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The
2nd Symposium on Alzheimer's Disease in the Middle East was made possible through a grant from the
National
Institutes of Health (National Institute on Aging)
and
was generously supported by the following
organizations:
Abdi
Ibrahim
Alzheimer's
Association USA
AstraZeneca
Case
Western Reserve University
Janssen
Cilag
Lilly
Lundbeck
Novartis
Pfizer
Turkish Alzheimer
Foundation
UCB
Pharma
University Hospitals of
Cleveland
This
meeting
was
endorsed
by the
World
Federation
of
Neurology.
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2nd
Edition - Istanbul, Turkey - May 1-3, 2003
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THURSDAY,
MAY 1, 2003
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18:30
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Registration
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19:00
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Opening
reception
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FRIDAY,
MAY 2, 2003
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Session
I: Opening lecture
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8:30
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Welcome
and Opening Remarks - Rob Friedland, Murat
Emre
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8:45
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Marsel
Mesulam
- From Plasticity to Degeneration in the Hippocampus -
A Story of Aging and Alzheimer's Disease
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Session
II: BASIC SCIENCES OF DEMENTIA
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CHAIR
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Changiz
Geula
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9:45
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Joab
Chapman
- Autoimmune and Inflammatory Factors in
Neurodegeneration and Dementia
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10:10
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Changiz
Geula
- Selective Age-Related Vulnerability of the Primate
Brain to Amyloid-Beta Toxicity: the Aged Rhesus Model
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10:35
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Break
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10:50
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Danny
Michaelson
- The Role of Environmental Factors and the Amyloid
Precursor Protein in Mediating the Pathological
Effects of Apolipoprotein E4
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11:15
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Larry
Sparks
- Water Quality and Cholesterol-Induced Pathology:
Differential Alzheimer’s-Like Pathology and Free
Radical Activity in Brain, and Attenuated Splenic and
Hepatic Alterations with the Use of Distilled Drinking
Water
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Session
III: GENETICS
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CHAIR
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Rivka
Inzelberg
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11:40
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Aida
Al Aqeel
- Genetic Causes of Dementia (Alzheimer-Like) in
Children
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12:05
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Lunch
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13:30
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Abdalla
Bowirrat
- Genetics of Alzheimer’s Disease in Wadi Ara
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13:55
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Ezio
Giacobini
- From Cholinesterase Inhibitors Into Anti-Amyloid
Therapy
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Session
IV: EPIDEMIOLOGY
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CHAIR
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M.
Anwar Etribi
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14:20
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M.
Anwar Etribi
– Alzheimer’s Disease and other Types of Dementia
in Egypt
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14:45
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Abdul
Abyad
- Diagnostic Challenges in the Assessment of Dementia
in the Middle East - Can We Use the Same Criteria as
Used in the Western World?
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15:10
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Break
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15:30
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Işın
Baral Kulaksızoğlu
- Undetected Depression In The Elderly Population In
Turkey
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15:55
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Jeremy
Kark
- Low Population Levels of Plasma Vitamin B12 in
Israelis
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16:20
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Amos
Korczyn
- Is Alzheimer’s Disease Really the Most Common Type
of Dementia?
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17:45
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POSTERS
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20:00
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Gala
Dinner
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SATURDAY,
MAY 3, 2003
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Session
IV: EPIDEMIOLOGY (cont.)
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CHAIR
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M.
Anwar Etribi
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8:30
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Rob
Friedland
- Dietary and Genetic Interactions in Alzheimer’s
Disease
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8:55
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Nir
Giladi
- The Relations Between Cognitive Function and Gait
Dynamics
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Session
V: DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS
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CHAIR
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A.
Abyad
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9:20
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Murat
Emre
- Clinical Features and Differential Diagnosis of AD
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9:45
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Abdelmoneim
Ashour
- The Arabic Version of the Geriatric Mental State Is
Ready for Serious Dementia Research in the Arab World
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10:10
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Break
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10:30
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Rivka
Inzelberg
- Parkinson Disease Dementia
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10:55
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S.
J. Baloyannis
- Synaptic Alterations in the Medial Geniculate
Bodies, the Inferior Colliculi and the Acoustic Cortex
in Alzheimer´s Disease: a Golgi and Electron
Microscope Study of the Mesencephalic, Diencephalica
and Cortical Parts of the Auditory (Acoustic) Pathway
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Session
VI: TREATMENT
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CHAIR
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Puiu
Nisipeanu
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11:20
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Moussa
Youdim
- A novel neuroprotective cholinesterase and
brain-selective MAO inhibitor with APP processing
activity for the treatment of dementia co-morbid with depression
and Parkinson's disease
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11:45
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Eldad
Melamed
- Potential Role of Novel Brain-Targeted Antioxidants
in the Treatment of Neurodegenerative Disorders
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12:10
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Diana
Paleacu
- Donezepil for the Treatment of Behavioral Symptoms
in Alzheimer’s Disease Patients
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12:35
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LUNCH/Satellite
Symposium Pfizer
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Session
VII: CAREGIVING
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CHAIR
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Marwan
Ramadan
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14:00
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Marwan
Ramadan
- A Study of Dementia in Homecare Patients in Qatar
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14:25
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Nasser
Loza
- Care of the Elderly in Ancient Civilizations in the
Middle East
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14:50
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Ruth
Goldberg
- Consensus Conference For Professionals Treating
Patients with Alzheimer’s Disease
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Closing
comments
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15:05
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M.
Anwar Etribi
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TOP
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Convener:
Robert P.
Friedland, MD,
Professor, Case Western Reserve University
Chair, Local Organizing Committee:
Murat Emre,
MD, Professor, Istanbul University
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- Symposium
Audience
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- Dr. Marwan
Ramadan
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- Dr. Ezio
Giacobini
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- From left: Drs.
Rivka Inzelberg, Puiu Nisipeanu, guest and Dr.
Diana Paleacu
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- Urn at Bosphorus
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- From left: Drs.
Abdul Abyad and Changiz Geula
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- From left: Dr.
Rob Friedland, Istanbul University
Rector,and Dr. Murat Emre
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- From left: Drs.
Murat Emre, Anwar Etribi and Abdelmoneim Ashour
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- Dr. Ashour and
guest
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- From left: Drs.
Friedland, Aida Al Aqeel, Murat Emre
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- Banquet
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- From left: Drs.
Murat Emre, Rob Friedland, Anwar Etribi
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- Dr. Marsel
Mesulam
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- Dr. Marwan
Ramadan and son, Ramses
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- Dr. and Mrs.
Stavros Baloyannis
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- Turkish coffee
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