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Chairman Message

Dr. Jasem Al-Hashel

Prof. Jasem Al-Hashel

President of Kuwait Neurology Society,
Consultant at Neurology Department,
Ibn Sina Hospital, MOH, Kuwait

Welcome to The 7th Kuwait Neurology Conference 2024

It gives me an immense pleasure to invite you all to our 7th KNC Conference to be held on December 2024. This is a physical Conference organized after the Covid pandemic and we are coming back after a long period of time. This is one of the most important Conference of Neurology in the Middle East. The Conference is consisting more than 500 participants. We are thankful to The American Academy of Neurology and the speakers for being our inspiration in scheduling this conference.

We request all of you to participate in this conference and make it a great success We look forward to welcoming you all again to the KNC Conference.

Please mark your calendar for above dates and I wish you all a very successful Conference.

Yours Sincerely,

Our Committee

Prof. Jasem Al-Hashel

Conference President

Dr. Ismail Ibrahim Ismail

Organizing Committee

Dr. Asser Mabrouk

Organizing Committee

Dr. Mohammed Al Hashemi

Organizing Committee

Dr. Malak AlMojel

Organizing Committee

Dr. Lujain Alhammad

Organizing Committee

Dr. Faye AlAbdulghafour

Organizing Committee

Dr. Faisel Alrbiaan

Organizing Committee

Dr. Samar Farouk

Organizing Committee

Scientific Program

01:30PM - 02:00PM

Registration
Session: 1 Movement and Neuromuscular Disorders
02:00PM - 02:20PM

Latest advances in PD management
Dr. Mohit Bhatt
02:20PM - 02:40PM

Approach to a patient with Neuropathy
Dr. Bashar Katirji
02:40PM - 03:00PM

Approach to non-motor symptoms of PD
Dr. Amal Aldakheel
03:00PM - 03:20PM

Latest advances in MG management
Dr. Bashar Katirji
03:20PM - 03:30PM

Discussion
03:30PM - 03:45PM

Coffee Break
03:45PM - 04:05PM

Approach to hyperkinetic movement disorders
Dr. Mohit Bhatt
04:05PM - 04:25PM

Management of CIDP, nodal and paranodal neuropathy
Dr. Abubaker Al-Madani
04:25PM - 04:45PM

Movement disorders is systemic diseases
Dr. Mohit Bhatt
04:45PM - 05:05PM

Approach to a patient with Myopathy
Dr. Bashar Katirji
05:50PM - 05:15PM

Discussion
05:15PM - 05:30PM

Coffee Break
05:30PM - 05:50PM

Biogen Symposium
05:50PM - 06:10PM

Pfizer Symposium
06:10PM - 06:15PM

Lucky Draw
Session: 2 Cerebrovascular and Headache disorders
08:00AM - 08:20AM

Approach to a patient with stroke in young
Dr. Valeria Caso
08:20AM - 08:40AM

Updates in management of migraine
Prof. Messoud Ashina
08:40AM - 09:00AM

Intracranial and Extracranial atherosclerosis: How to manage?
Dr. Athari Salmeen
09:00AM - 09:20AM

Updates in management of TTH
Prof. Messoud Ashina
09:20AM - 09:25AM

Discussion
09:25AM - 09:35AM

Coffee Break
09:35AM - 09:55AM

Dilemma of anticoagulants in intracerebral hemorrhage: How to manage?
Dr. Valeria Caso
09:55AM - 10:15AM

Approach to a patient with low pressure headache
Dr. Abdulrzak Albilali
10:15AM - 11:00AM

Opening Ceremony
11:10AM - 11:20AM

Updates in management of acute stroke
Dr. Adel Alhazzani
11:20AM - 11:40AM

Recent advances in management of MOH
Prof. Messoud Ashina
11:40AM - 11:45AM

Discussion
11:45AM - 01:00PM

Prayer + Lunch Break
Session: 3 Demyelinating and Autoimmune disorders / Hot topics in Neurology
01:00PM - 01:20PM

Latest advances in management of Autoimmune encephalitis
Dr. Thomas Berger
01:20PM - 01:40PM

AI for supporting clinical decision in Neurology
Dr. Patricia Pozo
01:40PM - 02:00PM

Approach to a patient with myelopathy
Dr. Thomas Berger
02:00PM - 02:20PM

Critical illness associated weakness: How to manage?
Dr. Abdullah Alsalti
02:20PM - 02:30PM

Discussion
02:30PM - 02:45PM

Coffee Break
02:45PM - 03:05PM

Updates in management of MS
Dr. Raed Alroughani
03:05PM - 03:25PM

Gut-Brain axis and its role in neurological disorders
Dr. Patricia Pozo
03:25PM - 03:45PM

Controversies in MS (RIS, MS in extremes of age, and when to stop DMT?)
Dr. Thomas Berger
03:45PM - 04:05PM

Advances in PD management: FUS vs DBS?
Dr. Faisal Alotaibi
04:05PM - 04:15PM

Discussion
04:15PM - 04:35PM

Abbvie Symposium
04:35PM - 04:55PM

Novartis Symposium
04:55PM - 05:00PM

Lucky Draw
05:15PM - 07:15PM
Workshop: 2 Electroencephalogram (EEG)
Session: 4 Neuro-ophthalmology & Neuroradiology Session
08:00AM - 08:20AM

Approach to a patient with Diplopia
Dr. Andrew Lee
08:20AM - 08:40AM

A Neurologist's Guide to When to Order Advanced Neuroimaging Studies.
Dr. Khaled Gad
08:40AM - 09:00AM

Five neuro-ophthalmological diagnoses, a neurologist must not miss!
Dr. Raed Behbhani
09:00AM - 09:20AM

Optic neuritis: the good, the bad, and the ugly
Dr. Andrew Lee
09:20AM - 09:35AM

Coffee Break
09:35AM - 09:55AM

Suprasellar Supreastellar
Dr. Andrew Lee
09:55AM - 10:15AM

What neurologists should not miss in Spine imaging?
Dr. Lamyaa Alsarraf
10:15AM - 10:30AM

Discussion
10:30AM - 10:50AM

Roche Symposium
Session: 5 Alzheimer's disease and other dementias / Women in Neurology
10:50AM - 11:10AM

Updates on Reversible dementias
Dr. Michael Geschwind
11:10AM - 11:30AM

Status Epilepticus: Updates in management
Dr. Gregory Krauss
11:30AM - 11:50AM

Updates on Rapidly progressive dementias
Dr. Michael Geschwind
11:50AM - 12:10PM

ASM: What to choose?
Dr. Mohamed Ashkenani
12:10PM - 12:20PM

Discussion
12:20PM - 12:35PM

Coffee Break
12:35PM - 12:55PM

Updates on Alzheimer’s disease management
Dr. Haitham Altayeb
12:55PM - 01:15PM

First Epilepsy: treat or not to treat?
Dr. Gregory Krauss
01:15PM - 01:35PM

Updates on Adult-onset Leukodystrophies
Dr. Michael Geschwind
01:35PM - 01:55PM

Updates on non-pharmacological management of epilepsy
Dr. Gregory Krauss
01:55PM - 02:10PM

Discussion
02:10PM - 03:00PM

Lunch Break
03:00PM - 03:20PM

New Bridge Symposium
Session: 6 Women in Neurology
03:20PM - 03:40PM

Migraine in Pregnancy
Dr. Patricia Pozo
03:40PM - 04:00PM

Multiple Sclerosis in Pregnancy
Dr. Namareq Al-Jarki
04:00PM - 04:20PM

Epilepsy in Pregnancy
Dr. Fatemah Abdullah
04:20PM - 04:40PM

Myasthenia Gravis in Pregnancy
Dr. Abeer Alobaidan
04:40PM - 04:55PM

Discussion
04:55PM - 05:30PM

Lucky Draw & Closing Remarks
05:45PM - 07:45PM
Workshop: 3 Nerve Conduction Study (NCS) and Electromyogram (EMG)

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