Timetable

Plenary Parallel Symposium Workshop Poster

Monday, 17 May 2010
08:50	01Opening Ceremony Members Dining Room
09:00	02Epilepsy Symposium Members Dining Room Co-Chair Michelle A Kiley Royal Adelaide Hospital Australia Co-Chair Samuel F Berkovic University of Melbourne Australia Seizure Prediction and Early Warning Systems Greg Worrell Imaging of Epilepsy Networks John Archer, University of Melbourne Fighting Fire with Fire: Electrical Stimulation as Epilepsy Therapy Mark Cook
10:30
11:00	03Ataxia Symposium Members Dining Room Co-Chair Andrew Churchyard Cabrini Hospital Australia Co-Chair Carolyn Sue Royal North Shore Hospital Australia Episodic Ataxia Hugh Bostock, University College London, United Kingdom Susan E Tomlinson, University of Sydney, Australia Cerebellar Contributions to Cognition Elsdon Storey, Alfred Hospital, Victoria, Australia Friedreich's Ataxia Andrew Churchyard, Cabrini Hospital, Australia
12:30
13:30	04Sports Neurology Members Dining Room Co-Chair Steve Vucic Westmead Hospital and Western Clinical School, University of Sydney Australia Co-Chair Lynette Kiers Sports Neurology Introduction / CNS Injuries Paul McCrory Cycling Neurology John Fink, Christchurch Hospital, New Zealand Waterskier's Headache Phil Parkin Is Sport Good for the Nervous System, or Bad? Richard Gerraty, Alfred Hospital Barry Snow Panel Discussion
15:00
15:30	15Cerebrovascular Disease Jim Stynes Room A Co-Chair Helen Dewey Austin Health Australia Co-Chair Mark W Parsons Department of Neurology and Hunter Medical Research Institute, John Hunter Hospital, University of Newcastle Australia Major Infarct Growth Beyond 3-6 Hours is Associated with Failure of Collateral Circulation Bruce CV Campbell, Department of Medicine and Neurology, Royal Melbourne Hospital, University of Melbourne, Australia Penumbral Imaging with Computed Tomography Perfusion in an Experimental Model of Acute Stroke Neil J Spratt, University of Newcastle, Australia Age over 80 or Leukoaraiosis Do Not Predict Hemorrhagic transformation after tPA for ischemic stroke Craig A Costello, Royal Melbourne Hospital - Dept of Neurology, Australia Transverse Sinus Stenting in Pseudotumor Cerebri Rebekah M Ahmed, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, Australia Clinical and Radiological Features, Management and Outcome After Vertebrobasilar Dissection Monica S Badve, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Brisbane, Australia Effect of Large Scale Stroke Unit Implementation on One Year Ischaemic Stroke Out John M Worthington, The University of New South Wales & Liverpool Health Service, Australia	16History/Cognitive Disorders Jim Stynes Room B Co-Chair Rick Burns Co-Chair James Lance The Getting of Wisdom: A History of the Neurological Textbook Catherine E Storey, Royal North Shore Hospital, Australia The Origin of the Neurology Department at Auckland Hospital Neil E Anderson, Auckland City Hospital, New Zealand Regionally Specific Diffusion Tensor Imaging in Mild Cognitive Impairment and Alzheimer's Disease Yue Huang, Prince of Wales Medical Research Institute, Australia Use of Pre-trial Cognitive Trajectory to Accelerate Primary Prevention Trials of Disease-modifying Therapies in AD David Darby, Florey Neurosciences Institute, Australia	17Neurodegenerative / Neuromuscular / Epilepsy Yarra Park Room Co-Chair Dominic Rowe Maquaire Universty Hospital Australia Co-Chair Susan Mathers Bethlehem Hospital Vic Australia Australian Motor Neuron Disease Registry 5 year Follow-Up Paul S Talman, Deakin Medical School Barwon Health Victoria, Australia Central Mechanisms Underlying Fatigue in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Steve Vucic, Department of Neurology, Westmead Hospital and Western Clinical School, University of Sydney, Australia Distinct, Isolated Bulbar Palsy Presentations of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis James R Burrell, Prince of Wales Medical Research Institute, Prince of Wales Clinical School, University of New South Wales, Australia Disturbances in Axonal Function in Patients with Erythromelalgia Cindy S-Y Lin, The University of New South Wales and Prince of Wales Medical Research Institute, Australia Is There Ongoing Loss of Nerve Cells in Subjects Exposed to Thalidomide in Utero? Stacey K Jankelowitz, RPAH and University of Sydney, Australia KONQUEST: Keppra versus Older AEDS and Neuropsychiatric, Neurocognitive and Quality of Life Outcomes in Treatment of Epilepsy as Substitution MonoTherapy Tahir M Hakami, Department of Medicine, the University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia., Australia	18Movement Disorders / Multiple Sclerosis Members Dining Room Co-Chair Pamela McCombe Royal Brisbane Hospital, Department of Neurology Australia Co-Chair Tim Anderson Neuroferritinopathy Helen G Brown, The Princess Alexandra Hospital, Australia Systematic Review of the Effect Coffee on Parkinson Disease Risk Mohammed T Hasan, University of New South Wales, Australia Alterations to White Matter Microstructure and Grey Matter Volume in Adult Niemann-Pick Type C Mark Walterfang, Neuropsychiatry Unit, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Australia 15 years of Niemann Pick C in Australia Michael Fahey, Monash Medical Centre, Victoria, Australia Longitudinal Employment Change in Multiple Sclerosis and the Importance of Symptom Management Elizabeth A McDonald, MS Australia, Australia Use of the Addenbrooke's Cognitive Examination in Multiple Sclerosis Cullen M O'Gorman, Griffith University, School of Medicine, Gold Coast, QLD / Gold Coast Hospital, Southport, QLD, Australia
17:00	25Welcome Reception Melbourne Cricket Ground Arena
18:30

Tuesday, 18 May 2010
08:30	06Genetics of Complex Disease Members Dining Room Co-Chair Bruce Taylor Menzies Research Institute Australia Co-Chair Ingrid E Scheffer University of Melbourne Australia Aetiology and Origins of Multiple Sclerosis Alastair Compston, University of Cambridge Pharmacogenomics: Prediction of treatment response in epilepsy Terry O'Brien, Royal Melbourne Hospital Parkinsons Disease Malcolm Horne, Centre for Neurosciences, The Florey Neurosciences Institute, St Vincent's Hospital, Australia
10:00
10:30	07Impulse Conduction / Demyelination Members Dining Room Co-Chair David J Burke RPAH and University of Sydney Co-Chair William M Carroll Centre for Neuromuscular and Neurological disorders, University of Western Australia Australia Nerve Excitability and Impulse Conduction Hugh Bostock, University College London, United Kingdom Conduction Failure in the Peripheral Nervous System John Pollard, RPAH & University of Sydney Probing Neuron-glial Interactions for Therapeutic Benefit Trevor Kilpatrick, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Florey Neurosciences Institute
12:00	08MJ Eadie Lecture Members Dining Room Chair Geoffrey Herkes Royal North Shore Hospital Australia Viewing Diseases Through Genes: Seeing History and Looking for Preventions and Cures Garth Nicholson, University of Sydney
12:40
13:30	09Education Symposium Members Dining Room Co-Chair Amy Brodtmann Florey Neurosciences institute Australia Co-Chair Alan Barber Auckland University New Zealand Recognition of Subspecialties Stephen Sergay Challenges for Neurology in Australia and New Zealand Stephen Davis, Department of Neurology, Royal Melbourne Hospital, University of Melbourne Educating Future Neurologists Peter Hand, Royal Melbourne Hospital - Dept of Neurology, Australia
15:00
15:30	10RACP Supervisors Symposium Members Dining Room Co-Chair Michelle A Kiley Royal Adelaide Hospital Australia Co-Chair Peter Hand Royal Melbourne Hospital - Dept of Neurology Australia Welcome & Introduction Kevin Forsyth Introducing PREP: AT Kevin Forsyth The Role of the Education Supervisor/Giving Effective Feedback Peter Hand, Royal Melbourne Hospital - Dept of Neurology, Australia Tools selected for ANZAN - including MiniCex Michelle A Kiley, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Australia Neurophysiology Requirements and Role of the N/P Supervisor Richard Macdonell, Austin Health, Australia Questions
17:30

Wednesday, 19 May 2010
08:30	30ANZAN AGM Members Dining Room
09:30	11EG Robertson Lecture Members Dining Room Chair Stephen M Davis Department of Neurology, Royal Melbourne Hospital, University of Melbourne Australia Crossing the Crevasses, New Major Challenges for Clinical Neuroscience Ed Byrne, Monash University
10:10
10:30	12Young Investigator Award Finalists Members Dining Room Co-Chair Richard Macdonell Austin Health Australia Co-Chair Monique M Ryan Children's Neuroscience Centre, The Royal Children's Hospital Australia Increased Cannabis Use in Young Stroke Patients Heidi M Pridmore, Auckland University, New Zealand Endarterectomy for “Hemodynamically Insignificant” Symptomatic Carotid Stenosis Rebekah M Ahmed, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Australia Peripheral Nerve Excitability Testing Shows Distinctive Ion Channel Dysfunction in Patients with KCNQ2 Mutations and Epilepsy Susan E Tomlinson, University of Sydney, Australia Mechanisms of Neurodegeneration in Spinal Muscular Atrophy Michelle A Farrar, Sydney Children's Hospital, Prince of Wales Medical Research Instituteand University of New South Wales, Australia Management and Outcomes of Patients with Mitochondrial Disorders Requiring Critical Care Admissions Christina Liang, Royal North Shore Hospital, Australia Neuropathy: An Integral Component of Cerebellar Ataxia Neuropathy Vestibular Areflexia Syndrome David J Szmulewicz, Australia
12:00
13:00	13Keynote Presentations Members Dining Room Chair John King Royal Melbourne Hospital The Greatest Benefit to Mankind; The Virtues in Clinical Medicine and Beyond Stephen Sergay Large Scale EEG Recordings and Seizure Generation Greg Worrell Dr Thomas Willis's Works: 'The Most Learned Dr Christopher Wren; and the Inward Dens of the Brain Alastair Compston, University of Cambridge
14:20		14Posters Olympic Room Does the Principle of Minimum Work Apply at the Carotid Bifurcation? T G Phan, Australia Bilateral Frontal Periventricular Locations of Cerebral White Matter Lesions show Greatest Covariance with Poorer Gait Thanh G Phan, STAR, Australia The Role of ABCD2 in Predicting Stroke Recurrence in the Australian Setting Thanh G Phan, STAR, Australia Peripheral axonal hyperpolarisation in Inclusion Body Myopathy, Paget's disease of the bone and Frontotemporal Dementia (IBMPFD) Christina Liang, Royal North Shore Hospital, Australia Time Frequency Mapping of the Rhythmic Limb Movements Reliably Distinguishes Convulsive Epileptic from Psychogenic Non-epileptic Seizures John Carino, The Departments of Neurology, Australia Mutations in PARK9 (ATP13A2) causing Kufor-Rakeb Syndrome, Provide Insights into Cellular Dysfunction in Parkinson's Disease Carolyn M Sue, Department of Neurology and Neurogenetics, Kolling Institute, Royal North Shore Hospital and the University of Sydney, Australia Mitochondrial Abnormalities in a New Cell Model of MNGIE Syndrome Carolyn M Sue, Kolling Institute of Medical Research, Australia Benign Infantile Cytochrome C Oxidase Deficiency Myopathy: Reversible or Not? Carolyn M Sue, Kolling Institute of Medical Research, Australia Clinical Trial of Levetiracetam for Dyskinesia in Parkinson’s Disease Peter A Kempster, Neurosciences Department, Australia Epidermolysis Bullosa with Late-Onset Muscular Dystrophy and Plectin Deficiency Monique M Ryan, Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne, Australia HLA-DRB1 Alleles are Determinants of Spinal Cord Pathology in Multiple Sclerosis (MS) William M Carroll, Centre for Neuromuscular and Neurological disorders, University of Western Australia, Australia Hypothalamic Lesions and Association with HLA-DRB1 alleles in Multiple Sclerosis (MS) and Neuromyelitis Optica (NMO) William M Carroll, Centre for Neuromuscular and Neurological disorders, University of Western Australia, Australia Rotenone Toxicity in Parkin Mutated Olfactory Cell Cultures Carolyn M Sue, Kolling Institute of Medical Research, Australia Immune Response in Acute Ischaemic Stroke Monica S Badve, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Brisbane, Australia Novel Upper and Lower Motor Neurone Markers of ALS Pamela A McCombe, The University of Queensland, Center for Clinical Research, Australia Unusual Clinical Presentations Associated with the A3243G Mutation Stefan Blum, Royal Brisbane Hospital, Department of Neurology, Australia Clinical Characteristics of Aquaporin 4 Auto-antibody Positive Patients – A Case Series Stefan Blum, Department of Neurology, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Australia FLAIR Hyperintensity in Acute Ischemic Strokes Beyond 3 Hours is Almost Universal and Does Not Predict Hemorrhagic Transformation Bruce CV Campbell, Department of Medicine and Neurology, Royal Melbourne Hospital, University of Melbourne, Australia Final Infarct Volume Can Be Determined Using Diffusion Imaging 24 Hours After Stroke Onset Bruce CV Campbell, Department of Medicine and Neurology, Royal Melbourne Hospital, University of Melbourne, Australia Spontaneous Intracranial Hypotension in Childhood: A Case Report and Review of the Literature Eunice K Chan, Children’s Neurosciences Centre, The Royal Children’s Hospital (Melbourne), Australia A Case Series of Intra-arterial Embolectomy for Acute Ischemic Stroke Florence CF Chang, Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney NSW, Australia Case Report on Fatal Familial Insomnia Associated with Myelodysplasia Due to Chromosome 20q Deletion Florence CF Chang, Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonards NSW, Australia Silver Syndrome: A Case Report Damian Clark, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia Monique Ryan, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia Developmental Hip Abnormalities In Paediatric CMT Damian Clark, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia Monique Ryan, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia Intravenous Lignocaine Infusion for Prolonged, Resistant Headache Jessica Dyson, Australian National University, Australia Transient Ischaemic Attack Mimic Secondary to Acute Convexity subarachnoid haemorrhage Deborah K Field, Flinders Medical Centre, Australia Susac’s Syndrome Responds to the Tumour Necrosis Factor (TNF) Inhibitor, Infliximab Todd A Hardy, Concord Hospital, Australia Respiratory Involvement in Inherited Neuropathies in Children Katherine B Howell, Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne, Australia Manuel Soto Martinez, Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne, Australia Damian Clark, Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne, Australia John Massie, Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne, Australia Monique M Ryan, Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne, Australia Genetic Influences of Sigma-1 Receptor and Apolipoprotein E on the Severity of Alzheimer’s Disease Yue Huang, Prince of Wales Medical Research Institute, NSW, Australia Intrastriatal Transplantation of Human Olfactory Neuroepithelial Cells Attenuates the Striatal Pathology in a Transgenic Model of Huntington’s Disease Manho Kim, Neurology, Seoul National University Hospital, Korea Clinical Features of Patients with Demyelinating Neuropathy Associated with Anti-MAG Antibody Grant D Kleinschmidt, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospitals, Australia Neuropsychiatric Features in Motor Neurone Disease (MND) vs. Behavioural Variant Frontotemporal Dementia (bvFTD) Patricia Lillo, Prince of Wales Medical Research Institute-UNSW, Australia Eneida Mioshi, Prince of Wales Medical Research Institute, Australia John R Hodges, Prince of Wales Medical Research Institute-UNSW, Australia Amour et Neurologique: Transient Global Amnesia Following Sexual Intercourse Abhishek Malhotra A Case of Cerebral Vasculitis Due to Giant Cell Arteritis Andrew W Moey, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Australia Dural Ectasia in Marfan’s Syndrome: Clinical and MRI Features Katrina A Morris, St Vincent's Hospital Sydney, Australia First Seizure Clinic Experience: Heterogeneity of Patient Population and Prognosis Terence J O'Brien, Royal Melbourne Hospital, University of Melbourne, Australia Group Analysis of Interictal SPECT Images in Patients with Mesial TLE Demonstrates Ipsilateral Temporal Lobe Hyperperfusion Terence J O'Brien, Royal Melbourne Hospital, University of Melbourne, Australia Impulse Control Disorders and the Quality of Life in Parkinson’s Disease Amy Phu, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Nepean Hospital, Australia Amyloid Angiopathy Presenting as Convexity SAH and Heralding Lobar Haemorrhage: Clinical, Imaging and Biopsy Features Shaloo Singhal, Monash Medical Centre, Australia Modulation of Regulatory and Cytotoxic T Cell Expression Signature in First Demyelinating Events and Early Multiple Sclerosis Olga G Skibina, Royal Melbourne Hospital , Box Hill Hospital, Australia The Clinical Utility of Romberg's Test David J Szmulewicz, Australia Audiovestibular Sarcoidosis David J Szmulewicz, Australia Hydroxychloroquine Induced Vacuolar Myopathy Mimicking Acid Maltase Jia Haur Tho, Dept of Neurology, Gold Coast Hospital, Australia Worse Stroke Outcome in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation May Be Due to Greater Volumes of More Severe Hypoperfusion Hans TH Tu, Department of Neurology, Royal Melbourne Hospital, University of Melbourne, Australia Antiepileptic Drug Polytherapy Issues in Pregnancy Frank J E Vajda, Royal Melbourne Hospital, University of Melbourne, Australia Low pressure headache not low CSF pressure appears to predict immediate resolution of idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH). Peter Gates
15:00
15:30	28Clinical Applications 2: Neuro-oncology Symposium Yarra Park Room Co-Chair Neil Anderson Auckland City Hospital New Zealand Co-Chair Richard Macdonell Austin Health Australia Neurologic Paraneoplastic Syndromes Neil Anderson, Auckland City Hospital, New Zealand Neurologic Effects of Cancer Therapies Richard Stark What can your Neurosurgeon do for the Brain Tumour Patient Kate Drummond
15:45		05Clinical Applications 1: Movement Disorder Symposium Jim Stynes Room A & B Co-Chair John D O'Sullivan Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Brisbane Australia Co-Chair Thomas Kimber Royal Adelaide Hospital Australia Essential Tremor David Williams Fragile X-associated Tremor/Ataxia Syndrome Andrew Hughes Other Tremors Barry Snow
17:00
17:45

Thursday, 20 May 2010
08:30	19Presentation Members Dining Room Presentation of ANZAN Medal to John Morris Richard Frith
08:45	20Neurology Grand Rounds Members Dining Room Co-Chair Richard Frith Co-Chair Richard Stark Discussants John Fink, Christchurch Hospital, New Zealand Florence CF Chang, Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney NSW, Australia Gary Yip Emma Blackwood
10:15	21Leonard Cox Lecture Members Dining Room Chair Elsdon Storey The Alfred Hospital, Victoria Australia Novel Clinical Paradigms for Neuropathy Identification and Treatment Arun Krishnan
10:45
11:15	22W. Ian McDonald Lecture Chair Matthew C Kiernan Prince of Wales Medical Research Institute, Prince of Wales Clinical School, University of New South Wales Australia Limiting and Repairing the Damage in Multiple Sclerosis Alastair Compston, University of Cambridge
12:00	27Multiple Sclerosis Panel Discussion Members Dining Room Co-Chair Helmut Butzkueven Florey Neurosciences Institute Australia Co-Chair Bruce Taylor Menzies Research Institute Australia Discussants Alastair Compston, University of Cambridge Simon A Broadley, Griffith University, School of Medicine, Gold Coast, QLD / Gold Coast Hospital, Southport, QLD, Australia Jeanette Lechner-Scott
13:00
14:00	2940 Year Anniversary of the Brain Foundation Members Dining Room Chair Stephen Davis Department of Neurology, Royal Melbourne Hospital, University of Melbourne On the Shoulders of Giants: The Brain Foundation 1970-2010 G Michael Halmagyi, Australia
14:30	24Management Controversies Members Dining Room Co-Chair Con Yiannakis Co-Chair Elsdon Storey The Alfred Hospital, Victoria Australia Acute Stroke Alan Barber, Auckland University, New Zealand Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension John King, Royal Melbourne Hospital Myaesthenia Gravis Stephen Reddel Epilepsy in Young Women Elizabeth Walker
16:00