What’s really idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus?

Invited Speakers and Presentations:

 

Time

Topic

On Stage

3.00-3.05

Symposium introduction and welcome

Chairs:

Gelareh Zadeh, MD, PhD - UHN and UofT

Alfonso Fasano, MD, PhD, FAAN - UHN and UofT

3.05-3.15

 

Introduction to iNPH: Will we ever get rid of ‘Idiopathic’? 

Alfonso Fasano, MD, PhD, FAAN - UHN and UofT

3.15-3.55*

Neuropathological changes in brain biopsies from idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus patients

Sylwia Libard MD, PhD - Uppsala University, Sweden

3.55-4.35*

Ventricle enlargement in neurodegenerative diseases.

Gabor G. Kovacs MD PhD - UHN and UofT

4.35-5.15*

The NPH syndrome: A Prodrome in Neurodegeneration?

Alberto J. Espay, MD, MSc – Cincinnati University, OH, USA

5.15-5.55

Panel discussion

Moderators: 

 

Panel:

  • Irina Alafuzoff, MD, PhD - Uppsala University, Sweden
  • Alberto J. Espay, MD, MSc – Cincinnati University, OH, USA
  • Alfonso Fasano, MD, PhD, FAAN - UHN and UofT
  • Gabor G. Kovacs MD PhD - UHN and UofT
  • Sylwia Libard MD, PhD - Uppsala University, Sweden
  • David Tang-Wai, MD - UHN and UofT
  • Carmela Tartaglia, MD - UHN and UofT

5.55-6.00

Symposium conclusions

Chairs:

Gelareh Zadeh, MD, PhD - UHN and UofT

Alfonso Fasano, MD, PhD, FAAN - UHN and UofT