The EPNS is delighted to offer FREE 1 hour to 1.5 hour long webinars on topics of key interest to Child Neurologists on the 2nd Wednesday of each month at 17:00h CET. Each webinar is broadcast live on Zoom and available for FREE to anyone who would like to register. Don’t worry if you are not available for the live broadcast however because fully paid up EPNS members will be able to access a recording of the full session via the EPNS website after the event.

Date: Wednesday 13th November 2024

Time: 17:00h Central European Time (e.g. Netherlands). Time Zone Converter: CLICK HERE

Topic:Congenital myasthenic syndromes

Description:

Congenital myasthenic syndromes (CMS) are a heterogeneous group of rare inherited neuromuscular disorders characterized by fatigable weakness owing to compromised function of the neuromuscular junction. There is substantial clinical heterogeneity among the CMS subtypes, from childhood onset with episodic apnea and intellectual disability, to later onset with limb-girdle distribution of weakness. Severity and course of disease are highly variable, ranging from minor symptoms to progressive disabling weakness. Most patients can be treated with oral medications including esterase inhibitors, salbutamol and 3,4-DAP. Treatments are targeted towards the underlying molecular defect caused by mutations in 35 different genes. Small cohort studies, case reports and bioinformatic support systems such as the treatabolome help clinicians navigating this complex but rewarding therapeutic area.

 

Speaker:  Professor Hanns Lochmüller MD, FAAN

Chair: Professor Dana Craiu

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