14/12/2025
Today we mark a historic milestone in epilepsy care for Egypt and Africa.
On behalf of the Egyptian Children Society Against Epilepsy (ECSE) we extend our deepest thanks to everyone who made the Indo‑Egyptian SEEG Week possible — our attendees, the organising team, Town Hospital, and our extraordinary Indian partners from Rela Hospital and the visiting faculty.
What we achieved together
- We performed the first SEEG implantation in Egypt and across Africa — a landmark clinical and educational moment that moves precision epilepsy care from aspiration to reality.
- We delivered a packed hybrid programme: three multidisciplinary MDTs, a practical Neuro‑critical Care workshop, a two‑day SEEG Masterclass with hands‑on Brainlab/Cadwell/CURRY sessions, live SEEG implantation and SEEG‑guided HH (hypothalamic hamartoma) RFA, and a final resection decision day.
- Fifteen expert faculty from Rela/Gleneagles joined our Egyptian teams to teach, proctor, and mentor — sharing decades of SEEG and HH‑RFA experience.
- Multidisciplinary Egyptian faculty from multiple universities worked side‑by‑side with the Indian team to select patients, plan trajectories, read SEEG signals, and deliver care — proving our national capacity to adopt and sustain these techniques.
Why this matters
- SEEG is not a single operation — it is the culmination of rigorous Phase‑1 evaluation, multidisciplinary teamwork and precise planning. ECSE’s role has been to convene these teams, standardise the pathway, and create the infrastructure for training and safe implementation.
- This week lays the foundation for a one‑year fellowship programme with Rela that will train Egyptian neurosurgeons, neurologists, EEG technologists and ICU teams — ensuring sustainable local expertise.
- More than a technical first, this is a systemic shift: from isolated cases and overseas referrals, to an in‑country, ILAE‑level service that will benefit thousands of patients across Egypt, the region and Africa.
Thank you
To Town Hospital for hosting, to every organiser who worked tirelessly behind the scenes, to the Indian faculty for their mentorship, and to all attendees for your enthusiasm and commitment — thank you. ECSE is proud to have led this collaboration, and we are committed to building on this momentum: training, publishing outcomes, and expanding access to life‑changing epilepsy surgery.
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