Chairperson: Massimo Filippi, Milan, Italy
Neurological manifestations require rapid clinical, para-clinical and laboratory evaluation. In the last decade, imaging has assumed great importance in the assessment of these patients. However the optimal approach to utilization of imaging for thorough and efficient care remains poorly defined for many neurologic presentations. Many courses provide an invaluable overview of the many important details of the pathology of neurologic disease. But patients present to the clinic with symptoms, which typically guide the clinician through a decision making process. This teaching course will therefore prioritize a symptom-based approach to imaging in neurologic diseases, based on the practice parameters developed by expert clinicians and imagers in the field. The approaches described in each lecture should provide a framework that can be utilized by the attendees to refine their approach, suggest alternative pathways, or encourage discussion that can result in more optimal clinical care.
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