AAN 57th Meeting in Miami April 9-16

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American Academy of Neurology presents 57th Annual Meeting in Miami Beach

10 Mar 2005 Medical News Today

World's largest annual gathering of neurologists -

More than 8,000 are expected to attend the American Academy of Neurology's (AAN)

57th Annual Meeting in Miami Beach, April 9 - 16, 2005.

Held in the Miami Beach Convention Center, the very latest research findings on

Alzheimer's disease, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, stroke, migraine,

epilepsy, and other neurological disorders will be included in more than 1,300

scientific studies presented as platform and poster sessions. This meeting will

also introduce a new magazine and a gala.

Key science presentations will be presented at four plenary sessions, starting

with the Presidential Plenary Session on April 12 at 9:00 a.m. The outgoing AAN

president F. Olson, MD, will give the Presidential Lecture on " Women in

Neurology. " Nobel Prize winner Stanley B. Prusiner, MD, will discuss " Synthetic

Prions: Diagnosis and Treatment of Prion Disease. " Ira Shoulson, MD, will

lecture on " Equipoise and the Value of Uncertainty for Randomized Clinical

Trials. "

Other plenary sessions will cover Contemporary Clinical Issues and Case Studies

(April 13) and Frontiers in Clinical Neuroscience (April 14). The Scientific

Program Highlights will conclude the plenary sessions on April 15 beginning at

5:15 p.m. after all educational programs have ended. The chair of the AAN

Science Committee, H. Noseworthy, MD, will moderate a review of the most

critical new research presented during this meeting.

The 57th Annual Meeting will mark the launch of new AAN efforts. A reception on

April 11 will celebrate the premier issue of Neurology Now, the AAN's

forthcoming health magazine for patients and caregivers. On April 13, the AAN

Foundation's first Auction Gala: Make Research Happen will raise funds for

clinical research fellowships in neurology. The Auction Gala will provide a

memorable evening that includes dinner, the chance to bid on several donated

items, and a live performance by multi-platinum country music star Clay ,

who was diagnosed with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis in 1996.

For registered journalists, the on-site Press Room will host a variety of media

briefings based on research presented during the meeting. The Press Room will

also have information on major awards, including the Potamkin Prize for Research

in Pick's, Alzheimer's, and Related Diseases and the Public Leadership in

Neurology Award.

For more information about the American Academy of Neurology, visit

http://www.aan.com. The 57th Annual Meeting website is http://www.aan.com.