5th ERN-RND Spring School ‘Deep Brain Stimulation in Dystonia’, 17. – 19. April 2024
Spring School 2024
Our 5th Winter School will be a Spring School this year and will focus on Deep Brain Stimulation in Dystonia. It will be held online from April 17 to 19, 2024.
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Programme
| 17 April 2024 | Indications and Diagnosis |
| Chair | Sylvia Bösch, Innsbruck (AU) |
| Time (CEST) | Topic | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 9:00-9:45 | Isolated Dystonias (inherited, sporadic) | Sylvia Boesch Innsbruck (AU) |
| 9:45-10:30 | Combined / Complex Dystonias | Norbert Brüggemann Lübeck (DE) |
| 10:30-11:15 | Dystonia in Infancy | Anne Koy Köln (DE) |
| 11:15-11:30 | Coffee Break | |
| 11:30-12:15 | Botulinum Toxin: Opportunities & Limitations | Francesca Morgante London (UK) |
| 12:15-13:00 | Drug Therapy and Neurorehabilitation: Opportunities & Limitations | Anna Castagna Milano (IT) |
| 13:00-13:30 | Q&A, Discussion |
| 18 April 2024 | How to do DBS/ Neurosurgery |
| Chair | Martin Reich, Würzburg (DE) |
| Time (CEST) | Topic | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 9:00-9:45 | Neurosurgery Aspects of DBS in Dystonia including Alternative Targets (STN, VOA, VIM) | Philippe Coubes Montpellier (FR) |
| 9:45-10:30 | MER and LFP-signals for Implantation and Programming in Dystonia Patients | Nicolo Pozzi Würzburg (DE) |
| 10:30-10:45 | Coffee Break | |
| 10:45-11:00 | Introduction: Care Pathway “DBS in Dystonia” | Martin Reich, Würzburg (DE) Tamara Martin, Tübingen (DE) |
| 11:00-11:45 | Neuroimaging for Implantation and Programming in Dystonia Patients | Martin Reich Würzburg (DE) |
| 11:45-12:30 | Q&A, Discussion |
| 19 April 2024 | Troubleshooting and Cases |
| Chair | Victoria Gonzalez, Barcelona (SP) |
| Time (CEST) | Topic | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 9:00-9:45 | Strategies of DBS Troubleshooting in Dystonia | Norbert Kovacs Pécs (HU) |
| 9:45-10:30 | Dystonic Crisis / Reactions | Victoria Gonzalez Barcelona (SP) |
| 10:30-10:45 | Coffee Break | |
| 10:45-12:45 | Case Presentations Dana Craiu, Bucharest (RO) Victoria Gonzalez, Barcelona (SP) Virginia Maltese, Würzburg (DE) Esra Serdaroglu, Ankara (TR) [2 cases] Eugenia Tsoma, Prague (CZ) | Expert Panel Philippe Coubes, Montpellier (FR) Giulia Giannini, Bologna (IT) Victoria Gonzalez, Barcelona (SP) Norbert Kovacs, Pécs (HU) Martin Reich, Würzburg (DE) |
| 12:45-13:15 | Q&A, Discussion | |
| 13:15-13:30 | Closing Remarks |
For further information please contact Christine Diaite-Hecht.
Download programme here.
ERN-RND has organized four Winter Schools in the past:
- Winter School ‘Diagnostics of Rare Movement Disorders’, 31.1.2018 – 02.02.2018, Budapest, Hungary
- Winter School ‘Hereditary white matter diseases: Clinic, genetic, therapy’,
17-19. January 2019, Budapest, Hungary - Winter School ‘Neurorehabilitation’, 20-22 January 2022, Tübingen, Germany, online; In collaboration with the European Pediatric Neurological Society (EPNS).
- Winter School ‘Neuroimaging’, 23. – 25. March 2023, Tübingen, Germany, online.