STAY

TUNED

FOR UPDATES

Follow us on Instagram: @brainhealthbh

Stay tuned for details on the complete 3-day agenda

Check details on the complete 3-day agenda below

BHC 2026 SESSIONS

  • TIME-CRITICAL NEUROLOGY: SAVING THE BRAIN IN THE FIRST HOUR
  • HEADACHE & FACIAL PAIN IN THE CGRP ERA
  • NEURODEGENERATION & BRAIN AGING
  • NEUROIMMUNOLOGY & MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS: FROM ESCALATION TO EARLY AGGRESSION
  • EPILEPSY: BEYOND SEIZURE CONTROL
  • MOVEMENT DISORDERS: DRUGS, DEVICES & DECISION-MAKING
  • NEUROLOGY FOR THE FAMILY PHYSICIAN: PRACTICAL DECISIONS IN PRIMARY CARE
  • NEURO IMAGING & AI
  • NEUROMUSCULAR & RARE NEUROLOGIC DISORDERS: FROM DIAGNOSIS TO TARGETED THERAPY
  • PRECISION NEUROLOGY & PERSONALIZED BRAIN HEALTH
  • WOMEN’S BRAIN HEALTH: HORMONES, MENTAL HEALTH & NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS
  • PAEDIATRIC BRAIN HEALTH: DEVELOPMENT, BEHAVIOUR & EARLY INTERVENTION

STAY

TUNED

FOR UPDATES

Follow us on Instagram: @brainhealthbh

3 Days | 30+ Topics | 10+ Sessions | 10+ Poster Presentations | Workshops | Networking

Registration is currently open!

alt=" "
alt=" "
alt=" "
alt=" "
alt=" "
alt=" "
alt=" "
alt=" "
alt=" "
alt=" "
alt=" "
alt=" "
alt=" "
alt=" "
alt=" "
alt=" "
alt=" "
alt=" "
alt=" "
alt=" "

CHECK OUT THE TOPICS IN THIS EDITION

CLICK TO OPEN EACH SECTION

  • The New Era of Stroke Care: Key AHA/ASA Guideline Shifts
  • Timely Neurosurgical Indications in Acute Stroke and Neurotrauma
  • Intracerebral Hemorrhage: Who Truly Benefits from Surgery?
  • The First Hour of Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: Saving the Brain Before Securing the Aneurysm
  • Neuromuscular Emergencies: A Safe Approach
  • Trigeminal Neuralgia & TACs: Practical Management Algorithms
  • The Asian Clinical Experience with CGRP Antagonists: Key Insights from Regional Clinical Trials
  • The Right and Left Brain: Who Will Be the Master? Integrating Brain Functions for Optimal Performance
  • Alzheimer’s Disease: From Biomarkers to Disease Modification
  • Approach to the Patient with Cognitive Decline: A Practical Algorithm
  • Beyond Memory Loss: Practical Psychopharmacology for Managing Aggression, Psychosis and Agitation in the Aging Brain
  • Precision Genomics: Translating Genetic Insights into Lifestyle Action
  • Personalized Neuro-Rehabilitation After Brain Injury: A Multidisciplinary Approach
  • Women & Substance-Abuse Disorder
  • NMOSD: Current Management Lessons from a Real-World Case Scenario
  • Family Planning in MS: Evidence, Ethics & Emerging Data
  • Drug-Resistant Epilepsy: When to Escalate, When to Refer
  • Psychogenic Non-Epileptic Seizures: Diagnosis Without Damage
  • Non-Motor Aspects of Parkinson’s Disease
  • Parkinson’s Disease: Early Management in the Modern Era
  • Navigating Motor Fluctuations and Dyskinesias in Advanced Parkinson’s Disease
  • Movement Disorders: A Practical Case-Based Approach
  • Red Flags for Atypical Parkinsonism
  • Approach to Peripheral Neuropathy: What Must not be Missed
  • Changing the Course of SOD1 ALS: The Tofersen Era
  • Inflammatory Neuropathies: When to Escalate Beyond IVIG
  • Stroke Imaging: What We Need to Know
  • Imaging in Neuroradiological Mental Health Disorders
  • Cracking the Cryptogenic Stroke – Transforming the Unknown into Treatable Disease
  • Dietary Management of Dysphasia in the Pediatric Setting
  • Bells Palsy: From Knowledge to Evidence-based Practice
  • Expanding the Neurodevelopmental Spectrum of a Rare Xq23 Microdeletion Involving DCX and PAK3
  • Headache Red Flags & When to Image
  • Dizziness Simplified: Peripheral vs Central
  • Managing the First Seizure: From the ED to the Clinic
  • Common Cervical & Lumbosacral Radiculopathies

Sessions and Topics may change in the final agenda

alt=" "

Join our Speaker List

Click to Submit Your Abstract

alt=" "

3 Days | 35+ Topics | 10+ Sessions | 10+ Poster Presentations | Workshops | Networking

SESSION DETAILS

1. Precision Neurology & Personalized Brain Health
How genetics, biomarkers and AI-driven insights are reshaping diagnosis and treatment in neurology.

2. Sleep, Circadian Rhythm & Cognitive Resilience
The neuroscience of sleep, impact on memory, mood, neurodegeneration and practical strategies for clinicians.

3. Neuroinflammation & the Gut–Brain Axis
Exploring how microbiome, immunity and systemic inflammation influence neurological and psychiatric outcomes.

4. Brain Longevity: Preventing Cognitive Decline Across the Lifespan
A more advanced follow-up to “Brain Health Fundamentals,” focusing on early biomarkers, intervention strategies and healthy ageing.

5. Innovations in Neurosurgery: Robotics, Imaging & Minimally Invasive Techniques
A technology-driven update for surgeons and general practitioners.

6. Trauma-Informed Care for Brain Injury & Psychological Wellbeing
An evolution of the multidisciplinary care session—integrating mental health, neuro-rehab and long-term support.

7. Women’s Brain Health: Hormones, Mental Health & Neurological Disorders
Addressing sex-specific risks, perimenopause/menopause effects, migraine, autoimmune disorders and mental wellbeing.

8. Digital Mental Health & Neurotechnology
Covering mental-health apps, remote monitoring, wearables, brain-computer interfaces and ethical concerns.

9. Movement Disorders: Early Diagnosis, Surgical Interventions & Supportive Care
A focused session for Parkinson’s, essential tremor, dystonia – could include updates on DBS (Deep Brain Stimulation).

10. Paediatric Brain Health: Development, Behaviour & Early Intervention
Building on the previous neuro-developmental session, but broader – covering learning disorders, behaviour, early red flags and supportive care pathways.

3-DAY AGENDA

Click the tabs for each days’ agenda

3-DAY AGENDA

Click the tabs for each days’ agenda

08:00

Registration & Refreshments

alt=" "
Session 1: TIME-CRITICAL NEUROLOGY: SAVING THE BRAIN IN THE FIRST HOUR

SESSION 1:

TIME-CRITICAL NEUROLOGY: SAVING THE BRAIN IN THE FIRST HOUR

Moderators: Dr. Adel AlJishi

Dr. Adel Al Jishi
Alt=" "

09:00

The New Era of Stroke Care: Key AHA/ASA Guideline Shifts

Dr. Hani Humaidan

Dr. Hani Humaidan
Alt=" "

09:20

Timely Neurosurgical Indications in Acute Stroke and Neurotrauma

Dr. Mohammed AlBalooshi

Mohammed AlBloushi
Alt=" "

09:40

Intracerebral Hemorrhage: Who Truly Benefits from Surgery?

Dr. Noora AlMusallam

Dr Noora Al Musallam
Alt=" "

10:00

The First Hour of Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: Saving the Brain Before Securing the Aneurysm

Dr. Hosam Al Jehani

Dr. Hosam Al Jehani
Alt=" "

10:30

Neuromuscular Emergencies: A Safe Approach

Dr. Elif Uygur Küçükseymen

Alt=" "

10:50

Q & A Session

alt= " "

11:00

Opening Ceremony

alt= " "

12:00

Prayer & Lunch Break

Alt= " "

SESSION 2:

HEADACHE & FACIAL PAIN IN THE CGRP ERA

Moderators: Dr. Adel AlJishi

Dr. Adel Al Jishi
Alt=" "

13:30

Trigeminal Neuralgia & TACs: Practical Management Algorithms

Dr. Ram Vatwani

Dr. Ram Vatwani
Alt=" "

13:50

The Asian Clinical Experience with CGRP Antagonists: Key Insights from Regional Clinical Trials

Dr. Zhao Yi Jing

Dr Zhao Yi Jing
Alt=" "

14:20

Anti-CGRP Therapies in Migraine: From Evidence to Everyday Practice

Dr. Alaa El Mazny

Dr. Alaa ElMazny
Alt=" "

14:40

Q & A Session

alt= " "

14:50

Coffee Break

alt=" "

SESSION 3:

PRECISION NEUROLOGY & PERSONALISED BRAIN HEALTH

Alt=" "

15:05

Precision Genomics: Translating Genetic Insights into Lifestyle Action

Dr. Cristina Skrypnyk

Dr. Cristina Skrypnyk
Alt=" "

15:25

Tofersen in SOD1-ALS: From Genetic Target to Clinical Reality

Dr. Noor Abdulla

Dr. Noor Abdulla
Alt=" "

15:45

Personalised Neuro-Rehabilitation After Brain Injury: A Multidisciplinary Approach

Dr. Alaa Hassan

Dr. Alaa Hassan
Alt=" "

16:05

Q & A Session

alt= " "

16:15

Day 1 Wrap Up

alt= " "

08:00

Refreshments

alt=" "
SESSION 4: NEUROIMMUNOLOGY & MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS: FROM ESCALATION TO EARLY AGGRESSION

SESSION 4:

NEUROIMMUNOLOGY & MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS: FROM ESCALATION TO EARLY AGGRESSION

Moderators:  

Alt=" "

09:00

NMOSD: Current Management Lessons from a Real-World Case Scenario

Dr. Sajad Ahmad

Alt=" "

09:20

Family Planning in MS: Evidence, Ethics & Emerging Data

Dr. Suzan Noori

Dr. Suzan Noori
Alt=" "

09:50

Q & A Session

alt= " "

10:00

Sponsor : Satellite Symposium

alt=" "
Alt=" "

10:30

Sponsor : Satellite Symposium

alt=" "
Alt=" "

11:00

Sponsor : Satellite Symposium

alt=" "
Alt=" "

11:30

Prayer & Lunch Break

Alt= " "

SESSION 5:

NEURODEGENERATION & BRAIN AGING

Moderators: TBC 

Alt=" "

13:00

Dementia Subtypes in Clinical Practice: Recognising the Patterns

Dr. Farzana Alsayed 

Dr. Farzana Alsayed
Alt=" "

13:20

The Right and Left Brain: Who Will Be the Master? Integrating Brain Functions for Optimal Performance

Dr. Krishna Das 

Dr Krishna Das Raghava
Alt=" "

13:40

Alzheimer’s Disease in 2025: From Biomarkers to Disease Modification

Dr. Roaa Khallaf

Dr. Roaa Khallaf
Alt=" "

14:10

Approach to the Patient with Cognitive Decline: A Practical Algorithm

Dr. Mahmood Alsaeed

Alt=" "

14:30

Beyond Memory Loss: Practical Psychopharmacology for Managing Aggression, Psychosis and Agitation in the Aging Brain

Dr. Hasan Fadhul

Dr. Hasan Fadhul
Alt=" "

14:50

Q & A Session

alt= " "

15:00

Sponsor : Satellite Symposium

alt=" "
Alt=" "

15:30

Coffee Break

alt=" "

SESSION 6:

EPILEPSY: BEYOND SEIZURE CONTROL

Moderators: Dr. Adel AlJishi

Dr. Adel Al Jishi
Alt=" "

15:45

Drug-Resistant Epilepsy: When to Escalate, When to Refer

Dr. Ossama Abouelkheir​

Dr. Osama Abouelkhier
Alt=" "

16:15

Psychogenic Non-Epileptic Seizures: Diagnosis and Management

Dr. Mohammad Asiry

Dr. Mohammad Asiry
Alt=" "

16:45

Status Epilepticus 2025: From Early Recognition to Recovery-Oriented Neuro-Complex Care

Prof. Charles Oliver

Prof. Charles Matthew Oliver
Alt=" "

17:05

New and Emerging Antiseizure medications

Dr. Mohamed AlKhaja

Alt=" "

17:25

Q & A Session

alt= " "

17:35

Day 2 Wrap Up

alt= " "

08:00

Refreshments

alt=" "
SESSION 7: ADVANCED NEURO IMAGING TECHNIQUES

SESSION 7:

NEURO IMAGING & AI

Moderators:  

Alt=" "

09:00

Stroke Imaging: What We Need to Know

Dr. Tareq AlTaei

Dr. Tareq Al Taei
Alt=" "

09:20

Imaging in Neuroradiological Mental Health Disorders

Dr. Bedoor Alomran

Dr. Bedoor Alomran
Alt=" "

09:40

Cracking the Cryptogenic Stroke – Transforming the Unknown into Treatable Disease

Dr. Kaumil Kothari

Alt=" "

10:00

Q & A Session

alt= " "

SESSION 8:

MOVEMENT DISORDERS: DRUGS, DEVICES & DECISION-MAKING

Moderators: Dr. Farzana Alsayed

Dr. Farzana Alsayed
Alt=" "

10:10

Non-Motor Aspects of Parkinsons Disease

Dr. Saeed Bohlega

Dr. Saeed Bohlega
Alt=" "

10:40

Parkinson’s Disease: Early Management in the Modern Era

Dr. Omar Aljorani

Dr. Omar Abduljabbar
Alt=" "

11:00

Movement Disorders: A Practical Case-Based Approach

Dr. Sajad Ahmad

Alt=" "

11:20

Red Flags for Atypical Parkinsonism

Dr. Omar Aljorani

Dr. Omar Abduljabbar
Alt=" "

11:40

Navigating Motor Fluctuations and Dyskinesias in Advanced Parkinson’s Disease

Dr. Sarika Patil

Dr. Sarika Patil
Alt=" "

12:00

Q & A Session

alt= " "

12:10

Prayer & Lunch Break

Alt= " "

SESSION 9:

NAVIGATING BULBAR AND CRANIAL NERVE PATHOLOGIES IN CLINICAL PRACTICE

Moderators: 

Alt=" "

13:30

Bells Palsy: From Knowledge to Evidence-based Practice

Dr. Mohamed Rayes

Mohamed Merza Alrayes
Alt=" "

13:50

Dietary Management of Dysphasia in the Pediatric Setting

Dr. Natacha Ajaka

Dr. Natacha Ajaka
Alt=" "

14:20

Q & A Session

alt= " "

14:30

Coffee Break

alt=" "

SESSION 10:

PRIMARY CARE NEUROLOGY: PRACTICAL GUIDANCE FOR THE CLINIC

Moderators:  

Alt=" "

14:45

Headache Red Flags & When to Image

Dr. S. Mohamed Alsaffar

Dr. S Mohamed Alsafar
Alt=" "

15:05

Dizziness Simplified: Peripheral vs Central

Dr. Omar Aljorani

Dr. Omar Abduljabbar
Alt=" "

15:25

Managing the First Seizure: From the ED to the Clinic

Dr. Himanshu Soni

Alt=" "

15:55

Nonpharmacological Treatment of Epilepsy

Dr. Ayman Khalil

Dr. Ayman Khalil
Alt=" "

16:15

Mild TBI & Concussion in Clinic: Practical Triage and Referral Criteria for General

Dr. Zainab Shamlan

Dr. Zainab Shamlan
Alt=" "

16:35

Women & Substance-Abuse Disorder

Dr. Ihab Rakha

Dr. Ihab Rakha
Alt=" "

16:55

Common Cervical & Lumbosacral Radiculopathies

Dr. Andrea Furlan

Alt=" "

17:25

Q & A Session

alt= " "

17:35

Closing Remarks & End of Conference

alt=" "

17:45

Group Photo Session

alt=" "

Sh. Daad Al Khalifa

Title: Precision Medicine in Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury: The Role of Multimodal Monitoring and Biomarkers

Daad Alkhalifa
Alt=" "

Ms. Dora Safar

Expanding the Neurodevelopmental Spectrum of Rare Xq23 Microdeletion Involving DCX and PAK3: A Pediatric Case

Dora Safar
Alt=" "

Ms. Fatima Atieh

Expanding the Neurodevelopmental Spectrum of Rare Xq23 Microdeletion Involving DCX and PAK3: A Pediatric Case

Alt=" "

Ms. Lin Marza

Psychogenic Non-Epileptic Seizures: Diagnosis Without Damage Early Recognition, Accurate Diagnosis, and Evidence-Based Management

Lin Marza
Alt=" "

Ms. Mehrunisa Bilal

Diagnostic Clues for Differentiating Atypical Parkinsonian Syndromes from Idiopathic Parkinson’s Disease: A Scoping Review

Alt=" "

Mr. Mohammed Thokan

From Symptom Control to RNA-Targeted Disease Modification in Myotonic Dystrophy Type 1: Emerging Evidence for Del-Desiran

Mr. Mohammed Thokan
Alt=" "

Mr. Mustafa Wasif 

Alzheimer’s disease in 2025: From biomarkers to disease modification in real-world practice

Mustafa Wasif Ali
Alt=" "

Ms. Roula Mohammed

NeuroImaging and AI: Acute Ischemic Stroke Imaging: The Shift from Time-Based to Tissue-Based Care

Roula Mohammed
Alt=" "

Ms. Zahraa Atta

Rare Xq23 Microdeletion Involving DCX and PAK3 Genes Presenting With Lissencephaly, Agenesis of the Corpus Callosum, and Intractable Epilepsy: A Case Report

Alt=" "

Ms. Zainab AlHaddar

Impact of Structured Family-Assisted Home Programs on Functional Recovery and Balance in Female Stroke Survivors in Bahrain

Zainab Al Haddar
Alt=" "
Session 1
alt=" "
alt=" "
alt=" "
Session 4
alt=" "
alt=" "
alt=" "
Session 7
alt=" "
alt=" "
alt=" "
alt=" "
alt=" "
Scroll to Top
alt="cookies"
Powered by  GDPR Cookie Compliance (opens in a new tab)
Privacy Overview

This website uses cookies so that we can provide you with the best user experience possible.