- Time
- Topic
- Speaker
- Moderator
- 17:00 - 17:30
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Exercise as Neuroprotection in Early‑Stage Parkinson’s Disease: From Evidence to Implementation
- Speaker:
Tran Ngoc Tai
- Moderator:
Juei-Jueng Lin
- Tran Ngoc Tai
- MD, PhD.
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Head of Movement Disorder Unit, Deputy of Neurology Department, University Medical Center HCMC
President of Vietnamese Parkinson's disease and Movement Disorder Society, Vietnam Neurological Association
E-mail：tai.tn@umc.edu.vn
Executive Summary：
Tai Tran, MD, PhD, is a consultant neurologist and movement disorders specialist. He is the Head of the Movement Disorders Unit, Department of Neurology, University Medical Center, University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, and currently serves as the President of the Vietnamese Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders Society under the Vietnam Neurological Association. His interest in movement disorders began in 2008. In 2013, he completed a six-month Deep Brain Stimulation training course at the Asia-Pacific Centre for Neuromodulation (ANCP), The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia, under the supervision of Professor Peter Silburn. He obtained his PhD degree in 2018 with a dissertation entitled “Botulinum toxin in the treatment of cervical dystonia”. His clinical and research interests focus on movement disorders, botulinum toxin therapy, and neuromodulation.
