Plenary Lectures Series

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Orient Foundation Museum: Pre-congress activity day (not for CME)
HALL A
THURSDAY, MARCH 17, 2016
09:00-10:30
PLENARY LECTURES
 
Chairs: Amos D. Korczyn, Israel; Victor Oliveira, Portugal
09:00-09:30 Welcome remarks
Congress chairs
09:30-10:00 Egas Moniz and his role in 20th century neurology
Victor Oliveira, Portugal
10:00-10:30 Polyglutamine disorders: More than simple repeats
Sandra Macedo-Ribeiro, Portugal
10:30-11:00 Coffee Break
11:00-13:00 PLENARY LECTURES ON STROKE
Chairs: Paula Moreira, Portugal; Virgilio Bento, Portugal
11:00-11:30 Hysteria, simulation and functional disorders: From Charcot to Charcot?
Julien Bogousslavsky, Switzerland
11:30-12:00 Shifting the paradigm in brain protection and recovery
Dafin Muresanu, Romania
12:00-12:30 Role of exosomes/miRNA in mediating recovery after stroke and traumatic brain injury
Michael Chopp, USA
12:30-13:00 Post-stroke cerebral reorganization
Jay P. Mohr, USA
13:00-13:45 Lunch Break
13:45-15:15 PLENARY LECTURES
Chair: George Chakhava, Georgia
13:45-14:15 Can the brain be really understood?
Richard Frackowiak, Switzerland
14:15-14:45 Vagus nerve stimulation: Headache and beyond
Stephen Silberstein, USA
14:45-15:15 Redefining neurological diseases through epigenetics
Tiago Fleming Outeiro, Germany
15:15-15:30 Coffee Break
15:30-18:00 PLENARY LECTURES ON ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE
Chairs: Daniel Ferreira, Sweden
15:30-16:00 Alzheimer's disease: Organelles or proteins?
Stavros Baloyannis, Greece
16:00-16:30 Can Alzheimer's disease be prevented?
Miia Kivipelto, Sweden
16:30-17:00 Is AD caused by viral infection?
Ruth Itzhaki, UK
17:00-18:00 Debate: Is beta-amyloid still a relevant target in AD therapy?
17:00-17:10 Host: Michael Geschwind , USA
17:10-17:25 Yes: Paulo Fontoura, Switzerland
17:25-17:40 No: Amos Korczyn, Israel
17:40-18:00 Discussion and rebuttals
18:00 Welcome Reception
SUNDAY, MARCH 20, 2016
HALL A
08:30-09:50
EXCELLENCE IN NEUROLOGY AWARD SESSION (OPMD)
 
Chairs: Sergiu Blumen, Israel; Victor Oliveira, Portugal
08:30-08:50 Presentation of the CONy "Excellence in Neurology" Award
to be presented by Sergiu Blumen, Israel and Bernard Brais, Canada
Awardee: Fernando Tomé, Portugal
08:50-09:05 A tribute to Fernando Tomé
Michel Fardeau, France
09:05-09:20 The young generation of researchers are following Tomé
Capucine Trollet, France
09:20-09:50 Beyond the horizon in genetics
Guy Rouleau, Canada
09:50-10:00 Coffee Break
10:00-13:00 PLENARY LECTURES: BEYOND THE HORIZON SERIES
Chairs: Amélia Nogueria Pinto, Portugal; Sadagat Huseynova, Azerbaijan
10:00-10:30 Beyond the horizon in stroke
Lou Caplan, USA
10:30-11:00
Beyond the horizon in dementia
George Perry, USA
11:00-11:30
Beyond the horizon in neuropathology
Lea Grinberg, USA/Brazil
11:30-12:00
Beyond the horizon in epilepsy
Michael Sperling, USA
12:00-12:30 Beyond the horizon in Huntington's disease
Cristina Sampaio, USA
12:30-13:00 Challenges and unmet needs in PD
Jose Obeso, Spain
13:00 POSTER AWARDS AND CLOSING CEREMONY
Chairs: Amos D. Korczyn, Israel; Victor Oliveira, Portugal
SUNDAY, MARCH 20, 2016
HALL B
10:00-11:30
LECTURES: OPMD
 
Chairs: Gillian Bulter-Brown, France; Jean-Pierre Bouchard, Canada
10:00-10:30
Molecular aging: A primary or secondary trigger in late onset myopathies?
Vered Raz, The Netherlands
10:30-11:00 OPMD therapy progress
Aida Abu-Baker, Canada
11:00-11:30 Close encounter on chromosome 14
Sergiu Blumen, Israel