2021 Annual Meeting
December 11-12, 2021 | Virtual

Program Overview: 
The mission of this program is to raise awareness of and disseminate knowledge about developments and updates in the care of people with neurological conditions.

TARGET AUDIENCE
Physicians, Fellows, Residents, Medical Students, PAs, CRNPs, RNs; All Medical Specialties

OBJECTIVES
At the conclusion of the program, participants should be able to:
Enhance the skills of neurologists, expose them to new treatment modalities available for treatment of the various neurological disorders.
Update the knowledge base of the treating physician.
Highlight the most recent advances and evidence-based practice in patients with neurological disorders.

ABSTRACT COMPETITION WINNERS

1st Place
Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and its receptor (VEGFR2) are increased in sera of patients with neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD).
Ezgi Kasimoglu
Jefferson University​

2nd Place
Case Report- Idiopathic Delayed Myelitis After Thoracic Laminectomy- Diagnostic Approach, Treatment and Outcome.
Juan Solano Romero, MD
Einstein Medical Center

3rd Place
A rare case of Giant cell arteritis presenting with transient polycranial neuropathies
Harinoor Mann, MD
Allegheny General Hospital

4th Place
The Management of Patients with Epilepsy Taking Anti-Epileptic Drugs Associated with Metabolic Bone Disease
Ma Su Su Aung, MD
St. Luke's University Health Network
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5th Place
Non-motor symptoms of Parkinson’s disease: A literature review of cognitive behavioral therapy for treatment of sleep disorders associated with Parkinson’s disease
Theodora Constantine, PA-C
Duquesne University

2021 EXHIBITORS