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14H00 - 19H00

International Workshop on Alternating Hemiplegia of Childhood
Organised by the SENP and the French AHC association in collaboration with the European Societies of Paediatric Neurology

Coordination: Jean Aicardi, Alexis Arzimanoglou (Paris)

14H00
Clinical Semiology and Natural Evolution
Chairs: Jean Aicardi (Paris-Robert Debré), Kenneth Silver (Chicago)

14H00
Introductory remarks
Alexis Arzimanoglou (Secretary SENP), Dominique Poncelin (President AFHA)

14H15
Commented video presentation of the typical clinical symptoms
Vigevano Federico (Roma)

14H35
Natural evolution of clinical semeiology: the European experience
Campistol Jaime (Barcelona), Gobbi Giuseppe (Bologna),
Bourgeois Marie (Paris), Mancini Josette (Marseille)

15H00
Clinical analysis of familial and sporadic AHC patients: a database
Schlessinger Mylynda (Salt Lake City, Utah)

15H15
Treatment Trials in Europe (Round Table)
Chairs: Jaume Campistol (Barcelona), Federico Vigevano (Roma)

15H15
Flunarizine in the treatment of AHC
Casaer Paul (Leuven)

15H30
Round Table : Results of other drug trials
Arzimanoglou Alexis (Paris); Campistol Jaume (Barcelona);
Kirkham Fenella (London); Siemes Hartmut (Berlin);
Silver Kenneth (Chicago); Veneselli Edwige (Genova)

16H15
Discussion and comments: All participants
Aicardi Jean (Paris) and Silver Kenneth (Chicago, Illinois)

16H45 Pause

17H00
Conference of the President of the International League Against Epilepsy
Chairs: Alexis Arzimanoglou, Jean Aicardi (Paris-Robert Debré)

The concept of channelopathies in neurological disorders
Avanzini Giuliano, Istituto Nazionale Neurologico C. Besta, Milano, Italy

17H30
Genetics of AHC
Chairs: Kathy Swoboda (Salt Lake City), Eva Andermann (Montreal)

17H30
The CACNA1A gene: why was it a good candidate gene for AHC?
Haan Joost (Leiden)

17H40
Alternating Hemiplegia in a pair of half siblings
Kramer Uri (Tel Aviv)

17H50
Autosomal dominant alternating hemiplegia of childhood
Mikati Mohamad (Beirut)

18H00
Autosomal dominant AHC in a Greek family
Xaidara Athina, Youroukos Sotiris (Athens)

18H10
AHC Genetics: available results and future plans
Swobode Kathy (Salt Lake City, Utah)

18H40
DISCUSSION and CONCLUDING REMARKS
Aicardi Jean, Andermann Eva, Swoboda Kathy

19H00
Session d’ouverture du 7^ème Congrès de la SNEP

Chair:
Jaime Campistol – Président de la Société Européenne de Neurologie Pédiatrique
Alexis Arzimanoglou – Président du 7ème Congrès de la Société Européenne de Neurologie Pédiatrique

La neuropédiatrie d’hier et de demain
Dialogue entre:
Alain Berthoz (Collège de France), Jean-Pierre Changeux (Institut Pasteur),
Philippe Evrard, Gilles Lyon (membres fondateurs de la SENP),
Henri Szliwowski (Past President de la SENP)
 

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