FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ON April 19, 2004
Media Alert: Annual Meeting Press Room and Media Briefing Schedule Information
The 56th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Neurology is April 24 - May 1, 2004 in San Francisco
St. Paul, Minn. -
The following details cover the Press Room and media briefing schedule for the 56th Annual Meeting in San Francisco.
Press Room: Room 230 of the Moscone Convention Center
Hours of operation: April 24 – 29, 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.;
April 30, 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
The Press Room is open to all registered (credentialed) journalists. On-site press registration takes place here.
On-site phone number: 415-978-3521
Several study authors will be available at designated times during the meeting to discuss their research and answer questions from media. All times below are for Pacific Daylight Time (PT), and all rooms are in the Moscone Convention Center.
MONDAY, APRIL 26
10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Epilepsy: a special media briefing sponsored by the American Medical Association, AAN, and American Epilepsy Society that in part will highlight AED guideline to be published in April 27 Neurology; visit http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/4197.html to learn more
Jacqueline French, MD, University of Pennsylvania; Andres Kanner, MD, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago; Eric Hargis, Epilepsy Foundation
Room 236-238
1:00 – 2:00 pm
Abstract: Effects of Donepezil on Memory and Cognition in Multiple Sclerosis (S20.003)
Lauren Krupp, MD, State University of New York at Stony Brook
Room 214
3:00 – 4:00 pm
Abstracts: Headache, Migraine, and the Risk of Stroke in Women (S24.001)
Lipid Levels and the Risk of Ischemic Stroke in Women (S24.005)
Tobias Kurth, MD, of Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Boston
Room 214
TUESDAY, APRIL 27
8:00 – 9:00 am
Abstract: Stroke Rates in Mexican-Americans: The Brain Attack Surveillance in Corpus Christi (Basic) Project (S09.005)
Lewis B. Morgenstern, MD, University of Michigan (Stroke Program), Ann Arbor
Room 214
9:00 – 10:00 am
Abstract: Serotonergic Therapy for Fluent Aphasia (P02.150)
Yutaka Tanaka, MD, Momose Clinic in Ikomo-Gun, Japan
Room 214
10:00 – 11:00 am
Abstracts: Botulinum Toxin Injection in the Treatment of Musicians’ Dystonia (P06.142) – Schule
Long-Term Botulinum Toxin Treatment for Focal Hand Dystonia (P06.143) – Hallett
Stephan U. Schule, MD, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio
Mark Hallett, MD, of NINDS, Bethesda, Md.
Room 214
11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Abstract: APOE 2 Allele Associated with Higher Prevalence of Sporadic Parkinson’s Disease (S08.004)
Xuemei Huang, MD, PhD, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Room 214
1:00 – 2:00 pm
Abstract: The Long Term Effect of Glial Derived Neurotrophic Factor Infusions on F-dopa Uptake in Parkinson’s Disease (S38.001)
Gary Hotton, BSc, MBBS, Imperial College, London, UK
Room 214
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28
10:00 – 11:00 am
Abstract: Prospective Study of Military Service and Risk of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (S32.002)
Marc G. Weisskopf, PhD, MS, of Harvard School of Public Health, Boston
Room 214
11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Abstract: HIV-Associated Neurological Complications among HIV-Seropositive Individuals in Uganda (S52.002)
Matthew Wong, of McMaster University, Port Hope, Ontario, Canada
Room 214
THURSDAY, APRIL 29
10:00 – 11: 00 am
Abstract: Adult Human Bone Marrow-Derived Neural Stem Cells: A New Cell Source for Neurorestorative Strategies? (S66.001)
Alexander Storch, of University of Ulm, Germany
Room 214
For more information or to schedule an interview, please contact one of the following:
Kathy Stone at kstone@aan.com or 651-695-2763 (April 24 – 30, 415-978-3521)
Marilee Reu at mreu@aan.com or (651) 695-2789 (April 24 – 30, 415-978-3521)