Press release Of the international scientific and practical conference "Actual problems of clinical, experimental neurology, neurosurgery, neurophysiology"

The XXV International Scientific and Practical Conference "Actual problems of clinical, experimental neurology, neurosurgery, neurophysiology" dedicated to the 90th anniversary of the Department of Nervous Diseases was held in Almaty on May 24-25. The conference is extremely relevant, given the situation with neurological diseases in Kazakhstan. About 363,754 children and 440,254 adult patients with various neurological diseases have been registered in the country, including more than 6.5 thousand patients with multiple sclerosis, more than 2.5 thousand with myasthenia gravis and more than 92,000 with epilepsy. In addition, more than 40 thousand Kazakhstanis suffer a stroke every year, which makes this disease a leader in terms of morbidity, mortality and disability. Therefore, the issues of prevention and improvement of medical care at the level of primary health care (PHC) are in the focus of the health care of Kazakhstan. The conference, which has been held for 25 years, has become an authoritative platform for the exchange of experience and discussion of intersectoral solutions among neurologists, neurosurgeons, general practitioners, rehabilitologists and therapists. The conference was attended by leading experts from Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, Moldova, Germany, the USA, Australia and New Zealand. Within the framework of the conference, about 90 reports were presented, raising the main issues of modern neurology. Experts shared the latest developments and methods of treatment of neurological disorders. Our Department of Neurology of the SKMA actively participated in the work of this conference, the head of the department, Professor Zharkinbekova N.A. made presentations on "Epilepsy and pregnancy" and "Rehabilitation of patients with Parkinson's disease". A traditional School of Young scientists was also held. In the competition, our 1st-year neurologists Bekbulatova Saltanat and Zharkynbek Aidana took 2nd place out of 56 participants in the "Young Scientists" competition. We thank the management of SKMA for their support!