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Symposium on Pediatric Movement Disorders 

PRELIMINARY  PROGRAM

 

Day 1 — Afternoon (14:00–19:00) 

14:00– 14:15 
Opening & Welcome — Chair and Co-Chairs 

14:15 – 15:00 
Chair: Alexis Arzimanoglu 
Keynote Lecture (Surtees Lecture) — Manju Kurian 
 

Session 1: Phenotypes of Pediatric Paroxysmal Movement Disorders   
Chair: Jaume Campistol 

• 15:00 – 15:30 — E. Fernandez-Alvarez 
  Cataplexy: Phenomenology and Associated Conditions 

• 15:30 – 16:00 — R. Pons 
  Paroxysmal Movement Disorders in Metabolic Diseases 

• 16:00 – 16:30 — D. Ibrahimi-Fakari 
  The Clinical and Molecular Spectrum of Epilepsy-Dyskinesia Syndromes 

16:30 – 17:00 — Coffee Break 

 

Session 2: Advances in Genomics and New Tools in Dystonia  
Chair: Angeles Garcia-Cazorla 

• 17:00 – 17:30 — M. Zech 
  A Genomics Approach to Dystonia: Results from a 10-Year Prospective Multinational Study 

• 17:30 – 18:00 —  A. Saparov 
  Transcriptomics Analysis Achieves New Solved Cases in Rare Undiagnosed Dystonia 

• 18:00 – 18:30 — L. Cif 
  CODY-SAMP: Combined Dystonia Scale for Assessment of Motor Phenotype 

• 18:30 – 19:00 —
  Discussion 

 

 

Day 2 — Full Day (09:00–18:00) 

 

09:00 – 09:15 
Introduction to Day 2 
 

Session 3: Rare Syndromes and Cerebral Palsy 
Chair: Birgit Assmann 

• 09:15 – 09:45 —  S. Galosi 
  The Etiological and Clinical Spectrum of Myoclonus-Ataxia Syndromes 

• 09:45 – 10:15 — D. Ortigoza 
  NKX2-1-related Disorders: Clinical Update and Registry-based Insights 

• 10:15 – 10:45 — M. Fahey 
  Genetics of Cerebral Palsy 
   

10:45 – 11:15 — Coffee Break 

 

Session 4: Neurophysiological Mechanisms as a Basis for Emerging Therapies in Pediatric Dystonia 
Chair: Toni Pearson 

• 11:15 – 11:45 — J. Mink 
  Motor Pattern Generators in the CNS – Relevance to Dystonia 

• 11:45 – 12:15 — A. Kaymak (Sant’Anna School, Pisa) 
  Understanding Genetic Influences on Neurophysiology of Movement Disorders 

• 12:15 – 12:45 — V. Levi & G. Zorzi 
  Multimodal Network Analysis in Genetic Pediatric Dystonia with DBS 

• 12:45 – 13:15 —
  Discussion 
   

13:15 – 14:15 — Lunch Break 

 

Session 5: Advances in Metal Accumulation Diseases 
Chair: Monica Troncoso 

• 14:15 – 14:45 — to be defined
  Manganese-Metabolism Disorders in Children

• 14:45 – 15:15 — S. Hayflick 
  Emerging Therapeutics for PKAN 

• 15:15 – 15:45 —
  Discussion 
   

15:45 – 16:15 — Coffee Break 

 

Session 6: Video Communications (Part I) 
 

• 16:15 – 16:30 — Video 1 
   

• 16:30 – 16:45 — Video 2 
   

• 16:45 – 17:00 — Video 3 
   

• 17:00 – 17:15 — Video 4 
   

• 17:15 – 17:30 — Video 5 
   

• 17:30 – 17:45 — Video 6 
   

• 17:45 – 18:00 — Discussion 
  
   

 

Day 3 — Morning (09:00–13:00) 

 

09:00 – 09:15 
Introduction to Day 3 

 

Session 6: Video Communications (Part II) 
 

• 09:15 – 09:30 — Video 7 
   

• 09:30 – 09:45 — Video 8 
   

• 09:45 – 10:00 — Video 9 
   

• 10:00 – 10:15 — Video 10 
   

• 10:15 – 10:30 — Video 11 
   

• 10:30 – 10:45 — Discussion 
   

10:45 – 11:15 — Coffee Break 
 

Session 8: Functional Movement Disorders 
Chair: Nardo Nardocci 

• 11:15 – 11:45 — M. Edwards 
  Functional Movement Disorders 

• 11:45 – 12:15 — E. Roze 
  The Clinical Spectrum of Functional Movement Disorders in Children: From Symptoms to Diagnosis 

• 12:15– 12:45 —
  Discussion 
   

Session 9: Emerging Directions: From Epigenetics to AI 
 

• 12:45 – 13:15 — R. Dale 
  Emerging Role of Epigenetics Affecting the Immune System and Brain in Neurodevelopmental Disorders 

• 13:15 – 13:45 — D. Lumsden 
  How Will AI Change the Management of Pediatric Movement Disorders? 

• 13:45 – 14:15 — to be defiened
  Additional Talk 
  
  
   

 

14:15— Closing Remarks