Date: Thursday 6 Nov. 2025

Id 83
Topic Pediatric
Speakers David Cancel USA, Youness Abdelfettah Morocco, Ascela Vasquez Briceño Honduras, Amanda Ayala USA, Ruth Alejandro USA

This session will highlight innovations in the care of children with disabilities. We will present emerging treatments and assessment tools in Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA), Gait impairments, Sialorrhea, Traumatic Brain Injury and conditions which mimic Cerebral Palsy.
These topics will update attendees in the care of children with special needs with a focus on treatment tools and technologies that can be applied by multiple types of practitioners in various clinical settings.

Chair David Cancel

8H30 Overview of session objectives and topics. David Cancel

8H35 Risdiplam in Honduras for the treatment of SMA. Ascela Vasquez Briceño

8H50 Gait analysis for designing rehabilitation strategies in Morocco. Youness Abdelfettah

9H10 Botulinum toxin injections for sialorrhea. Amanda Ayala

9H30 Updating treatments for Disorders of Consciousness. Ruth Alejandro

9H50 Recognizing conditions that mimic Cerebral Palsy and key features of each syndrome that can aid in diagnosis. David Cancel, Amanda Ayala, Ruth Alejandro

10H10 OC ID 126 What’s new in pediatric rehabilitation medicine and practical applications for LMIC. Rebecca Siegel

10H15 Open discussion and summary.