12th International Congress

Scientific Program

Monday, June 23, 2008

8:00 to 11:00

3012 Opening Symposium: Infusion therapies and surgery for Parkinson's disease

Chair: Andrew J. Lees, London, United Kingdom
Chair: Jose A. Obeso, Pamplona, Spain

08:00	Continuous dopaminergic stimulation - Where are we? Fabrizio Stocchi, Roma, Italy
08:30	Apomorphine infusion and intrajejunal levodopa Angelo Antonini, Monza, Italy
09:00	Deep brain stimulation - Exploring new targets Robert G. Gross, Atlanta, GA, USA
09:30	Break
10:00	An update on cell based and gene therapy in Parkinson's disease C. Warren Olanow, New York, NY, USA
10:30	Panel Discussion

11:00 to 13:00

3013 Opening Symposium: The twists and turns of dystonia

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11:00	Dystonia classification, differential diagnosis and genetics
11:45	Treatment of dystonia including botulinum toxin treatment and surgery - Impact on quality of life Giovanni Abbruzzese, Genova, Italy
12:30	Panel Discussion

13:30 to 16:00

3014 Parallel Session: Restless legs syndrome and periodic limb movements in sleep: Diagnosis, co-morbidities, basic science and treatment

Chair: Cynthia L. Comella, Chicago, IL, USA
Chair: Arthur S. Walters, Highland Park, NJ, USA

13:30	Diagnosis and co-morbidities Arthur S. Walters, Highland Park, NJ, USA
14:00	New genetic discoveries, role of iron and other basic science David B. Rye, Atlanta, GA, USA
14:30	Treatment Claudia M. Trenkwalder, Kassel, Germany
15:00	Panel Discussion