Scientific Program
 Sunday 18th, 2015        : 12H00-18H00 : Registration
 Manday, January 19th, 2015: 08H00-08H30 : Registration Â
O8h 30- O9h 00: Welcome Reception,
- President of Cadi Ayad University ( Abdellatif MIRAOUI, Morocco),
- Dean of University Medical School of Marrakech ( Mohamed Amine, Morocco)
- President of the courses ( Ahmed Bourazza, Morocco)
- Chair of Local Organizing Committee ( Najib Kissani, Morocco)
- Course introduction ( Erik Ch Wolters, Netherlands)
Chairs: Abdelhamid Benazzouz (France), Amine Elguendouz (Marrakech/Morocco), Mohamed Najimi (Beni Mellal/ Morocco)
09h00- 09h30: Circuits encoding movements in health and disease, Abdeljabbar El Manira (Stockholm/ Sweden)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
09h30- 10h00: Physiology and Pathophysiology of Movement Disorders, Mark Hallett (Bethesda, MD/ USA)
10h00- 10h30: Understanding axonal injury may be of help in the treatment of Parkinson disease. Mohamed Ouardouz (Ottawa / Canada)
10H30- 10H50: Tea/ Coffee break
Chairs : Abdeljabbar El Manira (Stockholm/ Sweden), Ahmed Bourazza (Morocco), Said Ait Ben Ali ( Morocco)
10h50- 11h30: Parkinson’s disease revisited,  Erik Ch Wolters (Netherlands)
11h30- 12h10:Â Atypical Parkinsonism. Joseph Jankovic (USA)
12h10- 12h50: Stimulation & lesioning in Movement Disorders: the pendulum of History." Jean Régis (France),
12h50- 13h00: General Discussion
13h00- 14h15: Lunch
                                    Video- Based clinical discussion
Chairs: Nissrine Louhab (Morocco), Fayçal Hentati (Tunisia),
G1: 14h15 - 15h30: Video Rounds on Unusual and Instructive Movement Disorders. Â Joseph Jankovic (USA)
Chairs: Samia Ben Sassi (Tunisia), Mohammed Bennis (Morocco),
G2Â : 14h15- 15h30 :Â Â Gait Disorders, Mark Hallett (USA)
15h30-16h00 : Tea/ Coffee break
16h00-17h00:Â Â Â Workshop on Botulinum Toxin therapy in movement disorder with presence of patients.
G1: Workshop Co-ordinators: Najib Kissani (Morocco), Joseph Jankovic (Houston, TX / USA):
-Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Indications of Botolinum toxin in movement disorders
-Â Â Â Â Â Â Small group interactive case demonstrations
-Â Â Â Â Â Â Session of BT injection for the benefit of patients invited to the International Clinic very close to the Palm Plaza
G2: Workshop Co-ordinators: Mohammed Abdo RAFAIÂ (Morocco) & Mark Hallett (USA)
-Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Indications of Botolinum toxin in movement disorders
-Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Small group interactive case demonstrations
-Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Session of BT injection for the benefit of patients invited to the International Clinic very close to the Palm Plaza Hotel & Spa.
Chairs: Bernard Allan Cohen (USA), Fouad Bellakhdar (Morocco), Mohamed Ouardouz (Ottawa / Canada)
16h00-17h00:  Workshop on Advances in DBS techniques for Parkinson’s disease and other movement disorders»
Workshop Co-ordinators: Jean Régis (France) & Abdelhamid Benazzouz (France)
20HÂ 30: Gala dinner At Ali Belfellah
Tuesday, January 20 th, 2015
Chairs: Erik Ch Wolters (Netherlands), Nawal Adali (Morocco),
08h30- 09h10: Non motor signs in Parkinson and LRRK2 patients. Samia Ben Sassi (Tunisia)
09h10- 09h40: Psychiatric Symptoms Associated with Parkinson Disease. Iman Adali (Morocco),
09h40- 10h20: Psychogenic movement disorders. Mark Hallett (USA)
10h20- 10h30: General discussion
10h30 – 11h00: Tea / Coffee break
Chairs : Joseph Jankovic (USA), Bouchra Elmoutawkil (Morocco), Mohammed Chraa (Morocco)
11h00- 11h30: Etiologies of Extrapyramidal syndrome in Marrakech and Morocco. Najib Kissani (Rabat/Morocco),
11h30- 12h05: Phenotypic aspects of genetic forms of Parkinson disease in Tunisia. Fayçal Hentati (Tunisia)
12h05 - 12h45: Mechanisms of subthalamic DBS in Parkinson's disease. Abdelhamid Benazzouz (France)
12h45 - 13h00: Discussion
13h00- 14h30: Lunch
Chairs : Khaled Choulli (Morocco), Chaoui EL faiz Mohammed (Morocco), Mehdi Laghmari (Morocco)
14h30-15h10: Methods for Monitoring Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) Surgery as an Adjunct in Movement Disorder Management. Bernard Allan Cohen (USA)
15h10- 15h50: The Technical evolution and indication for surgery of Parkinson's disease. Experience of Rabat University Hospital Ibn SINA. Fouad Bellakhdar (Morocco)
15h50- 16h40: DBS in Parkinson’s disease. Joseph Jankovic (USA)
16h40- 17h00:Â - Presentation of 3 best Poster selected and Closing of these First Maghreb courses on Movement Disorders in Marrakech.
   All participants (attending all sessions) will be awarded with very valuable book " and journal offered gently by International Association of Parkinsonism and Related Disorders.
Book:Â Â Parkinson Disease and Other Movement Disorders Motor Behavioural Disorders and Behavioural Motor Disorders
Author: Wolters and Baumann, editors Â
Wolters and Baumann, editors
VU University Press, January 2014, April 2014
Wednesday, January 21 th, 2013
Social Program:
09HÂ : Guided tour of Marrakech city
13HÂ : Visit of Berber village and lunch over there in the wilderness at the feet of the high Atlas mountains.
Lunch in villages down of the huge snowy Atlas Mountains.