The 50th Meeting of the Japanese Society of Child Neurology
International Symposium Celebrating the 50th JCNS
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Program
May 28 (Wednesday)
International Symposium Celebrating the 50th Meeting of the JSCN Part I (13:30-18:00)

1.

Recent Advances in Child Neurology1 (13:35-15:05)
 
1) Big brains & small brains: genetic and epigenetic mechanisms of brain size alteration (13:35-14:05)
Takao Takahashi (Department of Pediatrics, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan)
2) Recent advances on neurocutaneous syndromes (14:05-14:35)
Paolo Curatolo (Professor of Pediatric Neurology and Psychiatry, Department of Neuroscience, Tor Vergata University of Rome, Italy)
3) Age-related presentations of hereditary peripheral neuropathies in childhood (14:35-15:05)
Robert A Ouvrier (The Institute for Neuromuscular Research, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, Australia)
2. Recent Advances in Child Neurology 2 (15:15-16:40)
 
4) Japanese encephalitis in Korea and Asian countries-Can it be under control? (15:15-15:40)
Yong-Seung Hwang (Seoul National University Children's Hospital, Seoul, Korea)
5) The impact of infections of the central nervous system on African children (15:40-16:10)
Charles RJC Newton (Kenya Medical Research Institute, Kilifi, Kenya and University College of London, London, UK)
6) Progress in the biological aspects of status epilepticus (16:10-16:40)
Solomon L Moshé (Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Medical Center New York, NY, USA)
3. Recent Advances in Child Neurology 3 (16:50-17:55)
 
7) Gene therapy for muscular dystrophy (16:50-17:20)
Shinichi Takeda (Department of Molecular Therapy, National Institute of Neuroscience, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Kodaira, Japan)
8) Robot suits-Cybernoid - biorobotics, control for supporting disabled persons - (17:20-17:55)
Yoshiyuki Sankai (Department of System & Information Engineering, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan)
Evening seminar 1 (19:00-21:00)
  The second annual meeting of the Japan Association of Child Sleep; Satisfactory sleep for children holds promise for the future
Chairman Jun Kohyama (Tokyo Kita Shakai Hoken Hospital)
1) Kumi Kato (Molecular Research Center for Children's Mental Development, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine)
2) Jun Kohyama (Tokyo Kita Shakai Hoken Hospital)
3) Yoko Asaka (Kobe University)
4) Junko Ohinata (Department of Pediatrics, Asahikawa Medical Collage)
5) Noboru Ohki (NoruPro Lights System. Inc)
6) Takako Jodoi (Department of Child Dveropment Kumamoto University Hospital)
7) Junko Kawatani (Child Development Sosiology Facutry of Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences Kumamoto University Graduate School)
8) Takashi Ohya (Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, Kurume University School of Medeidcine)
May 29 (Thursday)
Presidential Lecture (8:50-9:20)

Clinical Aspects on Myotonic Dystrophy in Childhood
Makiko Osawa (Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Tokyo Women's Medical University)
Presentation of JSCN Awards to Outstanding Young Investigators (9:30-9:50)
International Symposium Celebrating the 50th Meeting of JSCN Part II Celebration and Ceremoney for the 50th meeting of the JSCN(10:00-11:10)

1) Opening Address
Makiko Osawa (President of the 50th JSCN congress)
2) History of Child neurology in Japan (10:05)
Yukio Fukuyama (Tokyo Women's Medical University)
3) Presentation of Awards to JSCN Contributors (10:23)
4) Japanese Contributions To Child Neurology - An International Perspective - (10:33)
Robert Ouvrier (The Institute for Neuromuscular Research, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, Australia)
5) The Japan's role in child neurology in the AOCNA (10:49)
Yong-Seung Hwang (Seoul National University Children's Hospital, Seoul, Korea)
Special Lecture 1 (11:30-12:30)

Mind viewed from brain
Makoto Iwata (Department of Neurology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan)
Luncheon Seminar 1

1) New progress in Treatment of Epilepsy
Akiko Ikeda (Kyoto University)
2) Treatment of intractable epilepsies based on the mechanism of action of the antiepileptic drugs
Kenji Sugai (Department of Child Neurology, National Center Hospital for Mental, Nervous and Muscular Disorders, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Tokyo)
Special Lecture 2 (13:30-14:30)

Society and developing mind
Takeshi Yohrou (Tokyo University)
Invited Lecture 1 (14:30-15:30)

Congenital muscular dystrophy
Francesca Muntoni (Dubowitz Neuromuscular Centre, UCL Institute of Child Health, London, UK)
Invited Lecture 2 (15:30-16:30)

Convulsing our way toward the pathophysiology of autism: clinical models and lessons for treatment
Roberto Tuchman (Department of Neurology, Miami Children's Hospital Dan Marino Center, Miami, FL, USA)
May 30 (Friday)
Morning Seminar 1 (8:00-9:00)

Visually diagnosed epileptic seizures: focal seizures

 
Chairpersons   Tatsuro Izumi (Department of Pediatrics, Oita University)
Masako Sakauchi (Department of Pediatrics, Tokyo Women's Medical University)
Morning Seminar 2 (8:00-9:00)

EEG: an intoduction

 
Chairpersons   Yoko Ohtuska (Department of Child Neurology, Okayama University)
Solomon L. Moshe (Albert Einstein Collage of Medicine)
Morning Seminar 3 (8:00-9:00)

Effect of GH treatment on the brain metabolism

Chairpersons   Goro Takada (Yonezawa National Hospital)
Shinichi Niijima (Department of Pediatrics, Juntendo University Nerima Hospital)
Didactic Lecture 1 (9:00-9:40)

Surgical management of pediatric epilepsy
Tomokatsu Hori (The Department of Neurosurgery, Tokyo Women's Medical University)
Luncheon Seminar 4 (12:20-13:20)

Challenges toward treatments for neurodegenerative diseases

Chairpersons   Yoshikatsu Eto (Department of Pediatrics, the Jikei University School of Medicine)
Shoji Tsuji (Tokyo University)
Luncheon Seminar 5 (12:20-13:20)

Treatment for Intractable Epilepsy


Chairpersons   Kazuie Iinuma (Ishimaki Red Cross Hospital)
Paolo Curatolo (Professor of Pediatric Neurology and Psychiatry, Department of Neuroscience, Tor Vergata University, Rome, Italy)
Luncheon Seminar 6 (12:20-13:20)

Working women and psychological development of children

Chairpersons   Trunekazu Yamano (The Department of Pediatrics, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine)
Hisako Watanabe (The Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Keio University)
Luncheon Seminar 7 (12:20-13:20)

Mechanically assisted coughing in patients with neuromuscular disease

Chairpersons   Mitsuru Kawai (National Hosupital organization Higashisaitama Hospital)
Yuka Ishikawa (Department of Pediatrics, National Hospital Organization, Yakumo Hospital)
Didactic Lecture 2 (15:40-16:20)

"Tailoring" the Best available neuroprotection in High and Low Resource Settings; Bench to bedside, tertiary centres to developing World
Osuke Iwata (Center for Developmental and Cognitive Neuroscience, Department of Pediatrics & Child Health)
International Symposium Celebrating the 50th JSCN Part III (9:00-12:00)

1. Fukutinopathy (9:00-9:40)
 
Chairpersons   Ikuya Nonaka (Musashi Hospital, National Center Hospital for Mental, Nervous and Muscular Disorders, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Tokyo)
  Fukuyama congenital muscular dystrophy: An overview
Yukio Fukuyama (Tokyo Women's Medical University)
2. Symposium:Phenotypic spectrum of Fukutinopathy (9:50-12:00)
 
Chairpersons   Tadayuki Ishihara (National Hakone Hospital, Tokyo, Japan)
Hideo Sugie (Jichi Medical University, Jichi Children's Medical Center, Japan)
1) Most severe phenotype of Fukutinopathy
Mieko Yoshioka (Department of Pediatric Neurology, Kobe City Pediatric and General Rehabilitation Center for the Challenged)
2) Mild phenotypes in Fukutinopathy (1)
Francesco Muntoni (Dubowitz Neuromuscular Centre, UCL Institute of Child Health, London, UK )
3) Fukutingene mutations cause dilated cardiomyopathy with minimal muscle weakness
Terumi Murakami (Department of Pediatrics, Tokyo Women's Medical University)
4) Development of Fukutinopathy model mouse
Tatsushi Toda (Division of Clinical Genetics, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine)
International Symposium Celebrating the 50th JSCN Part IV (14:30-15:40)

Topics in neuromuscular disorders
 
Chairpersons   Masaharu Hayashi (Tokyo Metropolitan Institute for Neuroscience)
Yuh-Jyh Jong (Kaohsiung Medical University, Taiwan)
1) Recent Advance in spinal musclar atrophy
Yuh-Jyh Jong (Graduate Institute of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaosiung, Taiwan)
2) New insights into the pathogenesis of SMA
Yasushi Itoh (Department of Pediatrics, Tokyo Women's Medical University, School of Medicine)
3) Congenital myasthenic syndrome
Keiko Ishigaki (Department of Pediatrics, Tokyo Women's Medical University, School of Medicine)
Didactic Lecture 4 (15:40-16:20)

Selective dorsal rhizotomy for spasticity in cerebral palsy children

 
Chairpersons   Kayoko Saito (Institute of Medical Genetics Tokyo Women's Medical University)
Takaomi Taira (Department of Neurosurgery, Tokyo Women's Medical University)
Didactic Lecture 5 (9:00-9:40)

Understanding and support for developmental disorders with autism
- from the viewpoint of living and working together after adolescence -

 
Chairpersons   Tsunezuka Yamano (The Department of Pediatrics, Osaka City University Graduate School of medicine)
Masami Sasaki (Department of Pediatrics, Juntendo University Nerima Hospital)
Didactic Lecture 6 (15:40-16:20)

Epigenetic mechanism regulating neural cell fate determination

 
Chairpersons   Kousaku Ohno (Department of Child Neurology Faculty of Medicine, Tottori University)
Nakashima Kinich (Laboratory of Molecular Neuroscience, Graduate School of Biological Sciences, Nara Institute of Science and Technology)
Didactic Lecture 7 (9:00-9:40)

Cerebral palsy

 
Chairpersons   Tohru Konishi (Nagaoka Ryoikuen)
Kenji Yokochi (Department of Pediatric Neurology, Seirei-Mikatahara General Hospital)
Symposium 1 (9:50-12:00)

Diagnosis and treatment of childhood epilepsy - Expert opinion -
 
1) West syndrome and its related disorders
Katsuhiro Kobayashi (Department of Child Neurology, Okayama University Hospital)
2) Lennox syndrome and related epilepsies
Tateki Fujiwara (Shizuoka Institute of Epilepsy and Neurological Disorders)
3) Myoclonic epilepsies syndromes
Hirokazu Oguni (Department of Pediatrics, Tokyo Women's Medical University)
4) Topographic diagnosis, pathogenesis, and treatment of cryptogenic or symptomatic partial epilepsies
Kenji Sugai (Department of Child Neurology, National Center Hospital for Mental, Nervous and Muscular Disorders, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry)
5) CSWS, Landau-Kleffner syndrome, and related syndromes
Akihisa Okumura (Department of Pediatrics, Juntendo University School of Medicine)
Symposium 2 (16:20-18:30)

Hot topics in Neonatal Neurology
 
1) The utility of the amplitude integrated EEG as the brain monitor
Kyoko Hirasawa (The Department of Pediatrics, Tokyo Women's Medical University)
2) Imaging update in perinatal brain damage
Noriko Aida (Department of Radiology, Kanagawa Children's Medical Center)
3) Topics of the Brain Protection in Neonate. Which has been your good choice, the Brain Hypothermia or the Medicine?
Masaki Shimizu (The Division of Neonatology, Saitama Children's Medical Center)
4) Impact of recent neonatal medicines on the neurodevelopmental outcomes in human neonates
Hiroyuki Kidokoro (The Department of Pediatrics, Anjo Kosei Hospital)
Symposium 4 (16:20-18:30)

Neurosurgical approach from a perspective of pediatric neurology
Chairpersons   Shizuo Ohi (Department of Neurosurgery, the Jikei University School of Medicine)
Hiroaki Date (Chiba Children's Hospital, department of neurosurgery)
 
1) Neurosurgical perspectives of non-accidental head injury child abuse
Hisashi Araki (The Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Nippon Medical School Hospital)
2) Specific Pathophysiological Features and Therapeutic Aspects in Management of Various types of Cerebrovascular Disease in Children
Rei Tabojin (Department of Neurosurgery, The Jikei University School of Medicine)
3) Operative indication, clinical results and points on intracranial arachnoid cysts
Masakazu Miyajima (Department of Neurosurgery, Juntendo University School of Medicine)
4) Clinical problems of the diagnosis and the strategy of treatment for spina bifida occulta
Jun Kurihara, Hiroshi Nishimoto (Division of Neurosurgery, Saitama Children's Medical Center)
5) Cell transplantation and regenerative therapy for neurological disorders in relation to cerebral ischemia
Isamu Date (Department of Neurological Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine)
Symposium 5 (9:50-12:00)

Contribution of Child Neurology toward the Study of Developmental Disabilities
Chairpersons   Hitoshi Hara (Yokohama Central Nursery Center)
Tatsuya Koeda (Department of Education Faculty of Regional Scienses Tottori University)
 
1) Hyperplasia of the brain in autism spectrum disorders: neuroimaging studies
Toshiaki Hashimoto (Department of Special Support Education, College of Education, Naruto University of Education)
2) Cognitive neuropsychological studies of executive dysfunction in developmental disorders
Yusuke Goto (Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Yamanashi)
3) Behavioral disinhibition of children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder - from the view of Clinical Neurophysiology-
Shinji Okazaki(Institute of Disability Sciences, Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences, University of Tsukuba)
4) Psychotherapy for children with developmental disabilities and their parents
Akashi Ishikawa (Nire-no-kai Children's Clinic)
Symposium 6 (16:20-18:30)

Epigenetics in Neurodevelopmental Diseases
Chairpersons   Takeo Kubota (Department of Epigenetic Medicine University of Yamanashi)
Shinji Fushiki (Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine)
 
1) Overview of Epigenetics in Neurodevelopmental Diseases
Takeo Kubota (Department of Epigenetic Medicine, University of Yamanashi)
2) Angelman syndrome: diagnosis and treatment of genomic imprinting disorders
Shinji Saitoh (Department of Pediatrics, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine)
3) Regulation of neuronal development by the imprinted gene Necdin
Kazuaki Yoshikawa (Lab. of Regulation of Neuronal Development, Institute for Protein Research, Osaka University)
4) The chromosome - engineered mouse model of human chromosome 15q11-13 duplication
Toru Takumi (Osaka Bioscience Institute)
5) Environmental chemicals may cause epigenomic alterations during brain development
Shinji Fushiki (Department of Pathology and Applied Neurobiology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine Graduate School)
Symposium 7 (9:50-12:40)

Comprehensive medical care and support for children with severe motor and intellectual disability
Chairpersons   Eiji Kitazumi (National Rehabilitation Center for Disabled Children)
Yuji Iwasaki (Tobu Ryoiku Center)
 
1) Advances and problems in treatment of respiratory disorder in children with severe motor and intellectual disability
Eiji Kitazumi (National Rehabilitation Center for Disabled Children)
2) The importance and treatment of laryngotracheal lesions in children with severe motor and intellectual disabilities
Yuji Mizuno (Department of Pediatrics, National Hospital Organization, Fukuokahigashi Medical Center)
3) Surgical problems for neurologically impaired patients with severe deformity - The efficacy of laparoscopic surgery
Osamu Segawa (Division of Pediatric Surgery, Tokyo Women's Medical University)
4) Taking care of dying children with severely neurological disturbed condition :ehics and practicality
Michiko Yamada (Kanagawa Children's' Medical Center, Institute of Severe Motor and Intellectual Disabilities)
5) The significance of local medical network for supporting patients with severe motor and intellectual disabilities; palliative care and QOL at home
Keiko Shishikura (Tomo Clinic for the Handicapped)
Evening Seminar 2 (19:00-21:00)

The Committee of the plan macological issues - Concerta® Distribution management committee -
Chairpersons   Tasuku Miyajima (Department of Pediatrics, Tokyo Women's Medical Unversity)
Kiatam Hayashi (Tokyo Women's Medical University Yachiyo Medical Center)
 
1) Tasuku Miyajima (Tokyo Medical University Hospital)
2) Tatsuya Koeda (Department of Education Faculty of Regional Sciences Tottori University)
3) Kazuhiko Saito (Kohnodai Hospital, International Medical Center of Japan)
4) Ichiro Sora (Department of Biological Psychiatry, Graduate school of Medicine, Tohoku University)
Evening Seminar 3 (19:00-21:00)

Multiple Sclerosis and Neuromyelities Optica in Japan
 
Chairpersons   Toshiro Hara (Department of Pediatrics, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyusyu University)
Kazuo Fujiwara (Department of Multiple Sclerosis Therapeutics, Tohoku University School of Medicine)
Evening Seminar 4: Committee of social activity (19:00-21:00)

Chairpersons   Takeo Sugimoto (Biwako Gakuen Medical and Welfare Center)
The preblems of medical and social investigation in severely disturbed children
 
1) Takeo Sugimoto (Biwako Gakuen Medical and Welfare Center)
2) Noboru Takizawa (The Department of Pediatrics, National Hospital of Toyama)
3) Syuichi Tsuneishi (Department of Pediatrics and Rehabilitation, Medical and Welare Center KIZUNA)
4) Kazuhiro Shimokawa (Hachiojihigashi Special School)
5) Kiyokuni Miura (Department of child neurology, Toyota municipal child development center)
6) Tohru Yokoi (Yokoi Clinic)
7) Koichiro Kawashima (Sendai Oushin Clinic)
8) Akira Iida (Nakanagaya Care Clinic)
Evening Seminar 5: Botulinum toxin Treatment (19:00-20:00)

Chairpersons   Yoko Ohtsuka (Department of Child Neurology Okayama University)
Atsuo Nezu (Children's Medical Centre, Yokihama City University Medical Centre)
 
1) Yasuhiko Takahashi (Department of Pediatrics, Kyushu Kousei Nenkin Hospital)
2) Masao Adachi (Kakogawa Municipal Hospital)
3) Atsuo Nezu (Children's Medical Centre, Yokihama City University Medical Centre)
May 31 (Saturday)
Didactic Lecture VIII (9:00-9:40)

Regulation of neuronal migration by doublecortin and its partners
Teruyuki Tanaka (Department of Developmental Medical Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo)
Morning Seminar 4 (8:00-9:00)

A Clinical Approach to the Dysmorphic Child

Chairpersons   Hitoshi Yamamoto (Department of Pediatrics, St.Marianna University School of Medicine)
Kenjiro Kosaki (Department of Pediatrics, Keio University School of Medicine)
Morning Seminar 5 (8:00-9:00)

Pediatric neuroimaging diagnosis A to Z

Chairpersons   Toshiaki Hashimoto (Naruto University of Education)
Hiroshi Oba (Department of Radiology, Teikyo University School of Medicine)
Morning Seminar 6 (8:00-9:00)

Visually diagnosed epileptic seizures: generalized seizures

Chairpersons   Shunsuke Otawara (Okayama University)
Hirokazu Oguni (Department of Pediatrics, Tokyo Women's Medical University)
Seminars open to the public (12:00-16:00)

How we can help Japanese children to be happy, thoughtful and warm-hearted?
1) How we can help Japanese children to be happy, thoughtful and warm-hearted?
Makiko Osawa (President of the Congress, Department of Pediatrics, Tokyo Women's Medical University)
2) Introduction to the audience I
Toyojiro Matsuishi (Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, Kurume University School of Medicine )
3) Introduction to the audience II II
Yoichi Sakakihara(Department of Child Care and Education, Ochanomizu University)
4) Early risers and early sleepers are healthy both mentally and physically
Kohyama Jun (Tokyo Kita Shakai Hoken Hospital)
5) Challenge of pediatric neurologists to child mental problems: From a clinical and neuroscientific point of view
Shinichiro Nagamitsu (Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, Kurume University School of Medicine)
6) PTSD and the developing brain
Nobumasa Kato (Department of Psychiatry, Showa University School of Medicine)
7) As a care-partners for Children who need Special Education
Michiko Hara (Faculty of Education, Gunma University)
8) The prevention of childhood depression
Kayo Inoko(Tokyo Institute of Psychiatry)

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