From October 7-8, Omsk hosts the First Siberian Neurocongress, where scientists and practicing neurologists discuss the treatment of Parkinson's disease, neurodegenerative diseases, epilepsy, childhood neurology and diseases of the peripheral nervous system.
The Congress is organized by Omsk State Medical University with the support of the Omsk Region Government, the GeoPD Research Center and the University of Luxembourg.
Today, at the site of the regional Congress Hall, the participants of the neurocongress will consider the following topics: "Modern approaches to the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the nervous system", "Neurodegenerative diseases and depression: a neurologist's view", "Modern approaches to the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the nervous system", "Clinical manifestations of Fabry's disease in children and adolescents", "Modern opportunities in neurosurgical education", "Aging and the nervous system" and others.
"Neurology is a very dynamically developing specialty. From the study of pathological changes in diseases of the nervous system, this science has moved on to research in the field of gene diagnostics and gene therapy. It is safe to speak about the birth and development of a new, extremely promising branch of science and practice – molecular neurology. Since 2018, Omsk Medical University, together with the University of Luxembourg, the Luxembourg Center for Systemic Biomedicine, has been implementing the project "Systemic Biomedicine of Parkinson's disease: a comprehensive analysis of fundamental and applied aspects." The result of the collaboration was the integration of OmSMU into the international research organization GEoPD, which aims to study the genetic epidemiology of Parkinson's disease worldwide. Another important achievement of the joint cooperation was the decision of the GEoPD Presidium to hold the annual traditional conference in October 2021 in Omsk," said Maria Livzan, Rector of OmSMU.