10th GCC Neurology Meeting
24th Saudi Neurology Society Meeting
08-10 February 2018
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DAY 3 – Saturday (10 February 2018)
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Session 9: Movement Disorder
Chairpersons: Drs. Mona Obaid, Manal Badawi,Thamer Khairallah
- 08:00am – 08:20am Atypical Parkonsinism. Dr Salma Qahtani (Riyadh, KSA)
- 08:20am – 08:40am Tics & Tourette Syndrome. Dr Mishal Abu Al-Melh (Kuwait)
- 08:40am – 09:00am Non-Motor aspect of PD. Dr. Eduardo Tolosa (Spain)
- 09:00am – 09:20am Functional Movement Disorder. Dr Amal Aldakheel (Riyadh, KSA)
- 09:20am – 09:40am Tremor revisited. Zakiya Aldaajani (Dharan, KSA)
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Symposium:
- 9:40am – 10:10am Symposia (AbbVie)
- Management of Motor Complications in Advanced Parkinson’s Disease with Levodopa- Carbidopa Intestinal Gel. Eduardo Tolosa, Barcelona, Spain
- Chairperson: Dr. Amaal Al-Dakheel
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10:10am – 10:30am
BREAK
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Session 10: PAUNS (Neurogenetics in Arabs)
Chairpersons: Drs. Ammar Taher (Sudan), Abdullah Younes (Jordan), Hussain Malibary (KSA)
- 10:30am – 10:50am Genetics of Parkinsons Disease. Dr Chokri Mhiri (Tunisia)
- 10:50am – 11:10am Inherited Recessive Neuropathies. Dr Riadh Gouider (Tunisia)
- 11:10am – 11:30am From the bench to bed side: Deciphering the molecular basis of Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia. Dr Salma Majid Wakil (Riyadh – KSA)
- 11:30am – 11:50am Fascinating Cases from Sudan. Dr. Osheik Saidi (Sudan)
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Symposium
- 11:50am – 12:10pm Symposia (NOVARTIS)
- New advances in Pediatric MS. Dr. Amr Hassan, Egypt
- Chairperson: Dr. Reem Bunayan
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12:10pm – 01:00pm
Prayer and Lunch
GCC Business meeting
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Session 11: Headache and Pain
Chairpersons: Drs. Abdulrahman Al-Shahrani (KSA), Nisreen Ashour (KSA), Nael Al-Azwary (KSA)
- 01:30pm – 01:50pm Types and Problems of Headache in the Region, Epidemiological Studies. Dr Mohammed Al Jumah (Riyadh, KSA)
- 01:50pm – 02:10pm Understanding the Pathology of Migraine Dr Messoud Ashina (Denmark)
- 02:10pm – 02:30pm Headache and Pregnancy. Dr Jasem Al Hashel (Kuwait)
- 02:30pm – 02:50pm Drug Overuse Headache. Dr Mohammad Al-Yousef (USA-KSA)
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Symposium
- 02:20pm – 02:50pm Symposia (Novartis)
- Migraine novel prophylactic approach. Dr. Messoud Ashina, Denmark
- Chairperson: Dr. Shereen Alqureshi
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02:50pm – 03:10pm
BREAK
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Session 12: General Neurology (Free Communication)
Chairpersons: Mohammed Ak-Shamrani, Saeed Alsahrani, Youseff Alkhalaf
- 03:10pm – 03:20pm The use of persistent EEG-monitoring in intensive care units in Europe: an international survey. Mohammed Alyousef, Danny Hilkman, Walther van Mook, Werner Mess, Vivianne va Kranen
- 03:20pm – 03:30pm Mesial Temporal Sclerosis (MTS) Undetected by MRI of the Brain. Miad Albalawi1, Khalid Alqadi1, Saleh Baessa1, Khalil Kurdi, Hosam Al-Aradati, Edward Cupler, Youssef Al Said (KFSH – Jeddah)
- 03:30pm – 03:40pm The Effects of Fasting in Ramadan on Seizure Control and Quality of Life in Epilepsy Patients. Khalid Qadi (KFSH – Jeddah)
- 03:40pm – 03:50pm Resting-state functional connectivity alterations in patients with Newly Diagnosed Epilepsy. Batil AlOnazi (Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University – Riyadh)
- 03:50pm – 04:00pm PERAMPANEL A New Experience in severe Refractorty Epilepsy. Asma Al Jabbar, Sonia Khan (PSMMC – Riyadh)
- 04:00pm – 04:10pm Assessment of neuromodulation and behavioral effects by motor arm training priming with transcranial direct current stimulation on post stroke. Bashir Shahid, Woo-Kyoung (KFSH – Dammam, Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital – Boston, USA)
- 04:10pm – 04:20pm The Response to chemo-radiation therapy in unrespectable GBM patients in relation to MGMT promoter methylation status: a study from a single center in Saudi Arabia. Alghofaili, Lamyaa, Allam, Alhindi H, Al-Otaibi F, Al-Hebshi A, Khalil E and Al-Moghrabi N (KFSH – Riyadh)
- 04:20pm – 04:30pm Anterior horn cell (AHC) involvement in autosomal recessive hereditary spastic paraplegia with thin corpus callosum (ARHSPTCC) patients with SPG 11 mutationsNouf Al Faidi
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04:30pm – 04:50pm
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