Date: March 7, 2010
Time: 9:00-12:30
Venue: Hokkaido University School of Medicine Amphitheater
Entrance fee: 1000 yen

Program:
(Opening) 9:00

1. 9:00-9:50
Hashimoto's encephalopathy

Chairman: Ichiro Yabe (Department of Neurology, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine)
Lecturer: Makoto Yoneda (Second Department of Internal Medicine (Neurology), University of Fukui)

2. 9:50-10:40
Molecular Mechanisms for Neural Circuit Development : Synaptic Pruning and Plasticity

Chairman: Tomihiro Imai (Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, Sapporo Medical University)
Lecturer: Masahiko Watanabe (Department of Anatomy, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine)

(Break) 10 minutes

3. 10:50-11:40
Acute encephalopathy in children

Chairman: Kazuto Yoshida (Department of Neurology, Asahikawa Red Cross Hospital)
Lecturer: Akihisa Okumura (Department of Pediatrics, Juntendo University School of Medicine)

4. 11:40-12:30
Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia in Stroke

Chairman: Kazuya Sako (Department of Neurology, Nakamura Memorial Hospital)
Lecturer: Haruko Yamamoto (Department of clinical research and development, National Cardiovascular Center)

(Closing) 12:30

Date: February 11, 2010 (Thu)
Time: 13:25-17:45
Venue:
Kyoto Education-Culture Center
4-13 Shogoin-Kawaracho Sakyoku Kyoto
TEL: +81-(0)75-771-4221
URL: http://www2.odn.ne.jp/kyobun/
Entrance fee: 4,000 yen

Program:
(Opening) 13:25

1. 13:30-
Title: Pathophysiology and treatment of dystonia

Lecturer: Takahiro Mezaki, MD (Department of Neurology, Sakakibara-Hakuho Hospital)

2. 14:30-
Title: Hypertrophy and atrophy of skeletal muscles

Lecturer: Fumio Kanda, MD (Department of Neurology, Kobe University School of Medicine)

(Break) 15 minutes

3. 15:45-
Title: Gene therapy by means of RNA interference

Lecturer: Takanori Yokota, MD (Department of Neurology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University)

4. 16:45-
Title: Leading edge of acute stroke therapy

Lecturer: Kazuo Minematsu, MD (The Cerebrovascular Division and SCU, National Cardiovascular Center)

(Closing) 17:45

Date: March 28th, 2010 Sunday 9:30-13:00
Site:
Kyushu University Station for Collaborative Research I (2F audiovisual hall)
Kyushu University Hospital
3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, 812-8582
Fee: 3,000 yen

1. 9:30-10:20

Moderator:
Speaker: Hiroshi Shigeto (Kyushu University, Neurology, Lecturer)
Title: Correct medical care for epilepsy patients

2. 10:20-11:10

Moderator:
Speaker: Masashi Aoki (Tohoku University, Neurology, Lecturer)
Title: Development of motor neuron restorative therapy in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Intermission 11:10-11:20

3. 11:20-12:10

Moderator:
Speaker: Masakatsu Motomura (Nagasaki University, Neurology, Lecturer)
Title: Standard treatment for Myasthenia Gravis in the elderly

4. 12:10-13:00

Moderator:
Speaker: Ichiro Nakahara (Kokura Memorial Hospital, Neurosurgery, Director)
Title: Current status of carotid artery stenting: two years after government approval

Date: March 8, 2009
Time: 9:00-12:30
Venue: Hokkaido University School of Medicine Amphitheater
Entrance fee: 1,000 yen

Program:
(Opening) 9:00

1. 9:00-9:50
Differential diagnosis of upper-limb neuropathies from cervical spine and spinal cord disorders

Chairman: Hitoshi Aizawa (Division of Neurology, Department of Internal Medicine, Asahikawa Medical College)
Lecturer: Kiyoharu Inoue (Spine and Spinal Cord Center, Sapporo Yamanoue Hospital)

2. 9:50-10:40
Prion disease -Its clinical points-

Chairman: Fumio Moriwaka (School of Psychological Science, Health Sciences University of Hokkaido)
Lecturer: Hidehiro Mizusawa (Department of Neurology and Neurological Science, Tokyo Medical and Dental University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences)

(Break) 10 minutes

3. 10:50-11:40
Non-invasive exploration of human brain function

Chairman: Tomihiro Imai (Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, Sapporo Medical University)
Lecturer: Takashi Nagamine (Department of System Neuroscience, School of Medicine, Sapporo Medical University)

4. 11:40-12:30
Medical insurance and clinical neurology

Chairman: Seiji Kikuchi (Department of Neurology, National Hospital Organization, Sapporo South Hospital)
Lecturer: Takeshi Hamada (Hokuyukai Neurology Hospital)

(Closing) 12:30

Date: March 14, 2009
Time: 13:20-16:35
Venue: Forest Sendai (http://www.forestsendai.jp/)
Entrance fee: 3,000 yen

Program:
(Opening) 13:20

1. 13:25-14:10
Magnetic cerebellar stimulation: Basic mechanism and a few clinical applications

Chairman: Kiyomi Yamane (Department of Neurology, Ohta Atami Hospital)
Lecturer: Yoshikazu Ugawa (Department of Neurology, School of Medicine Fukushima Medical University)

2. 14:10-14:55
Neurological diseases due to intoxication
-Especially in Subacute Myelo-Optico-Neuropathy (SMON) -

Chairman: Takeo Kato (Department of Neurology, Hematology, Metabolism, Endocrinology and Diabetology (DNHMED), Yamagata University School of Medicine)
Lecturer: Tadashi Katagiri (Yamagata Prefectural Kahoku Hospital)

(Break) 10 minutes

3. 15:05-15:50
Corneal regenerative medicine and translational research

Chairman: Yasuto Itoyama (Department of Neurology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine)
Lecturer: Koji Nishida (Department of Ophthalmology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine)

4. 15:50-16:35
The progress and the future of Aß-immunotherapy

Chairman: Mikio Shoji (Department of Neurology, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine)
Lecturer: Etsuro Matsubara (Department of Neurology, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine)

Date: March 8, 2009
Time: 10:00-13:15
Venue:
Nagoya Congress Center
TEL: 052-683-7711
URL: http://www.ncvb.or.jp/ncc/
Entrance fee: 3,000 yen

Program
Theme "Visual Neurology"

Chairman: Takashi INUZUKA, MD. (Gifu Univ. Neurology)

1. 10:00-10:45
Cerebrovascular diseases

Kohtaro TANAKA, MD. (Toyama Univ. Neurology)

2. 10:45-11:30
Tumor, inflammation, demyelination in the Brain

Akira YAGISHITA, MD. (Tokyo Metropolitan Neurological Hospital, Neuroradiology)

11:30-11:45 Break

3. 11:45-12:30
Spinal cord involvement

Kouichirou OKAMOTO, MD. (Niigata Univ. Brain Research Institute, Neuroradiology)

4. 12:30-13:15
Neurodegenerative diseases

Hirohisa WATANABE, MD. (Nagoya Univ. Neurology)

Date: February, 2009
Time: 13:25-17:45
Venue:
Kyoto Education-Culture Center
4-13 Shogoin-Kawaracho Sakyoku Kyoto
TEL: +81-(0)75-771-4221
URL: http://www2.odn.ne.jp/kyobun/
Entrance fee: 4,000 yen

Program:
(Opening) 13:25

1. 13:30-
Title: Diagnosis and treatment of neuropathy

Lecturer: Prof. Hiroo Yushikawa (Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, Hyogo College Of Medicine)

2. 14:30-
Paraneoplastic neurological syndrome and antineuronal antibodies

Lecturer: Prof. Keiko Tanaka (Department of Neurology, Kanazawa Medical University)

(Break) 15 minutes

3. 15:45
Pathophysiology and treatment of subcortical vascular dementia

Lecturer: Prof. Hidekazu Tomimoto (Department of Neurology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine)

4. 16:45-
A clinical profile of myotonic dystrophy

Lecturer: Prof. Kenji Jin-nai (Department of Neurology, Hyogo-Cyuo National Hospital)

(Closing) 17:45

Date: March 29, 2009
Time: 9:30-13:00
Venue: Fukuoka University Faculty of Medicine, Radioisotope Center and Classroom Building
Entrance fee: 3,000 yen

Program: (Opening) 9:30

1. 9:30-10:20
Recent development of Frontotemporal Lobe Degeneration (FTLD) research

Chairman: Makoto Uchino (Department of Neurology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University)
Lecturer: Tatsuo Yamada (Department of Neurology, Fukuoka University)

2. 10:20-11:10
Prion disease-Clinical aspects and New developments

Chairman: Hiroyuki Murai (Department of Neurology, Iizuka Hospital)
Lecturer: Hidehiro Mizusawa (Department of Neurology and Neurological Science, Tokyo Medical and Dental University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences)

(Break) 10 minutes

3. 11:20-12:10
Stroke Imaging: Technique and Clinical Applications

Chairman: Yaushi Okada (Department of Cerebrovascular Disease, National Hospital Organization, Kyushu Medical Center)
Lecturer: Makoto Sasaki (Advanced Medical Research Center, Iwate Medical University)

4. 12:10-13:00
Recent progress in treatment for immune-mediated neuropathies

Chairman: Kimiyoshi Arimura (Department of Neurology and Geriatrics, Kagoshima University, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences)
Lecturer: Satoshi Kuwabara (Department of Neurology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University)

(Closing) 13:00