8th Congress of the International Society for the Amelioration of the Quality of Life

International Society for Amelioration of the Quality of Life for chronic neurological patients

8th International Congress on current treatment and therapeutic perspectives in Alzheimer' s disease, Parkinson’s disease, Multiple Sclerosis and Epilepsy

PROGRAM Delphi, Greece, European Congress Center February 4-7, 2010 Secretary: 1st Department of Neurology, Aristotelian University, Thessaloniki www.neurology-delphi-2010.com e-mail: sibh844@otenet.gr, aneurosecr@med.auth.gr

International Society for Amelioration of the Quality of Life for chronic neurological patients

8th International Congress on current treatment and therapeutic perspectives in Alzheimer' s disease, Parkinson’s disease, Multiple Sclerosis and Epilepsy

SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM

Delphi, Greece, European Congress Center February 4-7, 2010 Secretary: 1st Department of Neurology, Aristotelian University, Thessaloniki www.neurology-delphi-2010.com e-mail: sibh844@otenet.gr, aneurosecr@med.auth.gr

International Society for Amelioration of the Quality of Life for chronic neurological patients Board of the International society for the amelioration of the quality of life Honorary President: Prof. Franz Gerstenbrand President: Vice president: General Secretary: Secretary Treasurer: Officers:

Prof. Stavros Baloyannis Prof. Kurt Jellinger Assoc.Prof.V.Costa, Lect.T.Tegos Assit. Prof. E.Koutsouraki Prof. Pavel Kalvach Prof.Amos Korczyn Prof. Laszlo Vecsei Prof. Klaus von Wild

8th Congress of the International Society for the Amelioration of the Quality of Life Honorary President: Prof. Franz Gerstembrand President: Prof. Stavros J. Baloyannis International scientific committee Antonarakis S (Switzerland) Ausbary A (USA) Betterman K (USA) Bouras C (Switzerland) Cruz-Sanchez F (Spain) Emre M (Turkey) Gerstembrand F (Austria) Giacobini E (Switzerland)

Gonatas N (USA) Gustavson L (Sweden) Hardy J (UK) Hatchinski V (USA) Ihl R. (Germany) Jellinger K (Austria) Iqbal K (USA) Kalvach P (Czech Republic)

Korczyn A.(Israel) Logothetis J (Greece) Lichterman B (Russia) Maurer K (Germany) Muresanu D (Romania) Opara J (Poland) Popescu B (Romania) Rizzuto N (Italy)

Reisberg B. (USA) Tabira T (Japan) Tanritag O (Turkey) Toole J. (USA) Vecsei L (Hungary) von Wild K (Germany) Wisniewski T (USA)

Local Organizing Committee Arnaoutoglou A Arnaoutoglou M. Artemis N Baloyannis I. Bostanzopoulou S. Costa V. Diacoyannis I Fekas L. Fotiou F Hamlatzis P Hadjigeorgiou G Kaprinis G Karlovassitou A Kapaki E Karakostas D Koutsouraki E Kyritsis A Lagos G. Mavromatis I. Orologas A. Papathanasopoulos P.

Psaroulis D. Papadimitriou A. Pappa P. Parlapanis A. Piperidou Ch. Plaitakis A. Samaras G. Siamoulis C. Sitzoglou C Spilioti M Taskos N. Tegos T Tsipsios I. Vassilopoulos D. Vlaikidis N. Xafenias D. Zaphyropoulos A

Poster evaluation committee Prof. A.Korczyn, Prof. P.Kalvach, Prof.Bouras

Welcoming words Dear Colleagues On behalf of the organizing committee, it is a great pleasure and honor to extend our warmest welcome to all participants to the 8th International Congress on the Amelioration of the Quality of Lίfe in chronic neurological diseases, which is held in one of the most historical and cultural places of the world, the most sacral place of the ancient Greece, the city of Delphi, regarded as the omphalos, the 'navel of the world', the symbol of unity among people.

The ruins of Ancient Delphi, located at the foot of Mount Parnassos, range in date from the Neolithic period (4000 BC), to the early Christian era. The sanctuary of Delphi, established in the eighth century BC, dedicated to Apollo, was the cultural and religious centre of the Hellenic world and the symbol of unity of all Greek city states of the world. The sanctuary was the centre of the Amphictyonic League, characterized by the high religious, political, financial and cultural influence in the ancient world. The Amphictyonic League organized the Pythian Games, comprised musical and athletic competitions, which were the second important games in Greece after the Olympics. The Delphic oracle, which has gained a high reputation, fame, prestige and authority, was regarded by men as the most valuable, real and important and decisive motivation for making plans and taking any serious decision for the future. The oracle was released by the priestess Pythia, in an ecstatic condition and was further interpreted by the priests of Apollo. The Byzantine emperor Theodosius abolished the sanctuary and barbarian invasions destroyed the precinct in 394 BC. The city of Delphi is characterized as a world heritage place by UNESCO. In the museum of the city the "Charioteer of Delphi" is going to welcome us, with an admirable dignity and modesty, demonstrating the eternal beauty of the Greek art and the unique harmony of the idealized realism.

Fron the scientific point of view, the 8th International Congress on the Amelioration of the Quality of Lίfe in chronic neurological diseases, will again aim to be a workshop of new expectations in the research and treatment of the chronic neurologic diseases, such as Alzheimer's diseases, Parkinson’a disease, Vascular Dementia and Multiple Sclerosis. Outstanding leaders in the fields of Dementia, Neurogenetics, Cerebrovascular diseases, Neurodegeneration, Neurorehabilitation and Neuroethics have been invited in order to inspire in junior researchers and young scientists the enthusiasm, the devotion and the ethics in the crucial field of the chronic neurological diseases.

According to the spirit of all the previous congresses, a special effort has been produced by the Organizing Committee for promoting young neuroscientists to participate with platform presentations and posters on the main topics of the congress, as well as with free communications.

As always, our congress is an opportunity for an ideal harmonization of the scientific collaboration with the history, the culture, the spirituality, the vision and the real friendship among people.

We are very grateful to all of you for your valuable contribution and efforts for the success of this Congress and we hope that the picturesque winter atmosphere of Delphi, with the superb landscape, amalgamated with the scientific fever of the Congress will be a lasting memorable experience for all of us.

Yours Sincerely Stavros J.Baloyannis Chairman

Scientific program

ΠEΜΠΣΗ 4 ΦΕΒΡΟΤΑΡΙΟΤ 2010 THURSDAY 4 FEBRUARY 2010

19.00 Opening Ceremony Addresses Opening Lecture Value of the Classical Culture Recital Performed by Niki Serenidou, piano Nicos Kyriacou, cello

20.30 Welcome Reception

ΠΑΡΑ΢ΚΕΤΗ 5 ΦΕΒΡΟΤΑΡΙΟΤ 2010 FRIDAY 5 FEBRUARY 2010

9.00-9.30 Main Lecture Chair K.Jellinger, S.Baloyannis F. Gerstenbrand,

Somatic gene therapy in Neurology and genetical background 9.30-9.50 Lecture on neurogenetics S.Antonarakis Genome variations and risk of chronic neurological disorders

9.50-10.10 Coffee break and poster viewing 10.10-10.40 Main Lecture Chair. F.Gerstembrand, P.Kalvach J.Toole

Hippocrates to managed care

10.40- 12.00 Round table on History of Neurology Co-ordinator F.Gerstembrand F. Gerstenbrand,:The development of European Neurology focused on the period of the separation B.Lichterman,S.Shapovalova: The History of Neurosurgery S.Baloyannis The Neurosciences in Byzantine Era P.Kalvach: How lived our eponyms

12.00-13.30 Lunch 13.30-14.30 Poster session

Chair. P.Pappa, A.Zaphyropoulos

14.30-16.00 Free communications Chair. J.Opara, N.Vlaikidis

16.00-16.30 Main Lecture Chair. B.Reisberg, N.Taskos

K.Jellinger Preclinical Parkinson’s disease-features and pathophysiology

16.30-17.30 Lectures on neuropathology and pathogenesis of dementias Chair.F.Cruz-Sanchez, C.Bouras 16.30-16.50 C.Bouras: Evolution of Brain Pathology in aging 16.50-17.10 P.Kalvach: History of understanding dementia 17.10-17.30 F.Cruz-Sanchez: Alzheimer’s disease and cholisterol

17.30-17.50 Coffee break-Poster viewing 17.50-19.00 Round table on Neuroethics F.Gerstenbrand: Somatic cell therapy, ethical?

S.Baloyannis: Neuroethics from the Orthodox Viewpoint

΢ΑΒΒΑΣΟ 6 ΦΕΒΡΟΤΑΡΙΟΤ 2010 SATURDAY 6 FEBRUARY 2010

9.00-9.30 Plenary Lecture Chair: J.Toole, K.Bettererman B.Reisberg: The pre mild cognitive impairment, subjective intervention more than 20 years before dementia becomes apparent.

9.30- Lectures on MCI and Alzheimer’s disease 9.30-9.50 O.Tanritag: Alzheimer’s disease, yesterday-today-future 9.50-10.10 K.Bettermann: Alzheimer’s disease,Vascular dementia and lipids 10.10-10.30 V.Vakharova:Retinal thickness in patients with mild cognitive impairement and Alzheimer’s disease

10.00-10.30 Coffee break 10.30-11.30 Lectures on diagnosis and treatment of dementias Chair. A. Korczyn, R. Ihl 10.30-10.50 A. Korczyn: The value of limitation of evidence-based Medicine 10.50-11.10 R. Ihl: Hypothesis and treatment in Alzheimer’s disease 11.10-11.30 L.Vecsei and L.Lezsi:Recent development and future therapeutic strategies of Parkinson’s disease

11.30-12.00 Business meeting of the International Society for the amelioration of the quality of life in chronic neurological disease

12.00-13.30 Lunch

13.30-14.30 Poster session Chair. V.Costa, S.Bostanzopoulou,

14.30-16.00 Free communications Chair. A. Orologas, E.Kapaki

Lectures on Vascular dementia Chair. D.Muresanu, O.Tanritag 16.00-16.20 D. Muresanu:Vascular dementia heterogeneous entities need complex therapeutical approach 16.20-16.40 S.Baloyannis: The brain capillaries in vascular dementia

Lecture on Multiple sclerosis Chair.D.Vassilopoulos, A.Kyritsis 16.40-17.10 J. Opara: Amelioration of the quality of life in women suffering from multiple sclerosis.

Lecture on new therapeutic techniques in Neurology 17.10-17.30 K.Aifantis: Nanotechnology and Nanomechanics in Neurology

17.30 Closing ceremony

20.00 Gala Diner