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N e w s and Notes International Conference on NEUROPLASTICITY: A NEW THERAPEUTIC TOOL IN THE CNS PATHOLOGY (Hospital "1 ° de Octubre", Madrid, Spain, 19-20 May, 1986)
Programme 19 May, Sunday, 7 p.m. Opening ceremony in the main amphitheatre of the Old Medical School - - Cajal's school pioneer work on CNS regeneration, by A. Portera-Sanchez and F. Reinoso (Madrid). A welcome reception will follow the ceremony. 19 May, Monday Morning Session. Chairmen: E. Costa and S. Oehoa. Introduction: A Portera-Sanchez. Main topic: Mechanisms underlying neuroplasticity in the CNS. Speakers: A.J. Aguayo, C.W. Cotman, R. Guillemin and S. Varon. Afternoon Session. Chairmen: R. Rakic and R.L. Masland. Main topic: New Pharmacological approach - - Animal models and evaluation of results. Speakers: C. Cuello, J.H. Greenberg, T. H0kfelt, D. G. Stein and G. Toffano. 20 May, Tuesday Morning Session. Chairmen: J.F. Toole and F.M. Yatsu. Main topic: Neuroplasticity and clinical recovery in CNS injury, cerebrovascular diseases and degenerative CNS pathologyl Speakers: S. Appel, P. Bach-y-Rita, F. Cohadon, V. Hachinski and W.D. Heiss. Afternoon Session. Chairmen: L. Bolis and M. Gotdstein. Main topic: Therapeutic applications. Speakers: B.I. Hoffbrand, C. Fiesehi, L. Battistin, M, Masarotti and J.M. Orgogozo. Official language of the Conference is English. Simultaneous translation into Spanish will be provided. The Proceedings of the Conference will be published by Liviana Press-Springer Verlag as a volume in the 'Fidia Research Series'. No registration fee is requested. However, participants are kindly asked to fill in an application form and to send it before 15 April, 1986, to: Dr. Luis Calandre (for address see below). For hotel accomodation contact: American Express Viajes, S.A., Incoming Dept., Plaza de las Cortes, 2, 28014 Madrid, Spain, Tel. 1/4295775. Organizing Secretariat. All enquiries and correspondence are to be addressed to: Dr. Luis Calandre, Hospital "1 ° de Octubre", Carretera de Andalucia, 28041 Madrid, Spain, Tel. 1/4697600.
Erratum re: J. Neurol. Sci., 71/2,3 (December 1985) 257-271 (E. Byrne, X. Dennett, I. Trounce and R. Henderson: Partial cytochrome oxidase (aas) deficiency in chronic progressive external ophthalmoplegia - - Histocbemical and biochemical studies) p. 267, Table 2: The values for the patient with mitochondrial myoueuropathy see J. Neurol. Sci., 71: 273-281) have been placed in the line for Control 6 in error. This line should read: Control 6 a
869
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1149
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1469
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