On a daily basis we all are facing a lot of academically interesting as well as challenging and sometimes controversial clinical cases. If you have a relentless desire to share your “professional adventures”, but can rarely find a chance to write a medical article OR maybe you are just eagerly searching for a collaboration – search no more, you have found a chance to do that! 🙂
The EPNS Education & Training Committee together with the Young EPNS (YEPNS) are hosting the EPNS Case Discussions interactive webinars on the 4th Wednesday of every other month at 17:00 CET.
Each Case Discussion webinar will be broadcasted live via the ZOOM Webinar platform for approximately 40-60 minutes.
Available for FREE to both EPNS members and non-members, all are welcome.
Do you feel like participating and sharing your “special case presentation”?
It is very easy: Fill in our online Application Form CLICK HERE and we will contact you!
See you in our webinars!
Next EPNS Case Discussion Webinar:
Wednesday 24 June 2026 17:00h Central European Time
Title: Cardiac Arrest and Prolonged Apnea in a Patient with Infantile-Onset Epilepsy: Epileptic or Non-Epileptic?
Description:
Summary of the case: A 3.5-year-old girl with developmental delay and epilepsy presented with recurrent paroxysmal events, autonomic dysfunction, and severe cardiorespiratory instability requiring ICD implantation. Her events included staring episodes, tonic posturing, hypotonia, cyanosis, generalized tonic–clonic seizures, and episodic apnea, with gait impairment and speech slowing developing during follow-up. EEG findings remained non-specific, and some clinically concerning events lacked clear electrographic correlation. A significant family history, including consanguinity and an affected sibling with a similar clinical history, raises suspicion for an underlying genetic disorder. Ongoing investigations are focused on distinguishing epileptic, autonomic, and movement-related phenomena.
Description: This EPNS Case Discussion will explore the diagnostic journey of a young child presenting with developmental delay, epilepsy, ataxia, autonomic dysfunction, and severe cardiorespiratory instability requiring cardiac device implantation. The case highlights the complexity of distinguishing epileptic, autonomic, and movement-related phenomena in a child with a suspected genetic etiology, reflecting the diagnostic uncertainty often encountered in paediatric neurology.
We will discuss:
• Diagnostic challenges in a child with developmental delay, epilepsy, ataxia, and autonomic dysfunction
• The complexity of distinguishing seizures from autonomic and paroxysmal non-epileptic events
• The role of multimodal investigations, including neurophysiology, sleep studies, genetics, cardiology, and respiratory assessment
• The importance of multidisciplinary collaboration in reaching a working diagnosis and guiding management
Senior Mentor: Nadia Bahi-Buisson
YEPNS Presenter: Nazli Soykan
YEPNS Moderator: Matthias De Wachter
To Register: CLICK HERE
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the EPNS Case Discussion webinar. Registration is free and all are welcome, so please share this invitation with your colleagues! We hope you will join us.
More Case Discussion webinars will be coming your way and details will be shared here in due course.
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