Neurology - Management of the canine and feline status epilepticus and cluster seizures at home and in hospital
Course Content
Status epilepticus (SE) or prolonged epileptic seizure activity is a common neurological emergency with a high mortality rate and, if left untreated, can lead to irreversible cerebral damage and systemic complications. Fast and effective first-line management is of paramount importance, particularly in the at-home management of seizures where drug administration routes are limited.
• What is an impeding versus an established or Refractory and Super-Refractory Status Epilepticus?
• How much do you know about alternative routes of administration for anti-epileptic drugs: transdermal-intranasal-buccal-sublingual-rectal?
• What are the therapeutic obstacles of Refractory Status Epilepticus and what is the proposed approach to overcome them?
• What are the differences of classic therapeutic approach with monotherapy and sequential (poly)therapy versus the new therapeutic approach of an early simultaneous polytherapy?
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Marios Charalambous
Clinical and Research Associate – University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Germany
Dr. Marios Charalambous is an ABVS American and EBVS European recognized specialist in veterinary neurology. After completing his small animal internship at Queen’s Veterinary School Hospital at the University of Cambridge (UK), Dr. Charalambous worked in general and emergency private practice in UK. During this time, he completed a post-graduate diploma in advanced neuroimaging at the University College London (UCL) Institute of Neurology (UK). Dr. Charalambous completed his initial training in neurology at Cornell University (USA) before joining Ghent University (Belgium) to complete his ACVIM and ECVN approved residency in neurology. In addition, he completed a Ph.D. where he focused on investigating novel therapies for epileptic seizure disorders. Dr. Charalambous participated in multiple training, educational programs and courses hold by Universities within the UK and USA. He has been also recognized as a Chartered Scientist by the Science Council and as a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. He was the past representative of the European Society of veterinary Neurology (ESVN). He is currently in University of Veterinary Medicine (TiHo) Hannover, Germany, where he is working in the small animal hospital as clinical neurologist and resident supervisor and at the same time leading various research projects in veterinary neurology and epilepsy.