Asian Oceanian Pediatric Movement Disorder Symposium
Date: Monday, May 25, 2025
Time: 08:30 – 17:30
Location: R201 AF (TBC)
Moderators:
- Wang-Tso Lee
- Shekeeb Mohammad
- Brahim Tabarki
- Tajul Taj
- Russell Dale
- Darius Ebrahimi-Fakhari
- Jonathan Mink
- Manju Kurian
Overview
This full-day symposium brings together leading experts in pediatric movement disorders across the Asian Oceanian region. Through lectures, panel discussions, and clinical case presentations, the program explores advances in diagnosis, therapeutics, and emerging technologies, including gene therapies and neuromodulation techniques.
Topics include dystonia, developmental movement disorders, movement disorders associated with epilepsy, metabolic and neurotransmitter disorders, tics, Tourette syndrome, and deep brain stimulation.
| Time | Topic | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 08:30–08:40 | Opening | Wang-Tso Lee, Shekeeb Mohammad |
| Moderators: Wang-Tso Lee, Shekeeb Mohammad | ||
| 08:40–09:10 | A Rational Approach to the Investigation of Movement Disorders in Childhood | Shekeeb Mohammad |
| 09:10–09:40 | Phenomenology of Childhood Onset Movement Disorders – Illustrative Cases | Wejdan Hakimi |
| 09:40–10:00 | Movement Disorders Associated with Epilepsy | Darius Ebrahimi-Fakhari |
| 10:00–10:20 | The Spectrum of Developmental Movement Disorders | Brahim Tabarki |
| 10:20–10:50 | Coffee Break | |
| Moderators: Brahim Tabarki, Tajul Taj | ||
| 10:50–11:10 | Genetic Dystonia in Children | Wang-Tso Lee |
| 11:10–11:30 | Movement Disorders – The Asian Perspective | Jitendra Sahu |
| 11:30–11:50 | Neurotransmitter and Other Treatable Metabolic Movement Disorders | Kyoko Hoshino |
| 11:50–12:10 | An Update on Tics and Tourette Syndrome | Russell Dale |
| 12:10–13:30 | Lunch | |
| Moderators: Russell Dale, Darius Ebrahimi-Fakhari | ||
| 13:15–13:35 | Movement Disorders Associated with Neuroinflammatory Diseases | Tajul Taj |
| 13:35–13:55 | Symptomatic Therapies for Childhood Onset Movement Disorders Including Dyskinetic Crises | Lee-Chin Wong |
| 13:55–14:15 | An Update on Gene-Based Therapies for Pediatric Movement Disorders | Manju Kurian |
| 14:15–14:35 | Update on Clinical Trials for Progressive Movement Disorders like NBIA, AT etc. | Michel Willemsen |
| 14:35–14:55 | Deep Brain Stimulation for Childhood Onset Movement Disorders | Carolina Gorodetsky |
| 14:55–15:15 | Coffee Break | |
| Moderators: Jonathan Mink, Manju Kurian | ||
| 15:15–15:35 | Movement Disorders of the G Protein-Coupled Receptor Pathways – Phenotypic and Therapeutic Insights | Juan Dario Ortigoza Escobar |
| 15:35–15:55 | Genetic Approach for Undiagnostic Movement Disorders | Maria Acosta |
| 15:55–17:15 | Total 5 Cases (7 min presentation + 8 min discussion each) | Submitted Cases |
| 17:15–17:30 | Closing | |