Assoc Prof Adeline Ng is a Senior Consultant Neurologist and Director, Special Projects, Office of Academic Affairs at the National Neuroscience Institute. She completed a fellowship at the Memory and Aging Centre, University of California San Francisco, on Young-Onset Dementias (YODs), and is head of the Dementia and Cognitive Neuroscience program at NNI, as well as deputy head of the SingHealth Duke NUS Memory and Cognitive Disorders Centre. Adeline is Principal Investigator of clinical dementia cohort studies as well as translational studies in the field of neurodegenerative diseases and neurogenetics, including being a recipient of the NMRC Clinician-Scientist Award.
Session:
Neurogenetic and Rare Neurodegenerative Disorders: Clinical and Translational Updates
13 April 2024, 0915 - 1000hrs
In this talk, we will present interesting cases
from NNI that go beyond the “classical” spectrum of neurodegenerative
etiologies to highlight lesser-known causes of neurological decline, ranging
from more “common” inherited vascular dementias, to novel repeat expansions
affecting global motor and cognitive function, and rare genetic causes of
rapidly progressive neurodegeneration. Updates on ongoing translational work in
these disorders that impact future therapeutic initiatives will also be discussed.
