The EPNS is delighted to offer FREE 1 hour to 1.5 hour long webinars on topics of key interest to Child Neurologists on the 2^nd Wednesday of each month at 17:00h CET. Each webinar is broadcast live on Zoom and available for FREE to anyone who would like to register. Don’t worry if you are not available for the live broadcast however because fully paid up EPNS members will be able to access a recording of the full session via the EPNS website after the event.

Date: Wednesday 8 April 2026

Time: 17:00h Central European Time (e.g. Netherlands). Time Zone Converter: CLICK HERE

Topic: Holistic approach to Severe Infantile Epilepsies

Description: The Developmental and Epileptic Encephalopathies (DEEs) comprise a group of rare neurological syndromes characterized by severe drug-resistant epilepsy with onset in the first years of life and associated with significant neurodevelopmental impairment. The clinical phenotype is typically complex and heterogeneous, including polymorphic seizures, intellectual disability, developmental and language delay, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, autism spectrum disorder, behavioural disturbances and sleep disorders. Epilepsy has a profound emotional impact on families and frequently requires urgent medical management. However, as children grow older, other comorbidities often become increasingly relevant for parents and caregivers, sometimes even more than seizure control itself. Indeed, the same genetic variants responsible for epileptic activity are often expressed in brain regions involved in language, cognition, behaviour, and motor function. Consequently, the underlying pathophysiology may simultaneously affect multiple neurodevelopmental domains. For this reason, DEEs should be approached from a holistic perspective, considering epilepsy and its associated comorbidities not as isolated conditions but as interconnected manifestations of a broader developmental brain disorder. Targeted and precision therapies developed to treat epilepsy may also have beneficial effects on associated comorbidities, potentially improving broader neurodevelopmental outcomes and overall quality of life for patients and their families. A comprehensive, multidisciplinary management strategy is therefore essential in the care of children with DEEs.

Speaker: Professor Federico Vigevano

Chair: Professor Dilek Yalnizoglu

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