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9th Annual Neuromuscular Colloquium Presentations

June 7, 2019

Updates in Inherited and Inflammatory Neuropathies: New treatments in hATTR and what's new in lumbosacral radiculoplexus neuropathies
Keynote Speaker: P. James B. Dyck, MD, Mayo Clinic, Rochester 

9th Annual Mathilda Karel Spak Lecture
Unravelling the pathogenesis of treatment-resistant ophthalmoplegia in Myasthenia Gravis: lessons from Africa
Speaker: Jeannine Heckmann, MBBCh, PhD, University of Cape Town, South Africa

RNA - Targeted Therapeutics for ALS
Speaker: Timothy M. Miller, MD, PhD, Washington University

Genetic Resolution and Assessments Solving Phenotypes in LGMD (GRASP LGMD)
Speaker: Jeff Statland, MD, University of Kansas Medical Center

Using Technology to Access Upper Extremity Function (Reachable Workspace) in Neuromuscular Disorders
Speaker: Jay Han, MD, University of California, Irvine

Neuromuscular Complications of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors
Speaker: Michelle Mauermann, MD, Mayo Clinic, Rochester

Live Case Presentations:

Live Case #1: A 12 Year-Old-Boy With Proximal Muscle Weakness And Cardiomyopathy
Presented by: Samra Vazirian, MD, UCLA
Exam by: Diana Castro, MD, UT Southwestern Medical Center

Live Case #2: Occam Shmoccam 
Presented by: Jonathan Cauchi, MD, UC Irvine
Exam by: Richard Lewis, MD

Live Case #3: A 17-Year-Old With A Distal Sensorimotor Polyneuropathy
Presented by; Frank Diaz, MD, UCLA
Exam by: P.James Dyck, MD, Mayo Clinic, Rochester

Live Case #4: Some lower back pain, here and there
Presented by: Sarita Said-Said, UC Irvine
Exam by: Jeff Rosenfeld, MD, Loma Linda University

Case Vignettes:

Case #1: The 10 P's Approach In Acquired Myopathies: An Interdisciplinary Approach To The Characterization And Diagnosis Of A Patient With Diabetic Myonecrosis.
Presented by: Amir H. Sabouri, MD, PhD, Kaiser Permanente

Case #2:  A Difficult Case Of Hard Muscles
Presented by: Noriko Anderson, MD, UCSF

Case #3: Neurolymphomatosis, A Rare Index Manifestation Of Cd5-/Cd10- Mature B - Cell Lymphoma Presenting As Subacute Sensorimotor Lambosacral Polyradiculoneuropathy
Presented by: Maya Hrachova, D.O., UC Irvine

Case #4: Smoldering Nerves As a Consequence Of Trying To See The Light
Presented by: Paul J. Sampognaro, MD, UCSF