Ministry of Health: Diagnosis and Management of Epilepsy in Adults (slides & speeches from the launch, PDA versions and Patient version available)

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Diagnosis and Management of Epilepsy in Adults (slides and speeches from the launch, PDA versions and Patient version available)

Published: Jan 2007

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A scientific meeting to launch the guidelines was organized by the Epilepsy in Adults CPG workgroup and the Ministry of Health, on 24 Feb 07. You can download copies of the slides and recordings of the speeches by clicking on the following links:

Dr K Puvanendran - Diagnosis and differential diagnosis of epilepsy.
Slides & Speech (22.5MB) | Speech only (15.1MB)
Dr Nigel Tan Choon Kiat - When and what antiepileptic should be given.
Slides & Speech (16.2MB) | Speech only (28.1MB)
Dr Rahul Rathakrishnan - What follow-on investigations for the adult patient with epilepsy.
Slides & Speech (9.9MB) | Speech only (20MB)
Dr Andrew Pan - Special issues of women and epilepsy.
Slides & Speech (17.5MB) | Speech only (17.1MB)
A/Prof Einar Wilder Smith - Cost-effectiveness.
Slides & Speech (11.2MB) | Speech only (10.6MB)

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