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Events

Cognition & Circuits Lecture Series The Impact of Multiple Sclerosis on Cognition and Cognitive Maturation in Children

Brenda Banwell, MD, FRCPC, FAAN Chief of Child Neurology Professor of Neurology and Pediatrics The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania

Wednesday, February 6th, 2019 4 pm de Grandpré Communications Centre *PS. Coffee & snacks will be served*

Abstract: The onset of multiple sclerosis (MS) during childhood or adolescence leads to both focal lesional pathology as well as a more global neurodegenerative biology. Cognitive impairment is one of the major morbidities of pediatric MS, and occurs despite a relative low risk of physical disability in this population. Impaired processing speed correlates with disruption of white matter trajectories. Executive function, and the maturational expectations of executive domains, are particularly vulnerable. The available literature will be presented, as well as unpublished recent data from the Canadian Pediatric Demyelinating Disease study. Future directions for research, strategies for cognitive rehabilitation and the concept of resiliency in pediatric MS will be proposed.

Next Seminars: https://www.mcgill.ca/neuro/events/cognition-and-circuits-seminar-series

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