34th Annual Meetingof the Child Neurology Society

September 28–October 1, 2005Westin Century Plaza Hotel & Spa

Los Angeles, CA

Calendar of Events

James F. Bale, Jr., MD, CNS President

Barry Kosofsky, MD, Scientific Program Chair

Program

WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 28, 2005—Morning/Afternoon

7:30 AM–5:00 PM

SYMPOSIUM I: NEUROBIOLOGY OFDISEASE IN CHILDREN: TouretteSyndromeBeverly Hills RoomSupported by grants from the National Institutesof Health (NIH grant 1 R13 NS40925-01), theTourette Syndrome Association, and the ChildNeurology Society.

Organizer/Presenter: Bernard L. Maria, MD,MBA, Jeffrey Edwin Gilliam Chair and Exec-utive Director of the Children’s Research In-stitute, Medical University of South Carolina,Charleston, SC

7:30 AM–7:45 AM

Introduction and Statement of SymposiumGoalsBernard L. Maria, MD, MBA

7:45 AM–9:35 AM

CLINICAL ISSUES AND NATURALHISTORYModerator: Harvey S. Singer, MD, JohnsHopkins University, Baltimore, MDPhenomenology and natural history of TSJames F. Leckman, MD, Yale University, NewHaven, CT

Epidemiology of TSLawrence Scahill, PhD, MSN, YaleUniversity, New Haven, CT

Comorbidity in TSJohn T. Walkup, MD, Johns HopkinsUniversity, Baltimore, MD

Question and Answer SessionAll Speakers/Panel Members

9:35 AM–10:00 AM

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10:00 AM–12:20 PM

CLINICAL AND BASICNEUROBIOLOGYModerator: David L. Pauls, PhD, HarvardUniversity, Boston, MA

Genetics in TSNelson B. Freimer, MD, University ofCalifornia Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA

Neuroimaging in TSKirk A. Frey, MD, PhD, University ofMichigan, Ann Arbor, MI

Neuroanatomy of TSJonathan W. Mink, MD, PhD, University ofRochester, Rochester, NY

Neurochemistry and Neuroimmunology in TSHarvey S. Singer, MD

Question and Answer SessionAll Speakers/Panel Members

12:20 PM–1:45 PM

LUNCHSanta Monica Room

1:45 PM–4:00 PM

CLINICAL PROGRESS ANDCHALLENGESModerator: Wayne K. Goodman, MD, Uni-versity of Florida, Gainesville, FL

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Treatment of TicsDonald L. Gilbert, MD, MS, CincinnatiChildren’s Hospital Medical Center,Cincinnati, OH

ADHD in TSMartha B. Denckla, MD, Johns HopkinsUniversity, Baltimore, MD

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder in TSWayne K. Goodman, MD

Question and Answer SessionAll Speakers/Panel Members

4:00 PM–4:15 PM

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4:15 PM–5:00 PM

FUTURE DIRECTIONSModerator: NINDS Program Director, LauraA. Mamounas, PhD, Bethesda, MD

Panel DiscussionSuzanne N. Haber, PhD, University ofRochester, Rochester, NYJames F. Leckman, MDJames T. McCracken, MD, University ofCalifornia Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CAJonathan W. Mink, MD, PhDDavid L. Pauls, PhD, Harvard University,Boston, MAJohn C. Piacentini, PhD, University ofCalifornia Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CANeal R. Swerdlow, MD, PhD, University ofCalifornia San Diego, San Diego, CA

Closing CommentsBernard L. Maria, MD, MBA

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2005—Morning/Afternoon

7:45 AM–5:00 PM

ASSOCIATION OF CHILDNEUROLOGY NURSESConstellation II

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2005—Afternoon/Evening

2:00–5:00 PM

PROFESSORS OF CHILD NEUROLOGYPacific PalisadesWilliam C. Mobley, MD, PhD, President

6:00–8:00 PM

OPENING RECEPTIONReflecting Pool

8:00–10:00 PM

SATELLITE SYMPOSIUM:Seizures in Children with DevelopmentalDisabilitiesOlympic Ballroom ISupported by an educational grant from AbbottLaboratories; additional staging fee paid to CNS**CNS/MMA WILL NOT BE CME PRO-VIDER

8:00–10:00 PM

MOTOR DISORDERS INTERESTGROUPOlympic Ballroom IILeon Dure, MD, University of Alabama-Birmingham, Birmingham, ALJonathan Mink MD, PhD, University ofRochester, Rochester, NYTerry Sanger, MD, PhD, Stanford University,Stanford, CAHarvey Singer, MD, Johns Hopkins Univer-sity, Baltimore, MD

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2005—MORNING

7:00–8:00 AM

CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST ANDSEMINARSBREAKFAST 1: Pediatric Sleep DisordersUpdateConstellationOrganizer/Presenter: Suresh Kotagal, MD,Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MNOther Presenter(s) Merrill Wise, MD, BaylorCollege of Medicine, Houston, TX

BREAKFAST 2: Sensory IntegrationDisorderOlympicOrganizer/Presenters: Brian Rogers, MD,Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland,OR (Society for Developmental Pediatrics)Max Wiznitzer, MD Case WesternUniversity, Cleveland, OH (Child NeurologySociety)Other Presenter(s):Helene Polatajko, OTR,University of Toronto, Toronto, ON,CANADADiane Parham, PhD, OTR, University ofSouthern California, Los Angeles, CA

BREAKFAST 3: Silent Strokes in Kidswith Sickle Cell DiseasePacific PalisadesOrganizer/Presenter: Deborah Hirtz, MD,NINDS/NIH, Bethesda, MDOther Presenter(s): Michael Noetzel, MD, St.Louis Children’s Hospital, St. Louis, MOE. Steve Roach, MD, Wake Forest University,Winston-Salem, NC

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8:30–8:35 AM

INTRODUCTION AND WELCOMELos Angeles RoomJames Bale, Jr., MD, President, CNS

8:35–9:15 AM

AWARDS PRESENTATIONSLos Angeles RoomCNS Outstanding Junior Member Awards,Bernard D’Souza International Fellow Award,ACNN Award, CNF Advocacy Award, CNSLifetime Achievement Awards

9:15–9:30 AM

BREAKThursday continuous coffee/beverage supported bya grant from Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceuticals,Inc.

9:30–12:00 PM

SYMPOSIUM II: PRESIDENTIALSYMPOSIUM: AutismLos Angeles RoomOrganizer/Presenter: James Bale, Jr., MD,President, CNS

Introduction:James Bale, Jr., MD, University of Utah, SaltLake City, Utah; President, CNS

OverviewNancy Minshew, MD, University ofPittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA

ImagingMarcel Just, PhD, Carnegie MellonUniversity, Pittsburgh, PA

EpidemiologyLisa Croen, PhD, California Autism Project,Kaiser Foundation Research Institute,Oakland, CA

Panel Discussion

10:30 AM–5:30 PM

ExhibitsCalifornia Showroom

CyberCafeCalifornia ShowroomFinancial support provided by Abbott Laborato-ries

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2005—Afternoon/Evening

12:00–1:30 PM

POSTER SESSION 1 (and Buffet Lunch)(No CME credit for this activity)California ShowroomA: Brain ImagingB: Clinical DxC: Clinical Rx

1:30–3:00 PM

SYMPOSIUM III: Localization RelatedEpilepsiesLos Angeles RoomOrganizer/Presenter: Mary Zupanc, MD, Uni-versity of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee,WI

Cortical dysplasiasJoseph Gleeson, MD, University ofCalifornia San Diego, San Diego, CA

NeuroimagingA. James Barkovich, MD, University ofCalifornia San Francisco, San Francisco, CA

Impact of seizures on the developing brainRaman Sankar, MD, University of CaliforniaLos Angeles, Los Angeles, CA

Localization related epilepsies — treatmentGary Mathern, MD, University of CaliforniaLos Angeles, Los Angeles, CA

1:30–3:00 PM

SYMPOSIUM IV: Normal and AbnormalBrain Development and the Ontogeny ofCNS TumorsSanta Monica Room

Organizers/Presenters: William A. Weiss, MD,PhD, UCSF, San Francisco, CAScott Pomeroy, MD, PhD, Boston Children’sHospital, Boston, MA

Brain tumors, stem cells and brain tumor stemcellsHarley Kornblum, MD, PhD, University ofCalifornia Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA

NF1: What mice can teach us about humandiseaseDavid Gutmann, MD, PhD, WashingtonUniversity, St. Louis, MO

Targeting Mycn in neuroblastoma: Lessons fromnormal developmentWilliam Weiss, MD, PhD

Embryonal tumors arise from neural progenitorsthrough dysregulated development of thecerebellumScott Pomeroy, MD, PhD

3:00–3:15 PM

BREAKContinuous Coffee/Beverage Available—Supported by a grant from Ortho-McNeil Phar-maceuticals, Inc.

Program and Abstracts, Child Neurology Society A15

3:30–5:30 PM

PLATFORM SEMINARS (WithCommentators)Platform Seminar 1: Epilepsy/BrainMaldevelopmentLos Angeles RoomModerators: Ganesh Mochida, MD, HarvardUniversity, Boston, MAKathy Mathews, MD, University of Iowa,Iowa City, IA

1. 3:30–3:45 PM

Fryer RHAn inhibitory role for nischarin incerebellar granule neuron migration.

2. 3:45–4:00 PM

Talos DMParallel developmental regulation ofneuronal chloride transporters in rat andhuman neocortex

3. 4:00–4:15 PM

Dobyns WBDevelopmental disorders associated withARX mutations in males and females:lissencephaly, cryptogenic infantile spasmsand more

4. 4:15–4:30 PM

Epstein LGThe Role of Primary Human Herpes Virus6, 7 (HHV-6, HHV-7) Infection In FebrileStatus Epilepticus.

5. 4:30–4:45 PM

Sherr EGenomic Microarray Analysis DefinesCandidate Chromosome Intervals forCerebral Malformations

6. 4:45–5:00 PM

Benko WSEtiology of new onset afebrile seizuresduring infancy

7. 5:00–5:15 PM

Trevathan EDouble-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Studyof Lamotrigine in Primary GeneralizedTonic-Clonic Seizures

8. 5:15–5:30 PM

Bassuk AGAutosomal Dominant Dandy WalkerMalformation Maps to 2q36.1

Platform Seminar 2: Neurogenetics/Translational ResearchSanta Monica RoomModerators: CJ Malanga, MD, PhD, Univof North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NCLeon Dure, MD, Univ of Alabama-Birmingham, Birmingham, AL

9. 3:30–3:45 PM

Bamford NSChronic methamphetamine mediates long-term depression of corticostriatal release inthe dorsal striatum

10. 3:45–4:00 PM

Ganta MLocalization of SMN Protein in SpinalCord Motor Neurons Indicates thatAxonal Transport and Neurite OutgrowthPlay a role in SMA Pathogenesis

11. 4:00–4:15 PM

Neul JSpecific Mecp2 mutations confer differentseverity in Rett Syndrome

12. 4:15–4:30 PM

Serajee FJAssociation of Y chromosome haplotypeswith autism

13. 4:30–4:45 PM

Yum SWDominantly inherited Connexin26Mutations Associated with Hearing LossCause Diverse Trafficking Phenotypes andTrans-dominant inhibition of Connexin 30

14. 4:45–5:00 PM

Santa Maria NSTraumatic Brain Injury, EnrichedEnvironment, and N-Methyl-D-AspartateReceptor-Mediated Neuroplasticity in theImmature Rat

15. 5:00–5:15 PM

Acosta MTChildren with Neurofibromatosis Type 1(NF1): Non-Visual Pathway Brain Tumors

16. 5:15–5:30 PM

Coskun PDevelopmental Aspects of Dementia inDown Syndrome: mtDNA Control RegionMutations in Brain

MODERATED POSTER SEMINAR:Clinical Dx/RxCalifornia ShowroomModerator: Robert Rust, MD, University ofVirginia, Charlottesville, VA

M1. Prins MLTraumatic Brain Injury Induced Increasein Cerebral Monocarboxylate Transporter

M2. Pandina GJRisperidone improves symptoms inchildren with autism

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M3. Vanderver AGenotype-Phenotype Correlation in thePresentation of Alexander Disease

M4. Ashwal SProton Magnetic Resonance SpectroscopicImaging Detects Diffuse Axonal Injury inPediatric Traumatic Brain Injury

M5. Juranek JAnomalous Brain Development inAdolescent Survivors of Very Low BirthWeight: A Structural Imaging Study

M6. Williams PNPutative autoreactive antigens in Tourettesyndrome and PANDAS

M7. Bassan HTerminal Vein Flow Velocity andIpsilateral Cerebral Oxygenation inCritically Ill Premature Infants

M8. Pranzatelli MRCyclophosphamide Therapy in PediatricOpsoclonus-Myoclonus Syndrome

M9. Valente EMA Molecular Classification of JoubertSyndrome

M10. Goldman SMotor Stereotypics in Autistic versus Non-autistic Preschool Developmental Disability

8:00–10:00 PM

SATELLITE SYMPOSIUM:Antiepileptic Drug Treatment of PediatricFocal Epilepsy: How Good Are We? HowCan We Do Better?OlympicSupported by an educational grant from NovartisPharmaceuticals, Corp; additional staging feepaid to CNS**CNS/MMA WILL NOT BE CME PRO-VIDER

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2005—Morning

7:00–8:00 AM

CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST ANDSEMINARSBREAKFAST 4: Challenging Epilepsy Diag-noses – Case StudiesConstellationOrganizer/Presenter: Kel Yamada, MD, Wash-ington University, St. Louis, MO

BREAKFAST 5: Update onLeukodystrophiesOlympicOrganizer/Presenter: Adeline Vanderver, MD,Children’s National Medical Center, Wash-ington, DCOther Presenter(s): Sakkubai Naidu, MD,Kennedy Krieger Institute, Baltimore, MD

BREAKFAST 6: Applications ofTranscranial Magnetic Stimulation toChild NeurologyPacific PalisadesOrganizer: Barry Kosofsky, MD, Weill Cor-nell Medical College, New York, NYPresenter: Tomas Paus, MD, University ofNottingham, Nottingham, UK

8:30–10:00 AM

NEUROSCIENCE HIGH SCHOOLSTUDENT RESEARCH PRIZE (5 minutepresentation of award; no talk/lecture)Los Angeles Room

YOUNG INVESTIGATOR AWARD ANDLECTURE:Los Angeles Room“The Role of the GTPase-Regulatory Enzyme,Ephexin5 in Dendritic Spine Development”Mustafa Sahin, MD, PhD, Boston Children’sHospital, Boston, MA

BERNARD SACHS LECTURE:Los Angeles Room“The Enchanted Loom: Two Threads”O. Carter Snead III, MD, University of To-ronto, Toronto, ON, CANADA

10:00 AM–12:00Noon

SYMPOSIUM V: Motor Function in theDeveloping BrainLos Angeles RoomOrganizer/Presenters: Brian Rogers, MD(SDP) and Max Wiznitzer, MD (CNS)

Development of motor controlMarjorie Garvey, MD, NIH, Bethesda, MD

Stereotypies: ASD and non-ASDJonathan Mink, MD, PhD

DyspraxiaHelene Polatajko, OTR, University ofToronto, Toronto, ON, CANADA

9:00 AM–5:30 PM

ExhibitsCalifornia Showroom

CyberCafeCalifornia ShowroomFinancial support provided by Abbott Laboratories

Program and Abstracts, Child Neurology Society A17

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2005—Afternoon/Evening

12:00–12:30 PM

CNS BUSINESS MEETINGLos Angeles Room

12:00–1:00 PM

Junior Member Luncheon: Grant WritingFinancial support provided by Eisai, Inc.Pacific PalisadesOrganizer: Meredith Golomb, MD, Univer-sity of Indiana, Indianapolis, IN

12:30–1:30 PM

POSTER SESSION 2 (and Buffet Lunch)California ShowroomD: Translational ResearchE: EpilepsyF: Clinical Outcomes

1:30–3:00 PM

SYMPOSIUM VI: Consultations forNeonatal Encephalopathy-PeripartumTiming, Diagnostic/Therapeutic OptionsLos Angeles RoomOrganizer/Presenter: Mark Scher, MD, CaseWestern University, Cleveland, OH

Perinatal/genetic perspectiveNaom Lazebnick, MD, Case WesternUniversity, Cleveland, OH

Placental pathologyRay Redline, MD, Case Western University,Cleveland, OH

Neuropathology/NeuroimagingHarvey Sarnat, MD, Alberta Children’sHospital, Calgary, AB, CANADA

1:30–3:00 PM

SYMPOSIUM VII: Structural BrainImagingSanta Monica RoomOrganizer/Presenter: Jeffrey Neil, MD, PhD,Washington University, St. Louis, MO

Fundamentals of diffusion imaging andvolumetric analysisJeffrey Neil, MD, PhD

Mapping brain development with MRIPaul Thompson, PhD, University ofCalifornia Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA

MRI-based tract tracingPeter van Zihl, PhD, Kennedy KriegerInstitute, Baltimore, MD

3:00–3:30 PM BREAK

3:30–5:30 PM

PLATFORM SEMINARS: (WithCommentators)Platform Seminar 3: Clinical Dx/RxLos Angeles RoomModerators:Vinodh Narayanan, MD, BarrowNeurological Institute, Phoenix, AZFrancis Filloux, MD, University of Utah, SaltLake City, UT

17. 3:30–3:45 pmWu YWMaternal infertility and neural tubedefects

18. 3:45–4:00 PM

Hammond DNAnalysis of Skeletal Muscle MyosinSynthesis and Global Gene ExpressionProfile in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

19. 4:00–4:15 PM

Rice ACApoptosis and Histopathology in theGunn Rat Model of Kernicterus

20. 4:15–4:30 PM

Bonthius DJThe pathology induced by LCM virusdepends on age at the time of infection.

21. 4:30–4:45 PM

Srour MAnalysis of Clinical Features PredictingEtiologic Yield in the Assessment ofGlobal Developmental Delay

22. 4:45–5:00 PM

Packer RJMeningiomas in Childhood: A re-appraisal

23. 5:00–5:15 PM

Neglia JBrain Tumors in Childhood CancerSurvivors: A Childhood Cancer SurvivorStudy (CCSS)

24. 5:15–5:30 PM

Morrison KSPsychosocial function of young adultswith Tourette Syndrome (TS) compared totheir grade school classmates: a casecontrolled study

Platform Seminar 4: Neonatology/BrainImagingSanta Monica RoomModerators: Rebecca Ichord, MD, Universityof Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PABradley Schlaggar, MD, PhD, WashingtonUniversity, St. Louis, MO

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25. 3:30–3:45 PM

Carroll JESyngeneic and Allogeneic Grafts of RatBone Marrow-Derived Multipotent AdultProgenitor Cells in Hypoxic-IschemicInjured Neonatal Rats

26. 3:45–4:00 PM

Miller SPEarly Brain Injury in Premature NewbornsDetected with MRI is Associated withAdverse Early Neurodevelopmental Outcome

27. 4:00–4:15 PM

Chahboune HNeurodevelopmental consequences ofperinatal hypoxia in C57B/L6 miceassessed by diffusion tensor imaging

28. 4:15–4:30 PM

Macmillan CFunctional MRI Study of OculomotorDeficits in Autism

29. 4:30–4:45 PM

Wenger KKfMRI reveals a set of “core” task-controlregions demonstrating a mature pattern offunctional activation by school age

30. 4:45–5:00 PM

Haier RJDo Compensatory Changes in EntorhinalCortex Precede the Onset of Dementia inDown Syndrome?

31. 5:00–5:15 PM

Moore ENLanguage Areas Idenfied by fMRI inChildren Aged 4-6

32. 5:15–5:30 PM

Rosser TNeural Basis of Working Memory inChildren with and without NF1 andADHD: A Functional MRI Study

MODERATED POSTER SEMINAR:EpilepsyCalifornia ShowroomModerator: Edward Novotny, MD, Yale Uni-versity, New Haven, CT

M11. Yoon DYAssociation Between the DopamineTransporter Gene (SLC6A3) DdeIPolymorphism and Tourette Syndrome

M12. Cornejo BA Single Early Life Seizure InducesLearning Deficits Independent of Changesin Hippocampal Histology and GluR-2/3and NR-1 Localization

M13. Pina-Garza JESafety and Efficacy of Lamotriginein Subjects 1-24 Months of Age withPartial Seizures- Double-Blind PhaseResults

M14. Dzhala VBumetanide for neonatal seizure therapy

M15. Glauser TAShort-term and Long-term Efficacy andSafety of Rufinamide as AdjunctiveTherapy in Patients WithInadequately ControlledLennox-Gastaut Syndrome

M16. Ronen GMDeath following clinical neonatal seizures:Results from a population based studywith >10 years follow-up

M17. Dlugos DTopiramate Monotherapy in Children withNewly/Recently Diagnosed Epilepsy: AnIn-Practice Flexible Dosing Study

M18. Sharpe CMWeight gain in children treated withValproate

M19. Yap KComparison of anticonvulsant treatmentpractices of neonatal seizures in tertiaryNICU

M20. Wyllie ETopiramate Monotherapy: PlasmaConcentration vs Therapeutic Effect

7:00–11:00 PM

RECEPTION AND BANQUETBeverly Hills Room/Los Angeles Room

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2005—Morning

7:00–8:00 AM

BREAKFAST 7: The Ethics of‘Enhancement Neurology’Pacific PalisadesOrganizer/Presenter: Michael Shevell, MD,McGill University, Montreal, PQ, CANADA

BREAKFAST 8: Rational Path toDiagnosis of the Floppy InfantConstellation 1Organizer/Presenter: Thomas Crawford, MD,Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD

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BREAKFAST 9: Hot Topics in NeonatalNeurologyConstellation 2Organizer/Presenters: Donna Ferriero, MD,University of California San Francisco, SanFrancisco, CAFaye Silverstein, MD, University of Michigan,Ann Arbor, MIOther Presenter(s): Steve Miller, MD, Univer-sity of California San Francisco, San Fran-cisco, CALaura Ment, MD, Yale University, New Ha-ven, CT

8:30–9:30 AM

HOWER AWARD LECTURE:Los Angeles RoomTitle: “Old Guys Rule: How We Did It”Alan Percy, MD, University of Alabama-Birmingham, Birmingham, AL

9:30–9:45 AM

BREAK

9:45 AM–12:00Noon

SYMPOSIUM VIII: Cortical PlasticityLos Angeles RoomOrganizer/Presenter: Barry Kosofsky, MD

Connecting brains with machinesJohn Donoghue, PhD, Brown University,Providence, RI

Developmental aspects of diseases of motor controlMark Hallet, MD, NINDS/NIH, Bethesda,MD

Brain maturation and cognitive developmentTomas Paus, MD, University ofNottingham, Nottingham, UK

ASSOCIATION OF CHILDNEUROLOGY NURSESANNUAL MEETING PROGRAMLos Angeles, CaliforniaSeptember 28-October 1, 2005Wednesday, September 28thConstellation I & II

7:45–8:15 AM

Registration/Continental Breakfast

8:15–8:20 AM

Welcome and IntroductionCathy Ascher, RN, MS, ACNN President

8:20–9:10 AM

Managing the Ongoing Educational Needsof Children with Brain or Spinal CordTumorsRuth Rosenblum RN, MS, CPNP

9:10–10:00 AM

Tourette’s SyndromeRita Brockway RN, BSN

10:00–10:15 AM

Break

10:15–11:05 AM

Progression of Debilitating FunctionalNeeds of a Child with Batten’s DiseaseNancy Carney, RN

11:05–11:55 AM

Child and Adolescent perceptions of theirquality of life (QOL) Pediatric MSJennifer Boyd MHSc., RN, CNN(C), MSCN

11:55–1:00 PM

Lunch Provided

1:00–1:30 PM

Business Meeting

1:30–2:20 PM

New Onset Seizure ClinicLisa Augostini MSN, RN, PNP

2:20–3:10 PM

Risks and Benefits of Exercise, Sports,Participation and Driving in EpilepsyDebbie Terry RN, CPNP

3:10–3:25 PM

Break

3:25–4:15 PM

Continuity of Care for PediatricNeurology Patients: VTMJody Pathare RN, BSN

4:15 PM Evaluations

Thursday, September 29th

Constellation I & II

12:00–12:45 PM

Child and Adolescent perceptions of theirquality of life (QOL)Before and after Epilepsy SurgeryIrene Elliott RN, MHSc

12:45–1:30 PM

Seizures in School: Who is Caring for theChildren?Christine O’Dell RN, MSNKathryn O’Hara RN

Friday, September 30th

Constellation I & II

12:00–12:45 PM

Reducing MRI Sedation through FamilyEducationBetsy Teitell RN, MSN

12:45–1:30 PM

A Picture is worth a thousand words:Online Patient preparation for inpatientvideo EEGMaureen Sheehan MS, RN, CPNPDebra Monzack MA, CCLS

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