Combined event: University of Toronto Neurology Grand Rounds and John Stobo Prichard Day Speaker: Dr Silvia Tenembaum

Joint initiative between the Division of Adult Neurology, Dept. Of Medicine and Division of Pediatric Neurology, Dept. of Pediatrics, University of Toronto

John Stobo Prichard Day Speaker: Silvia Tenembaum, MD 
Pediatric Neurologist and Neuroimmunologist
Department of Neurology
National Pediatric Hospital Dr. Juan P. Garrahan

Title: The wide spectrum of MOG-antibody-associated disease

Learning objectives:

• To discuss the recently proposed diagnostic criteria for MOGAD
• To highlight the supportive clinical and MRI findings in adult and pediatric patients with MOGAD
• To review the less common clinical presentations of MOGAD in children, in addition to defined phenotypes with a less benign outcome

Dr Silvia Tenembaum is a pediatric neurologist who received her MD with honors from the School of Medicine, University of Buenos Aires, and acquired further specialization in pediatric neurology in Argentina. She is currently Director of the Pediatric Neuroimmunology Program at the Department of Neurology, National Pediatric Hospital Dr Juan P. Garrahan of Buenos Aires, a tertiary referral pediatric hospital. She has had a longstanding interest in acquired inflammatory demyelinating disorders with pediatric onset and has established a Comprehensive Care Clinic for children with multiple sclerosis, neuromyelitis optica, ADEM, MOG-antibody associated disease, autoimmune encephalitis, and related disorders.

These rounds are generously supported through formal partnership with the Division of Neurology; Alexion, Amylyx, Biogen, EMD Serono, Grifols, Novartis, Paladin Labs, Roche, Sanofi Genzyme, Teva and UCB.