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Tournament of the Minds

Sunday, 12 October, 2025
Time Auditorium Grand Ballroom 103 Grand Ballroom 101 Grand Ballroom 102 Grand Ballroom 104 Grand Ballroom 105 Conference Room North 201 Exhibition Area
07:00-08:00
PAN-ARAB REGIONAL SESSION (PAUNS)
ASIAN AND OCEANIC REGION (AOAN) - VASCULAR COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT: ADVANCES IN ASIA AND BEYOND
08:00-08:30
PLENARY LECTURE: MASLAND AWARD LECTURE
08:30-09:00
PLENARY LECTURE: YAHR AWARD LECTURE
09:00-10:30
MS AND DEMYELINATING DISEASES: WFN/MSIF JOINT SESSION -DIAGNOSIS OF MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS
WFN/WSO JOINT SESSION: INTRACEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE – THE END OF NIHILISM
CLINICAL TRIALS AND STRATIFICATION IN ALS/MOTOR NEURON DISEASE
ENVIRONMENTAL TOXIN AND PARKINSON'S DISEASE
FREE PAPER - COGNITIVE & BEHAVIORAL NEUROSCIENCES
MEET THE PROFESSOR: EEG AND NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASE
CHALLENGING CASES IN BOTULINUM TOXIN THERAPY - TICKETED EVENT
10:30-11:00
COFFEE BREAK, POSTER VIEWING, EXHIBITION AND COFFEE TALKS
11:00-12:30
MS AND DEMYELINATING DISEASES: WFN/MSIF JOINT SESSION - NEW THERAPEUTIC HORIZONS: XM AND JO
WFN/WSO JOINT SESSION: INTERVENTION IN STROKE
NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASES: WFN/ICNMD JOINT SESSION - ADVANCES IN UNDERSTANDING OF VASCULITIC NEUROPATHIES
MOTOR NEURON DISEASE: DIAGNOSIS OF MND/ALS
HOT TOPICS IN NEUROINTENSIVE CARE
EMG WORKSHOP - TICKETED EVENT
11:00-12:10
WFN GLOBAL ACTIVITIES
12:30-14:30
LUNCH BREAK, POSTER VIEWING AND EXHIBITION VISIT
13:00-14:30
SPONSORED SYMPOSIUM -NON CME SESSION
SPONSORED SYMPOSIUM -NON CME SESSION
14:30-14:35
SHORT BREAK
14:35-16:05
MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING (MRI) – AN APPROACH TO DIAGNOSING CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM (CNS) INFLAMMATORY SYNDROMES AND DISTINGUISHING POTENTIAL MIMICS
DEMENTIA UPDATE FOR CLINICIANS
CENTRAL AND PERIPHERAL AUTONOMIC DISORDER BIOMARKERS UPDATE
NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATIONS OF IMMUNOTHERAPIES
CASE PRESENTATION FOR COMPREHENSIVE SLEEP MEDICINE EDUCATION
FREE PAPER – MOVEMENT DISORDERS
ULTRASONOGRAPHY WORKSHOP VASCULAR: TEACHING AND HANDS-ON NEUROSONOLOGY: AN ACCURATE BEDSIDE TOOL IN CLINICAL NEUROLOGY - TICKETED EVENT
16:05-16:35
COFFEE BREAK, POSTER VIEWING AND EXHIBITION VISIT
16:35-18:05
MOVING FORWARD IN EPILEPSY MANAGEMENT
PANEL DISCUSSION: NEUROLOGICAL, NEUROSURGICAL, PSYCHIATRIC AND REHABILITATIVE ISSUES CAUSED BY ARMED CONFLICTS
NEW TARGETED THERAPIES FOR BRAIN TUMORS: IDH-MUTANT GLIOMAS, PEDIATRIC GLIOMAS, AND NON-GLIOMAS
DEMENTIA AND PREVENTION STRATEGIES
FREE PAPER - HEADACHE & PAIN
FREE PAPER - STROKE
INTERSECTORAL GLOBAL ACTION PLAN (IGAP)
18:05-18:10
SHORT BREAK
18:10-19:10
OPENING CEREMONY
19:10-20:50
WELCOME RECEPTION IN THE EXHIBITION
Monday, 13 October, 2025
Time Auditorium Grand Ballroom 103 Grand Ballroom 101 Grand Ballroom 102 Grand Ballroom 104 Grand Ballroom 105 Conference Room North 201 Product Theatre (Exhibition) Exhibition Area OFFSITE
08:30-09:00
PLENARY LECTURE: ALI AWARD LECTURE
09:00-10:30
PRESIDENTIAL SYMPOSIUM, WFN MEDALS PRESENTATION & PRESIDENTIAL KEYNOTE LECTURE
10:30-11:00
WFN AND ITS REGIONAL COLLABORATIONS: STRENGTHENING NEUROLOGY WORLDWIDE
10:30-11:15
COFFEE BREAK, POSTER VIEWING, EXHIBITION AND COFFEE TALK
11:15-12:45
HEADACHE AND PAIN: WFN/IHS JOINT SESSION: THE IHS GLOBAL PRACTICE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE TREATMENT OF MIGRAINE
MOVEMENT DISORDERS: VIDEO ROUND/ NON-MOTOR SYMPTOMS IN PD 1
MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS AND RELATED DISORDERS
SUDEP AND AUTONOMIC DYSFUNCTION IN EPILEPSY, IS THERE A LINK?
HEART AND BRAIN (MANAGEMENT AND PREVENTION OF CARDIOEMBOLIC STROKE)
CUTTING EDGE OF PATHOPHYSIOLOGY, DIAGNOSIS, AND MANAGEMENT OF PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY
FREE PAPER - MS & DEMYELINATING DISEASES & AUTOIMMUNE DIORDERS
12:45-14:45
LUNCH BREAK, POSTER VIEWING AND EXHIBITION VISIT
13:00-14:00
TOURNAMENT OF THE MINDS: "HEATS" QUALIFYING ROUND
13:15-14:45
SPONSORED SYMPOSIUM -NON CME SESSION
14:00-14:30
CONTINUUM AND EDUCATION
14:45-14:50
SHORT BREAK
14:50-16:20
HEADACHE AND PAIN: WFN/IHS JOINT SESSION: IMPORTANT CLINICAL ISSUES FOR HEADACHE DISORDERS
MOVEMENT DISORDERS: VIDEO ROUND/ NON-MOTOR SYMPTOMS IN PD 2
EPILEPSY: WFN/ILAE JOINT SESSION: THE IMPORTANCE OF DIAGNOSIS IN EPILEPSY MANAGEMENT
INFLAMMATORY NEUROPATHIES AND MYOPATHIES
AUTONOMIC TESTING: BEDSIDE AND LABORATORY
MEET THE PROFESSOR: STROKE AND MOVEMENT DISORDERS
FREE PAPER - MOTOR NEURONE DISEASE & DEMENTIA
16:20-16:50
COFFEE BREAK, POSTER VIEWING AND EXHIBITION VISIT
16:50-18:20
NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND MENTAL HEALTH
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF DYSTONIA
EPILEPSY: WFN/ILAE JOINT SESSION: THE PROMISE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) IN THE CLINICAL MANAGEMENT OF EPILEPSY
ETIOLOGIC CHALLENGES IN ENVIRONMENTAL NEUROLOGY: PAST, PRESENT, FUTURE
AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE: OVERVIEW OF NEURAL ANTIBODIES: HOW TO TEST AND WHAT THEY MEAN?
PALLIATIVE CARE IN STROKE AND REHABILITATION
FREE PAPER: AWARD PRESENTATIONS
17:30-21:30
NETWORKING EVENT (TICKETED)
Tuesday, 14 October, 2025
Time Auditorium Grand Ballroom 103 Grand Ballroom 101 Grand Ballroom 102 Grand Ballroom 104 Grand Ballroom 105 Conference Room North 201 Conference Room North 203 Product Theatre (Exhibition) Exhibition Area
07:00-08:00
NORTH AMERICA REGION (AAN): CURRENT SCIENTIFIC PRIORITIES FOR OPTIMAL BRAIN HEALTH
EAN REGIONAL SESSION: DISPARITIES IN DIAGNOSIS AND CARE OF PATIENTS WITH MOVEMENT DISORDERS
PAN-AFRICAN REGIONAL SESSION (AFAN): NEUROLOGICAL MANIFESTATIONS OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE IN AFRICA
PAN-AMERICA REGIONAL SESSION (PAFNS)
08:00-08:30
PLENARY LECTURE: SINGHAL AWARD LECTURE
08:30-09:00
THE IMPORTANCE OF BRAIN HEALTH FOR THE UN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL (ECOSOC)
09:00-10:30
DEMENTIA: WFN/ APHASIA, DEMENTIA AND COGNITIVE DISORDERS SPECIALTY GROUP JOINT SESSION: ATYPICAL ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE
MOVEMENT DISORDERS: WFN/MDS JOINT SESSION: DIAGNOSIS AND ASSESSMENT OF PARKINSON’S DISEASE
HEADACHE: ADVANCES IN HEADACHE MANAGEMENT
DIAGNOSIS AND THERAPIES OF RARE NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS 1
MEET THE PROFESSOR: DIABETIC NEUROPATHIES AND MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS
FREE PAPER - COGNITIVE & BEHAVIORAL NEUROSCIENCES
BASIC NEUROMUSCULAR ULTRASONOGRAPHY - TICKETED EVENT
WCN-WFNR JOINT SESSION: RECENT ADVANCES IN NEUROREHABILITATION
10:30-11:00
COFFEE BREAK, POSTER VIEWING AND EXHIBITION VISIT
11:00-12:30
DEMENTIA: WFN/ APHASIA, DEMENTIA AND COGNITIVE DISORDERS SPECIALTY GROUP JOINT SESSION: ADVANCES IN MANAGEMENT OF DEMENTIA
MOVEMENT DISORDERS: WFN/MDS JOINT SESSION: INPATIENT MOVEMENT DISORDER CONSULTATIONS
HEADACHE: INTEGRATIVE AND TECHNOLOGICAL APPROACHES
DIAGNOSIS AND THERAPIES OF RARE NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS 2
EFFECTS OF WAR IN NEUROLOGY AND PSYCHIATRY: A JOINT SYMPOSIUM WITH THE WPA, WFNR AND WFN
HOW DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES ARE IMPROVING RARE NEUROLOGICAL DISEASE MANAGEMENT
11:00-13:00
POLYSOMNOGRAPHY_HANDS-ON COURSE - TICKETED EVENT
12:30-13:00
AI WILL REPLACE NEUROLOGY
12:30-14:30
LUNCH BREAK, POSTER VIEWING AND EXHIBITION VISIT
13:00-14:00
TOURNAMENT OF THE MINDS: SEMI FINAL
TOURNAMENT OF THE MINDS: SEMI FINAL
SPONSORED SYMPOSIUM -NON CME SESSION
SPONSORED SYMPOSIUM -NON CME SESSION
14:30-15:00
PLENARY LECTURE: FULTON AWARD LECTURE
15:00-15:05
SHORT BREAK
15:05-16:35
FLUID BIOMARKERS FOR THE DIAGNOSIS OF DEMENTIA: CLINICAL USE
CHILD NEUROLOGY: WFN/ICNA JOINT SESSION: CURRENT RECOMMENDATIONS FOR KEY COMPLEX CHILDHOOD DISORDERS. PRECISION THERAPY ASSISTED BY ACCURATE DIAGNOSTICS
FUNCTIONAL NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS: CLINICAL PRESENTATION, PATHOPHYSIOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT
MYASTHENIA GRAVIS: INSIGHTS, CHALLENGES, AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS
PARANEOPLASTIC NEUROLOGIC DISORDERS: FROM CORTEX TO MUSCLE!
15:05-16:25
FREE PAPER - CNS INFECTIONS ,COVID - 19 NEUROLOGY & RARE NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS
15:05-16:05
DEBATE: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN NEUROLOGY: READY FOR PRIME TIME?
Wednesday, 15 October, 2025
Time Auditorium Grand Ballroom 103 Grand Ballroom 101 Grand Ballroom 102 Grand Ballroom 104 Grand Ballroom 105 Conference Room North 201 Conference Room North 203 Product Theatre (Exhibition) Exhibition Area
08:00-08:30
PLENARY LECTURE: SORIANO AWARD LECTURE
08:30-09:00
PLENARY LECTURE: BARUCHA AWARD LECTURE
09:00-10:00
DEBATE ON: OLD AND NEW THERAPIES IN DEMENTIA
09:00-10:30
KEY INSIGHTS FROM THERAPEUTIC INNOVATIONS IN AUTOIMMUNE MYASTHENIA GRAVIS
IFCN-WFN SESSION: NEUROPHYSIOLOGICAL APPROACH TO NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASES
GBD LATEST FINDINGS ON NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS
WHY ARE PARKINSON’S DISEASE RATES CHANGING? AGE, ENVIRONMENT, (EPI)GENETICS?
FREE PAPER: DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS
FREE PAPER - NEUROVASCULAR HEALTH
09:00-12:00
WORLD FEDERATION OF NEUROLOGY: PATIENT ADVOCACY SUMMIT
10:30-11:00
COFFEE BREAK, POSTER VIEWING AND EXHIBITION VISIT
11:00-12:30
NEURO-OTOLOGY: 2025+ UPDATE ON CENTRAL, FUNCTIONAL AND PERIPHERAL VESTIBULAR DISORDERS
NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASES: WFN/ICNMD JOINT SESSION - ADVANCES IN DIAGNOSIS OF ACQUIRED AND HEREDITARY MYOPATHIES
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY, CLASSIFICATION AND DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH TO INFECTION-RELATED MOVEMENT DISORDERS
NEUROINFECTIOUS DISEASES
YOUNG NEUROLOGISTS: HOW TO IMPROVE NEUROLOGICAL TRAINING
FREE PAPER - ATAXIA AND CEREBELLAR DISORDERS & DEMENTIA
11:00-12:00
FREE PAPER - NEUROMUSCULAR DISORDERS & MUSCLE DISEASE
12:30-14:30
SPONSORED SYMPOSIUM -NON CME SESSION
SPONSORED SYMPOSIUM -NON CME SESSION
LUNCH BREAK, POSTER VIEWING AND EXHIBITION VISIT
13:10-13:40
THE WORLD BRAIN DAY INITIATIVE: WFN'S ROLE IN PROMOTING BRAIN HEALTH
13:30-14:30
TOURNAMENT OF THE MINDS: FINAL
14:30-14:35
SHORT BREAK
14:35-16:05
NEUROPATHIC PAIN
NEURO-OPHTHALMOLOGY: DIPLOPIA DEMYSTIFIED: A GLOBAL DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH FROM BRAIN TO MUSCLE
ESSENTIAL MEDICINE LIST
FREE PAPER – NEUROIMAGING & NEUROPHYSIOLOGY
FREE PAPER - MISCELLANEOUS (FROM LATE SUBMISSION)
FREE PAPER - MOVEMENT DISORDERS
16:05-16:20
CLOSING CEREMONY