Saturday, November 12, 2011 - TC51 - Teaching Course - Neurological Disorders in Sub-Saharan Africa

Oct 4, 2026

A program schedule for a neurology-focused academic meeting on neurological disorders in sub-Saharan Africa. It lists multiple teaching courses and a workshop with time slots, hall locations, chairpersons, and named presenters. Sessions cover communicable CNS infections, malaria, neurological complications, epilepsy and stroke, and autonomic function testing, with a closing summary and general discussion. Pre-registration requirements are noted for selected sessions.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryResearch & Report

FormatPDF

Pages330

Reading Time13 h 52 min

AccessFree to download

Teaching Courses

TC51: Neurological Disorders in Sub-Saharan Africa

TC44: ABC Cardinal Principles of Stroke Management

TC01: Treatment of Epilepsy: An Update

TC02: EEG Video: Case Studies in Epilepsy

TC04: Neuropathies

TC27: Diagnosis of Psychogenic Movement Disorders

Plenary Lectures

Main Topics / Topics

Clinical Aspects of Epilepsy

Movement Disorders: Parkinson's Disease Revisited

Neurocritical Care: Session I

Aphasia

Workshop

Autonomic Function Tests

Saturday, November 12, 2011 | 14:00-18:30 | Hall D | | --- | --- | TC51: Teaching Course* NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA (Free) Co-sponsored by IBRO, SONA and WFN Chairpersons: Charles Newton, Kenya Rajesh N. Kalaria, UK SESSION I: COMMUNICABLE DISEASES IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA 14:00 EPIDEMIOLOGY OF CNS INFECTIONS IN AFRICA Charles Newton, Kenya 14:15 VIRAL INFECTIONS OF CNS IN AFRICA Macpherson Mallewa, Malawi 14:45 MALARIA IN AFRICA Richard Idro, Uganda 15:15 HUMAN AFRICAN TRYPANOSOMIASIS: MECHANSISMS AND PATHOPHYSIOLOGY Marina Bentivoglio , Italy 15:45 Coffee Break SESSION II: NON-COMMUNICABLE DISORDERS IN AFRICA 16:15 EPIDEMIOLOGY OF NON-COMMUNICABLE NEUROLOGICAL CONDITIONS IN AFRICA Rajesh N. Kalaria, UK 16:30 EPILEPSY IN AFRICA Alfred K. Njamnshi , Cameroon 17:00 STROKE IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA Richard Walker, UK 17:30 NEUROTOXICITY OR PARKINSON'S DISEASE IN AFRICA Desire Tshala-Katumbay, USA Adesola Ogunniyi , Nigeria 18:00 SUMMARY AND GENERAL DISCUSSION *Pre-registration required Saturday, November 12, 2011 | 14:30-18:00 | Hall 1 | | --- | --- | TC44: Teaching Course* ABC CARDINAL PRINCIPLES OF STROKE MANAGEMENT (Free) An Educational Program of the World Stroke Organization Chairpersons: Michael Brainin, Austria Stephen M. Davis, Australia 14:30 THE NUMBERS AND NEEDS OF STROKE EDUCATION IN NORTHERN AFRICA Mohammed Faouzi Belahsen , Morocco 15:00 EARLY RECOGNITION AND DIAGNOSIS OF STROKE Stephen M. Davis, Australia 15:30 MEDICAL TREATMENT OF STROKE Peter Sandercock, UK 16:00 Coffee Break 16:30 PREVENTION OF COMPLICATIONS IN ACUTE STROKE Michael Brainin, Austria 17:00 EARLY MOBILIZATION OF STROKE PATIENTS Bo Norrving , Sweden 17:30 DISCUSSION *Pre-registration required Saturday, November 12, 2011 | 14:30-18:00 | Hall I | | --- | --- | TC01: Teaching Course* TREATMENT OF EPILEPSY: AN UPDATE Chairperson: Antonio Gil-Nagel, Spain BENIGN FOCAL EPILEPSIES OF CHILDHOOD Natalio Fejerman , Argentina EPILEPSY AFTER TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY Alla Guekht, Russia EPILEPSY IN THE ELDERLY Antonio Gil-Nagel, Spain 16:00-16:30 Coffee Break *Pre-registration required | 14:30-18:00 | Hall J | | --- | --- | TC02: Teaching Course* EEG VIDEO: CASE STUDIES IN EPILEPSY Chairperson: Jerome Engel , USA EEG-VIDEO MONITORING: AN INTERACTIVE SHOW-AND-TELL Selim Benbadis, USA Jerome Engel , USA Fatiha Lahjouji , Morocco 16:00-16:30 Coffee Break *Pre-registration required Saturday, November 12, 2011 | 14:30-18:00 Hall L | | | --- | --- | | TC04: Teaching Course*
NEUROPATHIES
Chairperson: Jean-Marc Léger, France
GBS AND CIDP
Richard A.C. Hughes, UK
INHERITED NEUROPATHIES
Michael Shy, USA PARAPROTEINEMIC NEUROPATHIES Jean-Marc Léger, France
16:00-16:30 Coffee Break
*Pre-registration required | | | 14:30-18:00 | Hall 3 | WS01: Workshop* AUTONOMIC FUNCTION TESTS Chairpersons: Heinz Lahrmann, Austria Walter Struhal, Austria 14:30 HISTORY TAKING AND SUDOMOTOR TESTING Heinz Lahrmann, Austria 15:15 CARDIOVASCULAR TESTING INCLUDING BEDSIDE TESTS Walter Struhal, Austria 16:00 Coffee Break 16:30 MOROCCAN AUTONOMIC LAB: TESTS AND RESULTS Halima Benjelloun, Morocco 16:50 CASE PRESENTATIONS AND HANDS-ON TRAINING Heinz Lahrmann, Austria Walter Struhal, Austria Halima Benjelloun, Morocco 16:00-16:30 Coffee Break *Pre-registration required Sunday, November 13, 2011 | 07:00-08:00 | Hall D | | --- | --- | TC27: Teaching Course* DIAGNOSIS OF PSYCHOGENIC MOVEMENT DISORDERS (Free) Chairperson: Mark Hallett, USA DIAGNOSIS OF PSYCHOGENIC MOVEMENT DISORDERS Mark Hallett, USA *Pre-registration required | 08:00-09:00 | Hall A | | --- | --- | PLENARY LECTURES 1 & 2 Chairpersons: Raad Shakir, UK Eduardo Tolosa, Spain 08:00 KEY QUESTIONS IN EPILEPTOLOGY The Victor and Clara Soriano Award Lecture Christian Elger, Germany 08:30 FUTURE OF DBS IN NEUROLOGY AND PSYCHIATRY Alim L. Benabid,

FAQs

What topics are included in TC51: Neurological Disorders in Sub-Saharan Africa?

The program includes communicable CNS diseases, such as CNS infections and viral infections, along with malaria and human African trypanosomiasis. It also covers non-communicable neurological disorders, including epilepsy, stroke, and neurotoxicity or Parkinson’s disease in Africa.

What does TC44 focus on for stroke education and management?

TC44 covers cardinal principles of stroke management, including the numbers and needs of stroke education, early recognition and diagnosis, medical treatment, prevention of acute complications, and early mobilization of stroke patients.

What is covered in the Workshop on Autonomic Function Tests?

The workshop includes history taking and sudomotor testing, cardiovascular testing including bedside tests, Moroccan autonomic lab tests and results, and case presentations with hands-on training.

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