The Australian and New Zealand Association of Neurologists Annual Scientific Meeting 2007

Session Details

Poster Session

Monday, 21 May 2007 12:30 -14:00


Alpers Syndrome with POLG mutations clinical, EEG and radiological features
  • Dr Mark T Mackay, Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne, Australia
  • Levodopa response in parkinsonism with multiple mitochondrial DNA deletions
  • Dr Robert A Wilcox, Flinders Medical Centre, Neurology Department, Australia
  • Job variation in Australian advanced training in neurology
  • A/Prof Christian J Lueck, The Canberra Hospital, Canberra and Australian National University, Australia
  • Management of Acute Optic Neuritis: Survey of Ophthalmologists and Neurologists in Australia and New Zealand
  • A/Prof Christian J Lueck, The Canberra Hospital and ANU Medical School, Australia
  • An Audit of Anticoagulation for Atrial Fibrillation in a Stroke Unit population
  • Dr Omar Ahmad, The Canberra Hospital, Canberra, Australia
  • HaNDL Syndrome - A revisit with 3 case reports
  • Dr Debobroto Gorai, Royal Hobart Hospital.Tasmania., Australia
  • Atrial septal defect, migraine with aura and cryptogenic embolic stroke: A report of 2 cases
  • Dr Michael Dreyer, Royal Hobart Hospital, Australia
  • Efficient Screening method for PINK1 gene mutations using DHPLC
  • Prachi M Mehta, Department of Neurogenetics, Kolling Institute, University of Sydney, RNSH, Australia
  • Autosomal dominant late-onset Parkinson’s disease due to a novel A1442P mutation in the LRRK2 gene
  • A/Prof Carolyn M Sue, Departments of Neurology and Neurogenetics, Kolling Institute, Royal North Shore Hospital and University of Sydney, Australia
  • Hsp60 Gene Mutations in Patients with Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia: A Pilot Study
  • A/Prof Carolyn M Sue, Departments of Neurology and Neurogenetics, Kolling Institute, Royal North Shore Hospital and University of Sydney, Australia
  • Measurement of clinical severity in patients with mitochondrial disease
  • A/Prof Carolyn M Sue, Department of Neurology and Kolling Institute, Royal North Shore Hospital and University of Sydney, Australia
  • Improved Model of Hyperpolarisation-activated Conductances (Ih) in Hippocampal CA1 Neurons
  • Chris R French, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Australia
  • Neurological features of Wilson's Disease precipitated by liver tranplantation
  • Dr Katya E Kotschet, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Australia
  • Neuropathy is an integral component of the cerebellar ataxia with bilateral vestibulopathy syndrome
  • David J Szmulewicz, Australia
  • A consanguineous family with Frontotemporal Dementia/ Motor Neuron Disease
  • Dr Clement T Loy, Prince of Wales Medical Research Institute, Sydney, Australia
  • Coma and seizures due to gas embolus following extubation
  • James R Burrell, Concord Repatriation General Hospital, Australia
  • Tuberculous (TB) meningitis in Auckland Hospital 1965-2004: epidemiology, delays in treatment and complications
  • Neil E Anderson, Auckland City Hospital, New Zealand
  • Dementia Patients Seen At Australian Clinics: Baseline Demographics Of The Prime Study
  • Dr Karyn Boundy, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Woodville South, SA, Australia
  • Devic's disease treated with plasmapharesis
  • Anhar Hassan, Royal North Shore Hospital, Australia
  • Safety of newer antiepileptics in infants exposed through breast milk as measured by infant growth parameters
  • Dr Karen Fuller, St Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
  • An Echocardiographic study of Valvulopathy in Dopamine Agonist treated Parkinson Disease
  • Kate M Cotter, Northern Sydney Central Coast Health, Australia
  • Abnormalities of gastrointestinal transit in MELAS syndrome
  • Dr Susanne M Winter, Department of Neurogenetics, Royal North Shore Hospital, Australia
  • Reversible cardiomyopathy associated with interferon beta-1b use in multiple sclerosis
  • Nicholas H Crump, Australia
  • Amyloid myopathy: An unusual but important cause of muscle weakness
  • Dr John DE Parratt, Institute of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Sydney, Australia
  • Abnormalities On Sagittal T2 Weighted MRI Of The Spine In Spontaneous Intracranial Hypotension
  • Walid Matar, Westmead Hospital, Australia
  • Real Time Detection and Quantitative Assessment of Epileptic Seizures from Scalp EEG
  • Dean R Freestone, University of Melbourne, Australia
  • Adult onset axonal Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease with autonomic features in a family with the Thr124Met mutation of MPZ
  • James R Burrell, Concord Repatriation General Hospital, Australia
  • Leukoencephalopathy following intrathecal methotrexate
  • Dr Kaitlyn L Sharp, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Australia
  • Biodegradable polymer sheets implanted sub-durally may be useful for intracranial drug delivery
  • Ms Amy J Halliday, Bionic Technologies Australia, Victoria,
  • Unilateral Electrical Stimulation of Mediodorsal Thalamic Nucleus Ineffective in Reducing Seizure Duration and Severity in Amygdala Kindled Rats
  • Mr Timothy S Nelson, Bionic Technologies Australia, Victoria, Australia
  • Ictal reciprocal cravings modulated by medication: a case report and discussion. ( 'Sex? or Chocolate?')
  • Dr Karen Fuller, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, St Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
  • Expediting MRI-based proof of concept stroke trials using an earlier primary endpoint
  • Martin Ebinger, Australia
  • The topographical relationship between the source localization of interictal and ictal EEG discharges recorded with subdural grid electrodes using low-resolution electromagnetic tomography (sLORETA)
  • Denis Cassidy, The Department of Neurology, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Victoria, Australia., Australia
  • A/Prof Terence O’Brien, The Department of Neurology, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Australia
  • Ischemic Stroke as the Initial Presentation of Churg-Strauss Syndrome
  • Ruxandra M Costa, Merle West Medical Center, United States
  • EstradiolsS Increases Neuronal Nitric Oxide Synthase via estrogen Receptors in Rat Hippocampus
  • Maliheh Nobakht, Iran University, Iran
  • Tests
  • Dr Victor Gordon, Australia
  • Stroke and cognitive decline in cardiac valve surgery
  • Dr Alan Barber, Auckland City Hospital and the University of Auckland, New Zealand
  • Detection of large-scale deletions in mitochondrial DNA using DNA extracted from salivary samples
  • Dr Himesha Vandebona, Department of Neurogenetics, Kolling Institute of Medical Research, University of Sydney, Royal North Shore Hospital, Australia
  • Botulinum toxin (Dysport) in upper limb spasticity following stroke – a placebo controlled study
  • Dr Andrew Hughes, Austin Hospital, Australia
  • Cardiovascular Autonomic Function Tests: Normative Data
  • Jeyaraj D Pandian, Department of Neurology, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Australia
  • Arterial stiffness is associated with left ventricular hypertrophy among ischemic stroke patients
  • Dr Deidre A De Silva, National Neuroscience Institute, Singapore General Hospital campus, Singapore
  • Central Nervous System Demyelination complicating tumour necrosis factor-α inhibitor therapy
  • Dr Kaitlyn L Sharp, Department of Neurology, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Australia
  • High prevalence of treated epilepsy in the elderly has implications for future health prevention and service delivery in Australia
  • Dr Wendyl J D'Souza, The Menzies Research Institute, The University of Tasmania, Hobart Tasmania & The Department of Medicine, The University of M, Australia
  • Marked ethnic disparities in hospitalisations for seizures/epilepsy between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians from 1998-2004
  • Dr Wendyl J D'Souza, The Menzies Research Institute, The University of Tasmania, Hobart Tasmania &The Department of Medicine, The University of M, Australia
  • Seeing is Believing
  • Dr Ik Lin Tan, St. George Hospital, Australia
  • Remyelination is Extensive in a Subset of Multiple Sclerosis Patients
  • Dr Peter T Patrikios, Centre for Brain Research, Austria
  • Quality of life in early Parkinson’s disease treated with levodopa/carbidopa/entacapone compared to levodopa/carbidopa
  • Dr Victor SC Fung, Movement Disorder Unit, Department of Neurology, Westmead Hospital, Sydney, Australia, Australia
  • Multidrug resistant (MDR1) Genotype & Seizure Recurrence in Newly Treated Epilepsy: Data from International Prospective AED Pharmacogenetic Studies
  • Dr Cassandra EI Szoeke, University of Melbourne, Australia
  • The cellular pathology of multiple sclerosis: Granzyme B expressing CD8-T lymphocytes predominate in demyelinated zones of acute lesions
  • Dr John DE Parratt, Institute of Neurosciences, University of Sydney, Australia
  • Painting Dreams Shaped by Epilepsy and the Auras of Migraines
  • Jim Chambliss, University of Melbourne, Australia
  • Chronic anti-epileptic drug treatment is associated with lower balance function scores - a twin and matched sibling AED-discordant pair study
  • Dr Sandra J Petty, Department of Medicine, RMH, University of Melbourne, Australia
  • Brief episodes of hemiplegia in a patient with multiple sclerosis
  • Dr Peter T Patrikios, Australia
  • Two-Dimensional Gel Electrophoresis in Inclusion Body Myositis
  • Dr David O Hutchinson, Auckland City Hospital, New Zealand
  • Utilisation of intravenous immunoglobulin in New Zealand: a clinical audit
  • Dr David O Hutchinson, Auckland City Hospital, New Zealand
  • Sensory nerve excitability in cancer patients treated with oxaliplatin
  • Dr Cindy Shin-Yi Lin, Prince of Wales Medical Research Institute, Prince of Wales Hospital, Australia
  • Vestibular, saccadic and fixation abnormalities in genetically confirmed Friedreich Ataxia
  • Owen White, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Australia
  • Blink rate in Parkinson’s disease: A quantified case-control study
  • Simon A Broadley, Griffith University, Australia
  • Utility of MRI in Adult First Seizure Patients - Development & Validation of a Clinical Algorithm
  • Dr Raju Yerra, Department of Neurology, Royal Melbourne Hospital & Department of Medicine, University of Melboure, Australia
  • The incidence and degree of recanalization depends on site of arterial occlusion in acute ischemic stroke
  • Deidre A De Silva, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Australia
  • The diagnostic value of oral lacerations and incontinence during convulsive “seizures”: A video EEG study
  • Raju Yerra, Royal Melbourne Hospital and University of Melbourne, Australia
  • Neuronal firing patterns of higher order thalamocortical neurons during Inter-ictal absence seizure transition: Potential Implications for Loss of Consciousness
  • Chris R French, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Australia
  • Respiratory decompensation: An unrecognized potential complication of Botulinum toxin in at risk patients
  • Andrew Hughes, Austin Hospital, Australia
  • Progressive Supranuclear Palsy presenting as classic levodopa- responsive Parkinson's disease of 20 years duration
  • Andrew Hughes, Austin Hospital, Australia
  • Published on Wednesday, 16 May 2007 by the Professional Conference Organiser