1. Evidence in Pediatric Epilepsy Surgery 2. Ethical considerations in contemporary Pediatric Epilepsy Surgery 3. Controversies in timing of pediatric epilepsy surgery - is earlier better?Invasive Investigation 4. Electrocorticographic evaluation of epileptogenicity - Traditional vs novel biomarkers to guide surgery 5. Invasive Monitoring - stereoelectroencephalography (SEEG) vs. subdural electrode (SDE) evaluation vs hybrid evaluation Resective or ablative surgery 6. Intra-operative adjuncts to optimize the surgical treatment of drug-resistant epilepsy - Do new tools improve outcome? 7.
medial Temporal lobe Epilepsy (TLE) - selective amygdalohippocampectomy (SAH) vs. anterior temporal lobectomy (ATL) 8. Epilepsy in eloquent cortex- Resection vs. responsive neurostimulation (RNS) 9. Lesional Epilepsy - Lesionectomy vs. ECoG-guided resection 10. Insular/peri-Sylvian Epilepsy - Resection vs. Stereotactic ablation (MR-guided laser ablation/Radiofrequency ablation) 11.
Hypothalamic Hamartoma - Stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) v. Stereotactic ablation (MR-guided laser ablation/Radiofrequency ablation) v. MRFUS 12. Tuberous Sclerosis Complex - Lesionectomy vs lesionectomy plusDisconnective Procedures 13. Functional hemispherotomy - Vertical vs. Lateral approach 14. Minimally Invasive Hemispherotomy - Endoscopic Assisted vs. Radiofrequency Disconnection 15.
Lobar/Multi-lobar epilepsy - Resection vs. Disconnection 16. Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome - Callosotomy vs. Vagal nerve stimulation (VNS) 17. Corpus Callosotomy - Ant 2/3rd (2-stage) v. Complete (1-stage)Neuromodulation 18. TLE with preserved function: Multiple hippocampal transection (MHT) vs. Neuromodulation (DBS, RNS) 19.
Neuromodulation - Neuromodulation vs 'resective', VNS vs. DBS (TSC, LGS, etc)???????.