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American Academy of Neurology MeetingThe 60th Annual American Academy of Neurology (AAN) Meeting was held April 12th-19th, 2008 in Chicago, IL. Bringing together more than 10,000 neurologists, neuroscientists, neuropsychologists, and allied experts, the AAN Meeting is one of the largest venues for presenting educational and scientific information to neurology researchers and clinicians. At this year's meeting, Dr. Andrew Budson, Associate Professor of Neurology and Director of the Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center at the Bedford VA Hospital, received the 2008 Norman Geschwind Prize in Behavioral Neurology. This prestigious honor is awarded yearly for outstanding research in the field of behavioral neurology. Dr. Budson's research has focused on understanding memory and memory distortions in patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) with innovative techniques that use both computerized memory tests and high-density event-related potentials to determine precisely how brain physiology changes in normal aging and in AD. Additionally, several investigators and affiliates of the Boston University Alzheimer's Disease Center (BU ADC) attended and presented research at this year's AAN meeting. For instance, Dr. Anil Nair, a BU ADC neurologist and Assistant Professor of Neurology, presented research examining the scoring consistency among behavioral neurologists on the Clock Drawing Test. This test is a popular screening tool for AD and related dementias. Findings from Dr. Nair's research suggest that neurologists had moderate to excellent reliability when using a subjective scoring system. Colleagues on this research project included BU ADC faculty members, Dr. Robert Green, Dr. Robert Stern, Dr. Alan Mandell, and Dr. Sanford Auerbach, as well as Mr. Eric Steinberg, HOPE Project Manager and BU ADC nurse practitioner. |
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