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12th International Child Neurology Congress 11th Asian and Oceanian Child Neurology Congress 27 May – 1 June 2012 Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre, Australia John Stobo Prichard Award lecture The ICNA is now accepting applications for the John Stobo Prichard Award lecture. The lecture will be awarded to a young child neurologist who has made a significant contribution to clinical and/or basic research. The Nominating Committee, chaired by Professor Robert Ouvrier, will select the candidates for recommendation to the ICNA EB. 1. The candidate should be nominated by three members of...

The ILAE has made available selected videos from the sessions held at regional and international congresses Video Sessions from Regional and International Congresses 8th Asian & Oceanian Epilepsy Congress (Melbourne, 2010) The Use of Animal Models for Epilepsy Research Epilepsy, Memory and Epilepsy Surgery 29th International Epilepsy Congress (Rome, 2011) ...

The International Child Neurology Association (ICNA) was founded on 12 September 1973, during the Xth International Congress of Neurology in Barcelona, Spain. The Foundation The International Child Neurology Association (ICNA) was founded on 12 September 1973, during the Xth International Congress of Neurology in Barcelona, Spain. The Articles of Association were approved by Royal Decree by Baudouin, King of Belgium on 14 August 1974. The registered office remains in Belgium but the Associations day to day business is transacted from offices of the Executive Office-Bearers of the day. The Purpose As set out...

On the 28 and 29th of October 2011 a Cerebral Palsy Workshop was held in Bloemfontein on the campus of the University of the Free State under the auspices of PANDA (Paediatric Neurology and Developmental Association) and SANDTA (South African Neurodevelopmental Therapy Association). The meeting was attended by over three hundred delegates including therapists, medical specialists, psychologists and dieticians. The idea of the workshop was to apply a truly multi-disciplinary approach as it would be applicable in the care and management of children with cerebral palsy. We had two distinguished guests from overseas, Prof Alec Hoon from John Hopkins...

The International Child Neurology Association was founded in 1973 to improve the care of children with neurological disorders worldwide, promote training in child neurology, and support research and international cooperation. It is estimated that 70% of children with disabilities live in resource-poor countries1 and most of these children have neurological impairments. The prevalence of common neurological conditions such as epilepsy is higher in resource-poor countries than the West.2 Furthermore, the burden of acute neurological conditions such as seizures in these countries is also considerably higher than in the West. For example, neurological features occur in 20%...

Invitation to submit bids for the ICNC 2016 You are invited to submit a letter of intent to enter the bidding for the 2016 ICNC. A short letter from the key local medical organisers (not the conference management team) should be sent to the Secretary of ICNA (jo.wilmshurst@uct. ac.za). The letter of intent should be no more than one page long. Selection of who will be invited to make a formal bid is initially based on previous geographical representation and your capacity to hold a meeting for between 1000-1500 delegates. You will be...

Abstracts of the 10th International Child Neurology Congress, June 11-16, 2006, Montreal, Canada. published in Neuropediatrics. 2006 Jun;37 Suppl 1:S1-183. Montreal, Canada, 11-16, June 2006 Chairman: Michael Shevell, Montreal, Canada MONDAY, JUNE 12, 2006 TUESDAY, JUNE 13, 2006 WEDNESDAY, JUNE 14, 2006 THURSDAY, JUNE 15, 2006 FRIDAY, JUNE 16,...

In an effort to increase the communication between local child neurology societies and the International Child Neurology Association (ICNA), the ICNA Executive Board has approved a newly formed Council of Delegates (COD). Our long term plan is to have each national or regional child neurology society send a delegate to the Council of Delegates (COD). To date, the COD includes over 40 child neurology organizations. The mission of this COD will be to increase communication and foster collaboration among our local child neurology societies, and between these local societies and the...

The risk of major congenital malformations is influenced not only by type of antiepileptic drug, but also by dose and other variables, which should be taken into account in the management of epilepsy in women of childbearing potential.

The risk of major congenital malformations is influenced not only by type of antiepileptic drug, but also by dose and other variables, which should be taken into account in the management of epilepsy in women of childbearing potential. Use of four of the most commonly prescribed seizure-control drugs at the beginning of pregnancy is associated with a dose-dependent increased risk of major birth defects. The findings, from 33 countries worldwide published Online First in The Lancet Neurology, are the first to provide a multivariable analysis of the risks associated...