First Lecture on Clinical Neurology
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
12:00 - 13:00
Hall E
Neuroimaging and the understanding of multiple sclerosis
David H. Miller, London, UK
David Miller will discuss research over the last 25 years in MS using neuroimaging, particularly MRI, how it has helped to assist diagnosis, monitor and bring forward new therapies, and to illuminate pathogenic mechanisms that underline the clinical course.
David Miller is Professor of Clinical Neurology at the Institute of Neurology, University College London and Honorary Consultant Neurologist at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery. His major clinical and research interests are multiple sclerosis and magnetic resonance imaging. He is Head of the Department of Neuroinflammation and is a joint leader of the Multiple Sclerosis/NMR Research Unit at the Institute of Neurology. Supported by the MS Society of Great Britain and Northern Ireland this research group has been using MR imaging and spectroscopy to improve the accuracy of diagnosis of MS; identify MR measures to predict the future course; improve understanding of the mechanisms of disability and recovery, and monitor new treatments. He is Co-Chief Editor of the Journal of Neurology. |
