Contemporary Clinical Issues Plenary Session

Wednesday, April 25
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m

This plenary session highlights issues most critical to practicing neurologists, including abstracts related to new therapeutic developments, clinical applications of basic and translational research, and innovative technical developments. Commentary and discussion follow each presentation.

Sara Llufriu, MD
University of California San Francisco
Title: MR Spectroscopy Markers of Disease Progression in Multiple Sclerosis: A Clinical Validation Study
Discussant: Douglas Arnold, MD, Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University

Annie Killoran, MD, MSc
University of Rochester Title: Analysis of the Behavioral Features Conferred by the Intermediate Allele for Huntington Disease in the Prospective Huntington at Risk Observational Study (PHAROS)
Discussant: Jeffery M. Vance, MD, PhD, University of Miami

Discussant: Jeffery M. Vance, MD, PhD
University of Miami

Maarten Titulaer, MD, PhD
University of Pennsylvania
Title: Clinical Features, Treatment, and Outcome of 500 Patients with Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis
Discussant: Angela Vincent, MD, PhD, John Radcliffe Hospital

Discussant: Angela Vincent, MD, PhD
John Radcliffe Hospital

Richard Bedlack, MD, PhD, FAAN
Duke University Medical Center
Title: Why Isn't Alice in Wonderland and How Can We Help Her Get There? Modifiable Barriers to Enrollment in Neurology Research Studies

David Foster, PhD
Johns Hopkins University
Title: Memory Consolidation in Sleep

Maarten Lansberg, MD, PhD
Stanford University
Title: Image-Guided Patient Selection For Acute Stroke Therapy