Paediatric Epilepsy Training (PET) Course - Level 1

This is a 1-day course, which will be delivered by Consultant Paediatricians. The day will consist of lectures and interactive workshops.

By the end of the of PET1, attendees will be able to:

• Define: seizure, epilepsy, epilepsy syndrome and be able to provide a simple classification of epilepsy
• Describe the different seizure types eg absence, myoclonic, tonic clonic, tonic, atonic, focal motor and focal sensory
• Give differential diagnosis for seizures, and how to distinguish epilepsy from syncopes (simple faints, reflex anoxic seizure, breath holding) and inattention (day-dreaming, pre-occupation)
• Manage the first seizure event (not status epilepticus management)
• Appreciate the contribution made by EEG and neuro-imaging
• Describe the principles of treatment, the indication for anti-convulsants and the well-known side effects of these drugs
• Offer practical advice for parents and children with epilepsy

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