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21st Saudi Neurology Society Annual Meeting
6th Saudi Stroke Association Annual Meeting
1st Saudi Multiple Sclerosis Advisory Group Annual Meeting
in collaboration with
Saudi Epilepsy Society
Saudi Neurocritical Care Chapter
Welcome Message
Dear Colleagues,
The field of Neurosciences is undergoing vast advanced development in diagnosis and management of
neurological disorders. Today, we have therapy for various disorders deemed disastrous. In this
country, we are enjoying the fruits of vast development in all aspects of health care. Recently, the
Neuroscience Society has been restructured and the Saudi Neurology Society was born along with Saudi
Neurosurgery and Saudi Neuropediatric Societies. This obviously reflects the advancement in these
various specialties.
It is my pleasure to welcome you to the 21st Annual Society Meeting – this year, we asked the other
sister societies like the Saudi Stroke Society, the Saudi Multiple Sclerosis Advisory Group, Neurocritical
Care Chapter, and the Epilepsy Society to join this event.
We welcome our guest speakers from USA, UK, Switzerland, Germany, Lebanon and Sudan and
participants from all over Saudi Arabia and the neighboring countries. Also, we welcome and encourage
the young researchers of this nation to join and present their work.
I wish that you all will benefit from our Scientific Program as well as enjoy our social and professional
gathering in this event.
Again, I welcome you all!
Saeed Abdullah Bohlega, MD, FRCPC President Saudi Neurology Society Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
Chairman : Saeed Bohlega, MD (President, Saudi Neurology Society)
Co-Chairman : Waleed Khoja, MD
Members : Yousef Al-Said, MD
Mohammad Al Jumaa, MD (President, Saudi MS Advisory Group)
Hussain Malibary, MD
Nasser Al Otaibi, MD
Faisal Al-Suwaidan, MD (President, Saudi Neurocritical Care Chapter)
Shireen Qureshi, MD, FRCPC
Edward James Cupler, MD
Abdulrahman Al-Tahan, MD
Nael Hassan, RN
Alma Rose C. Tabogoc
SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE
Chairman : Edward James Cupler, MD
Members : Mohammad Al Jumaa, MD
Saeed Bohlega, MD
Reem Bunayan, MD
Shireen Qureshi, MD, FRCPC
Waleed Khoja, MD
Raidah Al-Baradie, MD (President, Saudi Epilepsy Society)
Abdulhakim Shawkie, MD
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ADVISORY BOARD
Chairman : Saleh Aldeeb, MD
Members : Hussain AlQahtani, MD
Ali Al Khathaami, MD (President, Saudi Stroke Association)
Abdulrahman Shahrani, MD
Najeeb Qadi, MD
Abed Karim, MD
Fawaz Al Hussain, MD
Ahmed Attar, MD
Mohammed Al Gamri, MD
Zuheir Al Kawi, MD
Khalid Al-Qulaiti, MD
Fahmi Al Senani, MD
Sonia Khan, MD
Nesreen Ashour, MD
Saad Al Rajh, MD
Bassim Yaqoub, MD
Mohammad Abduljabbar, MD
Mohammed Al Zawahmah, MD
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PROGRAM AT-A-GLANCE
21st Saudi Neurology Society Annual Meeting
Saturday, 23 November 2013 6th Saudi Stroke Association Annual Meeting
7:00 am – 8:30 am Registration WORKSHOPS
8:30 am – 9:35 am Session I: Stroke Update 1: Long Term Monitoring
(9:00 am – 12:00 pm) 9:35 am – 10:00 am Break
10:00 am – 12:05 pm Session II: Stroke Update 2/Free Communication
12:05 pm – 1:00 pm Prayer / Lunch
1:00 pm – 1:45 pm Novartis Satellite Symposium – Dementia
1:45 pm – 3:20 pm Session III: General Neurology
3:20 pm – 3:35 pm Break
3:35 pm – 5:30 pm Session IV: General Neurology/Neuromuscular
Sunday, 24 November 2013 1st Saudi Multiple Sclerosis Advisory Group Annual Meeting
7:00 am – 8:00 am Registration
8:00 am – 9:30 am Session I: Multiple Sclerosis 2. Endovascular Therapy (9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.)
9:30 am - 10:30 am Address of HE Abdullah Al Rabeeah, Minister of Health
10:30 am – 11:45 am Session II: Multiple Sclerosis
11:45 am – 12:30 pm Prayer / Lunch
12:30 pm – 1:15 pm Biologix Satellite Symposium
1:15 pm – 2:00 pm Novartis Satellite Symposium
2:00 pm – 2:30 pm Break
3. Transcranial Doppler (2:00 pm – 5:00 pm)
2:30 pm – 3:15 pm Merck Serono Satellite Symposium
3:15 pm – 4:0 pm Bayer HealthCare Satellite Symposium
4:00 pm – 4:15 pm Break
4:15 pm – 5:15 pm Session III: Multiple Sclerosis
8:00 pm Gala Dinner
Monday, 25 November 2013 Saudi Epilepsy Society Meeting
7:00 am – 8:00 am Registration
8:00 am – 9:30 am Session I: Epilepsy 4. Intraoperative Monitoring (9:00 am – 12:00 pm) 9:30 am – 10:00 am Break
10:00 am – 11:15 am Session II: Dementia
11:15 am – 12:00 pm Satellite Symposium: Novartis – Epilepsy
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Prayer and Lunch
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Business Meeting / General Assembly
2:00 pm – 3:45 pm Session III: Movement Disorders/Neurocritical Care
3:45 pm – 4:00 pm Meeting Summary and Closing Remarks
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SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM
Day 1: Saturday, 23 November Venue: Ritz Carlton Symposia Theater
7:00 am – 8:30 am Registration
6th Saudi Stroke Association Annual Meeting
SESSION I: STROKE UPDATE Venue: Ritz Carlton Symposia Theater
Chairs: Dr. Ali Al Khathaami Dr. Faisal Al-Suwaidan
8:30 am – 8:55 am Acute Ischemic Stroke Treatment, Anything New?
Adel Al-Hazzani, MD, Assir General Hospital, Abha, KSA
8:55 am – 9:20 am Acute Intracerebral Heamorrhage, A New Hope
Mohammed Al-Zawahmah, MD, Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Riyadh, KSA
9:20 am – 9:35 am Stroke Code: PSMMC ... Pros and Cons
Waleed Khoja, MD, Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Riyadh, KSA
9:35 am – 10:00 am Break
SESSION II: STROKE UPDATE 2 / FREE COMMUNICATION
Venue: Ritz Carlton Symposia Theater
Chairs: Dr. Fahmi Al Senani Dr. Zuheir Al Kawi
10:00 am – 10:25 am The Carotid Stenosis Saga, An Endless Story
Naser Al-Otaibi, MD, FRCPC, National Guard Health Affairs, Riyadh, KSA
10:25 am – 10:50 am How to Tame a Fibrillating Myocardium
Shireen Qureshi, MD, FRCPC, ARAMCO Health Center, Dhahran, KSA
10:50 am – 11:05 am Effects of Troponin I in Acute Ischaemic Stroke Volume and Outcome:
Experience From an Arab Cohort Nahrir S, Mubasher M, Al Senani F, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, KSA
11:05 am – 11:20 am Age-Specific Stroke Etiology and Classification in Young Patients: A Retrospective Analysis of Patients Younger Than 50 Al-Shehri E, Babtain F, Al Ghamdi B, Al Amer E, King Khaled University, Abha, KSA
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11:20 am – 11:35 am Characteristics of Wake-Up Stroke Through The Timings of Wake Up, Demographics, Pathophysiology, Location and Outcome Nahrir S, Al Senani F, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, KSA
11:50 am – 12:05 pm Stroke in Saudi Arabia: Characterization and Association of Demographic
and Clinical Factors with Stroke Subtype Hamad A, Al Senani F, Al Malki D, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, KSA
12:05 pm – 1:00 pm Prayer and Lunch
Venue: Ballroom B
1:00 pm – 1:45 pm NOVARTIS SATELLITE SYMPOSIUM - DEMENTIA
“Embracing the Challenges of Dementia Management”
Speaker: Naji J. Riachi, MD
Rizk Hospital, Beirut, Lebanon
Speaker: Najeeb Qadi, MD
King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre, Riyadh, KSA
Chairman: Mohammed Abdul Jabbar, MD
Venue: Ballroom A
Session III: GENERAL NEUROLOGY Venue: Ballroom A
Chairs: Dr. Abdulrahman AlShahrani Dr. Nisreen Ashour
1:45 pm – 2:05 pm Anti NMDA Receptors Encephalitis “Brain on Fire”
Abdulhakim Shawkie, MD, Erfan and Bagedo General Hospital, Jeddah, KSA
2:05 pm – 2:25 pm Nutritional Induced Neuropathies: You Will See It
Omar Wazzan, MD, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre, Jeddah, KSA
2:25 pm – 2:45 pm Headache: The Magnitude and Burden
Timothy J. Steiner, MD, PhD, Imperial College of London, London United Kingdom
2:45 pm – 3:05 pm Migraine: Points of Propolaxis
Ahmad Al Amri, MD, King Abdullah Medical City, Makkah, KSA
3:05 pm – 3:20 pm The Saudi Genome Project
Brian Meyer, PhD, KFSH Research Centre, Riyadh, KSA
3:20 pm – 3:35 pm Break
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SESSION IV: GENERAL NEUROLOGY / NEUROMUSCULAR Venue: Ballroom A
Chairs: Dr. Adel Al Jishi Dr. Ahmad Attar
3:35 pm – 4:05 pm A Current Overview of the Congenital Cranial Dysinnervation Disorders
Thomas Bosley, MD, King Saud University, Riyadh. KSA
4:05 pm – 4:15 pm Dysferlinopathy in Saudi Arabia
Alyahya M, Monies D, Bohlega S, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre, Riyadh, KSA
4:15 pm – 4:30 pm Hereditary Inclusion Body Myositis with a GNE c.2228 T>C Mutation in 3
Families Basindwah A, Al-Mowallad E, Cupler E, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre, Jeddah, KSA
4:30 pm – 4:45 pm Sustained Remission in a Case of Musk (+) Myasthenia Gravis Treated with
IV Rituximab Al Shehri E, Al Mowallad E, Cupler E, MD, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre, Jeddah, KSA
4:45 pm – 5:30 pm Update in Headache
Timothy Steiner, MD, PhD, Imperial College of London, London, United Kingdom
~ End of Day 1 ~
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Day 2: Sunday, 24 November Venue: Ballroom A
7:00 am – 8:00 am Registration
1st Saudi Multiple Sclerosis Advisory Group Annual Meeting
SESSION I: MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS Chairs: Dr. Abdulrahman Al Tahan Dr. Mona Alkhawajah
8:00 am – 8:30 am Immunology of MS
Samia Khoury, MD, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
8:30 am – 9:00 am Cognitive Impairment and Diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis
Francesco Patti, MD, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
9:00 am – 9:30 am The Rising Incidence of MS: Is it real and can it be prevented?
Martin Duddy, MD, Royal Victoria Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
9:30 am – 10:30 am
Opening Ceremony
Address of
His Excellency Abdullah Al Rabeeah, MD, FRCSC
Minister of Health
SESSION II: MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS Chairs: Dr. Edward James Cupler Dr. Isa AlSharoqi
10:30 am – 11:00 am Clinical Presentation and Diagnosis in Multiple Sclerosis
Andrew Chan, MD, St. Josef Hospital, Ruhr University, Bochum, Germany
11:00 am – 11:15 am Multiple Sclerosis and Pregnancy
Jameelah Saeedi, MD, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, KSA
11:15 am – 11:30 am Multiple Sclerosis in Children
Reem Al Bunyan, MD, King Fahd Medical City, Dammam, KSA
11:30 am – 11:45 am Neuromyelitis Optica
Rumaiza Alyafeai, MD, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre, Jeddah, KSA
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11:45 pm – 12:30 pm Prayer and Lunch
12:30 pm – 1:15 pm BIOLOGIX SATELLITE SYMPOSIUM
“Multiple Sclerosis Treatment: Managing Expectations, Optimizing
Outcome”
Speaker: Andrew Chan, MD
St. Josef Hospital Ruhr-University, Bochum, Germany
1:15 pm – 2:00 pm NOVARTIS SATELLITE SYMPOSIUM – MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS
“Defining Efficacy in DMDs”
Speaker: Martin Duddy, MD
Royal Victoria Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
2:00 pm – 2:30 pm Break
2:30 pm – 3:15 pm MERCK-SERONO SATELLITE SYMPOSIUM
"Early Treatment and Adherence Implications on Clinical Outcome”
Speaker: Francesco Patti, MD
University of Catania, Catania, Italy
3:15 pm – 4:00 pm BAYER HEALTHCARE SATELLITE SYMPOSIUM
“Saudi MS Patients, New Era for cognition impairment management”
Speaker: Muhammed Al Jumaa, MD
King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Riyadh, KSA
4:00 pm – 4:15 pm Break
SESSION III: MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS Chairs: Dr. Abdulkader Daif Dr. Eman Nassim
4:15 am – 4:30 am Do Monthly High Dose IV Steroid Reducing Relapses in MS?
Radwan Zaidan, MD, Imam University, Riyadh, KSA
4:30 am – 4:45 pm Genetics of Multiple Sclerosis: Saudi Experience
Mohammed Al Jumaa, MD, King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Riyadh, KSA
4:45 am – 5:00 pm Stem Cell Therapy: The Local Experience
Mohammed Abumare, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, KSA
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5:00 pm – 5:15 pm Concepts in Multiple Sclerosis Rehabilitation Abdulnaser Aboud, MD, King Fahad Specialist Hospital, Dammam, KSA
8:00 pm
GALA DINNER
Day 3: 25 November 2013 Venue: Ballroom A
7:00 am – 8:00 am Registration
Saudi Epilepsy Society Annual Meeting
SESSION I: EPILEPSY Chairs: Dr. Fahd Alshiekh Dr. Fadi AlGhareeb
8:00 am – 8:15 am Complex Reflex Epilepsies
Ahmed Alrumayyan, MD, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, KSA
8:15 am – 8:30 am Epilepsy and Malformations of the Cerebral Cortex
Lamya Jad, MD, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, KSA
8:30 am – 8:45 am Status Epilepticus
Khalid Al-Qulaiti, MD, Taibah University, Madinah AlMonawarah, KSA
8:45 am - 9:00 am Intravenous vs. Non-intravenous Benzodiazepines for the Treatment of
Status Epilepticus: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Abulaban A, AlShehri A, Kojan S, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, KSA
9:00 am – 9:15 am Analysis of Electroencephalographic Patterns in the Intensive Care Unit
Enass Al Mowallad, MD, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre, Jeddah, KSA
9:15 am - 9:30 am Is There Any Link Between Head Trauma and Generalized Epilepsy
Disorder?: Observational Case Series Shariff E, Al Hameed M, Ba-Mugaddam F, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, KSA
9:30 am – 10:00 am Break
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SESSION II: DEMENTIA Chairs: Dr. Hussain Malibary Dr. Mohammad Elgamri
10:00 am – 10:30 am Update in Alzheimer’s Disease
Najeeb Qadi, MD, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre, Riyadh, KSA
10:30 am – 11:00 am The Biology of Memory
Faisal Al Otaibi, MD, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre, Riyadh, KSA
11:00 am – 11:15 am The Three Subtypes of Wernicke's Encephalopathy Seen Commonly in
Sudan Eldirdiry Mohamed Alsheikh, MD, Specialist Centre, Khartoum, Sudan
11:15 am – 12:00 pm NOVARTIS SATELLITE SYMPOSIUM – EPILEPSY
“Updates on Epilepsy Management”
Speaker: Dieter Schmidt, MD
Founder and Head of Epilepsy Research Group, Berlin, Germany
Chairman: Na’il Al Azour, MD
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Prayer and Lunch
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Business Meeting / General Assembly
SESSION III: MOVEMENT DISORDERS/ NEUROCRITICAL CARE
Chairs: Dr. Fawaz Al Hussain Dr. Mona Obaid
2:00 pm – 2:30 pm The Many Faces of a Tremor
Jawad A. Bajwa, MD, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, KSA
2:30 pm – 2:45 pm Deep Brain Stimulation: The Pro and Cons Ahmed Alkhani, MD, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre, Riyadh, KSA
2:45 pm – 3:00 pm ICP Monitoring and Management
Omar Ayoub, MD, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, KSA
3:00 pm – 3:15 pm Neurocritical Care: The Principles and Concept
Faisal Al-Suwaidan, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, KSA
3:15 pm – 3:30 pm Deep Brain Stimulation for Movement Disorders: Experience and
Challenges in Saudi Arabia Al Otaibi F, Mokeem A, Al Muhaizea M, Alkhairallah T, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre, Riyadh, KSA
3:30 pm – 3:45 pm Local Experience with Duodopa Therapy in Parkinson’s Disease
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Fahad Al Ajlan, MD, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre, Riyadh, KSA
3:45 pm – 4:00 pm Meeting Summary and Closing Remarks
Saeed A. Bohlega, MD President, Saudi Neurology Society Consultant Neurology, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre, Riyadh, KSA
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WORKSHOPS
The workshops are intended to be hands-on with interactive discussion forum for practical issues. There will be a separate fee for each workshop and each will only be limited to 15 participants.
Saturday, 23 November Title : Long Term Monitoring
Time : 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Venue: Foyer Room
Director: Yousef Al-Said, MD
Faculty: 1. Fawzia Ba-Mogaddam, MD - Pre-surgical Work-up
2. Raidah Al-Baradie, MD - Adolescent-Children and LTM
3. Youssef Al-Said, MD - Temporal Lobe Epilepsy and LTM
4. Abdulaziz Al Semairi, MD - Frontal Lobe Epilepsy and LTM
5. Sonia Khan, MD - Parieto-occipital Epilepsy and LTM
6. Salah Al Baz, MD - Non-epileptic Events and LTM
Sunday, 24 November
Title : Endovascular Therapy Time : 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Venue: Room C
Director: Fahmi Al-Senani, MD
Learning Objectives: After completing this educational activity, participants should be able to: Recognize the indication,
findings and interpretation of long term monitoring
Learning Objectives: After completing this educational activity, participants should be able to: Know the advances,
technical aspects, indication and outcome of endovascular therapy
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Sunday, 24 November Title : Transcranial Doppler Time : 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Venue: Room C
Director: Waleed Khoja, MD
Faculty:
1. Waleed Khoja, MD - TCD Principals and Applications 2. Fahad Al-Shamari, MD - TCD Simulator
TCD hands on practical.
Monday, 25 November Title : Intraoperative Monitoring
Time : 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Venue: Room C
Director: David MacDonald, MD
Faculty :
1. David MacDonald, MD – Introduction; Fundamental
intraoperative techniques
2. Iftetah Al Homoud, MD – EMG
3. Tariq Abalkhail, MD - EEG / ECoG
4. Mohammad Kabiraj, MD - BAEPs
5. Amal Mokeem, MD - SEPs
6. David MacDonald, MD - MEPs
7. Tariq Abalkhail, MD - Epilepsy and Peri-Rolandic surgery
8. Mohammed Imtiaz - Other Neurosurgery
9. David MacDonald, MD - Orthopedic surgery
10. Faisal Jahangiri, MD - Vascular surgery
All Faculty - Round Table Q & A
Learning Objectives: After completing this educational activity, participants should be able to: Know the basic
techniques and interpretation of transcranial doppler
Learning Objectives: After completing this educational activity, participants should be able to: Know the principles and
pitfalls of indications, and limitation of IOM
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INTERNATIONAL INVITED SPEAKERS
ELDIRDIRY MOHAMED ELAMIN MOHAMED ALSHEIKH, MD, FRCP, FAAN, CCST Professor of Neurology and Clinical Neurophysiology Director of Neurosciences Specialist Centre Consultant Neurologist and Neurophysiologist, Royal Free Hospital, London UCL Group Khartoum, Sudan ANDREW CHAN, MD Professor of Neurology Deputy Head of Department of Neurology St. Josef Hospital, Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany MARTIN DUDDY, MD Consultant Neurologist Head, Department of Clinical Neurology Royal Victoria Hospital Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom SAMIA J. KHOURY, MD Director, Abu Haidar Neuroscience Institute Associate Dean, Clinical and Translational Research Director, Multiple Sclerosis Center Professor of Neurology, American University of Beirut Beirut, Lebanon Co-Director, Partners MS Center, Harvard Medical School Boston, Massachusetts, USA FRANCESCO PATTI, MD Associate Professor of Neurology Department G.F. Ingrassia, Section of Neurosciences University of Catania Catania, Italy
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INTERNATIONAL INVITED SPEAKERS
NAJI J. RIACHI, MD Head, Division of Neurology & Section of Epilepsy and Clinical Neurophysiology Head, Medical Practice Plan Co-Director, Neurology Rotation LAU Med III Students University Medical Center, Rizk Hospital Beirut, Lebanon
DIETER SCHMIDT, MD Emeritus Professor of Neurology, Free University of Berlin Founder and Head of Epilepsy Research Group Berlin, Germany TIMOTHY J. STEINER, MD, PhD Consultant Neurologist Imperial College of Medicine London, United Kingdom
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NATIONAL INVITED SPEAKERS
Tariq Abalkhail, MD Consultant Neurologist &Neurophysiologist King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre Riyadh, KSA
Abdul Nasser Aboud, MD Assistant Consultant, Physiatrist Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation King Fahad Specialist Hospital Dammam, KSA
Mohammed Abumare, MD King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, KSA
Ahmed Al Amri, MBChB, FRCPC, PMP, MBA Associate Executive Director, Innovation & Corporate Integration (ICI) Director, Neuroscience Center Consultant Neurologist, Neurocritical Care/Stroke/Pain King Abdullah Medical City Makkah Al Mukarramah, KSA
Raidah Al Baradie, MD Consultant Pediatric Neurologist/Epileptologist President, Saudi Epilepsy Society Chairman Pediatric Neurology Department King Fahd Specialist Hospital Dammam, KSA
Fadi Al Ghareeb, MD Consultant Neurosurgeon Epilepsy Related Functional Oncology Neurosurgery, France Director Neurosurgery Residency Training Program Prince Sultan Military Medical City Riyadh, KSA
Adel Ali Al Hazzani, MD Consultant, Neurology Assir General Hospital Abha, KSA
Iftetah Al Hamoud, MD Consultant Neurophysiologist King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre Riyadh, KSA
Mohammed Al Jumaa, MD, Consultant, King Abdullah International Medical Research Center/King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences Riyadh, KSA
Ahmed Alkhani, MD Consultant, Neurosurgery King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre Riyadh, KSA
Enass Al Mowallad, MD Neurologist King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre Jeddah, KSA
Faisal Al-Otaibi, MD Assistant Professor, Medical School, Alfaisal University Director of Neurosurgery Training Program Consultant, Epilepsy Surgery, Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre Riyadh, KSA
Nasser Al Otaibi, MD Consultant, Neurology National Guard Health Affairs Riyadh, KSA
Khalid Al Qulaiti, MD Consultant Neurologist/Epilepsy Taibah University Madina AlMonawarah, KSA
Ahmed Alrumayyan, MD Consultant Pediatric Neurologist King Abdulaziz Medical City Riyadh, KSA
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NATIONAL INVITED SPEAKERS
Yousef Al- Said, MD Chairman, Department of Neurosciences King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre Jeddah, KSA Abdulaziz Al Semari, MD Consultant, Neurosurgery King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre Riyadh, KSA Fahmi Al-Senani, MBBS, MSc, MHA Executive Director of Academic and Training Affairs KFMC Stroke Program Director Assistant Professor of Neurology King Fahad Medical City Riyadh, KSA
Fahad Al-Shamari, MD TCD Technologist King Fahad National Guard Hospital Riyadh, KSA
Ebtisam AlShehri, MD Neurology Resident King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre Jeddah, KSA Fahad Hamad Al Sheikh, MD Consultant Neuroradiologist Prince Sultan Military Medical City Riyadh, KSA Faisal Al Suwaidan, MBBS, SBN, SFCCM Chairman, Saudi Neurocritical Care Chapter Consultant, Neurology, Critical Care & Neurocritical Care National Neuroscience Institute King Fahad Medical City Riyadh, KSA Abdulrahman AlTahan MD, FRCP, FAAN Consultant Neurologist, Dalla Hospital Professor of Neurology, King Saud University Riyadh, KSA
Rumaiza Alyafeai, MD Neurologist King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre Jeddah, KSA
Mosaed Alyahya, MD Internal Medicine Resident King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre Riyadh, KSA
Mohammed Al-Zawahmah, MD Chairman, Department of Neurosciences Prince Sultan Military Medical City Riyadh, KSA
Omar Ayoub, MD Consultant, Neurology King Abdulaziz University Jeddah, KSA Jawad A. Bajwa, MD Adjunct Assistant Professor of Neurology University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA Assistant Professor of Neurology, KSBAUHS, Riyadh Program Director, Adult Movement Disorders and Neurorestoration, National Neuroscience Institute King Fahad Medical City Riyadh, KSA
Fawzia Ba-Mogaddam, MD Consultant, Neurology King Fahad Medical City Riyadh, KSA
Ahmed Basindwah, MD Neurology Resident King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre Jeddah, KSA
Salah Baz, MD Consultant Neurologist & Epileptologist Director, Epilepsy & EEG Fellowship Training Program King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre Riyadh, KSA
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NATIONAL INVITED SPEAKERS
Thomas Bosley, MD Professor of Ophthalmology King Saud University Riyadh, KSA
Reem F. Bunyan, MD Consultant Neurologist Director of Neuroimmunology Program Departments of Neurology & Neurophysiology Head of Neurophysiology Department Neurosciences Center, King Fahd Medical City Riyadh, KSA Ayman A. Hamad, MD Neurology Resident King Fahad Medical City Riyadh, KSA
Mohammed Hussein, MD King Abdulaziz Medical City Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Mohammed Imtiaz, MD Consultant Neurologist King Fahad Medical City Riyadh, KSA
Lamya Jad, MD Consultant Pediatric Neurologist/Epileptologist Director, Pediatric Neurology Residency Training Program King Fahd Medical City Riyadh, KSA
Faisal R. Jahangiri, MD, CNIM, D.ABNM, FASNM Consultant, Clinical Neurophysiology Division of Neurology Department of Medicine King Abdulaziz Medical City King Fahad National Guard Hospital
Sonia Khan, MD, FRCP Consultant Neurologist Prince Sultan Military Medical City Riyadh, KSA
Waleed Ahmed Khoja, MD, FRCP (Edin.) Consultant & Deputy Director of Neurology Prince Sultan Military Medical City Riyadh, KSA
David Bruce MacDonald, MD Consultant Neurophysiologist King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre Riyadh, KSA
Brian Meyer, PhD Chairman, Genetics Department of Research Centre King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre Riyadh, KSA
Amal Mokeem, MD Consultant Neurophysiologist King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre Riyadh, KSA
Najeeb Qadi, MD, Consultant, Neurology Deputy Chairman, Department of Neurosciences King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre Riyadh, KSA
Shireen Qureshi, MD, FRCPC Consultant Neurologist/Clinical Neurolphysiologist Saudi ARAMCO Dhahran, KSA
Jameelah Saeedi, MD Consultant, Neuroimmunology King Fahad Medical City Riyadh, KSA
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NATIONAL INVITED SPEAKERS
Erum Mubbashir Shariff, MD Neurology Resident King Fahad Medical City Riyadh, KSA
Abdelhakim Shawki, MD Head of Neurology Unit Dr. Erfan & Bagedo General Hospital Jeddah, KSA
Nahrir Sheppar, MD King Fahad Medical City Riyadh, KSA
Omar Wazzan, MD, Consultant, Neurology King Faisal Specialist Hospital Jeddah, KSA Radwan Zaidan, MD, Associate Professor, Faculty of Medicine Consultant Neurologist & Neurophysiologist Imam University Riyadh, KSA
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CHAIRPERSONS
Mohammed Abduljabbar, MD Consultant Neurologist Security Forces Hospital Riyadh, KSA
Fadi Al Ghareeb, MD Consultant Neurosurgeon Epilepsy Related Functional Oncology Neurosurgery, France Director Neurosurgery Residency Training Program Prince Sultan Military Medical City Riyadh, KSA
Adel Al Jishi, MD, FRCP Senior Consultant, Neurology Salmaniya Medical Complex Manama, Bahrain
Zuheir Al Kawi, MD Senior Consultant, Neurology Department of Neurosciences King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre Riyadh, KSA
Dr. Ali Al Khathaami Assist. Professor of Neurology - KSAU-HS Stroke and Neurology Consultant - KAMC Chairman, Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, CPHHI, KSAU-HS Director, SANG-Comprehensive Stroke Program King Abdulaziz Medical City Riyadh, KSA Mona Alkhawajah, MD Consultant, Neurology Director, Neurology Residency Training Program Department of Neurosciences King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre Riyadh, KSA
Fahmi Al-Senani, MBBS, MSc, MHA Executive Director of Academic and Training Affairs KFMC Stroke Program Director Assistant Professor of Neurology King Fahad Medical City Riyadh, KSA
Fawaz Al Hussain, MD, FRCPC Consultant & Head of Neurology Department King Saud University Riyadh, KSA
Abdulrahman AlShahrani, MD Consultant Neurologist Chairman, Department of Clinical Neurosciences Director, Neurology Residency Training Program Deputy Medical Director King Fahd Military Medical Complex Dhahran, KSA Isa AlSharoqi, MRCP (UK), MD Consultant Neurologist Chairman, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Salmaniya Medical Complex Manama, Bahrain
Fahad Hamad Al Sheikh, MD Consultant Neuroradiologist Prince Sultan Military Medical City Riyadh, KSA Faisal Al-Suwaidan, MBBS, SBN, SFCCM Chairman, Saudi Neurocritical Care Chapter Consultant, Neurology, Critical Care & Neurocritical Care National Neuroscience Institute King Fahad Medical City Riyadh, KSA Abdulrahman AlTahan MD, FRCP, FAAN Consultant Neurologist, Dalla Hospital Professor of Neurology, King Saud University Riyadh, KSA Nesreen Ashour, MD Consultant Neurologist King Fahad Hospital Jeddah, KSA
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Ahmad Attar, MD Consultant, Neurology King Khalid National Guard Hospital Jeddah, KSA
Edward J. Cupler, MD, FAAN Head Section, Neurophysiology Director, Neurology Residency Training Program Consultant: Neurology, Neuromuscular Disorders and Sports Neurology King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center (Gen. Org.) – Jeddah Jeddah, KSA
Abdulkader Daif, MD Professor of Neurology King Saud University Riyadh, KSA
Hussain Malibary, MD King Abdulaziz University Jeddah, KSA
El Gamri E. Mohammad, MD Consultant Neurologist Internal Medicine/Neurology King Fahd Specialist Hospital Buraidah, Qasim, KSA
Eman Nassim, MD Neurologist Neurosciences Center, King Fahad Medical City Riyadh, KSA
Mona Talib Obaid, MBBS, SBIM, FRCPC Consultant Neurologist, Movement Disorders National Neurosciences Institute King Fahad Medical City Riyadh, KSA
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