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IV International Congress of West Syndrome Foundation: Updates in pediatric epilepsy and autism

Life and Matter Sciences Congress November 24-25, 2011 Madrid

General information

Venue: Salón de Actos Fundación Ramón Areces c/ Vitruvio, 5. 28006 Madrid

Throughout the Congress there will be simultaneous translation

Organizado por:

Fundación Ramón Areces

En colaboración con:

Fundación Síndrome de West

Coordinador/es:

Agustín Legido Drexel University. Philadelphia. United States

Programa

Thursday, 24

Any type of injury to the brain, either dysgenetic, infectious, asphyctic, metabolic or genetically based can produce WS. It has recently been demonstrated the etiological importance of certain specific genes. (symptomatic WS). In a small percentage of cases a cause is not found (cryptogenic or idiopathic WS), which has a better prognosis. The classic treatment, and still the most effective, is the Adrenocorticotropic Hormone or ACTH. In recent years, the development of new antiepileptic drugs has revealed the therapeutic use of some of them in WS, but despite all these advances, much remains to be done in the treatment of WS and its complications. The IVth Meeting of the WSF reviews the advances in the diagnosis and treatment of the syndrome and its complications.

We are proud to enjoy the recognition of health interest by the Community of Madrid and the accreditation by the Continuing Education of Health Professions of the Community of Madrid (SNS). Also, the Iberoamerican Society of Scientific Information (SIIC) has recognized the Meeting as being of scientific interest for all the Iberoamerican health professionals.

9:30

Welcome

Raimundo Pérez-Hernández y Torra
Director. Fundación Ramón Areces. Spain.

Agustín Legido
Coordinator of Congreso.

Nuria Pombo San Miguel
President of Fundación Síndrome de West. Spain.

9:50

Presentation of study

Nieves Pombo San Miguel
Socia-directora Cuestiona. Spain.

Pediatric Epilepsy

Chairwoman:
Mª Ángeles Pérez-Jiménez
Hospital Infantil Universitario Niño Jesús. Madrid. Spain.

10:00

The future of antiepileptic drugs

José Luis Herranz
Universidad de Cantabria. Spain.

10:45

Neuropsychological aspects of epilepsy in children

Jaime Campos
Universidad Complutense. Madrid. Spain.

11:30

Discussion

12:00

Break

Genetics and epigenetics of autism

Chairman:
Jaime Campos

12:30

Genetics of epilepsy and autism

Claudia Arberas
Hospital Infantil Ricardo Gutiérrez. Buenos Aires. Argentina.

13:15

Epigenetics and autism

Víctor Ruggieri
Hospital "Juan P.Garrahan". Buenos Aires. Argentina. Argentina.

14:00

Discussion

14:30

Break

Comorbidities of autism

Chairwoman:
Mª Luz Ruiz-Falcó
Hospital Infantil Universitario Niño Jesús. Madrid. Spain.

16:00

Sleep disorders in children with autism

Milagros Merino
Hospital Universitario de La Paz. Madrid. Spain.

16:45

Attention deficit disorder and autism

Víctor Ruggieri

17:30

Discussion

Friday, 25

Current treatments of autism

Chairman:
Víctor Ruggieri

9:30

Current treatments of demonstrated efficacy: Behavioral Therapy and Pharmacotherapy

Agustín Legido

10:15

Current treatments of doubtful efficacy: Diet, vitamins, chelation,hyperbaric oxygen chamber

Juan Martos
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. Spain.

11:00

Discussion

11:30

Break

Future treatments

Chairwoman:
Claudia Arberas

12:00

Lessons from clinical research: Therapies for Fragile-X Syndrome

Inge Heulens
Universiteit Antwerpen. Belgium.

12:45

Treatments based on experiments in other scientific areas: Mitochondrial metabolism, genetic engineering and stem cell transplantation

Agustín Legido

13:30

Discussion

14:00

Break

Growth factors and west syndrome (sw): A future optimistic?

Chairman:
Agustín Legido

16:00

Epileptic encephalopathy in infantile spasms: Role of growth factor IGF-1

Raili Riikonen
Children's Hospital of Kuopio. Finland.

16:45

Growth hormone in childhood encephalopathies

Jesús Devesa
Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Santiago. La Coruña. Spain.

17:30

Discussion

18:30

Closing

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