North of England Neurological Association
Annual meeting
20th - 21st November 2009
Majestic Hotel Harrogate
Friday 20th November 2009
Guest lecture 7:00 pm
Dr Charles Clarke
Consultant Neurologist
High Altitude Neurology: Medicine, Mountains and Tibet
Dinner 8:00 pm
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Academic Programme
Saturday 21st November
9.00 am |
Coffee |
9.25 am |
Research Symposium (Basic and Clinical Science) |
9.30 am |
Long term survival of glioma patients with ‘salvage’ intra-arterial cisplatin chemotherapy |
9.45 am |
Could Neurosurgeons (or indeed Neurologists) be trained in interventional endovascular techniques? |
10.00 am |
A study of CSF dynamics through the cerebral aqueduct in normal pressure hydrocephalus utilising phase contrast MR scanning |
10.15 am |
The biochemical analysis of CSF from patients suffering from normal pressure hydrocephalus and its relation to outcome |
10.30 am |
Body CT is non contributory and delays diagnosis in GBM |
10.45am |
Coffee and Exhibition |
11.25 am |
Chairman Dr Phillip Tidswell, Consultant Neurologist, Preston |
11.30 am |
Characterising the cognitive changes seen in adults with mitochondrial disease |
11.45 am |
Patients with hemispheric ischaemic symptoms do not have a greater degree of cerebral vasomotor reactivity impairment as measured by transcranial Doppler ultrasound as compared to patients with retinal ischaemic symptoms, and display similar microembolic signal characteristics |
12.00 pm |
Executive and frontal dysfunction in fMRI study of cerebral small vessel disease |
12.15 pm |
Genetic Regulation in IL-1 gene cluster: A pro-inflammatory conspiracy |
12.30 pm |
Annual General Meeting |
1.00 pm |
Lunch |
2.00 pm |
Presentation of Presidential Medal, Liversedge and Crawford prizes |
2.10 pm |
Clinical Cases |
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Chairman NENA President Elect |
2.15 pm |
A cryptic tale of CNS infection |
2.30 pm |
A case of foot drop on the intestinal failure unit |
2.45 pm |
Is eating good for epilepsy patients? |
3.00 pm |
Dancing unwillingly |
3.15 pm |
Surprises behind hydrocephalus |
3.30 pm |
Award of the NENA Magnum and Close |