Academic Mobility in Action: Visit of a Professor from Yaroslavl State Medical University to KazNMU

As part of the academic mobility and international cooperation program between Yaroslavl State Medical University of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation and S.D. Asfendiyarov Kazakh National Medical University (KazNMU), Professor Dmitry Sergeevich Kasatkin, Doctor of Medical Sciences and Professor at the Department of Neurology, Medical Genetics, and Neurosurgery of YSMU, visited KazNMU from May 29 to June 6, 2025.

Raising Awareness of Alzheimer’s Disease: Educational Meeting for Primary Care Physicians and Neurologists

On June 10, a professional meeting dedicated to one of the most pressing topics in modern neurology — Alzheimer’s disease — took place. The event was initiated and led by Dr. Radmila Timsonovna Tsoy, neurologist, PhD, and Assistant Professor at the Department of Neurology of KazNMU.

Strengthening International Partnership: Visit of Faculty Members from Andijan State Medical Institute to KazNMU

As part of the bilateral agreement on international cooperation between S.D. Asfendiyarov Kazakh National Medical University (KazNMU) and Andijan State Medical Institute (ASMI, Republic of Uzbekistan), the Department of Neurology at KazNMU hosted esteemed colleagues — Associate Professors Nigina Askarovna Nasriddinova and Malika Shukhratovna Khozhimatova — from May 26 to June 1, 2025.

Science meets the challenges

According to the latest data, 573,911 patients with various neurological pathologies were registered among the adult population, an increase of 61,261 compared to 2023. 164,000 cases of nervous system diseases were detected among young people aged 14 to 28, including five patients with Parkinson's disease and 165 with multiple sclerosis, and 50 new cases were registered with myasthenia gravis (an autoimmune neuromuscular disease). Of particular concern is the increase in the number of reported cases of nervous system diseases among children under 17 years of age – more than 60,000, of which almost 25,000 were detected for the first time. Over the past year, 1,656 children have been diagnosed with epilepsy for the first time, 32 with myasthenia gravis, and 19 with multiple sclerosis.

Astana Neuroforum – 2025

On June 5–6, 2025, the Republican Conference with International Participation “Astana Neuroforum – 2025” was held, dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the Municipal State Enterprise on the Right of Economic Management “Multidisciplinary City Hospital No.1.”

Dopamine Happiness: how not to fall into the trap of addiction

This issue was raised by the participants of the 26th annual scientific and practical conference on nervous diseases. The forum was dedicated to the 95th anniversary of the Kazakh National Medical University. Sanjar Asfendiyarov and the 90th anniversary of Professor Smagul Koishibayev, author of the first textbook on neurology in Kazakh.