Wednesday June 2nd, 2004 14:30-16:30 Hall E Discussion Group Basal ganglia and epilepsy - a target for research and therapy.

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 2, 2004. One of the papers that will be discussed is "Nocturnal Movement Disorders and Epilepsy: Overlap Syndromes?" by K.R. Chaudhuri. Generalized tonic clonic seizures or partial motor seizures can mimic hyperkinetic movement disorders such as myoclonus. Rarely chorea/choreoathetoid movements, tics or dystonia may also complicate disorders, which manifest with epilepsy. Other papers that will be discussed are "Basal Ganglia in Experimental Models of Epilepsy," by C. Deransart and A. Depaulis and "SPECT Imaging Basal Ganglia and Thalamic Involvement," by R. Duncan.