Registrar’s Prize in Clinical Neuroscience
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To register to attend the online Registrar’s Prize Meeting please click here.
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The Registrar’s Prize in Clinical Neuroscience Meeting has been accredited for 6 credits in the External CPD category by the Royal College of Physicians Ireland.
Attendance of delegates at the meeting will be recorded using the meeting log in system.
CPD certificates will be issued to delegates by email in the week following the meeting. -
The Irish Institute of Clinical Neuroscience would like to thank Biogen Ireland for their generous sponsorship of this educational meeting.
The IICN Registrar’s Prize in Clinical Neuroscience will take place on Friday, January 29th 2021 under the direction of Dr. Áine Merwick.
The meeting presents outstanding Original Research and Interesting Case Reports by Registrars and Specialist Registrars in clinical neuroscience in Ireland. Due to the current COVID-19 pandemic, the meeting will take place as a virtual event.
Abstract submission is now closed.
To view a PDF of the meeting programme please click here.
Delegates are now invited to register for the meeting, see below left.
Meeting Programme
| 08.30 - 09.00 | Registration |
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| 09.00 - 09.10 | Welcome and Introduction Dr. Aine Merwick. |
| INTERESTING CASE REPORTS 10 minutes: 8 minutes + 2 minutes questions |
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| Session I | |
| 09.10 | A Fighting Chance: Description of a Remarkable Recovery in Patient with Ser70Arg TTR mutation on Diflunisal Therapy. Mooney S, Ndukwe I, Murphy S, Coyne, M, Joyce E, Gillmore J, Tubridy N, McGuigan C, O'Riordan S, Kinsella J. |
| 09.22 | Don't hold your breath: A case of adult onset breath-holding. Rafee S, Flynn C, Connolly S, O'Regan J, Tubridy N. |
| 09.34 | "The Dripping Faucet" Reynolds A, Ronan G, Fanning N, Merwick A. |
| 09.46 | A case of Urbach-Wiethe disease associated with ictal fear. Togher Z, Redmond A, Troy E, Penugonda M, Crumlish N, Langan Y, Hutchinson S. |
| 09.58 | Fish out of water: ataxia and visual impairment in a young woman. Vaughan D, Costello D. |
| 10.12 | A Case of Autosomal Dominant Optic Atrophy Plus Syndrome. Brennan D, Redmond J. |
| 10.30 - 10.45 | Tea and Coffee Break |
| Session II | |
| 10.45 | An epilepsy phenotype that rings a bell. Maloney P, McHugh J, O'Byrne J, Llamas Y, McGovern Y. |
| 10.57 | Severe peripheral sensory axonopathy with retained H-reflexes - a distinctive form of non-paraneoplastic ganglionopathy. McKenna MC, Kinsella J, O'Riordan S, Connolly S. |
| 11.09 | An Intriguing Tail - A Case of Primary Leptomeningeal Lymphoma. Doyle M, Costelloe L. |
| 11.21 | Antibodies to CNTN1/CASPR1 complex in a relapsing - remitting immune - mediated neuropathy: An indolent, atypical history, expanding the phenotype. Durcan R, McKenna MC, Connolly S, Kinsella J, Rinaldi S, Hutchinson M, McGuigan C. |
| 11.33 | Flying saucers but no aliens: tea-break hemichorea- hemiballismus. Finegan E, McCloskey C, O'Riordan S, Kinsella J, Tubridy N, McGuigan C. |
| 11.45 | Infectious, neoplastic, autoimmune or metabolic - a case of late onset MELAS mimicking encephalitis. Harley M, Flynn P, Hughes S. |
| 12.00 - 12.20 | Tea and Coffee Break |
| Session III | |
| 12.20 | Neuropsychiatric Symptoms and Choreiform Movements in an 81 Year Old Man. Fives C, Bermingham N, Margot Bolster M, Jansen N. |
| 12.32 | The Ghost in the machine: A case of CASPR2 encephalitis. Donlon E, Cryan J, Boers P, Counihan T, Chaila E. |
| 12.44 | The wood and the trees: establish a SCA48 diagnosis in an Irish family. Lyons S, Gunko A, Munteanu T, Brett F, Walsh R, Redmond J. |
| 12.56 | Double Trouble? ORAI 1 gene mutation in a patient with HMGCR myopathy? Joyce E, O'Regan A, Counihan T. |
| 13.08 | CSF Gq1B Antibodies; Expanding the Miller Fisher Syndrome Spectrum? Lockhar A, Mills J, Boers P. |
| 13.20 | The interrupting imposter linking dementia, ataxia and parkinsonism. Menon PJ, Counihan T, Elamin M. |
| 13.40 - 14.20 | Lunch |
| RESEARCH PRESENTATIONS 15 minutes: 12 minutes + 3 minute questions. |
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| Session IV | |
| 14.20 | Virtual Neurology Clinics: Doctor and Patient perspective. Chaity D, Williams J, Llamas Y, Buckley C, Laffan A, McGovern E, Marnane M, O'Rourke K, Walsh R, Smyth S, Iyer P, Lynch T. |
| 14.38 | Repeated median nerve conduction studies for possible carpal tunnel syndrome - a retrospective review. McKenna MC, Connolly S |
| 15.07 | Judges Deliberation |
| 15.30 | Announcement of Awards |
| 16.00 | Close of Meeting. |
