Controversies in epilepsy: debates held during the Fourth International Workshop on Seizure Prediction.
Debates on six controversial topics were held during the Fourth International Workshop on Seizure Prediction (IWSP4) convened in Kansas City, KS, USA, July 4-7, 2009. The topics were (1) Ictogenesis: Focus versus Network? (2) Spikes and Seizures: Step-relatives or Siblings? (3) Ictogenesis: A Result of Hyposynchrony? (4) Can Focal Seizures Be Caused by Excessive Inhibition? (5) Do High-Frequency Oscillations Provide Relevant Independent Information? (6) Phase Synchronization: Is It Worthwhile as Measured? This article, written by the IWSP4 organizing committee and the debaters, summarizes the arguments presented during the debates.
Frei
Mark G
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Flint Hills Scientific, L.L.C., Lawrence, KS, USA. frei@kcnet.com
Zaveri
Hitten P
HP
Arthurs
Susan
S
Bergey
Gregory K
GK
Jouny
Christophe C
CC
Lehnertz
Klaus
K
Gotman
Jean
J
Osorio
Ivan
I
Netoff
Theoden I
TI
Freeman
Walter J
WJ
Jefferys
John
J
Worrell
Gregory
G
Quyen
Michel Le Van
Mle V
Schiff
Steven J
SJ
Mormann
Florian
F
D003226:Congresses as Topic; D004569:Electroencephalography / Q000379:methods; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D007391:International Cooperation; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests