Enduring Activity:
2022 Pediatric Neurology Update
“Seizure Mimics”
Evaluation and Credit: www.surveymonkey.com/r/GBHYVVW
Target Audience
This activity is targeted toward physicians, resident/fellows, pharmacists, physician assistants, nurses, students and
other health clinicians in the practice of pediatrics, neurology, pediatric rheumatology, physical medicine and
rehabilitation, and family practice.
Statement of Need
Neurological disorders in children can present with varied symptoms and severities. Outcomes in many of these
disorders often correlate with the speed of recognition, diagnosis and institution of the correct treatment. Many of
these diseases are rare and practitioners may not consider them in the differential diagnosis.
Objectives
At the conclusion of this offering, the participant will be able to:
1. Describe four types of paroxysmal NEE (Non Epileptic Events) in infants, and children.
2. Identify the benefit of homemade videos in making a diagnosis.
3. Discuss the use of diagnostic tool EEG guided by specific clinical suspicion.
Faculty
Jeetendra P. Sah, M.D.
Child Neurologist
Norton Children’s Neuroscience Institute
Affiliated with the UofL School of Medicine
Relevant Financial Relationships
Faculty
Faculty for this activity have no relevant financial relationships.
Planners
Dr. Vinay Puri has a relationship with Eisai for his role as consultant and Neurelis for his roles as speaker and consultant.
No other planners have any relevant financial relationships to disclose. All relevant relationships have been mitigated.
Accreditation
Norton Healthcare is accredited by the Kentucky Medical Association to provide continuing medical education for
physicians.
Designation
Norton Healthcare designates this enduring material for a maximum of 0.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians
should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Date of Original Release | September 2022
Course Termination Date | August 2024
Contact Information | Center for Continuing Medical Education; (502) 446-5955 or cme@nortonhealthcare.org
Resources
Imitators of Epilepsy
www.epilepsy.com/diagnosis/im...
Clinical identification of psychogenic nonepileptic events using combinations of psychological tests in a veteran sample
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33360...
Paroxysmal Nonepileptic Events in Children
A Video Gallery and a Guide for Differential Diagnosis
cp.neurology.org/content/12/4...
21 июл 2024
