ISCN Meeting Programme, 19th of October 2012
Irish Society of Clinical Neurophysiology
Scientific Meeting, Friday 19th October 2012
Venue: Richard Carmichael Lecture Theatre, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9
PROGRAMME
Session 1:
10:30
Opening remarks, Dr Fiona Molloy and Dr Gerard Mullins,
Consultant Neurophysiologists, Beaumont Hospital
10:35
The EEG in cryptogenic Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome: findings from
the Epilepsy Phenome Genome Project (EPGP)
Widdess-Walsh-P.
11:00
“Seeing the Forest for the Trees” or rather the Trees for the Forest?!
Dr Amre Shahwan & Clinical Neurophysiology Team, Children’s
University Hospital, Temple Street, Dublin1, Ireland
11:15
An uncommon cause of a common encelphalographic pattern in
neonates
Gouling R, Boylan G
Neonatal Brain Research Group, UCC
11:30
COFFEE AND POSTER SESSION
12:00
Focal versus generalized – a simple dichotomy.
John McHugh1,2, Michael Alexander1
Departments of Clinical Neurophysiology, Tallaght1 and Our Lady’s
Children’s Hospital2, Dublin
12:15
Myoclonic Epilepsy- an extraordinary pedigree.
G Haughton1, C McEvoy1, R Collins2 and MD Alexander1 Dept. of
Clinical Neurophysiology1 and Age Related Health Care2, Tallaght
Hospital, Dublin 24
12:30
Semantically-triggered reading epilepsy
Jill Byrne, Maresa McGee, Roisin Lonergan, Sean Connolly.
12:45
An Audit of Sleep EEG findings in Beaumont Hospital
Lane L, Duggan C, O’Donnell A, Molloy F, Mullins G.
Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, Beaumont Hospital, Beaumont
Road, Dublin 9.
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13:00
LUNCH
Session 2
14:00
Protective effect of denervation in the development of gouty
arthropathy- a case presentation and discussion.
MD Alexander1and D Kane2
Dept. of Clinical Neurophysiology1 and Rheumatology2, Tallaght
Hospital, Dublin 24.
14:15
Just Some Quick Electrics Dr Occam. The Neurophsyiology of
Multiple Pathology
McNamara B. Dept of Clinical Neurophysiology, Cork University
Hospital.
14:30
Leg pain after maxillo-facial surgery
Redmond J., Langan Y.
Depts of Clinical Neurophysiology and Neurology, St James’s Hospital, J
ames’s St., Dublin 8.
14:45
A routine peripheral neuropathy screen revealing interesting findings
Craig Heffell, Neurophysiology Department, Bon Secours Hospital, Cork
15:00
COFFEE
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Session 3:
15:30
Prevalence and characteristics of subclinical contralateral median
nerve involvement in patients with carpal tunnel syndrome
Kate O’Brien, Emma Irving, Alma O’Donnell, Sheila O’Connell, Maura
Connell, Margaret Ryan, Dr. Gerard Mullins, Dr. Fiona Molloy.
15:45
Investigating the variation in cone isolating ERGs across the retina in
patients diagnosed with Retinitis Pigmentosa
John Maguire 1, Neil Parry 1, 2
1. University of Manchester
2. Manchester Royal Eye Hospital
16:00
A selection of clinical cases and learning points
17:00
CLOSING REMARKS
POSTERS
The Use and Misuse of Paediatric EEG at CUH Temple Street:
A Service Review and Clinical Audit
Odette O’ Flaherty; Eileen O’ Flaherty; Amre Shahwan
Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, Children’s University Hospital (CUH), Temple Street,
Dublin, Ireland.
Electroencephalographic (EEG) findings in Vasovagal Syncope (VVS)
C O Dwyer, H Nolan, C Rice, CW Fan, Y Langan, S Connolly, R Reilly, RA Kenny
Falls and Blackouts Unit, St James’s Hospital
Dept of Medical Gerontology, TCD
Trinity Centre for Bioengineering
Depts of Clinical Neurophysiology, St James’s Hospital and St Vincent’s Hospital
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Patient Satisfaction Questionnaire
Sheila O’Connell, Margaret Ryan, Alma O’Donnell, Kate O’Brien, Maura Connell, Sarah
Alas, Dr. Gerard Mullins, Dr. Fiona Molloy
Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, Beaumont Hospital, Beaumont Road, Dublin 9.
An unusual absence in absences.
Christine McEvoy, Deirdre Glynn, Michael Alexander, John McHugh
Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, Tallaght Hospital, Dublin 24
Reading Epilepsy: An interesting Case Study
McGrane C, Doherty C P, Langan Y.
Department of Clinical Neurophysiology and Neurology SJH.