[WCN21;274;3798]

Special Lecture: Covid-19 And Neurological Manifestations: Phenotypes, Risk Factors And Outcomes

Ettore Beghi

POSITION & EMPLOYMENT:

• Head Laboratory of Neurological Disorders, IRCCS Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche “Mario Negri”, Milan;
• Contract professor of Neuroepidemiology at the University of Milan;.

TRAINING:

• M.D. at the University of Milan (1972),
• Post-doctoral clinical fellowship in Neurology with graduation at the Neurologic Clinic of the University of Milan (1976),
• Master of Pharmacologic Sciences Research, Istituto “Mario Negri”, Milan (1981),
• Research Fellow, Department of Medical Statistic and Epidemiology,
• Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota (1982-83).

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP:

• Mayo Alumni Association,
• Italian Neurologic Society,
• Italian League against Epilepsy,
• Italian Neuroepidemiology Association,
• Cochrane Epilepsy Group,
• European ALS registry (coordinator),
• Fellow of the American Academy of Neurology,
• Fellow of the European Academy of Neurology,
• Co-Chair of the Neuroepidemiology Panel of the European Academy of Neurology.

EXTRAMURAL ACTIVITIES:

• Member of the Editorial Board of the journals Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis & Frontotemporal Dementia, Clinical Drug Investigation.
• Referee of more than 40 Journals,
• Ambassador for Epilepsy,
• Member of the Scientific Commission of the Italian ALS Association,
• Associate Editor of Neuroepidemiology and Epilepsia Open,
• Global Burden of Disease Collaborator.

RESEARCH ACTIVITIES:

• Epilepsy (epidemiology, prognosis, treatment),
• Peripheral Neuropathy (epidemiology, prognosis, treatment),
• Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) (epidemiology, prognosis, treatment),
• Myasthenia Gravis (MG) (epidemiology, prognosis),
• Parkinson’s Disease (epidemiology),
• Headache (epidemiology),
• Stroke (epidemiology).

SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS (full papers): More than 650