The full Neurology 2022 scientific program across 2 days — keynotes, oral presentations, and posters. Talks are ordered by program prominence within each day.
Day 1
- Keynote
Exploring the psychophysical phenomena; Fibromyalgia, Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic fatigue syndrome (ME), Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS) and introducing novel approaches for effective Neurophysics treatment for these physical and mental health compromising conditions
Ken Ware · Neurotricional Sciences Institute, Australia
There is an ever-increasing number of people around the world who reportedly suffer from one or more of the psychophysical conditions Fibromyalgia, Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME), Postural…
- Keynote
Spontaneous Neurological Recovery (SNR) following Traumatic Spinal Cord Injuries (TSCI)
W S El Masri · Keele University, United Kingdom
Prior to the 2nd world war and for thousands of years TSCI challenged, frustrated and defeated the medical profession and the majority of patients died from a range of complications within two years of injury. During…
- Keynote
Temporomandibular Disorders vs Trigeminal Neuralgia: How TMD has continued to fool Neurologists!
Ben A Sutter · University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, United States
Trigeminal Neuralgia has perplexed clinicians and researchers for centuries. There is so much conflicting literature on the etiology of this rare and debilitating disease. In this presentation we will explore new…
- Keynote
The varieties of brain resonances and the conscious experiences that they support
Stephen Grossberg · Boston University, United States
Abstract not yet available.
- Oral · In-Person
The bladder cooling reflex and its clinical application
Chonghe Jiang · The Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, China
The ice-water test is a simple supplementary urodynamic test that is useful in differenting neurogenic from non-neurogenic bladder dysfunctions. Bors and Blinn some 50 years ago reported that rapid filling of the…
- Oral · In-Person
Single microvessel occlusion technology (PLP) produces lamina-specific microvascular flow effects and neuronal degeneration
Xi Wang · Zhejiang University, China
There is increasing recognition that dysfunctions of microvasculature in the brain may underlie neurodegenerative disease. To understand the functional architecture of cortical microvasculature, we developed a highly…
- Oral · In-Person
Ultra-early screening of Slight Cognitive Decline
Pengxu Wei · National Research Centre for Rehabilitation Technical Aids, China
Adults with the risk of dementia may present reduced cognitive performance several decades before the typical onset of Alzheimer's disease (AD). It is necessary to detect slight cognitive decline in an early stage for…
- Oral · In-Person
Intestinal flora composition determines microglia activation and improves epileptic
Ming Zhang · North Sichuan Medical College, China
In response to environmental stimuli, immune memory mediates the plasticity of myeloid cells. Immune training and immune tolerance are two aspects of plasticity. Microglia that are immunologically trained or…
- Oral · In-Person
The effects of arm exercise on trunk function in individuals with spinal cord injury
Shinyi Chloe Chiou · University of Birmingham, United Kingdom
Abstract : Short Description of what will be discussed during the presentation Objectives : Many people living with spinal cord injury (SCI) exhibit reduced trunk control which can severely compromise the use of upper…
- Oral · In-Person
Psychosocial Dimensions on adherence to treatment regime in hemodialysis: A crossover between Social Work and Neurology
Maria Joao Sacadura · Psychology and Educational Sciences of Coimbra, Portugal
The aim of the present communication is to share some results of the data analysis of a PhD Social Work investigation in progress in Portugal, that focus the determinant factors of adherence to treatment regime in the…
- Oral · In-Person
CIRS-LAS - Outstandingly Improve Quality of Preclinical Studies and Animal Welfare
Sabine J Bischoff · Jena University Hospital, Animal Welfare Unit, Germany
Preclinical studies are an important step on the way to new knowledge in the fields of neurology. Animal experiments are often used to validate newly developed drugs or to gain more knowledge about neurologic disorders.…
- Oral · In-Person
2-Aminoethoxydiphenyl Borate Neuroprotects the Stroke Brain through Shortening of Peri-infarct Depolarizations and Enhanced Perfusion in the Ischemic Penumbra
Rocio Fernandez Serra · Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain
Ischemic stroke is the cause of high number of deaths and disability-adjusted life years among older adults, with an increasing prevalence due to demographic changes. Secondary mechanisms of injury associated to stroke…
- Oral · In-Person
Bioanalytical methodologies for the study of phospholipids in Alzheimer disease
Jose Luis Gomez Ariza · University of Huelva, Spain
Phospholipids play an important role in living organisms’ lipid bilayers, acting as a structural barrier for cellular and subcellular protection, being a fundamental component for the correct function of membrane…
- Oral · In-Person
New insights in Neuron-Astrocyte communication: Astrocytic G protein coupled receptor heteromers and release of glutamate
Manuela Marcoli · University of Genova, Italy
It is increasingly recognized that neurons and astrocytes are co-actors in the communication in central nervous system (CNS). Central to the view of astrocytes as active contributors in brain signaling are the…
- Oral · In-Person
Non material theory of the psyche
Mikhail Reshetnikov · East European Institute of Psychoanalysis, Russian Federation
For 2000 years, scientists searched for material foundations of the psyche, which proves to be non-material, thus this paradigm should be changed. It has been proved that: 1) for 2000 years, most scientists mistook the…
- Oral · In-Person
Audiogenic epilepsy model – Krushinsky-Molodkina strain rats: neurophysiology, genetics and behavior
Natalia Surina · Lomonosov Moscow State University, Russian Federation
The trait – audiogenic seizure proneness (audiogenic epilepsy, AE) in KM strain rats - is characterized by high expressivity and penetrance – the short latency (1-2 s) seizure fit in the 100 % of cases with maximal…
- Oral · In-Person
Emphasizing the main factors involved between the green zones created near the natural salted lakes or springs and the treatment of some nervous system disorders
Ana Despina Ionescu · National Institute for Chemical Pharmaceutical Research and Development-ICCF, Romania
In recent years, more and more data has become available about the benefits of green in and around towns and cities. Vegetation helps people to recover faster from illness; this reduces costs of healthcare and improves…
- Oral · In-Person
The Clinical And Psychological Effect of COVID19 Pandemic on Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder Patients.
Roshanak Mehdipour · Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Coronavirus 2019 was a new coronavirus created a pandemic with high mortality. People with underlying disease and immune system suppression are potentially prone to infection. The nature of NMOSD disease as well as its…
- Oral · In-Person
Neurological development, Epilepsy, And the pharmacotherapy approach in children with congenital zika syndrome: Results from a two-year follow-up study
Maria Eulina Quiliao · Instituto da Criança of Hospital das Clinicas de São Paulo/USP, Brazil
Introduction Background: During the Zika virus epidemic in Brazil, from January 2015 to December 2018, there were 278,790 people infected, and of these approximately 22,000 women who were pregnant. Consequently, there…
- Oral · In-Person
Jahi McMath: A new state of disorder of consciousness
Calixto Machado · Institute of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Cuba
In this paper, I reviewed the case of Jahi McMath who was diagnosed as being in brain death (BD). Nonetheless, ancillary tests, performed 9 months after initial brain insult, showed conservation of intracranial…
- Oral · In-Person
Introducing a Mindfulness-Based Protocol for Recovery from Stroke (MBRfS)
Lori A Gray · Western Michigan University, United States
Decades of research suggest that Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) training supports a greater capacity to live with chronic medical conditions and contributes to lowering stress levels. This paper introduces a…
- Oral · In-Person
Information Extraction from EHR and EEG Signals in search of a Potential Biomarker for ADHD diagnosis
Armaan Saith · Temple University, United States
ADHD is the most common neurobehavioral disorder of childhood characterised by inattention, impulsivity and motor hyperactivity. The estimated number of children ever diagnosed with ADHD, according to a national 2016…
Day 2
- Keynote
GABA-A receptor modulating steroids impair learning and memory but can be antagonized with GABA-A receptor modulating steroid antagonists.
Torbjorn Backstrom · Umea Neurosteroid Research Center, Sweden
Gamma-amino butyric acid (GABA) is the main inhibitory neurotransmitter in the brain and GABA-ergic transmission is shown to be of importance for regulation of mood, memory, and food intake. The progesterone metabolite…
- Keynote
Antibodies with functionality as a new generation of translational tools designed to monitor Multiple Sclerosis (MS) at clinical and subclinical stages
Sergey Victorovich Suchkov · N.D. Zelinskii Institute for Organic Chemistry of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Russian Federation
Catalytic Abs (catAbs) are multivalent immunoglobulins (Igs) with a capacity to hydrolyze the antigenic (Ag) substrate. In this sense, proteolytic Abs ( Ab-proteases ) represent Abs to provide proteolytic effects. Abs…
- Keynote
The brain in winter
Kenneth B Storey · Carleton University, Canada
The human brain operates in a protected environment of constant temperature and uninterrupted resources of oxygen and nutrients. However, many other vertebrates show amazing plasticity of their brain function. Their…
- Keynote
Nanomedicine for Treating Neurological Disorders: Small Materials for Big Problems
Thomas J Webster · Interstellar Therapeutics, United States
Nanomedicine has already revolutionized medicine. This is because nanomaterials can mimic the size of natural components of tissue to increase tissue growth, inhibit infection, and limit inflammation. The surface energy…
- Keynote
Using laughter and the expressive arts to promote creativity and learning for neurological and psychiatric scientists and their clients, an experiential example using animal as metaphor
Juliana Melody Fort · Louisiana State University Health Shreveport, United States
• Using metaphor with themselves or patients can give neurological and psychiatric scientists and clinicians a safe way to help understand how we cope with stress and how that can affect our experiences of neurological…
- Oral · In-Person
In vitro modelling of brain development and neurodegenerative diseases
Andreas Till · University of Bonn, Germany
Given the complex etiopathology of neurodegenerative diseases and the limited access to vital human brain cells as suitable research platform, there is an increasing demand of innovative human-specific model systems…
- Oral · In-Person
Polymorphisms of the interleukin 6 gene and susceptibility in multiple sclerosis
Wing Kiu Chou · Norwich Medical School, United Kingdom
Background: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic, degenerative inflammatory disease of the central nervous system characterised by demyelination. Genetic factors have been implicated in its pathogenesis, however their…
- Oral · In-Person
Microfluidic Electrochemistry/Mass Spectrometry: Potential Applications in Neurological Disorders
Rafaela Vasiliadou · The Open University, United Kingdom
Electrochemistry/Mass Spectrometry is a pure instrumental approach that can mimic the metabolic process in humans. Metabolic reactions are mainly oxidations and reactions, thereby electrochemistry is an ideal…
- Oral · In-Person
Cognitive and emotional disturbances following a ischemic stroke within the rehabilitation process.
Beata Taradys Ruszkowska · Szpital, Poland
Background: The aim of this paper was to show the cognitive and emotional deficits noted in a patient following a stroke within the rehabilitation process. Case study: A 61-year-old female patient after a ischemic…
- Oral · In-Person
A Novel, Safe, Effective Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder
Fredric Schiffer · McLean Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Part Time, United States
Schiffer has proposed and tested and published his novel hypothesis about the relation between the cerebral hemispheres and psychopathology. His ideas come out of his clinical observations and the split-brain studies…
- Oral · In-Person
Modeling Neurological Diseases Using Patient-derived Neurons
Baojin Ding · Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in Shreveport, United States
The limited access to human neurons greatly impedes the progress of research in neurological diseases. Although animal models provide insights into disease mechanisms, significant species-dependent differences exist…
- Oral · In-Person
The psychological impact of sleep quality on health care workers during COVID-19 in Jordan
Hamza Wadi · Mutah University, Jordan
Background and aims: Sleep quality is a key aspect of the overall psychological health. Sleep quality can affect mental health in many aspects, causing major psychological disorders, such as: depression and anxiety.…
- Oral · In-Person
Comparative cognitive profile to decode the candidate genes and eQTLs associated with Schizophrenia and other psychiatric disorders
Saranya Jayapalan · Pondicherry University, India
Cognitive functions possess important roles in mental and physical well-being of human. Healthier cognition functions is directly associated with lower risk of certain psychiatric disorders and physical illness in the…
- Oral · In-Person
Effect of alpha-mangostin in the prevention of behavioural and neurochemical defects in methylmercury-induced neurotoxicity in experimental rats
Sumit Kumar · ISF College of Pharmacy, India
Methylmercury (MeHg+) is a known neurotoxin that causes progressive motor neuron degeneration in the central nervous system. Axonal degeneration, oligodendrocyte degeneration, and myelin basic protein (MBP) deficits are…
- Oral · In-Person
Innovative student and faculty created and facilitated experiential wellness workshops for medical students, and neurology residents, a model that can be adapted for the neurological sciences.
Juliana Melody Fort · Louisiana State University Health Shreveport, United States
• Burnout is higher among both physicians and basic scientists due to work demands and loss of some social connectivity during COVID and only adding obligations of wellness surveys or training can add to the workload…
- Poster · In-Person
Implementing RNA analysis in human genetics: from gene expression profiling to integrated omics analyses
Nicolas Casadei · Eberhard Karls University Tubingen, Germany
First applications of RNA analysis in human genetics aimed mainly at detecting splicing defects and loss or gain of gene expression. More recent developments of RNA-analyses are focusing on the use of gene expression…
- Poster · In-Person
Long term prognosis of chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy：five years follow up
Yuya Aotsuka · Chiba University, Japan
Objective: Recently, there are few reports on the long-term prognosis of chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy (CIDP). We aimed to clarify the long-term prognosis and prognostic factors of CIDP.…
- Poster · In-Person
Therapeutic effectiveness of sensory cues versus without sensory cues on gait dysfunction of Parkinson’s disease
Karthikeyan T · National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, India
Parkinson’s disease is a neurological movement disorder caused by the progressive degeneration of dopamine producing cells in the substantianigra. Progressive degeneration of these cells developed in cardinal symptoms…
- Poster · In-Person
Shopping and Working with AI- A Psychological Perspective
Begum Bulgurluoglu · Hisar School, Turkey
Artificial intelligence (AI), often known as the fourth industrial revolution 4.0, will alter not only the way we do things and interact with people, but also our understanding of ourselves. Without directly affecting…
- Poster · In-Person
Agranovich O. Influence of spinal cord injury in outcomes of treatment in the upper extremity in children with amyoplasia.
Agranovich Olga · H. Turner National Medical Research Center for Children’s Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery, Russian Federation
Intriduction. Patients with arthrogryposis multiple congenital (AMC) have upper limbs deformities in up to 95% of cases. They usually have a typical appearance: the shoulder is held in adduction and internal rotation…
- Poster · In-Person
Chronic pain, intrathecal therapy and Ziconotide: an overview
Georgios Matis · University of Cologne, Germany
Ziconotide is a synthetic, water-soluble cone snail venom-derived peptide with a molecular weight of 2,639 Daltons. It is a nonopioid analgesic that selectively binds to N-type voltage-sensitive calcium channels on…
- Poster · In-Person
Diagnostic Delay of Spinocerebellar ataxia type 3 in Rio Grande do Sul (South Brazil)
Gabriel Vasata Furtado · Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Brazil
Spinocerebellar ataxia type 3/Machado-Joseph disease (SCA3/MJD) is a rare disease with diagnosis offered by the Unified Health System in Brazil. Medical Genetics Service of Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, is a…
- Poster · In-Person
Gender identity and depression
Alejandro Arnaldo Barroso Martinez · Valparaíso University, Chile
Depression is one of the most common mental disorders worldwide. Depression involves intense feelings of sadness that endure long enough to interfere with one’s daily life and manifest differently in men and women…
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