Preliminary Programme
Pre-Symposium Workshop: Introduction to SINDA – Standardized Infant NeuroDevelopmental Assessment
Location: UMCL - Division of Pediatrics - P2 Lecture room
Bohoričeva ulica 20, Ljubljana
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 16:00–17:30 | Introduction to SINDA, including psychometric propertiesSINDA’s neurological scale |
| 17.30-18.00 | Coffee Break |
| 18:00-19:30 | Scoring a video of SINDA’s neurological scale SINDA’s developmental and socio-emotional scales |
SINDA is a novel neurodevelopmental assessment for infants of the corrected age of 6 weeks to 12 months. It has three scales: a neuromotor scale (28 dichotomous items – independent of infant age), a developmental scale (15 dichotomous items/months) and a socio-emotional scale (6 dichotomous items – independent of infant age). The course will address SINDA’s design, its applicability and psychometric properties. The latter include the presence of norm-referenced data per item, a good reliability and good validity (for instance, prediction of cerebral palsy: sensitivity 91-100%; specificity 81-85%). The course will be richly illustrated by video-examples. It will include an interactive practice part (scoring of video examples) and it will allow ample time for discussion.
In order to follow the workshop each participant needs to have the SINDA manual which is available at Mac Keith Press: https://www.mackeith.co.uk/book/sinda/
Location: Cankarjev dom, Ljubljana
Session 1 — Neonatal Neurology
Moderator: Aneta Soltirovska Šalamon
| Time | Speaker | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| 09:00–09:10 | Opening Address | |
| 09:10–10:10 | Mijna Hadders-Algra | Early Diagnostics and Early Intervention in Neurodevelopmental Disorders |
| 10:10–10:55 | Floris Groenendaal | Therapeutic Hypothermia Following Perinatal Asphyxia: What to Do? |
10:55–11:25 — Coffee Break
Session 1 — Neonatal Neurology
| Time | Speaker | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| 11:25–11:45 | Alja Kavčič | Association Between Functional Brain Network Characteristics and Cognitive Deficits After Perinatal Stroke |
| 11:45–12:05 | Mojca Železnik | Impact of Congenital Heart Disease on Neurodevelopment in Childhood |
| 12:05–12:50 | Linda de Vries | Perinatal Stroke in the Term and Preterm Infant |
| 12:50–13:10 | Nika Morgan | Pharmacogenetics of Antiseizure Medication in Neonates with Seizures |
| 13:10–13:30 | Sanja Zupančič | Family-Centred Psychological Approaches in the Management of Neurology Diseases started in neonatal period |
13:30–14:30 — Lunch Break
Session 2 — Neuromuscular Disorders
| Time | Speaker | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| 14:30–14:50 | Eva Vrščaj, Damjan Osredkar | Maintenance of Motor Function After Switching from Nusinersen to Risdiplam in SMA Patients |
| 14:50–15:10 | Vedrana Milić, Ana Kosać | Challenges in the Diagnosis of Hereditary neuropathies |
| 15:10–15:30 | Nelica Ivanović Radović | Pediatric Neuromuscular Diseases: Diagnostic, Therapeutic, and Multidisciplinary Care Challenges — Insights from Montenegro |
| 15:30–15:50 | Vesna Miranović | Cardiac Monitoring Algorithm in Children and Adolescents with Neuromuscular Disorders Receiving Innovative Disease-Modifying Therapies |
| 15:50–16:10 | Tita Butenko, Tanja Loboda, Damjan Osredkar | Slovenian Experience With Treatment of DMD Patients With Givinostat |
16:10–16:40 — Coffee Break
Session 3 — Free Topics
| Time | Speaker | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| 16:40–17:00 | Ružica Kravljanac | Cerebral Folate Deficiency in Siblings with FLO1R Pathogenic Variant – Spectrum of Clinical Presentation |
| 17:00–17:20 | Mirjana Perkovič Benedik, Tanja Loboda, Neli Bizjak | Early Manifestations, Diagnostic Pathways, and Epilepsy in Juvenile-Onset Huntington Disease: A Three-Patient Case Series and Systematic Review |
| 17:20–17:40 | Dorotea Drašković | Hidden Morphometric Signals in Cranial Ultrasound: Associations With Neurodevelopmental Outcomes in Preterm Infants |
Session 4 — Epilepsies
| Time | Speaker | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| 09:00–09:20 | Igor Prpić | Neonatal Seizures Beyond the NICU |
| 09:20–09:40 | Dimitrije Nikočić | How to Diagnose (Non)Epileptic Seizures? |
| 09:40–10:00 | Maša Malenica | Epilepsy Beyond Seizures – Transitioning of Patients with DEE into Adulthood |
10:00–10:35 — Swixx BioPharma Satellite
Recent Advances and Emerging Trends in the Treatment of Gaucher Disease
Urh Grošelj
10:35–11:05 — Coffee Break
Session 5 — Neurostimulation (VNS / taVNS / TMS) for Treatment of Brain Disorders in Children
| Time | Speaker | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| 11:05–11:25 | Jure Bon | Non-Invasive Brain and Nerve Stimulation in Children and Adolescents: Indications, Safety, Protocols and Efficacy of TMS, VNS, taVNS and Related Methods |
| 11:25–12:10 | Julian Koenig | TBD |
| 12:10–12:30 | Elisabetta Burchi | Rewiring Development: Non-invasive Vagus Nerve Stimulation as a New Frontier in Pediatric Brain Health |
12:30–13:05 — Genesis Pharma Satellite
How to integrate vamorolone in the standard care of patients with DMD
Damjan Osredkar
13:05–14:00 — Lunch Break
Session 6 — Free Topics
| Time | Speaker | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| 14:00–14:20 | Filip Duma | RLS Syndrome (Restless Leg) Misdiagnosed As Epilepsy – Case Report |
| 14:20–14:40 | Alja Kavčič |
Tubulinopathy: Marked Intrafamilial Phenotypic Variability |
| 14.40-15.00 | TBD | |
| 15:00–15:10 | Closing Remarks |