9th Pan Arab Child Neurology Congress
In Collaboration With
17th Egyptian Society of Child Neuropsychiatry Congress
Day 1 : Wednesday April 17
12.00 – 01.00 : Plenary Session
Chair : Bayoumy Gharib ( Alexandria Univ., Egypt ), Farouk Talaat ( Alexandria Univ., Egypt )
Orvar Eeg-Olofsson
( Sweden ): New Classification of Epilepsy
Syndromes
Hussein Abdel Dayem ( Alexandria University, Egypt ) : brain plasticity : new hope in pediatric
neurology
Anwar Dudin (Najah National University Nablus, Palestine ) : Emerging types of behavioral
disorders among Palestinian children
01.00 – 03.00 : Session 1 ( Cerebral Palsy )
Chair : Yaser Awad ( KSA/Egypt ), Tarek Omar ( Alexandria Univ. Egypt )
Yaser Awad ( KSA/Egypt ) : Over view for spasticity management in adult and pediatric age
groups, the most new treatment options
Tarek Omar ( Alexandria University, Egypt ) : Systematic Review: EFFECTS OF BOTULINUM TOXIN
TYPE A ON MOTOR FUNCTIONS OF LOWER LIMBS IN CHILDREN WITH CEREBRAL PALSY
Walid Abdel Ghany ( Ain Shams University, Egypt ) : Cerebral Palsy disability :
our multidisciplinary approach – recent concepts
Adnan Amin Alsulaimani ( Medical College, Taif University, KSA ) : Early Biochemical
Indicators of Neonatal Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy
Azza Kamal AlShahawy ( Tanta University, Egypt ) : Study Of Serum S100B protein,
Serum Neuron Specific Enolase And Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy In Neonatal
Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy
Salma Mansi ( Alexandria University, Egypt ) : Epidemiology of CP in Alexandria
03.00 – 04.00 : Lunch
04.00 – 05.30 : Uncommon Presentations of Uncommon Diseases
Chairperson : Omneya El Rashidy and Sahar Hassanein ( Ain Shams University, Egypt )
Hoda Tomoum ( Ain Shams Univ. Egypt ) : Case presentation and comment
Solaf Mohamed ( Ain Shams Univ. Egypt ) : Case presentation and comment
Rasha Hussein ( Ain Shams Univ. Egypt ) : Case presentation and comment
Rania Shatla ( Ain Shams Univ. Egypt ) : Case presentation and comment
05.30 – 07.00 : ADHD
Chair : Ahmed El Sharkawy ( Benha University, Egypt ), Hanan Azouz ( Alexandria Univ. Egypt )
Hanan G. Azouz ( Alexandria University, Egypt ) : Epilepsy and ADHD
Hashem Bahary ( Al Azhar University, Egypt ) : Update in Management of ADHD
Hanan Elmazahy ( Alexandria University, Egypt ) : Executive functioning in children with
ADHD
Day 2 : Thursday April 18
09.30 – 11.30 : Epilepsy
Chair : Emad El Daly ( Assiut Univ. Egypt ), Husein Abdel Dayem ( Alexandria Univ. Egypt )
Ibrahim Shoukry ( Cairo University, Egypt ) : Outcome of Myoclonic Astatic Epilepsy
Dana Hasbini ( Lebanon ) : lamotrigine in absence-an up date
Brahim Tabarki Melaiki ( KSA ) : Epilepsy in Neurometabolic diseases: clues
Emad Hammad El-Daly ( Assiut University, Egypt ) : How to Select the proper
antiepileptic drug ?
Elsayed Ali Mohammed ( KSA ) : Intractable Neonatal Seizures
Khaled Fathy ( Mansoura University, Egypt ) : Epilepsy Mimics in Children
11.30- 12.00 : Break
12.00 – 02.00 : Autistic Disorders
" Science of Hope "
" An optimistic approach to Autism diagnosis and management in 2013 "
Chair : Ehab Ragaa ( NRC, Egypt ), Khalil El Diwany ( Al Azhar Univ., Egypt )
Ehab Ragaa ( National Research Center, Egypt ) : A Realistic Overview.
Elenore- Blaurock- Bush ( Germany ) / Omnia Rafaat ( Egypt ) : The heavy metal burden
and role of chelation.
Ola Shaheen / Ammal Mokhtar, Egypt : ( Epidemiological Perspective )
Ahmed Raouf ( ARRC, Egypt ) : Rett Syndrome; Diagnosis and Management
Hussein Abdel Dayem / Omima Selim : Update in Management of Autism
Al Borg Team ( Lab. diagnostic facilities in Autistic Disorders ); Sponsored by Al Borg
Lab.
02.00 – 02.30 :
Chair : Ahmed Raouf ( ARRC, Egypt )
Paolo Curatolo ( Rome Vergata University, Italy ): Evolving treatment options in managing
Tuberous Sclerosis ; Sponsored by Novartis Oncology
02.30 – 03.30 : Lunch
03.30 – 05.00 : Movement Disorders & Neurophysiology
Chair : Ibrahim Shoukry ( Cairo University, Egypt ) , Azza El Shahawy ( Tanta Univ. Egypt )
Yaser Awad ( KSA, Egypt ) : Tourette syndrome, the most clinical and practical approach
Lobna Mansour ( Cairo University, Egypt ) : Generalized Genetic Dystonia in Infancy &
Childhood
Heba El khashab ( KSA / Egypt ) : Biotin responsive dystonia : A treatable disease which
can be missed
Basma Abdelmoez Ali ( Menia University, Egypt ): Impact of primary hypothyroidism on
electro-encephalography in infants
Heba Raafat ( Cairo University, Egypt ) : The diagnostic Value of EMG and NCS in different
pediatric diseases
05.00 – 07.00 : Hot Topics in Pediatric Neurology
Chair : Lobna Mansour ( Cairo University, Egypt ), Nabil Kitchener, GOTHI, Egypt )
Nabil Kitchener ( GOTHI, Egypt ) : Overview of Pediatric Stroke
Heba El Khashab ( KSA / Egypt ) : Modalities of management of Landau Kleffner Syndrome
and Syndrome of Continuous spike and wave during sleep
MAHER A.KHALIFA ( DR.ERFAN & BAGEDO GENERAL HOSPITAL, KSA ) : CAN IRON
DEFICIENY CAUSE IT?
Case Report : Elsayed Ali Mohammed ( KSA ) : Pre-pubertal Girl with KLEINE – LEVIN
syndrome
Mohamed Ayman Abd El-Hameed ( Egypt ) : Clinical and Laboratory Assessment of the
General Health Status of Mentally Retarded Children: A Controlled Study.
Abdelrahim A. Sadek ( Sohag University, Egypt ) : Clinico-laboratory profile of
Phenylketonuria(PKU) in Sohag University Hospital-Upper Egypt
Mona Khalil ( Alexandria University, Egypt ) : TISSUE GROWTH FACTOR BETA1 (TGF
β1) IN CHILDREN WITH ACUTE GUILLAIN BARRÉ SYNDROME
06.30 : Closing remarks