomate (EEG), Pediatric Epileptologist, Assistant Professor, Division of Pediatric Neurology, Stollery Children’s Hospital and the University of Alberta, and her colleagues.
The topic of this webinar will focus on the impact epilepsy has on adolescent females, provide an overall scientific understanding of the brain disorder on girls, list most common problems and challenges and engage panelists in interactive discussions.
The session panelists include:
Dr Datta– Pediatric Epileptologist- UBC, BC Children
Dr Dary – Child Psychiatrist – U of A, Stollery
Dr Lebeuf – Adolescent Medicine Pediatrics U of A, Stollery
Dr Liu – Pediatric Epileptologist U of A, Stollery
Dr Mailo – Pediatric Neurologist U of A, Stollery
Dr. Kassiri will provide an initial overview. The panelists will discuss questions submitted in advance on the topic (submit your questions at registration time).
We will record only the initial presentation of this webinar.
WHAT WE KNOW SO FAR
These are the resources and latest links we have searched and reviewed in preparation for this session. Feel free to review the information for yourself.
- EPILEPSY AND WOMEN – EEA Epilepsy booklet resource page.
- Women and Epilepsy – link to the Epilepsy Ontario webpage about this topic. This is a good place to start the conversation about this topic.
- Pregnancy Does Not Increase Seizures in Women With Epilepsy – a blog post from MedScape about this topic.
Changes in Seizure Frequency and Antiepileptic Therapy during Pregnancy – the article about this research.
- Clinical Guidelines for the Management of Epilepsy in Adults and Children (PDF – pages 29-32)
- Antiseizure drugs for women with epilepsy – pdf link
SESSION RESOURCES
Once the session takes place we will post here any additional resources shared.
- FOR YOUNG WOMEN – Epilepsy Foundation Page with plenty of articles about epilepsy and young women.
- PRE-TEEN AND TEENAGE GIRLS AND EPILEPSY – Epilepsy Foundation page with plenty of articles about pre-teem and teenage girls and epilepsy.
- EPILEPSY AND GIRLS – UK website with information about epilepsy for girls.
SESSION RECORDINGS
CASE STUDY ONE – this first case study presented by Dr. Kassiri. During the presentation she introduces a number of factors impacting female adolescents living with epilepsy and a wide range of considerations.
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