Frontiers in Diagnosis and Treatment of Neurological Diseases

Virtual Format (Online)
Thursday evenings, February 24 - March 31
7:00 – 8:30 pm PT Live Streamed
Course# MLL22013

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Maggie Waung MD, PhD
Assistant Professor, UCSF Department of Neurology

Course Description

New scientific technologies in the laboratory have advanced our understanding of basic mechanisms of neurological disease over the past decade, changing the paradigm of how neurologists care for patients with debilitating and chronic diseases. By bringing scientists, clinicians and patients together, the Weill Institute for Neuroscience strives to accelerate translation of rapid scientific discovery into improving diagnostic accuracy and bringing new therapeutic programs to patients. This seminar will highlight some of the new diagnostic testing and treatments available to patients with neurological disease.

Lecture Schedule

PLEASE NOTE: Schedule or speakers may change on short notice

02/24: Spinal cord anatomy review Access Video on UCTV
Multiple sclerosis - Joanne Guo MD Download Slides
 
03/03: Brain stem anatomy review Access Video on UCTV
Headache - Rebecca Michael MD
 
03/10: Hippocampus anatomy review Access Video on UCTV
Epilepsy- Jonathan Kleen MD, PhD
 
03/17: Cortex anatomy review Access Video on UCTV
Alzheimer's disease- Gil Rabinovici MD
 
03/24: Peripheral Nerves anatomy review Access Video on UCTV
Difficult to Diagnose Neurological Disease Cases: Advances in Genomic Testing, Metagenomics for Neuroinfectious Disease, Cancer, Autoantibody Detection for Inflammatory Conditions- Michael Wilson MD
 
03/31: Basal Ganglia anatomy review Access Video on UCTV
Essential Tremor- Doris Wang, MD, PhD