| Thursday, March 8, 2012 |
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PLENARY ESSION |
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Hitler's Parkinson's disease and its possible influence on political decisions
Abe Lieberman, USA
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Does the pyschoanalytical theory have neuro-anatomical basis?
Israel Steiner, Israel
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Are Freud's neuroscience discoveries still valid?
Michael Brainin, Austria
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| Debate: Can neuroimaging help solve the mind-body problem? |
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YES: Joab Chapman, Israel
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NO: Amos D. Korczyn, Israel
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| Friday, March 9, 2012 |
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SESSION 1: Multiple Scelrosis (MS) Diagnosis |
| Debate: To tap or not to tap: Is there still a role for lumbar puncture and CSF analysis in MS diagnosis? |
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Debate host: Mark Freedman, Canada
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NO: Joab Chapman, Israel
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| Debate: Can MRI be used for therapeutic decision? |
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Debate host: Brian Weinshenker, USA
YES: Ulf Baumhackl, Austria
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NO: Florian Deisenhammer, Austria
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SESSION 2: MS Therapy |
| Debate: The "new" clinically isolated syndome (CIS): To treat or not to treat? |
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Debate host: Laura Airas, Finland
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| Debate: It is still impossible to adequately assess risk management of new disease modifying therapies |
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YES: Jacek Losy, Poland
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NO: Eva Havrdova, Czech Republic
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| Saturday, March 10, 2012 |
| SESSION 29: Epilepsy Classification and Novel Imaging Techniques: Useful in Clinical Practice or Simply l’art pour l’lart? |
| Debate: The new seizure and epilepsy classifications are useful in clinical practice |
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Commentator: Michael Sperling, USA
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| Debate: Imaging technical such as DTI and fMRI should be employed in the routine diagnosis of patients with epilepsy |
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YES: William Theodore, USA
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NO: Ivan Rektor, Czech Republic
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| SESSION 30: Disease Modification: Reality or Wishful Thinking? |
| Debate: Can epilepsy be prevented and its natural course modified? |
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YES: Michael Sperling, USA
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NO: Martin Holtkamp, Germany
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Commentator: William Theodore, USA
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| SESSION 31: Special Treatment Situations: Anything New? |
| Debate: New AEDs should be used as first-line options in the treatment of status epilepticus |
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YES: William Theodore, USA
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Commentator: Ivan Rektor, Czech Republic
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| Debate: Should valproate be prescribed to women of childbearing age? |
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NO: Gerhard Leuf, Austria
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Commentator: Michael Sperling, USA
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| SESSION 32: Hands-on or Hands-off AED Serum Levels? |
| Debate: AED serum concentrations are very useful in epilepsy treatment monitoring |
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YES: Gerhard Leuf, Austria
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Commentator: Michael Sperling, USA
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