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Coverage from the

XXV World Congress of Neurology (WCN)

October 03 - 07, 2021; Virtual

October 03 - 07, 2021 Virtual

Conference News

Popular News from WCN 2019

  • Environmental Contamination Linked to Neurologic Disorders Environmental Contamination Linked to Neurologic Disorders Contaminants in air, water, and food are linked directly or epidemiologically to neurologic diseases and neurodevelopmental disorders. Nanoparticle solids and endocrine disruptors are major factors.
  • Long Time Coming: ICD-11 Recognizes Stroke as Brain Disorder Long Time Coming: ICD-11 Recognizes Stroke as Brain Disorder After many years of stroke being subsumed within other parts of ICD, it now is listed under neurology. Once classified as a circulatory problem, stroke is a brain disorder in the new ICD-11.
  • Prevent Stroke to Prevent Dementia? Prevent Stroke to Prevent Dementia? Stroke experts from around the world presented findings linking stroke to later dementia, and advocated approaches to prevent stroke and thus limit dementia.

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