2006 Rare Neuroimmune Disorders Symposium

July 20-23, 2006 | Baltimore, Maryland

Sponsored by The Siegel Rare Neuroimmune Association & Johns Hopkins Project RESTORE

Conference Goals and Welcome Address

Douglas Kerr, MD, PhD | Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Sandy Siegel, PhD | The Siegel Rare Neuroimmune Association

Rare Neuroimmunologic Disorders: An Overview

Douglas Kerr, MD, PhD | Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Brain, Spinal Cord and Cells:  The Actors and the Movie, A Neuro-Primer for Non-Neurologists

Carlos Pardo, MD | Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

An Overview of Immunopathogenetic Mechanisms

Peter Calabresi, MD | Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis (ADEM)

Anita Venkataramana, MBBS | Thomas O. Crawford, MD

Multiple Sclerosis (MS)

Peter Calabresi, MD | Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Neuromyelitis Optica (NMO) or Devic’s Disease

Dean Wingerchuk, MD | Mayo Clinic

Transverse Myelitis (TM)

Douglas Kerr, MD, PhD | Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Pediatric Transverse Myelitis

Frank Pidcock, MD | Kennedy Krieger Institute

Pediatric TM as Different from CIDP, and Pediatric ADEM

Gregory Barnes, MD, PhD | Vanderbilt University

Neurosarcoidosis

Carlos A. Pardo, MD | Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Neurological Manifestations of Lupus and Other Systemic Rheumatologic Disorders

Julius Birnbaum, MD | Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Acute Therapies: Steroids, IVIG, Plasma Exchange, Cytoxan

Benjamin Greenberg, MD, MHS | Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Principles of Rehabilitation: Overview

Barbara deLateur, MD

Patient-Centered Care: The Role of Self-Management

Stephen Wegener, PhD

Clinical Evaluation and Treatment of Gait Abnormalities

Kathleen Zackowski, PhD, OT | Kennedy Krieger Institute

Demoralization and Depression in Multiple Sclerosis and Transverse Myelitis

Adam Kaplin, MD, PhD | Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Medical Approach to Neuropathic Pain and Paresthesias

Joanne Lynn, MD | Ohio State University

Interventional Approach to Neuropathic Pain

Paul Christo, MD

Bladder Management

Karen DeBusk, RN, BSN

Bowel Management

Katharine Finney, CRNP

Fatigue in TM and Related Disorders

Joanne Lynn, MD | Ohio State University

Transition in Adolescents with Disabilities

Eric Levey, MD

Spasticity Management

Samuel Mayer, MD

Sexual Dysfunction

Frederick Foley, PhD

Keynote Address and Banquet

Bruce Downey, CEO | Howard Weiner, MD

MC for the evening

ProjectRESTORE video

ProjectRESTORE award to Sandy Siegel

2006 Distinguished Service Award

MS: Past and Future

The Nancy Davis Center Without Walls

Complexities of Clinical Trials: A Primer for Patients and Physicians

Justin McArthur, MBBS, MPH

Bone Density and Rehabilitation Approaches for Paralysis

Cristina Sadowsky, MD | Kennedy Krieger Institute

The Impact of Power Assist Wheelchairs on Quality of Life: An Update and Progress Report

Charles Levy, MD

Future Immunotherapies

Peter Calabresi, MD | Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Biological Basis of Depression

Adam Kaplin, MD, PhD | Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Novel Imaging Strategies in Inflammatory and Degenerative Disorders

Daniel Reich MD, PhD

Novel Neuroprotective Therapies

Sanjay Keswani, MBBS, MRCP

Our Experience at the JHTMC

Chitra Krishnan, MHS

Gait and Orthoses

Frank Pidcock, MD | Kennedy Krieger Institute

Evaluation of the Effect of Pregabalin (Lyrica) on Spasticity and Function in Transverse Myelitis Patients

Barbara deLateur, MD

Bone Marrow Transplantation in MS

James Bowen, MD | EvergreenHealth

Neurorestorative Princples of Rehabilitation

John W. McDonald, III, MD, PhD

Stem Cells and Neurogenesis

Douglas Kerr, MD, PhD | Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine