Tuesday June Ist, 2004 14:30-16:30 Hall B Discussion Croup Controversies in epilepsy surgery.

The article presents information about abstracts of various papers that will be discussed at the Discussion Group of the 6th European Congress on Epileptology that will be held on June 1, 2004. One of the papers that will be discussed is "Non-Invasive and Invasive EEG," by F. Leutmezer. Video-EEG monitoring may be used to confirm the diagnosis of a seizure disorder, to classify seizure types, to assess seizure frequency and precipitating factors, and for surgical localisation. Although the procedure is associated with certain disadvantages, like its limited availability, the inherent cost, and the need for hospitalization, it is performed in almost all epilepsy centres for several reasons. Other papers that will be discussed are "Neuroimaging," by J.S. Duncan and "Can Epilepsy Surgery Cure Epilepsy?" by D. Schmidt.