Regional Symposia

Latin American Regional Symposium - Zika and its Neurologic Consequences

Sunday, September 17 | 14:45 - 16:15 | Room B-2   

Microcephaly and Zika

Amilton Antunes Barreira, Brazil 

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Guillain Barre Syndrome and Zika

Carlos Pardo, USA

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New Spectrum of the Neurologic Consequences of Zika

Marco Medina, Honduras 

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North American Regional Symposium - Treating and Preventing Common Neurological Conditions

Sunday, September 17 | 16:25 - 17:55 | Room B-2   

Stroke

Ralph Sacco, USA

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Migraine as Another "Common Neurological Disorder"

David Dodick, USA

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Dementia and Alzheimer's Disease - Lessons from The Oldest-Old

Claudia Kawas, USA

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Pan-Arab Regional Symposium - Current Knowledge of Neurological Disorders Among Arabs

Monday, September 18 | 11:15 - 12:45 | Room D   

Multiple Sclerosis in The Middle East and North Africa

Bassem Yamout, Lebanon 

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Neuromuscular Disorders Among Arabs - How Much We Know?

Ammar E.M.A. Babikir, Sudan 

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Genetic of Parkinson's Disease Among Arabs

Saeed Bohlega, Saudi Arabia

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Features of Hereditary Spastic Paraplegias in North African Region

Chokri Mhiri, Tunisia 

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Asian-Oceanian Regional Symposium - Gene Therapy - A Reality in Neurology

Tuesday, September 19 | 14:45 - 16:15 | Room D   

Scope of This Session

Jeon Beomseok (BJ), Republic of Korea 

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Introduction of Speakers by Session Chairs

Man Mohan Mehndiratta, India & Takanori Yokota, Japan 
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ALS

Jung-Joon Sung, Republic of Korea  

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Parkinson's Disease

Shin'ichi Muramatsu, Japan 

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AADC Deficiency

Wuh-Liang Hwu, Taiwan R.O.C. 

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Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

Yoshitsugu Aoki, Japan 

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Summary & Closing

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African Academy of Neurology Regional Symposium - Defining the Future of Neurology in Africa: From the Past, into the Future

Wednesday, September 20 | 16:45 - 18:15 | Annex Hall 2     

Care Provision: Clinical Services and The Practice of Neurology in Africa: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly

Yomi Ogun, Nigeria 

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Education and Training in The Neurosciences: Training in Neurology: Current Status and Future

Osheik Seidi, Sudan 

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Research: Neuroscience Research an Africa: Current Status and Future Directions

Foad Abd-Allah, Egypt 

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European Regional Symposium - Different Views on The Treatment of Parkinson's Disease

Thursday, September 21 | 09:00 - 10:30 | Annex Hall 1    

The Medical Treatment

Werner Poewe, Austria 

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The Surgical and Other Invasive Treatments

Günther Deuschl, Germany 

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The Role of Non-Medical and Non-Surgical Interventions

Jorik Nonnekes, The Netherlands 

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