[SS-06] Neurology and ICD-11

[SS-06-4] Prion disease is moved from atypical infections of central nervous system to neurological disease

Hidehiro Mizusawa^1,2 (1.National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Japan, 2.Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Japan)

One of the statutory duties of the WHO is to produce the International Classification of Diseases (ICD). The classification has a pivotal global influence on health statistics and policies. The new version; ICD-11 is long overdue since the previous one is a generation old. The ICD 11 is at its final step for implementation following a decade of preparation and discussions. The World Health Assembly shall make the final approval in May 2019.
In this new ICD, stroke for the first time is recognized as a neurological disorder since 1955. However, many challenges remain in some areas such as dementia. Prof Shakir the immediate past President of WFN and Chair of the ICD 11 Neurology TAG (Topic Advisory Group) and others will explain this complicated story. It would be of great value for neurologists to understand the structure of ICD-11 and the position of neurology among other fields of medicine. In addition, Japan has been a crucial contributor throughout the ICD-11 process, which will be explained by Dr. Mori form MHWL.

Dr. Hidehiro Mizusawa is President of National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry since 2016 after 2 years of Director General, Hospital of the Center. He graduated with MD in 1976 from Faculty of Medicine, Tokyo University, where he received PhD in 1983. After he has been in Tsukuba University(1984-1988), he has been Professor and Chair of Department of Neurology, Graduate School, Tokyo Medical and Dental University(1996-2014), where he has been Directors of Center for Brain Integration Research, of School of Medicine and Vice Director of Medical Hospital.
He has contributed to researches on ALS, Pure Akinesia/PSP, SCA, mitochondrial neuropathy, distal myopathy and Prion disease. He has been Chairman of MHWL Research Committees on Prion disease(2002-) and on Ataxic Disorders(2014-) and PI of Initiative on Rare and Undiagnosed Disease(2015-). He served as President of Japanese Society of Neurology(2010-2014) and was President of Prion 2016, WCN 2017 and Vice President of ICN 2018.