Chairs:

Kenneth Marek
New Haven, CT, USA
Philippe Rémy
Creteil, France

Neuroimaging in the differential diagnosis of parkinsonism and tremor disorders
Philippe Rémy
Creteil, France

Neuroimaging in the study of cognitive aspects of parkinsonism and dementia
Angelo Antonini
Milan, Italy

New MRI techniques for the evaluation of parkinsonism
David Vaillancourt
Chicago, IL, USA

At the conclusion of this session, participants should be better able to:

1. Describe various modalities of structural and functional neuroimaging applied in the differential diagnosis of parkinsonism and tremor
2. Identify the disorders which cause abnormality in the presynaptic dopaminergic neurons and those disorders which affect both pre and post synaptic dopaminergic neurons
3. State your methodology for the application of functional neuroimaging in the differential diagnosis of patients with dementia and parkinsonism/tremor

Chairs:

Kailash Bhatia
London, United Kingdom
Silvia Garcia
Buenos Aires, Argentina

Primary dystonia
Rachel Saunders-Pullman
New York, NY, USA

Secondary and heredodegenerative dystonias
Kailash Bhatia
London, United Kingdom

Paroxysmal dystonia
Kapil Sethi
Augusta, GA, USA

At the conclusion of this session, participants should be better able to:

1. Describe the phenotypes of primary and secondary dystonia
2. Identify the major indications for genetic testing in dystonia
3. Develop a strategy to manage and treat dystonic syndromes

Chairs:

Stephen Reich
Baltimore, MD, USA
Henrique Ferraz
Saõ Paulo, Brazil

Diagnosis of Parkinson's disease: Clinical features, motor and nonmotor
Stephen G. Reich
Baltimore, MD, USA

Atypical parkinsonism: Differential diagnosis and work-up
Irene Litvan
Louisville, KY, USA

Other causes of parkinsonism
Regina Katzenschlager
Vienna, Austria

At the conclusion of this session, participants should be better able to:

1. Describe the differential diagnosis of parkinsonism
2. Recognize pitfalls in the diagnosis of Parkinson's disease
3. Distinguish Parkinson's disease from secondary causes of parkinsonism and parkinsonian syndromes

Chairs:

John Hardy
London, United Kingdom
Christine Klein
Lübeck, Germany

Basic concepts of genetics in movement disorders
Thomas Gasser
Tübingen, Germany

Tools and techniques
Alexis Brice
Paris, France

Neurogenetics in clinical practice
Enza Maria Valente
Rome, Italy

At the conclusion of this session, participants should be better able to:

1. Discuss basic concepts of genetics in movement disorders
2. Describe modern molecular tools and techniques to identify genes, mutations, and functional consequences
3. Indicate perspectives and limitations of genetic testing for movement disorders in clinical practice

Chairs:

Steven Frucht
New York, NY, USA
Jennifer Goldman
Chicago, IL, USA

The neurology of musical talent: What can we learn about motor control from historical and present day examples of extraordinary musical talents?
Steven Frucht
New York, NY, USA

Music and the basal ganglia: Important historical examples of basal ganglia disorders in musicians
Andrew Lees
London, United Kingdom

Motor control gone awry: What can focal dystonia in musicians teach us about motor control and the limits of motor performance in man?
Mark Hallett
Bethesda, MD, USA

At the conclusion of this session, participants should be better able to:

1. Explain the controversies regarding the nature of musical talent, genius, and the role of the basal ganglia in skill acquisition and retention
2. Discuss the history of musicians with basal ganglia disorders and how their struggles enrich our understanding of basal ganglia disorders
3. Recognize the various forms of focal task-specific dystonias affecting musicians and how such examples help to understand other focal and task-specific dystonias

Chairs:

Nardo Nardocci
Milan, Italy
Tomoko Arakaki
Buenos Aires, Argentina

Distinguishing normal, abnormal and psychogenic movements in children
Emilio Fernandez-Alvarez
Barcelona, Spain

Parkinsonism in children
Nardo Nardocci
Milan, Italy

Movement disorders and inborn errors of metabolism
Terence Sanger
Los Angeles, CA, USA

At the conclusion of this session, participants should be better able to:

1. Recognize the most common movement disorders in children
2. Develop an approach for the diagnosis and management of parkinsonism in children
3. Describe the spectrum of movement disorders caused by inborn errors of metabolism

Chairs:

Janis Miyasaki
Toronto, ON, Canada
Fernando Alarcon
Quito, Ecuador

Basic pharmacology on the action of dopaminergic drugs (L-DOPA, DAs, MAO-B-inhibitors)
John G. Nutt
Portland, OR, USA

The start of treatment in the early phase - what is evidence-based?
Janis Miyasaki
Toronto, ON, Canada

Basic strategies for therapy in the advanced stage - what is evidence-based?
Joaquim Ferreira
Lisbon, Portugal

At the conclusion of this session, participants should be better able to:

1. Describe the therapeutic mechanisms of the dopaminergic drugs in parkinsonism
2. Discuss the options for treatment of Parkinson's disease patients in the early and late stages
3. Describe the main non-dopaminergic targets for treatment of Parkinson's disease

Chairs:

Donald Grosset
Glasgow, Scotland
Victor Fung
Sydney, Australia

Diagnosis and classification of tremor
Donald Grosset
Glasgow, Scotland

Scoring tremor severity - tools and rating scales
Roger Elble
Springfield, IL, USA

Management of tremor
Peter Bain
London, United Kingdom

At the conclusion of this session, participants should be better able to:

1. Describe clinical features of tremor in dystonia, essential tremor and Parkinson's disease
2. Describe diagnostic error rates identified in recent papers relating to tremor misdiagnosed as Parkinson's and vice versa
3. Describe approaches for the management of tremor