Analysis Workshop Tools:
BacAv Online (simple)BacAv on GitHub (advanced: requires R base and RStudio)
Tremoroton Online (simple)
Tremoroton on GitHub (advanced: also requires R)
Spike2 Demo
Thursday Workshop Tools:
1-7.0 Myoclonus Analysis Practice with Spike2, Grippe1-7.1 Myoclonus Analysis Practice with Spike2, Grippe
1-7.2 Tremor Analysis Practice with Tremoroton, Callister
BacAv 1-1 Cortical Myoclonus at Rest FDI + APB, time 1, EMG 2-3
BacAv 1-2 Cortical Myoclonus at Rest ECR + FCU, time 1, EMG 2-3
BacAv 1-3 EMG+EEG jerky movements with BP
Spike 2, BacAv files
Friday Workshop Tools:
Tremor Analysis Practice with TremorotonTremoroton 2-1 ET Postural Arm Tremor.txt
Tremoroton 2-2 ET Postural Arm Tremor Weighted
Tremoroton 2-3 Orthostatic tremor bilateral legs
2-7.0 Upper Limb Tremor Analysis Practice with Spike2, Grippe
2-7.1 Orthostatic Tremor Analysis Practice with Spike2, Grippe
2-7.2 Tremor Analysis Practice with Tremoroton, Callister
Spike 2, BacAv files
DAY 1
Session 1: Overview of Clinical Neurophysiology in Movement Disorders | ||
8:20 - 8:30 | Welcome from Course Directors | |
8:30 - 8:50 | Neurophysiology: An Extension of Clinical Assessment to Categorize Movement Disorders Robert Chen – Toronto, Canada | |
8:50 - 8:55 | Moderated Question and Answer | |
8:55 - 9:15 | Overview of Basic and Advanced Neurophysiological Techniques Talyta Grippe – Toronto, Canada | |
9:15 - 9:20 | Moderated Question and Answer | |
9:10 – 9:40 | Marcus Callister – Toronto, Canada Felipe Vial – Santiago, Chile | |
9:50 - 10:00 | Moderated Question and Answer | |
10:00 – 10:30 | COFFEE BREAK | |
Session 2: Jerky Movements | ||
10:30-10:50 | Clinical Neurophysiology to Differentiate Jerky Movements – Basic physiology Robert Chen – Toronto, Canada | |
10:50– 10:55 | Moderated Question and Answer | |
10:55-11:15 | Clinical Neurophysiology for Myoclonus: Different subtypes Specific physiology for diagnosis of each subtype Shabbir Merchant – Boston, USA | |
11:15 – 11:20 | Moderated Question and Answer | |
11:20 – 12:00 | Myoclonus: Clinical cases (interactive with the participants) Christos Ganos – Toronto, Canada Nicolas Phielipp – Irvine, USA | |
12:00 - 12:10 | Moderated Question and Answer | |
12:10 – 13:00 | LUNCH BREAK | |
Break out Session: Jerky Movements Participants divided into four groups of 10 | ||
Hands-on Session with Patients/Healthy participant demonstration EMG + EEG – DATA COLLECTION All Faculty | Workshop Back Averaging and ERD (brief lecture with demonstration) Participant works on computer for data analysis COMPUTER WORK – DATA ANALYSIS All Faculty | |
13:00 – 13:30 | Jerky movements – patient 1 Group A | Jerky movements – patient 2 Group B | Group C & Group D |
13:30 – 14:00 | Jerky movements – patient 2 – Group A | Jerky movements – patient 1 Group B | |
14:00 – 14:30 | Jerky movements – healthy demonstration – Group A | Jerky movements – healthy demonstration - Group B | |
14:30 – 15:00 | TEA BREAK | ||
Hands-on Session with Patients All Faculty | Workshop Back Averaging and ERD (brief lecture with demonstration) Participant works on computer for data analysis All Faculty | ||
15:00 – 15:30 | Jerky movements – patient 1 Group C | Jerky movements – patient 2 Group D | Group A & Group B |
15:30 – 16:00 | Jerky movements – patient 2 – Group C | Jerky movements – patient 1 Group D | |
16:00 – 16:30 | Jerky movements – healthy demonstration – Group C | Jerky movements – healthy demonstration - Group D | |
16:30 – 16:45 | Closing Remarks | ||
18:00 – 21:00 | Dinner and Case presentation Venue: DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Toronto Downtown 108 Chestnut Street, Toronto, Ontario, M5G1R3, Canada | ||
DAY 2
Session 1: Clinical Neurophysiology of Tremor | |||
8:30-8:55 | Felipe Vial – Santiago, Chile | ||
8:55 – 9:00 | Moderated Question and Answer | ||
9:00-9:25 | Clinical Neurophysiology to Differentiate different types of tremors Specific physiology for diagnosis of each subtype Panagiotis Kassavetis – Washington, USA | ||
9:25-9:30 | Moderated Question and Answer | ||
9:30– 10:10 | Tremor: Different subtypes and Clinical Cases (interactive with the participants) Katherine Longardner – San Diego, USA Marcus Callister – Toronto, Canada | ||
10:10-10:20 | Moderated Question and Answer | ||
10:20-10:40 | COFFEE BREAK | ||
Session 2: Clinical Neurophysiology of other hyperkinetic disorders | |||
10:40–11:10 | Clinical Neurophysiology of other hyperkinetic movement disorders Karlo Lizarraga – Rochester, USA | ||
11:10 – 11:15 | Moderated Question and Answer | ||
11:15 – 11:55 | Clinical Cases of other hyperkinetic disorders (interactive with the participants) Christos Ganos – Toronto, Canada Talyta Grippe – Toronto, Canada | ||
11:40-12:00 | Moderated Question and Answer | ||
12:00 – 13:00 | LUNCH BREAK | ||
Break out Session: Tremor Participants divided into four groups of 10 | |||
Hands-on Session with Patients Data collection All Faculty | Workshop: Use of electrophysiology to study tremor (brief lecture with demonstration) Participant works on computer for data analysis All Faculty | ||
13:00 – 13:30 | Tremor – patient 1 Group A | Tremor – patient 2 Group B | Group C & Group D |
13:30 – 14:00 | Tremor – patient 2 Group A | Tremor – patient 1 Group B | |
14:00 – 14:30 | Tremor – healthy demonstration Group A | Tremor – healthy demonstration Group B | |
14:30 – 15:00 | TEA BREAK | ||
Hands-on Session with Patients | Workshop: Use of electrophysiology to study tremor (brief lecture with demonstration) | ||
All Faculty | Participant works on computer for data analysis All Faculty | ||
15:00 – 15:30 | Tremor – patient 1 Group C | Tremor – patient 2 Group D | Group A & Group B |
15:30 – 16:00 | Tremor – patient 2 Group C | Tremor – patient 1 Group D | |
16:00 – 16:30 | Tremor – healthy demonstration Group C | Tremor – healthy demonstration Group D | |
16:20– 16:30 | Closing Remarks | ||
DAY 3
Session: Advanced uses of neurophysiology studies in treatment: DBS and Botulinum toxin injections | |
8:30 – 9:00 | Use of EMG and ultrasound for dystonia treatment Shabbir Merchant – Boston, USA Talyta Grippe – Toronto, Canada |
9:00 - 9:05 | Moderated Question and Answer |
9:05 - 9:35 | Patient demonstration – use of EMG for limb dystonia (2 cases – interactive with the participants) Robert Chen – Toronto, Canada Marcus Callister – Toronto, Canada |
9:35 – 9:45 | Moderated Question and Answer |
9:45 -10:00 | COFFEE BREAK |
10:00 – 10:30 | Alfonso Fasano – Toronto, Canada |
10:30 – 11:00 | Challenges
in Managing Dystonia: Case Discussions (2 cases) Panagiotis Kassavetis – Washington, USA Karlo Lizarraga – Rochester, USA |
11:00 -11:05 | Moderated Question and Answer |
11:05 - 11:55 | Patient demonstration – use of ultrasound for botulinum toxin injections (hands on with healthy participants) Panagiotis Kassavetis – Washington, USA Shabbir Merchant – Boston, USA |
11:55 - 12:05 | Moderated Question and Answer |
12:05 – 12:15 | |
Date
May 1-3, 2025
Location
BMO Education & Conference Centre
60 Leonard Ave,
Toronto, ON
Registration Fees
All costs are in Canadian dollars.
| Before or on April 11, 2025 | |
|---|---|
| Members (MDS, IFCN, or CNSF) | $500.00 |
| Junior (Fellows/Residents) Member (MDS, IFCN, or CNSF) | $300.00 |
| Non-Member | $700.00 |
| Junior (Fellows/Residents) Non-Member | $500.00 |
| April 11, 2025 or later | |
| Members (MDS, IFCN, or CNSF) | $700.00 |
| Junior (Fellows/Residents) Member (MDS, IFCN, or CNSF) | $500.00 |
| Non-Member | $900.00 |
| Junior (Fellows/Residents) Non-Member | $700.00 |
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