EPISURG 2026, the Second Edition of the International Conference on Epilepsy Surgery, will bring together leading experts and professionals in epilepsy surgery and management. The conference will feature the latest advances in epilepsy surgery, diagnostics, technology, surgical techniques, and multidisciplinary approaches to patient care.

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Program

Session 01

WHEN THE BRAIN DOESN’T READ THE TEXTBOOK | THE DIFFICULT SEMIOLOGY

  • When the Seizure Speaks: The First Clue to Localization
  • Gyratory seizures: Where is the focus?
  • Hypomotor seizures: localisation challenges
  • Hyperkinetic Trap: Violent Movements, Hidden Focus
  • Head and eye deviation: how much can we trust them?
  • Visual seizures: Occipital, temporal or frontal network?
  • Video quiz: Where is the focus? Interactive Video Quiz

TEA BREAK

Session 02

MRI NEGATIVE ≠ LESION NEGATIVE

  • The MRI-negative patient: where do we begin?
  • FCD: What the Radiologist Sees vs What the Surgeon Needs
  • PET, SPECT and MRI Post-processing — Putting the Puzzle Together
  • Electrical Source Imaging — When EEG Becomes an Image
  • From Pixels to Potentials: When is imaging enough? When is sEEG mandatory?
  • Image challenge: Find the lesion in 60 seconds 60-Sec Challenge
  • Inaugural Function

LUNCH BREAK

Session 03

PLAN MY SEEG

  • When do you really need sEEG?
  • Hypothesis-driven vs exploratory implantation
  • How many electrodes are enough?
  • Safe trajectories: Orthogonal vs Oblique approach
  • Sampling the insula, cingulate & deep structures
  • Live Audience Challenge: Draw your sEEG implantation Audience Participation

TEA BREAK

Tea Break
Session 04

SEEG: FROM ELECTRODE TO SURGERY

  • Interictal vs Ictal patterns
  • Seizure Propagation — Friend or Enemy?
  • Stimulation Mapping & Functional Networks
  • sEEG to Surgical hypothesis: Which electrodes matter?
  • sEEG to Operating Room: when to decide on resection vs disconnection vs ablation?
  • LIVE CASE BOARD — “You have 15 minutes to find the focus.” Live Case Board
SESSION 5:

EPISURG COURTROOM: THE FAILED FIRST OPERATION

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Judge
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Prosecution
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Defense
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Expert Witnesses
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Jury
SESSION 6:

CAMP FIRE SESSION — EPILEPSY SURGERY – LESSONS FROM THE FIRE LINE

🔥 Lighting the fire by moderator
  • The Lesion Everyone Wanted to Remove
  • The Seizure That Crossed the Midline
  • The Negative MRI, Positive Surgery
  • The patient nobody wanted to operate on
  • Bilateral on EEG. Unilateral in the Brain
  • Elephant in the room, Ant in the Brain
🔥 Closing flame – Summary by moderator

ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMME AND GALA DINNER

Gala Evening