Hot Topics Plenary Session

Tuesday, April 12, 2011
5:15 p.m.–6:15 p.m.

This session highlights important and interesting abstracts presented at subspecialty meetings leading up to the Annual Meeting that are not on the program but should be heard by a wide audience at the Annual Meeting. Topics are selected by the AAN Science Committee.

Moderator: Raymond P. Roos, MD FAAN, Member, Science Committee

"NIH Childhood Absence Epilepsy Trial: Clinical Outcomes, Underlying Science and Lessons Learned"

Tracy A. Glauser, MD
Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH

"NIH and the Taxpayer's Investment in Neurological Research"

Walter J. Koroshetz, MD, FAAN
NINDS, Bethesda, MD

"The Pharmacogenomics of Clopidogrel Metabolism: Incorporating Emerging Science into Clinical Practice"

Karen L. Furie, MD, MPH
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA