Iranian neurological events: The second Iranian congress of neuromuscular disorders

This text was already posted on the TREAT-NMD website. Neuromuscular disorders represent a growing area of interest in Iran, a vast country with a population of 77 million characterized by its great ethnic variety and high consanguinity rate. The second Iranian congress of neuromuscular disorders and electrodiagnosis was held during 4-8 July 2012 in Tehran and was supported by the Iranian Neurological Association and the Institut de Myologie in Paris, France. Approximately, 200 professionals, including adult neurologists, pediatric neurologists, human geneticists, rehabilitation physicians, radiologists, and general practitioners, from across Iran and other countries contributed to this event. International participants were J. Andoni Urtizberea, Shahram Attarian, France Leturcq, and Pierre Carlier from France, Kian Salajegheh from the USA, Haluk Topaloglu from Turkey, Ziad Nahas from Lebanon, Elena Zaklyminskaya from Russia, and Bruno Reversade from Singapore. Individuals with neuromuscular diseases and the Iranian Muscular Dystrophy Association were also active contributors