Rome 28th August – 1st September 2011
29th International Epilepsy Congress

Scientific Programme


The Scientific Advisory & Organising Committee has identified the following main topics for the congress Plenary Sessions, with each session incorporating both scientific and social components:

•When do we consider epilepsy cured?
•Impaired consciousness in epilepsy
•Epilepsy during puberty – the wonder years
•Predicting the unpredictable: the adverse effects of treatment
•Older, slowing down and seizing up – epilepsy strikes again
•Challenges in developing a new approach for classification in epilepsy

The Presidential Symposium will be entitled “Avoiding epilepsy deaths”.

The main Plenary Sessions will be supplemented by an extensive programme of parallel sessions, satellite symposia, teaching sessions and workshops. A comprehensive schedule of free communications will also be held in the form of both platform and poster presentations.

The Prize Symposium will take place on Monday afternoon from 16.30 to 18.00.
There will be an Award Ceremony on Wednesday afternoon.

Please note that sessions and speakers are subject to confirmation and change.