NSSA Conference 2021 Presentations

 

Diet Therapies for Epilepsy - Neha Kaul

Neha presents on how specific diets such as the ketogenic diet can help patient control their epilepsy.

 

SEER Seizure Predictions - Ewan Nurse

Ewan present on a number of different techniques SEER are using to help predict and quantify seizures.

 

Do patients need to stay in bed in the EMU to remain safe? (Micormed) - Grace Zylstra

Grace presents on how there are ways to allow EMU patients to remain safe without being confined to bed.

 

Seizure Safety - Stephanie Chamorro

Steph presents on the different types of seizures and what to do when someone has a seizure.

 

Somatosensory Evoked Potential Troubleshooting - Linda Seiderer

Linda presents on some steps for troubleshooting when performing a SSEP.

 

MRI/fMRI Basics - Dr Paul Beech

Paul presents on the basics of MRI and fMRI and how we can use these techniques to identify abnormalities in patients being worked up for epilepsy surgery.

 

Neuropsychology Basics - Dr Honor Coleman

Honor presents on what it means to be a neuropsychologist and how they fit into the world of epilepsy

 

High density EEG - Simon Vogrin

Simon present on how high density EEG can be used as a non-invasive technique for seizure localisation.

 

IntraOperative Neurophysiological Monitoring (Meditrend) - Trevor Ekanayake

Trevor presents on the Neurosign and how it can be used in thyroid surgery.

 

ECG basics - Chrissie Vergiris

Chrissie presents on the basics of ECG.

 

Seizure Semiology - Dr Andrew Neal

Andrew presents on how seizure semiology is one of our greatest tools for helping localise seizure activity.

 

Nerve Conduction Studies - Callum Hollis

Callum presents on three things that you should know about nerve conduction studies

 

Continuous EEG in ICU with NeuroWorks (Natus) - Minna Sim

Natus present on using algorithms to help identify seizure patterns in an ICU setting.

 

Stereo EEG Basics - Dr Amy Halliday

Amy presents on the basics of sEEG and how it is used to produce better outcomes for epilepsy surgery patients.

 

Intraoperative Monitoring During Spinal Surgery - Ann Saunders

Ann presents on intraoperative monitoring and SSEPs during spinal surgery.