17 – 19 April 2024
ERN-RND is happy to announce that they are organising a Spring School “DBS in Dystonia” on 17-19 April 2024, which will be held online.
Day 1: 17 April 2024 – Indications and Diagnosis
Preliminary content planning:
- Isolated Dystonia (inherited, idiopathic)
- Infancy Dystonia
- Combined Dystonia
- Botulinum toxin: opportunities & limitations
- Drug therapy and neurorehabilitation: opportunities & limitations
Day 2: 18 April 2024 – How to do DBS/ Neurosurgery
Preliminary content planning:
- Neurosurgery aspects of DBS in Dystonia (including alternative targets (STN, VOA, VIM))
- Specific aspects of DBS in paediatric Dystonia
- MER and LFP-signals for implantation and programming in Dystonia patients
- Neuroimaging for implantation and programming in Dystonia patients
Day 3: 19 April 2024 – Troubleshooting and Cases
Preliminary content planning:
- Strategies of DBS troubleshooting in Dystonia
- Dystonic crisis/ reactions
- Case presentations
Programme Committee:
Sylvia Bösch, Medical University Innsbruck, Austria
Giulia Giannini, Istituto delle Scienze Neurologiche di Bologna, Italy
Victoria Gonzalez, Vall d’Hebron Barcelona Hospital Barcelona, Spain
Holm Graessner, University Hospital Tübingen, Germany
Martin Reich, University Hospital Würzburg, Germany
Christine Diaite-Hecht, University Hospital Tübingen, Germany (coordination)
