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Center for Investigations and Rehabilitation on Hereditary Ataxias, Holguin Cuba
2002-11-15
Thursday, November 14, 2002
Participants Arrival to Holguin City.
Registration and Pick up of Materials at Perkin Hotel, Room XXX from 2pm to 6pm
Friday, November 15, 2002
7:30 to 12.00 am. Registration.
8:30- 8:40 am. Openning Remarks by Dr. Luis Velazquez Pérez
8:40-9:00 am Ataxia and Dementia in the Caribbean, Dr. Gladys Maestre
Neurepidemiology
9.00 - 9.20 am. Cuban SCA2: The highest prevalence in the World.
Dr. Luis Velázquez Pérez, MD, PhD.
Center for the Investigation and Rehabilitation of Hereditary Ataxias, Holguín, Cuba.
9.20 - 9.40 am. Alzheimer´s Disease family in Medellín. Dr. Francisco Lopera.
University of Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia
9.40 - 10.00 am. Current status of the Venezuelan Huntington´s Project
(To be named)
10.00 - 10.30 am Discusión
10:30- 11:00 am. Coffe Break
Neurogenetic in SCA2.
11.00 to 11:20 pm. SCA2 Animal models, normal function, and modifiers.
Dr. Stephan M. Pulst, MD, PhD.
Dept. of Neuro-genetics, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, UCLA, USA.
11:20 to 11:40 pm. Predictive Diagnosis in SCA2
(Lic. Milena Paneque Herrera)
11:40 to 12:00 m. Molecular Diagnosis in Cuban SCA2.
Lic. Nieves Santos Falcón
12:00 to 12:20. Discussion.
12:20- 1:30 Posters
1.30 to 2.30 pm. Lunch.
2.30 to 2.50 pm Genetic Anticipation in Cuban SCA2.
Lic. Luis Almaguer Mederos.
2.50 to 3.10 pm. Characterization of a transgenic rat model of Cuban SCA2.
Julio R. Fernández, PhD. CIGB.
3.10 to 3.30 pm. Genotipical and Phenotipical Correlation in SCA2.
3.30 to 3.45 pm. Discussion
3:45 Adjurn for the day
Saturday, November 16, 2002
Neurogenetics
8:30 to 8.50 am. A Complete Genome Scan For Familial Alzheimer's Disease Among Caribbean Hispanics From The Domican Republic and Puerto Rico (Dr. Richard Mayeux, USA)
8:50 - 9:10 am. ApoE in the Caribbean (Dra. Dalia Duarte, Cuba)
9:10 - 9:30 Presenilins (Dr. Francisco Lopera, Colombia )
9:30 to 9:50 am. Discussion.
9:50 -10:20 Coffee Break
10.20 to 10:40 am Ethics of genetics studies in Neurodegenerative disorders (Dr. Victor Penchazadeh, US
10:40 to 11.00 am. Predictive Diagnosis in MJD
(Dr. Jorge Sequeiros, MD, PhD).
11.00 to 11.20 pm. Genetic risk of late onset disease.
Dr. Humberto Arboleda, Colombia.
11.20 to 11.40 pm. Discussion.
11:40-1:30 Posters
1:30 -2:30 Lunch.
Experimental Approaches to Neurodegeneration disorders.
2.30 to 2.50 pm. Glutamate and neurodegeneration (Dr. Jose Ortiz, Puerto Rico).´
2.50 to 3.10 pm. Biological activity of Huntingtin (Dr. Kimberly Kegel, Boston)
3.10 to 3.20 pm. Rol of Microglia in the patology of Alzheimer´s Disease (Dr. Amanda MacRae, Trinidad)
3.20 to 3.40 pm. Discussion
3.40 to 4.00 pm. Oxidative Stress, beta- Amiloid, presinilins and cell death (Dr. C. Vélez-Pardo, Colombia)
4.00 to 4.20 pm. NO and Oxidative Stress in SCA2.
Dr. René Delgado
Centro de Química Farmacéuticas, Ciudad Habana.
4.20 to 4:40.00 pm. GST in Cuban SCA2.
Dr Julio César García Rodríguez.
Centro de Producción de Animales de Laboratorio, Ciudad Habana.
4:40-5:10 pm. Discussion
Sunday, November 17, 2002
Salón A. Dementia
Culture, Education and dementia
8:30 -8:50 am. Low education level and dementia (D. Pineda, Colombia)
8:50- 9:10 am. Mild Cognitive impairment and illiteracy (G. Pino, Venezuela)
9:10- 9:30 am. Educational Program “With the look in the brain" Soc. Odalís Rojas, Venezuela.
9:30 to 9:50 am. Discussion
9:50-10:20 Coffee Break
Treatment and care
10:20-10:40 Setting goals for the treatment of Alzheimer´s Disease (C. Gaona, Venezuela)
10:40-11:00. Accessibility and tolerance to pharmacological agents (R. Pardo, Colombia)
11:00-11:20 Managing sleep disturbances in the demented elderly (O. Sega, Venezuela)
11.20 to 11.40 am. Discussion
11:40-1:30 Posters
1:30 -2:30 Lunch.
12.05 to 1.15 pm. Lunch.
1.20 to 1.40 pm. Treatment Issues of dementia from a family perspective. (D. Eldemire, Jamaica)
1:40-2 pm. Informal care: The situation of Alzheimer's in Trinidad (J. Rawlins, Trinidad)
2:00- 2:20 Nutritional aspects of Dementia (MSc. Raquel Zambrano, Venezuela)
2:20-2:40 Alzheimer´s Association Resources available to the Caribbean (J Ward-Robinson USA)
2:40-3:00 pm Discussion
3:00-3:30 Coffee Break
3:30-4:30 Common lesson from Ataxia and Dementia
4:30 Closing Remarks Drs. Luis Velazquez Pérez and Gladys Maestre
2.50 to 3.05 pm. Discussion.
3.10 to 5.00 pm. To be named.
5.00 pm Conclussion in Room A
Salón B. Hereditary Ataxias
Phenotipo
9.00 to 9.15 am. Clinical Characterization of the Cuban SCA2.
Dr. Edilberto Martínez Góngora.
Center for the Investigation and Rehabilitation of Hereditary Ataxias
9.20 to 9.45 am. Saccadic eye movements in presymptomatic relatives and patients with SCA2.
Dr. Luis Velázquez Pérez, MD, PhD.
Center for the Investigation and Rehabilitation of Hereditary Ataxias
9.50 to 10.05 am. Disautonomic Disfunction in presymptomatic relatives and patients with SCA2.
Dr Gilberto Sánchez Cruz.
Center for the Investigation and Rehabilitation of Hereditary Ataxias
10.10 to 10.25 am. Discussion
10.30 to 10.45 am. Neurophysiological Studies in in Alzheimer´s Disease (Dra.María Antonieta Bobes, Cuba)
10. 50 to 11.05 am. Mental disorders in SCA2
Dr. Rubén Reynaldo Armiñán.
11.10 to 11.25 am. Discussion
11.30 to 12.00m. To be named
12.05 to 1.15 pm. Lunch.
1.20 to 2.00 pm. Room table Rehabilitation in SCA2.
Lic. Ilbedys Pérez Avila.
Lic. Julio C. Rodríguez Díaz.
Lic. María Tereza Calero.
Lic. Lisandra Prieto Avila.
Lic. Alina Garcel Leyva.
Center for the Investigation and Rehabilitation of Hereditary Ataxias.
2.05 to 2.20 pm. Discussion.
2.25 to 5.00 pm. To be named
5.00 pm Conclussion in Room A
Ataxia and Dementia in the Caribbean
Dr. Gladys Maestre
Venezuela
Cuban SCA2: The highest prevalence in the World.
Dr. Luis Velázquez Pérez, MD, PhD.
Center for the Investigation and Rehabilitation of Hereditary Ataxias, (CIRAH) Holguín, Cuba.
Alzheimer´s Disease family in Medellín.
Dr. Francisco Lopera.
University of Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia
Neurogenetic in SCA2.
SCA2 Animal models, normal function, and modifiers.
Dr. Stephan M. Pulst, MD, PhD.
Dept. of Neuro-genetics, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, UCLA, USA.
Intranuclear Inclusions in SCA 2.
Dra. Carola Seifried, MD.
Goethe University. Frankfurt, Germany
A Novel Autosomal Dominant Spinocerebellar Ataxia (SCA22) Linked to Chromosome 1q22-24.
Bing-Wen Soong, MD, PhD.
Department of Neurology, National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine and The Neurological Institute, Taipei-Veterans General Hospital,
Taipei, Taiwan.
Ethical Aspects of Predictive Prenatal Tests in Hereditary Ataxias. (Questões Éticas em Testes Preditivos Prénatais em Ataxias Hereditárias)
Dr. José Roberto Goldim, MSc, PhD. Grupo de Pesquisa e Pós-Graduação Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre.
Predictive Diagnosis in SCA2
Lic. Milena Paneque Herrera, MsC.
CIRAH, Cuba.
Parkinson’s Disease Family. Neurogenetic Study
Dr. Luis Heredero Bautes, MD, PhD.
Centro Nacional de Genética Médica
Cuba.
Clinical, Diagnosis, Genetics and Molecular Basis of Wilson Disease (WD).
Dr. Georgios Loudianos
Italy
Molecular Diagnosis in Cuban SCA2.
Lic. Nieves Santos Falcón
CIRAH, Cuba.
Genetic Anticipation in Cuban SCA2.
Lic. Luis Almaguer Mederos.
CIRAH, Cuba.
Characterization of a transgenic rat model of Cuban SCA2.
Julio R. Fernández, PhD.
CIGB, Cuba.
A Complete Genome Scan For Familial Alzheimer's Disease Among Caribbean Hispanics From The Domican Republic and Puerto Rico
Dr. Richard Mayeux
USA
ApoE in the Caribbean
Dra. Dalia Duarte
Hospital Finlay
Cuba
Presenilins
Dr. Francisco Lopera,
Colombia
Ethics of genetics studies in Neurodegenerative disorders
Ethical aspects of the investigations and practices of the presymptomatic diagnosis.
Dr. Victor Penchazadeh,
USA.
Predictive Diagnosis in MJD
Dr. Jorge Sequeiros, MD, PhD
Portugal
Genetic risk of late onset disease.
Dr. Humberto Arboleda
Colombia.
Experimental Approaches to Neurodegeneration disorders.
Glutamate and neurodegeneration
Dr. José Ortiz
Puerto Rico
Biological activity of Huntingtin
Dr. Kimberly Kegel
Boston
Rol of Microglia in the patology of Alzheimer´s Disease
Dr. Amanda MacRae
Trinidad
Oxidative Stress, beta- Amiloid, presinilins and cell death
Dr. C. Vélez-Pardo
Colombia
NO and Oxidative Stress in SCA2.
Dr. René Delgado
Centro de Química Farmacéuticas
Cuba
Glutation S-Transferasa in Cuban SCA2.
Dr Julio César García Rodríguez.
Centro de Producción de Animales de Laboratorio
Cuba
Culture, Education and dementia
Low education level and dementia
Dr. D. Pineda
Colombia
Mild Cognitive impairment and illiteracy
Dr. G. Pino
Venezuela
Educational Program “With the look in the brain"
Soc. Odalís Rojas
Venezuela.
Treatment and care
Setting goals for the treatment of Alzheimer´s Disease
C. Gaona
Venezuela
Accessibility and tolerance to pharmacological agents
Dr. R. Pardo
Colombia
Managing sleep disturbances in the demented elderly
Dr. O. Sega
Venezuela
Treatment Issues of dementia from a family perspective.
Dr. D. Eldemir
Jamaica
Informal care: The situation of Alzheimer's in Trinidad
Dr. J. Rawlins
Trinidad
Nutritional aspects of Dementia
MSc. Raquel Zambrano
Venezuela
Alzheimer´s Association Resources available to the Caribbean
J Ward-Robinson
USA
Phenotipo
Clinical Characterization of the Cuban SCA2.
Dr. Edilberto Martínez Góngora.
CIRAH, Cuba
Saccadic eye movements in presymptomatic relatives and patients with SCA2.
Dr. Luis Velázquez Pérez, MD, PhD.
CIRAH, Cuba
Disautonomic Disfunction in presymptomatic relatives and patients with SCA2.
Dr Gilberto Sánchez Cruz.
CIRAH, Cuba
Neurophysiological Studies in in Alzheimer´s Disease
Dra.María Antonieta Bobes
CNIC, Cuba
Mental disorders in the Cuban SCA2
Dr. Rubén Reynaldo Armiñán.
CIRAH, Cuba
Room table Rehabilitation in SCA2.
Lic. Ilbedys Pérez Avila.
Lic. Julio C. Rodríguez Díaz.
Lic. María Tereza Calero.
Lic. Lisandra Prieto Avila.
Lic. Alina Garcel Leyva.
CIRAH, Cuba
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Students 80 USD
Caribbean Students 20 USD
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