Welcome to Kuopio Epilepsy Symposium 2011 

On behalf of the Finnish Epilepsy Society and the Finnish Epilepsy Association, we cordially welcome you to participate in the KUOPIO EPILEPSY SYMPOSIUM 2011 & TEACHING COURSE, March 24-26, 2011, Kuopio Music Centre, Kuopio, Finland.

The meeting will be the sixth in a series of epilepsy meetings that are organized jointly by A.I.Virtanen Institute for Molecular Sciences and Institute of Clinical Medicine, Neurology, University of Eastern Finland. This year also the Finnish Pediatric Neurology and the Neurological Societies have their annual meetings during our epilepsy symposium.

The objective of the meeting is to present up-to-date knowledge of selected topics related to epilepsy. Both experimental and clinical data will be presented. We hope to bring together people working in the different fields of epileptology to facilitate the exchange of information and ideas, and to update our understanding of basic mechanisms, diagnostics and treatment of epilepsy.