The 55th Annual Meeting English Sessions Announcement of Nomination for the Best Oral Presentation Award and the Best Poster Presentation Award Regardless of authors’ the Japanese Society of Neurology membership, total 186 abstracts submitted for the English Sessions were peer reviewed by 3-5 referees and the abstracts ranked top score based on their average score given by the referees were nominated for the Best Oral and Poster Presentations. Nominees for the Best Oral Presentation Award First author Country Title Affiliation Hirohide Asai USA TTBK1 induced CRMP2 phosphorylation and axonal degeneration in AD mouse model Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA Howard Chao Taiwan Cancer Risk among Ergot Derived Dopamine Agonists users in Parkinsons Disease Cardinal Tien hospital, New Taipei Chau-Jong Hu Taiwan Amyloid Accumulation after Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Shuang Ho Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei Yongzhi Li China Memory disturbance in mice with autoantibodies from NMDAR-encephalitis patients Department of Urology, the Fourth Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang Chin-San Liu Taiwan Mitochondrial therapy via mitochondrial transfer in MERRF disease Department of Neurology, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua Nicholas E. Martinez USA Th17 biased transgenic mice show exacerbation of an autoimmune model for MS Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, LA Eiko Minakawa Japan Investigating the Role of Ubiquilin-2 in the Pathomechanism of ALS/FTD Department of Degenerative Neurological Diseases, National Institute of Neuroscience, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Tokyo Ruka Nakata Japan Anti-MuSK myasthenia gravis in Japan:JAMG-R multi-center cohort study Department of Clinical Neuroscience and Neurology, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki Seiichi Omura USA Brain biomarkers and spleen surrogate markers for primary progressive MS models Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, LA Douglas K. Sato Japan *Student Clinical phenotypes of pediatric and adult patients with MOG-antibodies Department of Neurology, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai Fumitaka Sato USA Autoimmune and viral models of MS in Th2-biased GATA3 transgenic mice Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, LA Bing Wang Japan *Student Allodynia and microglial activation induced by peripheral atopic diathesis Department of Neurology, Neurological Institute, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka Liyong Wu China Resting state executive control network in amnestic mild cognitive impairment Department of Neurology, Xuan Wu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing Huan Yang China The therapeutic effect of Immature DC derived exosomes on EAMG Department of Neurology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha Satoshi Yoshimura Japan Genetic and infectious burdens affect CSF IgG abnormality in Multiple Sclerosis Department of Neurology, Fukuoka-Higashi Medical Center, Fukuoka The nominees shown on the list are evaluated based on their submitted abstracts only (The list is alphabetically ordered by authors’ last name) One title for the Best Oral Presentation 1st Prize and two titles for the Best Oral Presentation 2nd Prize will be selected among the nominated titles on the list above based on the presentations at the 55th Annual Meeting.The announcement of the winning presentations will be held at Welcome Party, “Asian Night” on Friday, May 23rd. Nominees for Best Poster Presentation Award First author Country Title Affiliation Chie Asai USA Neurovascular Complications of Sickle Cell Disease: Imaging Manifestations Department of Radiology, Boston Medical Center, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA Chimeglkham Banzrai Japan *Student Effect on strength-duration time constant by inhibiting slow potassium current Tokushima University, Tokushima Mei-Shu Chen Taiwan Human FGF1B promoter is active in dopaminergic neurons in transgenic mice National Health Research Institutes, Taipei Mingrui Dong China Exome sequencing identifies causative genes in Dystroglycanopathy Department of Neuromuscular Research, National Institute of Neuroscience, NCNP, Tokyo, Department of Neurology, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing Chih-Shan Huang Taiwan CHA2DS2-VASc Score and Heart Rate Predict Stroke Outcomes in Atrial Fibrillation Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Yi-Chung Lee Taiwan Exome sequencing reveals a TFG mutation causing dominant axonal CMT Department of Neurology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei Bin Li China NDGA attenuates the development of EAE by antagonizing oxidative stress in mice Department of Neurology, The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Hebei Chien-Chang Liao Taiwan Risk of epilepsy after traumatic brain injury: a nationwide cohort study Taipei Medical University, School of Medicine, Taipei Kuan-Hsiang Lin Taiwan Migraine is Associated with a Higher Risk of TGA: A Nationwide Cohort Study Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taoyuan Branch, Taoyuan Xiao Liu China c.2238G>C is the most frequent GAA mutation in Mainland Chinese Pompe patients Department of Neurology, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing Maiko Uemura Japan BMP-4 expression by immature pericytes correlates with white matter damage Department of Neurology, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto Loo Keat Wei Malaysia Epigenetic Impact of MTHFR Gene in Mediating Vitamin Profiles in Ischemic Stroke Human Genome Centre, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Pulau Penang Meng-Chen Wu Taiwan Thrombolysis Prevents Stroke Evolution in Anterior Choroidal Artery Infarcts National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei Yumi Yamamoto Japan Cerebrovascular distribution of the Notch3 ectodomain and GOM in CADASIL Department of Regenerative Medicine and Tissue Engineering, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Osaka Yi Yang China Cerebral autoregulation is heterogeneous in different types of ischemic stroke Department of Neurology, The First Norman Bethune Hospital of Jilin University, Jilin The nominees shown on the list are evaluated based on their submitted abstracts only (The list is alphabetically ordered by authors’ last name) One title for the Best Poster Presentation 1st Prize and two titles for the Best Poster Presentation 2nd Prize will be selected among the nominated titles on the list above based on the presentations at the 55th Annual Meeting.The announcement of the winning presentations will be held at Welcome Party, “Asian Night” on Friday, May 23rd.

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