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CME / ABIM MOC

Test Your Expertise in the Diagnosis and Management of Rare Pediatric Epilepsies

  • Authors: Elaine C. Wirrell, MD
  • CME / ABIM MOC Released: 3/16/2023
  • Valid for credit through: 3/16/2024
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  • Credits Available

    Physicians - maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™

    ABIM Diplomates - maximum of 1.00 ABIM MOC points

    You Are Eligible For

    • Letter of Completion
    • ABIM MOC points

Target Audience and Goal Statement

This activity is intended for neurologists, pediatricians, and psychiatrists.

The goal of this activity is for learners to be better able to accurately diagnose and effectively manage patients with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome (LGS) and Dravet syndrome (DS).

Upon completion of this activity, participants will:

  • Have greater competence related to
    • Selection of appropriate assessment tools for a pediatric patient with seizures
    • Accurate diagnosis of a rare pediatric epilepsy
    • Selection of an appropriate antiseizure medication (ASM) for the management of a rare pediatric epilepsy


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Faculty

  • Elaine C. Wirrell, MD

    Professor of Neurology
    Divisions of Child and Adolescent Neurology and Epilepsy
    Department of Neurology
    Chair of Child and Adolescent Neurology
    Mayo Clinic
    Rochester, Minnesota

    Disclosures

    Elaine C. Wirrell, MD, has the following relevant financial relationships:
    Consultant or advisor for: BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc.; Eisai, Inc.
    Research funding from: Biocodex; Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Marinus Pharmaceuticals; Stoke Therapeutics; Takeda; Zogenix, Inc.

Editors

  • Frances McFarland, PhD, MA

    Medical Education Director, Medscape, LLC

    Disclosures

    Frances McFarland, PhD, MA, has no relevant financial relationships.

  • Megan Breuer, PhD

    Medical Writer, Medscape, LLC

    Disclosures

    Megan Breuer, PhD, has the following relevant financial relationships:
    Consultant/advisor: Paratek Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (former)
    Owns stock (publicly traded) in: Bristol Myers Squibb Company; Johnson and Johnson; Paratek Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc.

Compliance Reviewer

  • Leigh Schmidt, MSN, RN, CNE, CHCP

    Associate Director, Accreditation and Compliance, Medscape, LLC

    Disclosures

    Leigh Schmidt, MSN, RN, CNE, CHCP, has no relevant financial relationships.

Peer Reviewer

This activity has been peer reviewed and the reviewer has no relevant financial relationships.


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    Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 1.0 MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.

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CME / ABIM MOC

Test Your Expertise in the Diagnosis and Management of Rare Pediatric Epilepsies

Authors: Elaine C. Wirrell, MDFaculty and Disclosures

CME / ABIM MOC Released: 3/16/2023

Valid for credit through: 3/16/2024

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The following cases are modeled on the interactive grand rounds approach. The questions within the activity are designed to test your current knowledge. After each question, you will be able to see whether you answered correctly and read evidence-based information that supports the most appropriate answer choice. The questions are designed to challenge you; you will not be penalized for answering the questions incorrectly. At the end of the activity, there will be a short post-test assessment based on the material presented.

ASSESSMENT, DIAGNOSIS, AND INITIAL TREATMENT SELECTION FOR A CHILD WITH SEIZURES

Case Introduction

A baby of 7 months of age presented previously at your hospital with a fever and a focal, prolonged seizure. She experienced a 10-minute long, right hemiclonic seizure with fever 24 hours after receiving a second round of immunizations. Her initial exam revealed no neurological concerns, her workup was negative for underlying infection, and she was sent home. Five weeks later, she presents with a 15-minute left hemiclonic seizure after being in a warm bath and her documented temperature was 37.8 °C. Further evaluation indicates that she was born following a healthy pregnancy with no perinatal complications and there is no previous family history of epilepsy. Her electroencephalogram (EEG) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are normal.

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