Focal Onset Seizures From Causes to Care to Potential Cures - Webinar

Focal onset seizures (FOS), also known as partial onset seizures, are a type of seizure that occurs when there's abnormal electrical activity on one side of the brain. They may be classified as:
•. Focal onset aware seizures (formerly known as simple partial seizures) – a person with this seizure type is aware of the seizure their consciousness is unaltered.
•. Focal onset impaired awareness seizures (formerly known a complex partial seizures) – a person may be unaware of the seizure.
While these seizures generally occur in the temporal lobe of the brain, they may originate in other regions as well and their symptoms vary from repetitive involuntary movements (such as lip-smacking) to confusion and memory loss. The exact cause of this seizure type remains unknown but can be due to head injuries, genetics, infections, or metabolic disorders.
In this webinar, attendees will learn the:
1. Common causes and triggers of FOS.
2. Diagnostic criteria for the two types of FOS.
3. Current treatments and therapeutic options for FOS, including the most recent research done on the latest anti-seizure medicine, cenobamate, and its impact on people with epilepsy since FDA approval.
4. Outlook for patients with FOS and their loved ones.

Speaker
Pavel Klein, MD is the Director of the Mid-Atlantic Epilepsy and Sleep Center in Bethesda, MD, and an Adjunct Associate Professor of Neurology at George Washington University. Dr. Klein’s clinical research includes novel treatments of epilepsy, dietary treatments of epilepsy in adults, prevention of epilepsy after traumatic brain injury, the effect of sex and stress hormones on epilepsy, and women with epilepsy.