Child Neurology Society to hold scientific gab

MANILA, Philippines - The Child Neurology Society of the Philippines (CNSP) will be holding its seventh Biennial Scientific Convention entitled “New Dimensions in Childhood Brain Disorders: Stroke, Metabolic, and Demyelinating Diseases” at the Hyatt Hotel and Casino in Manila from Oct. 17 to 19.

Topics to be discussed in the convention include the diagnosis and management of acute stroke in the Philippine setting, the approach to the diagnosis and treatment of neurometabolic disorders causing global developmental delay, neuroimaging in neurometabolic and demyelinating diseases, and other subjects relating to stroke, metabolic and demyelinating diseases.

“As doctors involved in the care of infants and children, we are always faced with one or two difficult cases which may require special examinations and consultations,” said Dr. Madeleine Grace Sosa, CNSP president.

For more information, contact Cathy Agito at Room 911-913, South Cathedral Heights building, St. Luke’s Medical Center, at (632) 723-0101 local 2911 or 2913, 0919-7853259 or 0923-6019900. For Visayas doctors and interested parties, contact Dr. Rosario Latorre at 0917-304-4010; Dr. Doris Gigataras at 0917-7961970; or Dr. Edgardo Epe at 0917-3040430. For Mindanao, contact Dr. Bernadette Macrohon at 0917-8939377.