Thursday June 3rd, 2004 15:30-17:30 Hall B Discussion Group Seizure prediction and prevention: facts and fiction.

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 "Initial Signs or Symptoms of Epileptic Seizures. Are They Safety Factors?" by P. Rajna, E. Csibri and A. Solyom. Warning and initial symptoms of epileptic seizures (WISE) might have extreme significance for the patients. Other papers that will be discussed are "On the Improbability of Clinical Seizure Anticipation in Human Epilepsy," by D. Velis, S.N. Kalitzin, P. Suffczynski and J. Parra and "Dynamical Changes Preceding Seizures and Their Relationship With Visually Assessed Video-EEG," by V. Navarro, J. Martinerie and M. Le Van Quyen.