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In a fascinating new study published in Cell Reports investigators from California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California quantifying intrinsic functional connectivity in six individuals who underwent hemispherectomy, in childhood. Studies of temporal correlations of blood-oxygenation-level-dependent signal (BOLD) as indirect measures of intrinsic functional connectivity with resting-state fMRI have suggested that a relatively small set of resting-state functional brain networks underlie cognition and behaviour. It has been known that despite profoundly atypical anatomy some individuals have been able to retain relatively intact cognitive abilities. However it has not been explained whether this compensation is due to a reorganisation of...
Dear colleagues and friends, As the elected chair of the Future Leaders of the ICNA (FLICNA) committee, I would like to thank all members of the ICNA. It is my great pleasure to be a part of this vibrant and welcoming community. FLICNA is a newly formed group of young generation of child neurologists worldwide. We aim to assess the needs and aspirations of young colleagues and provide a platform for communication and collective thinking. I am very enthusiastic to work with friends from different backgrounds and to arrange e-meetings to come together and form...
Dear colleagues and friends, As the elected chair of the Future Leaders of the ICNA (FLICNA) committee, I would like to thank all members of the ICNA. It is my great pleasure to be a part of this vibrant and welcoming community. FLICNA is a newly formed group of young generation of child neurologists worldwide. We aim to assess the needs and aspirations of young colleagues and provide a platform for communication and collective thinking. I am very enthusiastic to work with friends from different backgrounds and to arrange e-meetings to come together and form...
It is with great sadness that I report the passing on Sunday Nov 10 of Dr Ian Hopkins, at age 85 years. Ian was Australia's first paediatric neurologist, commencing work in this role at the Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne in 1967. Ian established neurology services at the RCH, was the inaugural Director of Neurology between 1977-1987, and continued working as a senior neurologist until 2001. Amongst his many achievements, Ian was instrumental in setting up paediatric EEG, video-EEG...
Dr. Frederick Andermann, OC, OQ, MD, FRCPC September 26, 1930 – June 16, 2019. Dr. Frederick Andermann, one of Canada's most distinguished neurologists, passed away quietly on June 16, 2019 in Montreal at the age of 88. Loving husband and scientific collaborator of Dr. Eva Andermann (née Deutsch) for 54 years, devoted father and father-in-law of Lisa Andermann and Michael Prokaziuk, Anne Andermann and Carlos Fraenkel, Mark Andermann and Maria Lehtinen, and cherished Opapa of his grandchildren...
Fred Andermann-1930-2019 The Montreal Neurological Institute will hold a Tribute to Fred Andermann, who passed away earlier this year. The meeting will be held on December 4/5 (just before the meeting of the American Epilepsy Society). Details of the program can be found at https://www.mcgill.ca/neuro/channels/event/tribute-frederick-andermann-298968. The meeting will include an international panel of speakers who will...
September 15 - November 15 Seminar/Symposium Proposals Portal open November 15, 2019 Deadline for symposia proposals [CLOSED] November 15, 2019 Abstract submissions open February 5, 2019 Plenary / Award speakers announced January 31, 2019 Accepted symposia proposals announced ...
The ICNA congratulates Professor Lieven Lage on being awarded the Aicardi Lecture 2019 for his contributions to child neurology. The biennial Aicardi Award established by the European Paediatric Neurology Society (EPNS) in partnership with MacKeith Press recognises a respected and admired doctor who has attained major achievements in child neurology. Recipients of the award must practice in Europe using the countries in the WHO European region. The 2029 award presentation and lecture took at the EPNS Congress in Athens on 17 September 2019. Professor Lagae gave the Aicardi Lecture on...
Pediatric Epilepsy Training (PET) Brasil delivered a Portuguese PET1 course in Luanda (Angola) on Sept 14th 2019. 6 Brazilian staff with expertise in epilepsy were present and the course was delivered free of charge to 34 attendees split into 5 subgroups of 8 attendees each along with one course director. Among all subscribers, 3 pediatricians from Maputo/Mozambique were registered. ILAE/ICNA provided funding of $5000 which helped bring two of them from Maputo to Luanda. The staff carried 40 Course Handbooks, folders, badges, pre-course and post-course quiz, evaluation forms and certificates. ...
A 3 day residential EEG course (EEG in the First Year of Life- from newborn to toddler) will be held from 6-8 March 2020 in Kerala, India. The content covers normal maturational aspects, abnormal EEG patterns and graphoelements in neonates and infants as well as the range of seizures and epilepsies encountered in day to day practice in the first year of life. It consists of a standardized teaching module with lectures and practical workshops during which EEG examples will be reviewed by participants in small groups under the supervision of a...