ickmds2025
5th International Conference of Korean Movement Disorder Society

Bridging from the Origin to Clinical Practice:
A Beginning Has an Ending

October 31(Fri) - November 1(Sat), 2025
Lotte Hotel Jeju, Jeju, Korea

Scientific Program

Plenary Session 1
(09:30-11:00)
What Triggers Synucleinopathy?
Chairs Caroline TANNER (USA), Jin Whan CHO (Korea)
9:30-9:55 P1-1 Genetic Architecture of Synucleinopathy
Yun Joong KIM (Yonsei University, Korea)
9:55-10:20 P1-2 Environmental and Related Factors as a Trigger for Synucleinopathy
Caroline TANNER (University of California, San Francisco, USA)
10:20-10:45 P1-3 Metabolic Factors Contributing to Risk and Progression of Parkinson's Disease
Ai Huey TAN (University of Malaya, Malaysia)
10:45-11:00 Q&A
Plenary Session 2
(11:20-12:50)
When and Where Does Synucleinopathy Begin? (Parkinson's Disease Perspective)
Chairs Nobutaka HATTORI (Japan), Tae-Beom AHN (Korea)
11:20-11:45 P2-1 Neuroanatomical Origins and Clinical Landscape of Parkinson's Disease
Chaewon SHIN (Seoul National University, Korea)
11:45-12:10 P2-2 Unraveling the Clinical Origins of Parkinson's Disease: Insights into Idiopathic RBD as the Prodromal Stage
Yun Kwok Wing (The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong)
12:10-12:35 P2-3 Cellular Origins of Parkinson's Disease and Emerging Therapeutic Strategies
Lorraine KALIA (University of Toronto, Canada)
12:35-12:50 Q&A
Parallel Session 1
(14:00-15:10)
When and Where Does Synucleinopathy Begin? (Multiple System Atrophy Perspective)
Chairs Hirohisa WATANABE (Japan), Jongsam BAIK (Korea)
14:00-14:20 S1-1 Neuroanatomical Origins and Clinical Landscape of Multiple System Atrophy
Woong-Woo LEE (Eulji University, Korea)
14:20-14:40 S1-2 Unveiling Prodromal and Early Multiple System Atrophy: From Mono-System Signs to Biomarker-Based Insights
Hirohisa WATANABE (Fujita Health University, Japan)
14:40-15:00 S1-3 Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms of Multiple System Atrophy
Nadia STEFANOVA (Medical University of Innsbruck, Austria)
15:00-15:10 Q&A
Parallel Session 2
(14:00-15:10)
Freezing of Gait: Subtypes, Prediction, and Management
Chairs Jeffrey HAUSDORFF (Israel), Seong-Beom KOH (Korea)
14:00-14:20 S2-1 Freezing of Gait: Heterogeneity of the Frustrating Disorder
Dallah YOO (Kyung Hee University, Korea)
14:20-14:40 S2-2 Unveiling Episodic Events in Clinical Practice: Prediction and Detection of Freezing of Gait
Jeffrey HAUSDORFF (Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Israel)
14:40-15:00 S2-3 Practical Management of Freezing of Gait Based on Pathomechanism
Jeong-Ho PARK (Soon Chun Hyang University, Korea)
15:00-15:10 Q&A
Parallel Session 3
(15:30-16:40)
Advancing Biomarker Horizons in Parkinson's Disease
Chairs Lorraine KALIA (Canada), Joong-Seok KIM (Korea)
15:30-15:50 S3-1 Neuroinflammation and Immune Biomarkers: Insights into Parkinson's Pathogenesis and Progression
Young Eun KIM (Hallym University, Korea)
15:50-16:10 S3-2 Neuroimaging biomarkers for cognitive decline in Parkinson's Disease
Seok Jong CHUNG (Yonsei University, Korea)
16:10-16:30 S3-3 Cutting-Edge Biomarker Research and Future Directions in Parkinson's Disease
Nobutaka HATTORI (Juntendo University, Japan)
16:30-16:40 Q&A
Parallel Session 4
(15:30-16:40)
Classification of Dystonia—Pathophysiological Perspectives
Chairs Raymond ROSALES (Philippines), Young H. Sohn (Korea)
15:30-15:50 S4-1 Overview of Pathophysiology of Dystonia: A Decade Since the New Classification of Dystonia in 2013
Young H. SOHN (Yonsei University, Korea)
15:50-16:10 S4-2 Genetic Causes of Dystonia and the Associated Pathogenesis
Katja LOHMANN (University of Lubeck, Germany)
16:10-16:30 S4-3 Task-Specific vs. Non-Task-Specific Focal Dystonia: Shared Pathophysiology or Distinct Mechanisms?
Hae-Won SHIN (Chung-Ang University, Korea)
16:30-16:40 Q&A
Parallel Session 5
(17:00-18:10)
Non-Motor Symptoms: From Prodromal Indicators to Advanced Manifestations
Chairs Ai Huey TAN (Malaysia), Mee Young PARK (Korea)
17:00-17:20 S5-1 Visual Dysfunction Throughout the Progression of Parkinson’s Disease
Jee-Young LEE (Seoul National University, Korea)
17:20-17:40 S5-2 Mind Matters: Addressing the Psychiatric Symptoms in Parkinson's Disease
Han Soo YOO (Yonsei University, Korea)
17:40-18:00 S5-3 Unmasking Non-Motor Fluctuations in Parkinson's Disease
Eungseok OH (Chungnam National University, Korea)
18:00-18:10 Q&A
Oral Presentation Session 1
(17:00-18:10)
Chairs Wooyoung JANG (Korea), Seung-Hwan LEE (Korea)
17:00-17:14 O1-1 Early Fall Risk Prediction in Parkinson’s Disease Through Feature Importance and Statistical Methods Based on Machine Learning
Sumin KIM (Sungkyunkwan University, Korea)
17:14-17:28 O1-2 Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Improves Static Balance Control in Cerebellar Ataxia: A Pilot Study
Ho-Won LEE (Kyungpook National University, Korea)
17:28-17:42 O1-3 Machine Learning Derived Probabilistic Scoring of Spatiotemporal Gait Patterns as a Digital Biomarker of Parkinsonian Gait Severity Based on Real World Data ​
Yoon Seob KIM (Ajou University, Korea)
17:42-17:56 O1-4 Essential Tremor: Novel Neuroimaging Insights From a Singaporean Imaging-Genetics Cohort
Thomas WELTON (National Neuroscience Institute, Singapore)
17:56-18:10 O1-5 Distinct Spatiotemporal Progression Patterns of Brain Metabolism in De Novo Parkinson’s Disease
Jung Hyun LEE (Gangnam Severance Hospital, Korea)
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