2008 Annual Meeting | Heavy Metals and Neurology

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2008 Annual Meeting | Heavy Metals and Neurology

Date Monday 04/14/08

Time 07:30 PM - 10:30 PM Add To Calendar

Session Format This program will be presented both in-person and online

On Demand This program is not expected to be available in the meeting's On Demand product.

Event Type After-Dinner Seminar

Director(s) Neeraj Kumar, MD

Topic(s)

Learning Objectives Participants should have a clear understanding of the relationship between welding, manganese, parkinsonism, and Parkinson’s disease; develop a clinical approach to disorders associated with brain iron accumulation; be able to recognize disorders like aceruloplasminemia, neuroferritinopathy, and copper deficiency myelopathy; be able to recognize the neurologic manifestations of arsenic, mercury, and lead toxicity; be able to interpret serum and urine heavy metal screens; and be aware of the available genetic testing for disorders associated with copper and iron metabolism.

CME Available No CME available

Core Competencies Medical Knowledge

Program Level Advanced

Recommended Audience Practitioner, Fellow, Academician, Resident

Event Timeline
07:30 PM - 08:15 PM		Copper-Related Neurologic Disease Neeraj Kumar, MD
07:30 PM - 10:30 PM		Reception
08:15 PM - 09:00 PM		Iron-Related Neurologic Diseases Kapil D. Sethi, MD, FRCP (UK), FAAN
09:00 PM - 09:15 PM		Break
09:15 PM - 10:00 PM		Manganese-Related Neurologic Disease Keith A. Josephs, Jr., MD, FAAN
10:00 PM - 10:30 PM		Other Heavy Metals: Arsenic, Mercury, Lead, Others Neeraj Kumar, MD

Faculty Disclosures
Neeraj Kumar, MD	Dr. Kumar has nothing to disclose.
Kapil D. Sethi, MD, FRCP (UK), FAAN	Dr. Sethi has received personal compensation in the range of $5,000-$9,999 for serving as a Consultant for Neurocrine.
Keith A. Josephs, Jr., MD, FAAN	Dr. Josephs has nothing to disclose.

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