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. 2026 Jan:174:110756.
doi: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2025.110756. Epub 2025 Nov 26.

Epilepsy beyond seizures: embracing a holistic perspective. Proceedings of the 2nd meeting (Episicily) of the epilepsy study group of the Italian Society of neurology

Angelo Labate  1 , Eleonora Palma  2 , Vincenzo Belcastro  3 , Paolo Bonanni  4 , Antonio Cerasa  5 , Emanuele Cerulli Irelli  6 , Duma Gian Marco  4 , Maurizio Elia  7 , Edoardo Ferlazzo  8 , Francesco Fortunato  9 , Alfredo D'Aniello  10 , Felice D'Arco  11 , Carlo Di Bonaventura  6 , Giancarlo Di Gennaro  10 , Antonino F Germanò  12 , Loretta Giuliano  13 , Francesca Granata  14 , Angelina Laganà  15 , Claudio Liguori  16 , Adriana Magaudda  15 , Iolanda Martino  9 , Alessandra Morano  6 , Susanna Negrin  4 , Nicola Paciello  17 , Mariangela Panebianco  18 , Angelo Pascarella  8 , Gabriele Ruffolo  19 , Emilio Russo  20 , Edoardo Spina  21 , Francesco Tomaiuolo  21 , Andrea Tomasini  22 , Lidia Urso  23 , Umberto Aguglia  8 , Antonio Gambardella  9 , Mario Zappia  13 , Marco Mula  24
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Epilepsy beyond seizures: embracing a holistic perspective. Proceedings of the 2nd meeting (Episicily) of the epilepsy study group of the Italian Society of neurology

Angelo Labate et al. Epilepsy Behav. 2026 Jan.
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Abstract

The purpose of the second meeting of the Epilepsy Study Group of the Italian Society of Neurology, held in Sicily, Italy, and titled "Episicily" was on a new holistic approach to people with epilepsy. The most important points that the experts at the conference addressed and considered significant were the modern clinical approach of a physician dedicated to epilepsy that requests multidisciplinary collaboration and a dynamic vision throughout new diagnostic procedures. Then, the new antiseizures medications and their peculiarities, the role of neuroinflammation and finally the bidirectional relationship with sleep disorders.

Keywords: Artificial intelligence; Epilepsy; Modern epileptologist; Neuroinfiammation; Sleep disorder.

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Declaration of competing interest The authors declare the following financial interests/personal relationships which may be considered as potential competing interests: Given his role as Editor-in-Chief, Marco Mula had no involvement in the peer-review of this article and had no access to information regarding its peer-review. Full responsibility for the editorial process for this article was delegated to another journal editor.

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