Speaker: Tipu Sultan When: Saturday, February 8, 2025 Time: 09:00 AM Eastern Time ( US/ Canada ) About Topic: Central nervous system inflammatory disorders are always diagnostic challenges due to wide differential diagnosis. Newly recognized anti-neuronal antibody-mediated disorders such as anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (NMDA) encephalitis have become an important diagnostic consideration in children presenting with severe newly acquired neuropsychiatric symptoms. The clinical course of anti-NMDA-receptor antibody encephalitis is preceded by a nonspecific prodromal stage leading to psychiatric symptoms or abnormal movements. Prompt recognition and treatment may reverse the condition, hastening recovery and limiting neurological morbidity....

Topic: Sudden Unexplained Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP) Lecturers: Noelia Chamorro (Speaker); Jara Eugenia ( Moderator); Guillermo Agosta (Expert Faculty) When: Saturday, February 15th 2025 Time: 09:00 AM-10:00 AM Eastern Time ( US / Canada ) About Topic: Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy refers to the sudden, unexplained death of an individual with epilepsy, often occurring during or after a seizure. The exact cause is not fully understood, but it's believed to involve a combination of factors, including respiratory or cardiac dysfunction triggered by seizures. SUDEP is relatively rare but is a...

Speaker: Audrius Plioplys MD, FRCP Topic: Neurologic Diseases of Great Painters Date: Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025

Dr. Alison Christy, Clinical Director for Pediatric Neurology, Providence Health and Services, Portland, Oregon; Neurology Through Art and Time

Topic: Pediatric Sleep Disorders: An overview Lecturers: Deepthi K (Speaker), Mohana Sundaram S (Speaker), Biswaroop Chakrabarty (Expert Faculty), Gautam Kamila (Moderator) When: Saturday, 18 January 2025 Time: Time: 9:00 - 10:00 AM Eastern Time ( US / Canada ) About Topic: Pediatric sleep disorders are a significant concern as they can profoundly impact a child’s physical, emotional, and cognitive development. Sleep is essential for growth, brain development, and overall well-being. Disorders such as insomnia, obstructive sleep apnea, or restless legs syndrome can lead to insufficient or poor-quality sleep, causing fatigue, behavioral issues, difficulty...

Jonathan W. Mink, MD PhD Child Neurologist and Consultant, University of Rochester (Retired) Talk Summary: Tic disorders, including Tourette Syndrome, are perhaps the most common movement disorders occurring in children. While tics may be transient in the majority of children with tics, 3% of children or more have a chronic tic disorder and approximately 1% have Tourette Syndrome. The majority of children with chronic tic disorders have at least one co-occurring condition that can including ADHD, OCD, anxiety, a learning disability, or a combination. Thus, appropriate management of tic disorders must take...

Speaker- Rajesh Ramachandran Nair, MD, DNB, DM, FRCP, FRCPCH, FAES, FRCPC. Professor of Pediatrics at McMaster University and an epileptologist & neurologist at the McMaster Children's Hospital. Talk information: The ketogenic diet (KD) is a widely used therapeutic option for individuals with medically refractory epilepsy. As the diet’s name implies, ketosis is a historically important component of the diet, but it is not well understood how important ketosis is for seizure control. The classic KD, with its high proportion of fat and limited carbohydrate intake, can be restrictive for patients with epilepsy. Recently, there has been experience with...

Topic: Early diagnosis of cerebral palsy Lecturers: Prabhjot Kaur (Speaker), Fatma Kamoun Feki(Speaker), Chahnez Charfi Triki (Expert Faculty) & Lakshmi Nagarajan (Panelist) When: Saturday, 21 December 2024 Time: Time: 9:00 - 10:00 AM Eastern Time ( US / Canada )

Topic: Approach to Infection-triggered Encephalopathy Syndromes (ITES) Talk by: Dr. Juhi Gupta (Case Presenter): Assistant Professor (Pediatric Neurology), SMS Medical College, Jaipur, India; Dr. Naveen Sankhyan (Panelist): Professor, Head of Pediatric Neurology, Advanced Pediatrics Centre, PGIMER, Chandigarh, India; Dr. Terrence Thomas (Panelist): Head ＆ Senior Consultant Neurology Service KK Women's and Children's Hospital, Singapore; Dr. Velda X. Han (Expert Faculty): Consultant, Division of Paediatric Neurology, Department of Paediatrics, Khoo Teck Puat - National University Children's Medical Institute, National University Hospital, Singapore

Pr Azzedine MEKKI Alger, Algérie Chef de service de Pédiatrie au CHU Hussein-Dey , Alger Neuropédiatre Professeur des universités à la faculté de médecine d’Alger Responsable du groupe Neurologie pédiatrique et maladies du métabolisme à la société Algérienne de pédiatrie Coordinateur national des maladies rares Vice-président de la ligue Algérienne pour la prise en charge de l’épilepsie Investigateur principal de plusieurs essais cliniques Auteur de nombreux articles et publications