2nd Regional DBS Meeting

2nd Regional DBS Meeting is organized by Clinical Hospital Dubrava and would be held during May 4 - 6, 2017 at The Westin Zagreb, Zagreb, Grad Zagreb, Croatia.

Topics to be covered during this conference are :
• Movement disorders
• Psychiatric illnesses
• Cognition
• Coma
• Genetics
• Neuropsychology
• Neuroradiology
• Neuroscience
• Neuropathology
• Neurobiology

Conference Objectives are :
• At the conclusion of this activity, participants should be able to accomplish the following :
• Better understand the clinical phenomenology of hyperkinetic and hypokinetic movement disorders.
• Provide an overview of the DBS targets and indications in movement disorders.
• Discuss about DBS and other advanced therapies for Parkinson’s disease.
• Provide an overview of the deep brain stimulation in other neurological and psychiatric diseases.
• Outline the efficacy and associated risks of DBS.
• Discuss the different electrical parameters that can be adjusted for DBS and their biological effect.
• Understand the role of the neurologist and all members of the DBS team in long-term management of DBS patients.
• Understand the role of neuroscientists, neurophysiologists, neuroradiologists, and neurogeneticists in DBS.