Next month, the 500th epilepsy surgery patient will be operated at The Royal Children’s Hospital. In this Grand Rounds presentation, Dr Harvey will provide some background to epilepsy surgery in children, describe the changing landscape of epilepsy surgery at the RCH over the last 30 years, highlight the important role of neuroimaging advances, and mention some of the complex issues the epilepsy program is dealing with currently.
Strategies in adults that have been implemented in the prehospital and emergency department settings to reduce time delays and improve access to hyper acute therapies will be discussed.
Professor Kathryn North will review of recent advances in the diagnosis of congenital myopathies, and the clinical clues that aid the clinician in reaching a specific genetic diagnosis.
This talk will provide an overview of the process of syndrome diagnosis and the impact of new genetic technologies and diagnostic tools such as POSSUMweb.
Information on recent advances in the management of the most common neuromuscular disorders of childhood and the future for patients with these conditions. Neuromuscular disorders affect 200 000 Australians and are responsible for 1/3 of all referrals to paediatric neurology clinics.
