AAN 2026 Schedule for Tuesday, April 21, 2026
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Tuesday, April 21, 2026
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Time: 7:00 – 9:00 am - Kiran Thakur, Course Director
Presenter: Kiran Thakur (Course Director)
Title: Emerging Infections of the Nervous System: Why Should Neurologists Care
Presentation Type: Seminar
Session Title: Emerging Neuroinfectious Diseases
Abstract/Session Number: C124
Location: McCormick Place West | W190a
Time: 8:00 - 8:45 am - Jennifer Bain (Hub Co-Director, in-person only)
Co-Director: Jennifer Bain
Title: Section Showcase: Beyond the Gene: Adults with Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Genetic Diagnosis, and Identity
Presentation Type: Hub: Section Showcase (in-person only)
Session Title: Section Showcase: Beyond the Gene: Adults with Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Genetic Diagnosis, and Identity
Abstract/Session Number: SS16
Location: McCormick Place West – W181c
Time: 8:00 – 9:00 am - Poster by Gerome Vallejos/Kiran Thakur
Presenter: Gerome Vallejos
Mentor/Senior Author: Kiran Thakur
Title: Neurologic Complications of Varicella Zoster Virus: Clinical Features and Factors Associated With Vasculopathy, a Retrospective Cross-sectional Study
Presentation Type: Poster
Session Title: Infectious Disease: Herpetic Viruses 2
Abstract/Session Number: P7.3-002
Location: McCormick Place West – Hall F
Time: 8:00 – 9:00 am - Poster by Gerome Vallejos/Kiran Thakur
Presenter: Gerome Vallejos
Mentor/Senior Author: Kiran Thakur
Title: Clinical Characteristics, Treatment Patterns, and Outcomes in Herpes Simplex Encephalitis: A Retrospective Analysis
Presentation Type: Poster
Session Title: Infectious Disease: Herpetic Viruses 2
Abstract/Session Number: P7.3-001
Location: McCormick Place West – Hall F
Time: 11:30 am - 1:00 pm - Brian Emmert, Trainee Hub Workshop
Presenter: Brian Emmert
Title: Neuro Tank: Pitching Procedures in General Neurology
Presentation Type: Trainee Hub Workshop
Session Title: Neuro Tank: Pitching Procedures in General Neurology
Abstract/Session Number: H176
Location: McCormick Place West – W196 Lobby
Time: 11:30 am - 1:00 pm - Inna Kleyman, Trainee Hub Workshop
Presenter: Inna Kleyman
Title: Neuro Tank: Pitching Procedures in General Neurology
Presentation Type: Trainee Hub Workshop
Session Title: Neuro Tank: Pitching Procedures in General Neurology
Abstract/Session Number: H176
Location: McCormick Place West – W196 Lobby
Time: 11:45 am - 12:45 pm - Poster by Sarah Flanagan Wesley
Presenter: Sarah Flanagan Wesley
Title: Multi-institutional Retrospective Analysis of Hypertrophic Pachymeningitis
Presentation Type: Poster
Session Title: Poster Session 08
Abstract/Session Number: P8. 2-003
Location: McCormick Place West – Hall F
Time: 1:00 - 3:00 pm - Brian Emmert, Session Facilitator
Presenter: Brian Emmert
Title: Facilitator
Presentation Type: Session Facilitator
Session Title: Research and Innovations in Neurology Education
Abstract/Session Number: S27
Location: McCormick Place West – W196a
Time: 2:00 - 3:00 pm - Kiran Thakur, Inna Kleyman, and Alison Pack (Hub Directors)
Directors: Kiran Thakur, Inna Kleyman, and Alison Pack
Title: Building Equity in Academic Neurology: A Department of Neurology Women's Initiative
Presentation Type: Hubs (Academic)
Session Title: General Neurology, Leadership
Abstract/Session Number: H198
Location: McCormick Place West – W192b
Time: 2:12 pm - Platform by Michelle Corkrum (Resident, PGY-5)
Presenter: Michelle Corkrum
Title: Targeting Sensory Circuits for Motor Recovery: A Translational Model for Pediatric Stroke
Presentation Type: Platform
Session Title: State of the Art Diagnostics in Child Neurology
Abstract/Session Number: 3954/S24.007
Location: McCormick Place West – W184d
Time: 3:15 - 4:15 pm - Kiran Thakur (Hub Presenter, in-person only)
Presenter: Kiran Thakur
Title: Neuroinfectious Diseases and Public Health: Challenges and Opportunities
Presentation Type: Hubs (in-person only)
Session Title: Global Health and Neuroepidemiology, Infectious Disease
Abstract/Session Number: SS19
Location: McCormick Place West – W181c
Time: 4:21 - 4:38 pm - Karen Bell, Society Spotlight
Presenter: Karen Bell
Title: Evidence-based Clinical Practice Guidelines: Cognitive Assessment for Detection Guidelines
Presentation Type: Society Spotlight
Session Title: Society Spotlight: Alzheimer's Association
Abstract/Session Number: SP4
Location: McCormick Place West – W185bc
Time: 5:06 - 5:18 pm - Platform by Thomas Brannagan
Presenter: Thomas Brannagan
Title: Efficacy of Eplontersen according to baseline polyneuropathy severity in patients with hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis: A subgroup analysis of the NEURO-TTRansform Infex study
Presentation Type: Platform
Session Title: General Neurology
Abstract/Session Number: 1683/ S32.009
Location: McCormick Place West – W194b
Time: 5:00 - 6:00 pm - Poster by Ella Kole/Brian Emmert
Presenter: Ella Kole
Mentor/Senior Author: Brian Emmert
Title: Epilepsy Surgical Patients Report Subjective Improvement Regardless of Seizure Freedom Outcome One Year Post-op
Presentation Type: Poster
Session Title: Poster Session 09
Abstract/Session Number: P9.10-005
Location: McCormick Place West – Hall F