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Towards preventing cerebral palsy: Advances and opportunities
This event aims to highlight where significant advances have been and could be made in cerebral palsy prevention research in the UK and internationally.
Join UK’s first conference dedicated solely to research into the prevention of cerebral palsy featuring contributions from international and UK research leaders. Attendees will be given a clear understanding of the latest views on the aetiology of CP, with additional focus on the epidemiology of the condition, with examples of current and new therapeutic interventions.
Attendees will also benefit from the opportunity to network in-person with an international, multidisciplinary gathering of experience, skills and expertise uniquely focused on CP prevention.
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Attendees will have a greater understanding of:
- The value of MR imaging as a technology to aid the prenatal diagnosis of foetal developmental brain abnormalities
- The essential role of maternal nutrition in the development of the foetal brain, particularly around the management of obesity and DHA levels
- The value of genetic screening on aiding early detection
- The positive impact of supplements, particularly magnesium sulphate, and other examples of perinatal care to prevent neuro disabilities
Additionally, attendees will also gain insights into the new screening technologies and artificial intelligence. They’ll learn how:
- Artificial intelligence is beginning to be deployed in predicting CP
- New screening technology (using light to monitor newborn brain metabolism) will help earlier detection of CP
- Analysis of the genome (particularly RNA) offers a potential path to new, preventive treatments for CP
This event will illustrate to UK clinical and research communities, and policy-makers that there is substantial scientific, social and economic merit in devoting a higher priority to funding research into cerebral palsy.
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