Program Descriptions
Child Neurology and Developmental Neurology
Upon Completion: Participants should become familiar with the effects of aging on the individual with DS and how that impacts clinical features and care. Participants will also have an appreciation of the biological basis of such changes and recent advances and updates in clinical trials and their effects on this population.
Recommended Audience: Advanced Practice Provider, General Neurologist, Specialist Neurologist, Trainee, Child Neurologist
Lecture/Faculty: }} Neurological Aspects of Aging in Down Syndrome: From Mouse to Man Andrea L. Gropman, MD, Washington, DC }} Cognitive Stabilizaton in DS and Clinical Trials Update Faculty }} Neuropsychiatric Complications in Adults with DS Ryan Uy, MD, Washington, DC Core Competencies: Medical Knowledge, Patient Care
C141 Integrating Sleep Medicine Concepts into
Teaching Style: Didactic, Interactive
Course Wednesday, April 25, 2018 7:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m.
Your Child Neurology Practice
Topics:
Sleep; Child Neurology and Developmental Neurology Director: Suresh Kotagal, MD, FAAN, Rochester, MN
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Plenary Session
CME Credits: 2 Recommended Audience: Advanced Practice Provider, General Neurologist, Non-Neurologist, Specialist Neurologist, Trainee, Self Advocate, Family Member, Support Staff, DD Supervisor
Course Tuesday, April 24, 2018
3:30 p.m.–5:30 p.m.
C123 Child Neurology: A Case-based Approach Topics:
Child Neurology and Developmental Neurology; Movement Disorders Director: Elaine C. Wirrell, MD, FAAN, Rochester, MN
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Program Description: The field of child neurology is changing rapidly. Faculty will provide an evidence-based update on recent advances in our understanding of the pathophysiology, diagnostic strategies, and therapies for various neurologic disorders in children, using cases to facilitate discussion. Upon Completion: Participants should be able to identify and implement new breakthroughs in the field of child neurology that impact day-to-day practice, and be able to locate and use new practice guidelines to inform medical decision-making. Lecture/Faculty: }} Cerebrovascular Conundrums Lori L. Billinghurst, MD, Philadelphia, PA }} Neuromuscular Mysteries Jean K. Mah, MD, FRCPC, FAAN, Calgary, AB, Canada }} Enigmas in Epilepsy Elaine C. Wirrell, MD, FAAN, Rochester, MN Core Competencies: Medical Knowledge, Patient Care Teaching Style: Audience Participation, Case-Based, Didactic, Interactive CME Credits: 2
56 2018 AAN Annual Meeting
Wednesday, April 25, 2018 9:15 a.m.–11:30 a.m.
Frontiers in Neuroscience Plenary Session
Topics: Sleep; MS and CNS Inflammatory Disease; Aging, Dementia, Cognitive, and Behavioral Neurology; General Neurology; Neuro-rehabilitation; Child Neurology and Developmental Neurology Moderator: Paul M. George, MD, PhD, MSE, Stanford, CA
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10:55 a.m.–11:15 a.m. }} Pediatric MS: A Unique Window into Environmental and Genetic Risk Factors for MS Emmanuelle Waubant, MD, FAAN, San Francisco, CA
Scientific Platform Session Wednesday, April 25, 2018 1:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
S28 Topic:
Child Neurology and Developmental Neurology Platform Session Child Neurology and Developmental Neurology
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Scientific Platform Session Wednesday, April 25, 2018 3:30 p.m.–5:30 p.m.
S34 Topic:
Child Neurology and Developmental Neurology Platform Session Child Neurology and Developmental Neurology
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