Thursday June 3rd, 2004 11:30-13:30 Hall Fl Discussion Group Functional imaging of the epilepsies using positron emission tomography.

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 3, 2004. One of the papers that will be discussed is "Neuropathological Characteristics of Focal Cortical Dysplasia: Comparison of Epilepsy Surgery Series in Children and Adults," by A. Becker. Focal epilepsies are frequently associated with highly differentiated glioneuronal lesions. Other papers that will be discussed are "Severe Focal Childhood Epilepsies Caused by Focal Cortical Dysplasia-Non-Invasive Protocols," by J.H. Cross and "Severe Focal Childhood Epilepsies Caused by Focal Cortical Dysplasia-Invasive Protocols," by O. Delalande.