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The CNS-ICNA supported Pediatric Neurology virtual course spanning over the next 4 months, mainly for Asia region is being hosted by Lahore, Pakistan. The upcoming Neuromuscular workshop is on Sep 25, 2021. Saturday 5-8 PM PKT. EMG/ NCS /EP Hands-on workshop on Electromyogram (EMG), Nerve conduction studies (NCS), and Evoked Potentials (EP). Participants will learn about practical approaches to these neurophysiological testing, including discussion about Technical aspects, indications, interpretations, and limitations. This workshop will be suited for Neurologists, Child neurologists, neurophysiologists, nurses, and technicians. Download Flyer161.31 KB23/09/2021, 08:25 Registration link: https://duke.zoom.us/j/96844684717...

Kennedy Krieger Institute celebrates Dr. Michael V. Johnston’s career, as they announce the new Michael V. Johnston Center for Developmental Neuroscience at Kennedy Krieger Institute. Dr. Johnston is a role model for many physicians and scientists across the globe and an international icon in developmental neuroscience. The ICNA community extends their hearty congratulations to Dr Johnston on this occasion. Education Dr. Johnston attended Franklin and Marshall College before going on to medical school at the University of Pittsburgh, from which he graduated cum laude in 1971. His post-doctoral training at the Johns...

The ICNA extends their hearty congratulations to Dr Pratibha Singhi, Secretary General & President-Elect on her being awarded the 14th Dr K.C Chaudhury Oration Award 2021.  Dr Pratibha Singhi is Director Pediatric Neurology and Neurodevelopment, Medanta, Gurgaon and Former Head & Chief Pediatric Neurology, and Neurodevelopment Department of Pediatrics, PGIMER, Chandigarh, She was also Chief Consultant Rehabilitation Centre for Disabled children, Chandigarh. She has worked as Consultant Pediatric Neurologist–at The Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, UK in 2005 and 2008. Her main Research interests are in neurodevelopmental disorders, CNS infections and epilepsy. She...

Tiina Talvik was born in April 21 in 1938 into a family of teachers. She graduated from The University of Tartu in 1962 and started her career as pediatrician and pediatric neurologist at Tartu Children`s Hospital. From the very first moments of her medical career she was enthusiastic, not only for her research but also for taking care of her patients. After working for a few years, she started to appreciate the importance of genetics and started a medico-genetical service in Estonia. This made her a pioneer of the field at the time. She started working as a geneticist...

This narrative review from JAMA Neurology summarize available information regarding coronaviruses in the nervous system, identify the potential tissue targets and routes of entry of SARS-CoV-2 into the central nervous system, and describe the range of clinical neurological complications that have been reported thus far in COVID-19 and their potential pathogenesis. Emerging data suggest that ACE2 receptors are expressed in multiple regions of the human and mouse brain, including the motor cortex, posterior cingulate cortex, ventricles, substantia nigra, olfactory bulb, middle temporal gyrus, ventrolateral medulla, nucleus of tractus solitarius, and dorsal motor...

According to research presented at the 2021 Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) Virtual Clinical and Scientific Conference, on the SPR1NT trial Children with SMA treated with onasemnogene abeparvovec-xioi (Zolgensma®; Novartis) prior to the onset of symptoms, achieved milestones like sitting, standing and walking at an appropriate age, grew as expected without nutritional assistance, and remained free of all forms of mechanical ventilatory support. These findings further underscore the urgent need for newborn screening. As a gene therapy, ZOLGENSMA® (onasemnogene abeparvovec-xioi) is designed to target the genetic root cause of spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) by replacing the function...

In the largest DNA sequencing study of Tourette Disorder (TD) to date, UC San Francisco researchers and their collaborators have unearthed new data suggesting a potential role for disruptions in cell polarity in the development of this condition. The researchers focused on "de novo" mutations, or rare mutations that arise anew at conception, rather than being inherited from parents. They observed that these mutations tend to affect genes with a role in cell "polarity," which is the process by which cells differentiate "top" and "bottom." This is particularly important in the brain, where neurons must form...

Researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) have demonstrated that autism spectrum disorder (ASD) may be caused by defects in the mitochondria of brain cells. The findings were published online by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Multiple studies have revealed hundreds of mutations associated with autism spectrum disorder, but there is no consensus as to how these genetic changes cause the condition. Biochemical and physiological analyses have suggested that deficiencies in mitochondria,  might be a possible cause. Recent studies have shown that variants of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) are associated with autism spectrum disorder....