Final Program LSN International Congress

Final Program LSN International Congress

THE 4TH INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF
THE LEBANESE SOCIETY OF NEUROLOGY
Under the High Patronage of His Excellency
The President of the Republic of Lebanon
General Michel Sleiman
CME
33.5
n with:
In collaboratio
he Federation
European Headac
Neurologie
Société Francaise de
d'ENMG
Club Francophone
JNLF
October 4 - 7, 2012
Grand Hills Hotel
Broumana, Lebanon
Teaching Courses
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8
Teaching Courses Overview
Thursday, October 4th
TEACHING COURSES
15:00-18:30 Epilepsy
Bassel Abou Khalil (USA)
Ahmad Beydoun (Lebanon)
16:00-18:15 Neuro-Ophthalmology
Evaluation of Diplopia
Nystagmus: An Organized Approach
Patrick Lavin (USA)
Dementia
A Practical Approach to the Diagnosis
& Management of Dementia & MCI
Edward Zamrini (USA)
Neuropathology
Nerve Pathology for Clinicians
Yesim Parman (Turkey)
Botulinum Toxin
Hyperhidrosis
Marie-Hélène Marion (UK)
Migraine & Other Pain Disorders
Yesim Parman (Turkey)
18:30
20:00
OPENING CEREMONY
& PRESIDENTIAL PLENARY SESSION
Exhibits Visit & Reception
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Thursday, October 4th
Teaching Course Epilepsy
15:00
Non Epileptic Events in Patients with Suspected
Newly Diagnosed Epilepsy
Ahmad Beydoun (Lebanon)
15:25
Mimickers of Epilepsy in the Pediatric Population
Abdallah Rahbani (Lebanon)
15:50
Syncope Versus Seizure
Bassel Abou Khalil (USA)
16:15
Nocturnal Paroxysmal Spells
Naim I. Haddad (Qatar)
16:40
Coffee break
16:50
Spectrum of Clinical Manifestations of Non-Epileptic
Psychogenic Seizures (NEPS)
Wassim Nasreddine (Lebanon)
17:15
Psychiatric Comorbidities in Patients with NEPS
Ziad Nahhas (Lebanon)
17:40
Treatment of NEPS
Yamane Makke (Lebanon)
18:05
MRI and EEG Findings in Patients with Non-Epileptic Events
Naji Riachi (Lebanon)
18:30
Closure
Saturday, October 6th
Teaching Course ENMG
07:30
Repetitive Stimulation/Single Fiber EMG
Guy Chauplannaz (France)
Plexic & Radicular Lesions of Lower Limbs
Yann Péréon (France)
09:00
Closure
10
Opening Ceremony
&
Presidential Plenary
Session
Grand Hills Theater
11
Thursday, October 4th
PRESIDENTIAL PLENARY SESSION
Moderator: Nabil Mohsen
18:30
18:35
18:40
Messages
Fadi Abou-Mrad
President, Lebanese Society of Neurology
Guy Chauplannaz
Secretary, JNLF
Charaf Abou Charaf President, Lebanese Order of Physicians
18:45
The NeuroImmune System in Sickness & in Health:
State of the Art
Joseph El Khoury
Harvard Medical School (USA)
19:20
Tailored Surgical Treatment for Parkinson's Disease
Marwan Hariz
Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London (UK)
19:55
Closure
Exhibits Visit & Reception
12
Plenary Sessions
Grand Hills Theater
13
Friday, October 5th
Session I
Movement Disorders I: Parkinson’s Disease
Moderators: Adnan Awada, Riad Khalifeh
09:00
Pre-Motor Signs
Eduardo Tolosa (Spain)
09:30
Non Motor Fluctuations Tatiana Witjas (France) 10:00
Non Motor Signs in PD Dementia
Marie-Helene Marion (UK)
10:30
Symposium (Boehringer Ingelheim)
Learnings from Pramipexol Extended Release
Eduardo Tolosa (Spain)
10:45
Coffee Break
Session II
Movement Disorders II: Tremor
Moderators: Khalid El Salem, Kamal Kallab
11:15
Treatment of Tremor with Gamma-Knife
Tatiana Witjas (France)
11:30
Treatment of Tremor with DBS
Paul Bejjani (Lebanon)
Head & Facial Tremor
Christine Tranchant (France)
11:45
12:05
Diagnosis & Treatment of Voice Tremor in Adults
Lucyanne Hicklin (UK)
12:25
Task Specific Tremor
Marie-Helene Marion (UK)
12:45
Symposium (Eli-Lilly)
Mechanism & Treatment Approach of Chronic Neuropathic Pain
Ahmad Beydoun (Lebanon)
13:15
Lunch
14
Session III
Dementia
Moderators: Nabil Akkawi, Rabih Saad
14:15
The Immune System in AD: An Update
Joseph El Khoury (USA)
15:00
Future Treatments of AD
Edward Zamrini (USA)
15:30
Traumatic Brain & Dementia
Joseph El Khoury (USA)
16:00
Coffee break
Session IV Stroke
Moderators: Halim Abboud, Ghassan Abi Chedid
16:30
Critical Management of Patients with Aneurysmal SAH
How to Reduce Delayed Neurological Deterioration?
Yvonnick Blanloeil (France)
17:10
Acute Management of Spontaneous Cervical Artery Dissection
Benoit Guillon (France)
17:50
Questions & Answers
18:00
Coffee break
18:15
Symposium ( Boehringer Ingelheim)
New Era... in Oral Anticoagulants for Stroke Prevention in AF
Roland Kassab (Lebanon)
Session V Medical Journalism
Moderators: Fadi Abou-Mrad, Hanna Mattar
18:30
How to write an Effective Scientific Manuscript
Optimal Presentation of Results, Choice of Journal
& Current Exigencies of Editors
Sami Harik (USA)
19:20
Questions & Answers
19:30
Closure
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Saturday, October 6th
07:30 - 09:00
Session I
Teaching Course ENMG
Neuromuscular Therapy
Moderators: Mohammad Dassouki, Hassan Eid
09:00
Novel Therapies in Neuromuscular Diseases
J. Andoni Urtizberea (France)
09:45
Current Approach & Treatment of DysImmune Neuropathy
Hadi Manji (UK)
10:30
Coffee break
Session II
Epilepsy
Moderators: Jeanine El Helou, Ghassan Hmaimess
11:00
New Onset Epilepsy & Epidemiology of Epilepsy in
Lebanon
Ahmad Beydoun (Lebanon)
11:30
Epilepsy in Neurocutaneous Syndromes Naim Haddad (Qatar)
12:00
Initial Therapy & Drug Sequencing for Epilepsy:
Evidence Based Approach
Bassel Abou Khalil (USA)
12:30
Symposium (Novartis)
Growing Clinical Experience with Oral Fingolimod in MS
Volker Limmroth (Germany)
13:15
Lunch
14:15
Symposium (Promedz)
Update in Vagus Nerve Stimulation Therapy
Jeanine El Helou (Lebanon)
16
Session III Multiple Sclerosis
Moderators: Elie Assaf, Souheil Gebeily
14:25
Diagnostic Criteria for MS
Abdelrahman Shatila (Lebanon)
14:45
Immune Abnormalities in MS
Samia Khoury (Lebanon)
15:15
Current & New Immunotherapies for MS
Neil Scolding (UK)
15:45
MS: Clinical Trials: Safety
Bernd Kieseier (Germany)
16:00
Coffee break
16:15
Symposium (Biologix & Biogen Idec)
Assessing Treatment Options in MS Patients
Bernd Kieseier (Germany)
Session IV
CNS Inflammatory & Infectious Diseases
Moderators: Antoine Aouad, Michel Ferzli
16:55
Ataxia from My Clinic
Salah Omer (UK)
17:25
CNS Vasculitis: Diagnosis & Management
Neil Scolding (UK)
17:55
Acute Encephalitis
Nicholas Davies (UK)
18:25
Current Approach & Management of Behcet Disease
Gulsen A. Demir (Turkey)
18:55
Symposium (Biologix & Ipsen)
What clues you need to optimize the treatment of Cervical
Dystonia with Dysport
Marie-Helene Marion (UK)
19:10
Closure
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Sunday, October 7th
Session I
Brief Communications
Moderators: Hassan Abdallah, Samir Ammar
10:00
West Syndrome: Update on Treatment
Dana Hasbini (Lebanon)
10:10
Peroneal H-reflex in Piriformis Syndrome
Joe Abi Akl, Chaker Khamis (Lebanon)
10:20
Charcot-Marie-Tooth Study in Lebanon: Clinical, Genetic
& Electrophysiological Correlation
Rosette Jabbour (Lebanon)
10:35
Update in Charcot-Marie-Tooth
Yesim Parman (Turkey)
10:50
Depressive Symptoms Among Surrogate Decision
Makers in Lebanese ICUs
Charbel Mourad, Fadi Abou-Mrad (Lebanon)
Session II
Headache
Moderators: Georges Hanna, Nabil Mohsen
11:00
Evaluation & Management of Headache Patients
Patrick Lavin (USA)
11:45
The Clinical & Radiological Spectrum of Reversible Cerebral Vasoconstriction Syndrome
Dominique Valade (France)
12:15
Coffee break
Session III
Neuro-Ophthalmology & Neuro-Otology
Moderators: Mohamad Kassem, Hatem Korri
12:30
Examination & Interpretation of the Ocular Fundus Patrick Lavin (USA)
13:15
Otology for Neurologists: An Overview of Common
Shared Conditions
Lucyanne Hicklin (UK)
13:45
Neuro-Ophthalmology in the Emergency Room
Patrick Lavin (USA)
14:30
Closure
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