Memory and Aging Center Grand Rounds

Linking Late-Onset Epilepsy with Alzheimer’s Disease

Alice Lam, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Neurology
Harvard Medical School and the Massachusetts General Hospital

Objectives

• Describe the evidence that supports a bi-directional relationship between late-onset epilepsy and Alzheimer’s disease
• Recognize the clinical and technical limitations to diagnosing epilepsy in patients with Alzheimer’s disease
• ‌Describe the spectrum of epileptiform abnormalities seen in Alzheimer’s disease

Disclosures

• Planners: Bruce L. Miller, MD; Howard J. Rosen, MD; Manizhe Eslami Amirabadi, MD; Anil Vora; and Janet Allen-Williams have stated they have no relationships to disclose.
• Speaker: Alice Lam, MD, PhD, has stated she has no relationships to disclose.

Accreditation: The University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Designation: UCSF designates this live activity for a maximum of 22 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Credit is inclusive of all Memory and Aging Center Grand Rounds sessions offered from January 1, 2024, through December 31, 2024. (1 credit per each 1-hour grand rounds session throughout the year).

Questions? Email Manizhe Eslami Amirabadi, MD, at manizhe.eslamiamirabadi@ucsf.edu.

Attendees must register for this event. Grand Rounds presentations are for educational purposes and intended for a professional audience with a terminal degree. This activity is not commercially supported.