2026 Annual Meeting | C193 - Rapidly Progressive Dementia

Date Wednesday 04/22/26

Time 03:30 PM - 05:30 PM CDT Add To Calendar

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

On Demand This program will be available in the meeting's On Demand product.

Event Type Seminar

Director(s) Valerie Sim, MD, BSc

Topic(s) Aging, Dementia, and Behavioral Neurology

Learning Objectives Participants should become familiar with the causes and clinical features of rapidly progressive dementia, including neurodegenerative, autoimmune and paraneoplastic causes, be able to apply sensitive and specific tests to accurately diagnose patients with specific causes of rapidly progressive dementia, and be able to recognize the clinical and paraclinical findings that suggest a potentially reversible cause of rapidly progressive dementia.

CME Available 2.00 CME credits

Core Competencies Patient Care & Procedural Skills, Medical Knowledge

Program Level Intermediate

Recommended Audience Fellow, Resident, General Neurologist, Specialist Neurologist, Neurohospitalist, Medical Student

Teaching Styles Case-based, Didactic, Audience Participation

Event Timeline
03:30 PM - 03:45 PM CDT	Speaker	Introduction and Approach to RPD Valerie Sim, MD, BSc
03:45 PM - 04:15 PM CDT	Speaker	Prion and Prion-like Causes of RPD Valerie Sim, MD, BSc
04:15 PM - 04:45 PM CDT	Speaker	Autoimmune / Paraneoplastic Encephalitis Jennifer McCombe, MD
04:45 PM - 05:15 PM CDT	Speaker	Case Review Valerie Sim, MD, BSc, Jennifer McCombe, MD
05:15 PM - 05:30 PM CDT	Q&A	Questions and Answers Valerie Sim, MD, BSc, Jennifer McCombe, MD

Faculty Disclosures
Valerie Sim, MD, BSc	The institution of Dr. Sim has received research support from CJD Foundation. The institution of Dr. Sim has received research support from National Research Council of Canada Nanotechnology Research Centre. The institution of Dr. Sim has received research support from Alberta Innovates. The institution of Dr. Sim has received research support from Alzheimer Society of Canada. The institution of Dr. Sim has received research support from ALS Canada / Brain Canada. The institution of Dr. Sim has received research support from Results Driven Agricultural Research. Dr. Sim has received intellectual property interests from a discovery or technology relating to health care. Dr. Sim has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving as a Clinical neurology consultant for human prion diseases with Public Health Agency of Canada.
Jennifer McCombe, MD	Dr. McCombe has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving as a Consultant for Horizon therapeutics. Dr. McCombe has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving as a Consultant for Novartis. Dr. McCombe has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving on a Speakers Bureau for Novartis. Dr. McCombe has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving on a Speakers Bureau for Horizon therapeutics.

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