10th ICNC 2006: Montreal, Canada, June 11-16
Congress Leadership
- Congress President: Dr. Michael Shevell (Canada)
- Chair of the Scientific Program Committee: Dr. Michael Shevell
- ICNA President: Dr. Paolo Curatolo (Italy)
Congress Overview
- Attendance: 1596 registrants from 73 countries
- Scientific Program:
- Symposia: 30 symposia
- Abstract Submissions: 650 total, with 118 selected for platform presentations and the rest as posters
Keynote Speakers and Topics
- Leon Epstein: Viral Infections in the CNS of Children, Prevention and Therapeutic Strategies
- Karin Nelson: New Insights into Causes of Cerebral Palsy
- Victor Dubowitz: Therapeutic Innovations in the Neuromuscular Disorders
- Richard Robertson: Current Status and Future Challenges in Fetal and Neonatal Neuroimaging
- Takao Takahashi: Neocortical Histogenesis - Initial Steps Towards Acquiring Higher Cortical Functions
Symposium Themes
- Neonatal brain injury
- Developmental delay/intellectual disability
- Advances in cerebral palsy
- Developmental disorders of neuronal migration
- Cognitive neuroscience in childhood
- The neurologic basis of autism
- Traumatic brain injury
- Pediatric neurotransmitter diseases
- Movement disorders and stereotypies
- Neurometabolic disorders
- Congenital myopathies and muscular dystrophies
- Advances in childhood peripheral neuropathies
- Myasthenia and myasthenic syndromes
- Neuroprotection
- Ischemic stroke in infants and children
- Channelopathies
- The genetic basis of epileptic syndromes
- Epileptic encephalopathies in infancy and childhood
- Medical and surgical treatment of epilepsy
- Myelin disorders
- Neurooncology
- Neuroimmunology
- Revisiting the cerebellum: structure and function
- Updates in pediatric neurosurgery
- The global burden of neurologic disease in children
- CNS infections
- Ethical issues in child neurology
- Neuroinformatics and technology in child neurology
Award Lectures
- Frank Ford Memorial Lecture: Dr. Shunsuke Ohtahara (Japan) - Age-dependent epileptic encephalopathy
- John Stobo Prichard Young Investigator Award: Dr. Berge Minassian (Canada) - Lafora disease: Are we There Yet?
- Sheila Wallace Young Investigator Award: Dr. Dina El-Metwally (Egypt) - Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy. Still haunting.
Interactive Sessions
- Daily special interest group sessions
- Round table discussions by symposia organizers
- ‘Meet the expert’ sessions
- Focus on neuroinformatics and development of ICNApedia
Cultural Highlights
- Classical Music Concert: Performed by the ‘I Medici’ orchestra at St. Patrick’s Basilica
- Gothic revival architecture with 25-meter columns, rosette stained-glass windows, Casavant Freres pipe organ, and 150 oil paintings
- Old Montreal Experience: Enjoyed the croissanteries, charcuterie, and fireworks display to classical music at the St. Lawrence River
- Special Program Insert: “Michael’s Montreal” - Dr. Michael Shevell’s tips on favorite Montreal restaurants and experiences
(2006) Abstracts of the 10th International Child Neurology Congress, June 11-16, 2006, Montreal, Canada. Neuropediatrics 37 Suppl 1 ():S1-183. PMID: 16775886.
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