SWINY EVENT

December 4, 2003 -- NYC

AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION MEDIA EVENT

 

WHAT: Advances in Neurology
An AMA Media Briefing


WHEN: 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 4, 2003

WHERE: Millennium Broadway Hotel
145 West 44th St. (between Broadway and 6th Ave)
New York, New York

New diagnostic techniques and treatments are changing the practice of neurological medicine. The AMA's Advances in Neurology media
briefing will convene experts in migraine, cerebral palsy, multiple sclerosis and epilepsy to discuss the latest information in this compelling field.

Presentations will be given by researchers from major academic and scientific institutions.The program includes:

> Breaking News: Study on new approach to measuring ALS impairment from the journal Neurology

> Breaking News: Study on imaging ADHD from Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience

> Migraine: Migraine & Migraineurs - over-medicated and under-prevented Cerebral Palsy: New methods to increase mobility and improve quality of life

> Epilepsy: New technologies control brain rhythms and prevent seizures

To register online: http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/article/4197-7958.html

Please register in advance. Seating is limited.

This briefing is sponsored by the AMA with funding from an unrestricted educational grant from Allergan, Inc.

For more information contact:

Tamara Washington
American Medical Association
515 N. State Street, 15th Floor
Chicago, IL 60610
Phone: 312/464-5944 Fax: 312/464-4159
e-mail: tamara_Washington@ama-assn.org

Lois A. Gaeta
440 East 56 St., Ste 6A
New York, NY 10022-4172
Tel: 212-935-0529
Fax: 212-838-4066
E-mail: WyckoffCom@aol.com