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Preliminary Programm Overview

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N. Etminan, GermanyK. Fassbender, GermanyG. Fortwengel, GermanyN. Futrell, USAC. Gardiner, UKP.J. Goadsby, UKW. A. Gray, USAM. Griebe, GermanyA. Grund, GermanyA.B. Guekht, Russian FederationA. Halliday, UKE. Hamel, CanadaA. Harloff, GermanyM. Haude, GermanyW.D. Heiss, GermanyS. Hendrix, USAA. Hennemuth, GermanyM.G. Hennerici, GermanyI. Henriques, PortugalR. Herbert, UKV. Hömberg, GermanyK. Horsburgh, UKE. Houdart, FranceS. Hussain, USAA. Joutel, FranceR.N. Kalaria, UKH. Kamel, USAM. Katan, SwitzerlandR. Kern, GermanyJ.S. Kim, South KoreaD. Kömpf, GermanyP. Krolak-Salmon, FranceA. Kuceyeski, USAP. Lanzer, GermanyS. Levine, USAT. Lindner, NorwayT. Büscher, SwitzerlandM. Markl, USAP. Martelletti, ItalyA. May, GermanyK. McAleese, UKS. Meairs, GermanyS. Meckel, GermanyE. Medeiros de Bustos, FranceA. Meijer, The NetherlandsS. Melkas, FinlandD. Mitsikostas, GreeceJP Mohr, USAV.C. Mok, Hong KongT. Moulin, FranceD. Muresanu, Romania

Programme Committee

M. G. Hennerici, Germany, ChairK. Spengos, Greece, SecretaryJ.P. Mohr, USAV. Hoemberg, GermanyP.-J. Touboul, FranceG. del Zoppo, USAM. R. Hennerici, Germany

Executive Committee 2016

K. Fassbender, GermanyA. Gupta, USAM. Hommel, FranceP. Lanzer, GermanyS. Meairs, GermanyR. Medvedev, Russian FederationS. Okazaki, JapanP.N. Renjen, IndiaS. Sallustio, ItalyA. Schwartz, GermanyA.P. Sigurdsson, IcelandK. Szabo, GermanyR. Venketasubramanian, Singapore

ESC Faculty 2016

A. Alonso, GermanyJ. Anrather, USAJ. Aronowski, USAM. Ashina, DenmarkI. Awad, USAS. Aybeck, SwitzerlandD. Baldassare, ItalyJ.-C. Baron, FranceJ. Bogousslavsky, SwitzerlandJ. Boltze, GermanyE. Carrera, SwitzerlandA. Charidimou, UKA. Chatzikonstantinou, GermanyG.H. Chen, USAJ. Claassen,USAS. Clarke, SwitzerlandL. Cohen, USAS. Cohen, FranceT. Dalkara, TurkeyG. del Zoppo, USAA. Dörfler, GermanyJ. Dreier, GermanyM. Elkind, USA

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Board MembersM.G. Hennerici, GermanyM.R. Hennerici, GermanyJ. Bogousslavsky, SwitzerlandH.P. Lindenmann, SwitzerlandP. Roth, Switzerland

Advisory BoardV. Hoemberg, GermanyJ.P. Mohr, USAK. Spengos, GreeceP.J. Touboul, France

T. Naqvi, USAS. Okazaki, JapanL. Ostergaard, DenmarkB. Piechowski-Jozwiak, PolandF. Pulvermüller, GermanyA. Ragoschke, GermanyT. Rizos, GermanyM. Roffi, SwitzerlandV. Rhode, GermanyJ. Rosand, USAT. Rundek, USAR. Schmidt, AustriaA. Schwartz, GermanyY. Shinohara, JapanK. Spengos, GreeceG.K. Steinberg, USAP.E. Stieg, USA A.P. Sigurdsson, IcelandA. Stockert, GermanyC. Strother, USAT. Struffert, GermanyU. Sure, GermanyK. Szabo, GermanyW.K. Tang, Hong KongM. Thaut, CanadaA. Thiel, CanadaM. Torbey, USAP.-J. Touboul, FranceP. Varelas, USAM. Vavuranakis, GreeceR. Veltkamp, UKN. Venketasubramanian, SingaporeH. von der Leyen, GermanyN. Ward, UKU. Wittkop, GermanyB. Wu, ChinaP. Yang, ChinaA. Zanchetti, Italy



25. European Stroke Conference 13-15 May 2016 in Venice, Italy

Preliminary Programm Overview

WEDNESDAY 13 APRIL 2016Sala Del Cinema Sala delle Feste Sala Casinó Sala Mangano Sala Martinelli Sala Welles Sala Spielberg Sala Bardot

7:00 - 8:00 Registration8:00 - 9:30

Symposium 1 Poststroke recovery

p.3

8:00 - 9:30 Symposium 2

Vascular neurosurgeryp.3

9:30 - 10:00 Coffee Break10:00 - 10:30

Opening p.4

10:30 - 12:30 Symposium 3

ESC-ESC Joint Symposium Acute ischemice stroke treat-

ment - thrombectomyp.4

12:30 - 13:30 Lunch Symposium

Interventional cardiologyp.5

12:30 - 13:30 Lunch Break

13:30 - 15:00 Symposium 4

Cryptogenic strokep.5

13:30 - 15:00 Teaching Course 1

Posterior circulation stroke

p.6

13:30 - 15:00 Highlights 1

p.6

13:30 - 15:00 Oral Poster Session Rehabilitation and

reorganisation after stroke: experimental and clinical aspects

Part 1

15:00 - 16:30 Symposium 5

Multimodality imagingp.7


Intracranial arteriopa-thies p.7

15:00 - 16:30 Symposium 6

Stroke & neurodegenera-tionp.8

15:00 - 16:30 Oral Session

Acute stroke: clinical pat-terns and new concepts


Nursing and physiothe-rapy in acute and chro-nic stroke management

15:00 - 16:30 Oral Poster SessionAcute stroke: inter-

ventional acute treat-ment

15:00 - 16:30 Oral Poster Session

Chronic stroke condi-tions

Coffee Break

17:00 - 18:30 Symposium 7

Modern neuroimagingp.8


Stroke intensive carep.9

17:00 - 18:30 Symposium 8

Cognitive impairmentp.9


Acute stroke: interventi- nal acute treatment

Part 1


Rehabilitation and re-organisation after stro-ke: experimental and clinical aspects Part 1

17:00 - 18:30 Oral Poster SessionAcute stroke: clini-

cal patterns and new concepts

17:00 - 18:30 Oral Postel Session

Nursing and physiothe-rapy in acute and chro-nic stroke management


Miscellaneous (e.g. eco-nomics, metabolic disor-ders, stroke and oncolo-

gy)

18:30 - 19:00 Invited Lecture

Venice and the artsp.10

18:30 - 19:00 Networking


SYMPOSIUM 1Room: Sala delle Feste Wednesday, April 138:00 – 9:30

ESC-EFNR Joint Symposium New vistas on neurorehabilitation after stroke Chairpersons: V. Hömberg, Germany and D. Muresanu, Romania

Restoration versus compensation: when to switch V. Hömberg, Germany

What is needed for impairment oriented neurorehabilitation? V. Hömberg, Germnay

From molecules over circuits to connectomes D. Muresanu, Romania

SYMPOSIUM 2Room: Sala CasinoWednesday, April 138:00 – 9:30

Contemporary neurosurgical management of cerebrovascular pathologies Chairpersons: JP Mohr, USA and N. Etminan, Germany

Contemporary management of cavernomas U. Sure, Germany

Contemporary management of AVMs I. Awad, USA

Contemporary management of aneurysms N. Etminan Germany

Contemporary management of parenchymatous hemorrhage P. Stieg, USA


Opening of the 25th ESCRoom: Sala Del Cinema Wednesday, April 1310:00 – 10:30

OpeningChairpersons: M.G. Hennerici, Germany and J.P. Mohr, USA

SYMPOSIUM 3Room: Sala Del CinemaWednesday, April 1310:30 – 12:30

ESC- ESC Joint Symposium Update on the management of acute ischemic stroke patients - The future role of neurologists, neuroradiologists and cardiologistsChairpersons: P. Lanzer, Germany and A. Schwartz, Germany

What is the impact of a stroke neurologist in the future management of acute ischemic stroke?M.G. Hennerici, Germany

Update on endovascular treatment of acute ischemic strokeS. Meckel, Germany

Transfer of interventional skills: real option or real error?M. Haude, Germany

Could cardiologists treat stroke patients; and if yes, should they?T. Lüscher, Switzerland

Towards stroke curriculum for interventionistsP. Lanzer, Germany

Round table discussionSpeakers and Chairpersons


LUNCH SYMPOSIUM Room: Sala Del CinemaWednesday, April 1312:30 – 13:30

The role of interventional cardiology in stroke preventionChairperson: P. Lanzer, Germany

Overcoming your treatment inertia: moving to device over drug for stroke prevention in atrial fibrillationW. Gray, USA The rebirth of PFO closure?M. Vavouranakis, Greece

SYMPOSIUM 4Room: Sala Del Cinema Wednesday, April 1313:30 – 15:00

Atrial cardiopathies as a cause of cryptogenic stroke: beyond atrial fibrillationChairpersons: M. Elkind, USA and H. Kamel, USA

Cardiac monitoring for the detection of atrial fibrillation in patients with unexplained stroke R. Veltkamp, United Kingdom

Serum and structural biomarkers of atrial dysfunction and stroke riskM. Katan, Switzerland

Electrophysiologic measures of atrial dysfunction and stroke risk H. Kamel, USA

Therapeutic implications of the concept of atrial cardiopathyM. Elkind, USA


TEACHING COURSE 1Room: Sala delle feste Wednesday, April 1313:30 – 15:00

Posterior circulation strokeChairpersons: J.S.Kim, South Korea and R. Kern, Germany

Brainstem stroke patterns – an update J. S. Kim, South Korea

Oculomotor presentations of brainstem ischemia D. Kömpf, Germany

Imaging posterior circulation strokes R. Kern, Germany

Treatment concepts of basilar artery occlusionK. Szabo, Germany

HIGHLIGHTS SESSION 1Room: Sala Casino Wednesday, April 1313:30 – 15:00

Chairperson: M. G. Hennerici



Multimodality imaging in the angiography suite: no more delays!Chairpersons: C. Strother, USA and JP Mohr, USA Technology enabling multimodality imaging in the angiography suiteG. Chen, USA

Rationale and feasibility of multimodality imaging in the sngiography Suite. How this adds value.A. Dörfler, Germany The Erlangen experience with multimodality imaging in the angiography suite.T. Struffert, Germany Capabilities of multi-modality imaging using cone-beam CT.P. Yang, China

TEACHING COURSE 2Room: Sala delle Feste Wednesday, April 1315:00 – 16:30

Management of intracranial arteriopathiesChairspersons: A. Schwartz, Germany and Y. Shinohara, Japan

Moyamoya S. Okazaki , Japan

Intracranial atherosclerosis J.S. Kim, South Korea

Dilatative arteriopathy A. Schwartz, Germany

Ruptured aneurysms N. Etminan, Germany


SYMPOSIUM 6Room: Sala Casino Wednesday, April 1315:00 – 16:30

ESC-NEUROREPAIR 2016 Joint Symposium

Towards a new understanding of the link between neurodegeneration and vascular diseaseChairpersons: S. Meairs, Germany and J. Boltze, Germany

Common mechanisms in Alzheimer´s and cerebrovascular diseases K. Horsburgh, United Kingdom

Unexpected interactions between stem cell and pharmaceutical therapies of stroke J. Boltze, Germany

Cerebrovascular disease and cognitive failureE. Hamel, Canada

Hypertension management: an update 2016A. Zanchetti, Italy


Modern neuroimagingChairpersons: A. Schwartz, Germany and A. Harloff, Germany

4D-CTA in neurovascular disease A. Meijer , The Netherlands

4D flow MRI – assessment of cervical and cerebrovascular hemodynamicsM. Markl, USA

Handling of MRI raw data – how can we obtain clinical information quickly?A. Hennemuth, Germany

Venous cerebral blood flow –analysis by 4D MRIA. Harloff , Germany

Perspectives for the future- where will we go?M. Markl, USA


TEACHING COURSE 3Sala delle feste Wednesday, April 1317:00 – 18:30

Stroke and Neuro-ICU careChairpersons: P. N. Varelas, USA and M. T. Torbey, USA

Ischemic stroke and neuro-ICU careM. T. Torbey, USA Intracerebral hemorrhage and Neuro-ICU careP. N. Varelas, USA

Subarachnoid hemorrhage and Neuro-ICU careJ.Claassen, USA

SYMPOSIUM 8Room: Sala Casino Wednesday, April 1317:00 – 18:30

Cognitive impairment after ischemic strokeChairpersons: W.D. Heiss, Germany and A. B. Guekht, Russian Federation

Cognitive impairment and chronic cerebral hypoperfusion.R. Schmidt, Austria

Ischemic brain infarcts, white matter lesions, and atrophy relevant for poststroke dementiaS. Melkas, Finland

Clinical determinants of poststroke cognitive impairmentV. Mok, Hong Kong

Imaging pathophysiologic changes in post-stroke dementia W-D. Heiss, Germany and A. Thiel, Canada

Therapeutic interventions for prevention of post-stroke dementiaA.B. Guekht, Russian Federation


INVITED LECTURERoom: Sala Del Cinema Wednesday, April 1318:30-19:00

Venice and the artsChairpersons: M.G. Hennerici Germany and K. Spengos, Greece Venice and the artsJ. Rosand, USA


THURSDAY 14 APRIL 2016Sala Perla Sala delle Feste Sala Casinó Sala Mangano Sala Martinelli Sala Welles Sala Spielberg Sala Bardot Sala Pfeifer

8:00 - 9:00 Stroke News 1

New concepts in stroke science

p.12


Palliative stroke carep.12

9:00 - 10:30Experts‘ Roundta-

ble Carotid disease

updatep.13

9:00 - 10:30Teaching course 4

ICH updatep.13

9:00 - 10:30Symposium 9

CAA mechanisms and patterns

p.14

9:00 - 10:30Oral Session

Epidemiology of stroke and stroke

treatment


Rehabilitation and reorganisation after stroke: experimental and clinical aspects

Part 2

9:00 - 10:30Oral Poster SessionMeta-analysis and

RCT‘s

9:00 - 10:30Oral Poster SessionIntracerebral/suba-

rachnoid haemorrhage and venous disease


Interesting and challen-ging cases Part 1

10:30 - 11:00 Coffee Break11:00 - 12:00

Pleanary Lecture Cellular inflamma-

tion and SVDp.14

11:00 - 12:30 Teaching course 5

Stroke rehabilitation p.15

11:00 - 12:30 Symposium 10

Human connectome & recovery

p.15


Acute stroke: in-terventional acute treatment Part 2


Heart & brain / Intracerebral/suba-

rachnoid haemorrhage and venous diseases

11:00 - 12:30 Oral Poster Session Rehabilitation and

reorganisation after stroke: experimental and clinical aspects

Part 2


Etiology of stroke and risk factors


Interesting and challen-ging cases Part 2

12:30 - 13:30 Lunch Break

13:30 - 15:00Lunch Symposium

13:30 - 15:00Teaching Course 6 Microcirculation

p.16

13:30 - 15:00Highlights 2

p.17


Acute stroke: pre-hospital manage-

ment, stroke units, global aspects


Small vessel stroke and white matter di-

sease/ Stroke prognosis and prevention including

best medical treatment and personalized me-

dicine

13:30 - 15:00Oral Poster Session Experimental and

translational stroke research including

genetics

13:30 - 15:00Oral Poster Session

Epidemiology of stro-ke and stroke treat-

ment

15:00 - 16:30 Symposium 11

Stroke & seizuresp.17

15:00 - 16:30Teaching Course 7 Neuropsychological and mood disorders

after strokep.18

15:00 - 16:30Symposium 12

Prehospital stroke carep.18


Etiology of stroke and risk factors


Vascular and brain imaging


Heart & Brain


Vascular surgery and neurosurgery/Neu-

ropsychology and -psy-chiatry after stroke


Stroke prognosis and prevention including

best medical treatment and personalized medi-

cine Part116:30 - 17:00 Coffee Break

17:00 - 18:30Symposium 13

ESC-EHF: stroke & headache

p.19

17:00 - 18:30Teaching Course 8

Neuroradiology quizp.19

17:00 - 18:30Symposium 14

Perspectives of clinical trialsp.20


Experimental and translational stroke research including

genetics


Vascular surgery and neurosurgery

17:00 - 18:30 Oral Poster Session Vascular and brain

imaging


Acute stroke: prehos-pital management, stroke units, global

aspects


Small vessel stroke and white matter disease/ Stroke and the arts


Stroke prognosis and prevention including

best medical treatment and personalized medi-

cine Part 2


STROKE NEWS 1Room: Sala delle festeThursday, April 148:00 – 9:00

New concepts in stroke scienceChairperson: J. C. Baron, France

The molecular mechanisms of small vessel disease : the example of CADASILA. Joutel, France

Disconnection and diaschisis: clinical implicationsE. Carrera, Switzerland

STROKE NEWS 2Room: Sala Casino Thursday, April 148:00 – 9:00

Palliative aspects in stroke careChairperson: K. Szabo, Germany

End-of-life care in stroke unitsC. Gardiner, United Kingdom

Advance directives in acute strokeA. Alonso, Germany


EXPERTS’ ROUNDTABLERoom: Sala Perla Thursday, April 149:00 – 10:30

Update on carotid diseaseChairpersons: P.-J. Touboul, France and M. Roffi, Switzerland

Ultrasound plaque analysis: contribution of image analysisP.J. Touboul, France

CEA – Surgery and best medical treatment A. Halliday, United Kingdom

CAS – State of the artM. Roffi, Switzerland

CAS specific indications : ICA dissection and diaphragmE. Houdart, France

CAS by non-neurointerventionalists can provide many of the requisite cognitive assets to allow alternate specialties to contribute to acute stroke manpower needsW. A. Gray, USA

TEACHING COURSE 4Room: Sala delle feste Thursday, April 149:00 – 10:30

Update on ICH managementChairpersons: JP Mohr, USA and I. Awad, USA

Cerebral cavernous malformations: from clinical riddle to mechanistic therapies. I. Awad, USA

AVMs JP Mohr, USA

Surgical management of primary ICH V. Rhode, Germany

Management of NOAC associated bleedings T. Rizos, Germany


SYMPOSIUM 9Room: Sala Casino Thursday, April 149:00 – 10:30

Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy (CAA): mechanisms, features and clinical relevanceChairman: J.-C. Baron, France

Sporadic CAA: pathophysiology and main clinical and radiological features R.N. Kalaria, United Kingdom

Lobar microbleeds: clinical implications for ischemic and hemorrhagic strokeR. Veltkamp, United Kingdom

Dilated peri-vascular spaces and CAAA. Charidimou, USA

Amyloid PET imaging in CAAJ.-C. Baron, France

PLENARY LECTURERoom: Sala PerlaThursday, April 1411:00 – 12:00

Plenary Lecture Chairpersons: M.G. Hennerici, Germany and P.-J. Touboul, Franc

Relationships between cellular inflammation and the microvasculatureG. del Zoppo, USA



Stroke rehabilitation Chairperson: L.Cohen, USA

Rehabilitation of language after strokeF. Pulvermüller, Germany

Non invasive brain stimulation techniquesL. Cohen USA

Neglect: mechanisms, diagnostics and therapeuticsS. Clarke, Switzerland

Mechanisms of stroke recovery and restorative stroke therapeuticsN. Ward, United Kingdom


The human connectome and post-stroke recoveryChairpersons: A. Thiel, Canada and K. McAleese, United Kingdom

Structural and resting-state brain connectivity of motor networks after strokeA. Thiel, Canada The neuropathology of connectome disruption: lessons from post-mortem MRIK. McAleese, United Kingdom

Lesion-Symptom mapping of connectome disruption in post-stroke aphasiaA. Stockert, Germany

Exploring the conncetome without diffusion tensor imaging: from research to clinical application in stroke A. Kuceyeski, USA


LUNCH SYMPOSIUMSala Perla – Room 2Thursday, April 1413:30 – 15:00


MicrocirculationChairpersons: I. Lestro Henriques, Portugal and L. Ostergaard, Denmark

Microcirculation biomarkersL. Ostergaard, Denmark

MRI heterogeneity inside ischemic lesionI. Lestro Henriques, Portugal

Susceptibility genes to ischemic injuryJ. Rosand, USA

Therapies targeted towards the microcirculation T. Dalkara, Turkey


HIGHLIGHTS SESSION 2Room: Sala CasinoThursday, April 1413:30 – 15:00

HIGHLIGHTS 2Chairperson: JP Mohr, USA

SYMPOSIUM 11Room: Sala Perla Thursday, April 1415:00 – 16:30

Stroke and seizuresChairpersons: P.N. Varelas, , USA and J. Claassen, USA

Ischemic stroke and seizures: how common?P. N. Varelas, USA Pathophysiologic lessons from multimodality monitoring in patients with seizures following hemorrhagic stroke.J. Claassen, USA

Electric phenomena after stroke: is it only seizures? The role of spreading neocortical depolarizations J. P. Dreier, Germany

Is aphasia due to the infarct or due to an epileptic phenomenon?A. Chatzikonstantinou, Germany



Neuropsychological and mood disorders in strokeChairpersons: K. Szabo, Germany and W.K. Tang, Hong Kong

Post-stroke language disordersR. Herbert, United Kingdom

Right hemisphere syndromes in acute strokeP. Krolak-Salmon, France

Vascular factors in post-stroke depressionW.K. Tang, Hong Kong

Post-stroke cognitive disordersM. Griebe, Germany


The prehospital stroke rescue chain: how can we improve it? Chairpersons: K. Fassbender, Germany and S. Levine, USA

Why do stroke patients seek help too late? Do educational campaigns help?S. Levine, USA How to recognize stroke: stroke scales and training A. Ragoschke-Schumm, Germany

Prenotification: the key to accelerating in-hospital stroke managementT. Lindner, Norway

The hospital comes to the patient: pros and cons of mobile stroke unitsS. Hussain, USA


SYMPOSIUM 13Room: Sala PerlaThursday, April 1417:00 – 18:30

ESC-EHF (European Headache Federation) Joint SymposiumThe cerebrovascular component of migraineChairpersons: D.D. Mitsikostas, Greece and P. Martelletti, Italy

Advances in understanding the pathophysiology of migraineP.J. Goadsby, United Kingdom

PFO and migraineJ. Bogousslavsky, Switzerland and B. Piechowski-Jozwiak, Poland

Is migraine a progressive condition with brain vascular damage? A. May, Germany

Migrainous strokeM. Ashina, Denmark


Neuroimaging in the acute ischemic stroke patient – Quiz of challenging CT/MRI findings - Overview and examples discussed with the audienceChairpersons: A. Schwartz, Germany and A. Harloff, Germany

Advantages and pitfalls of CT/CTA imaging A. Harloff, Germany

Advantages and pitfalls of MR/MRA imaging A. Schwartz, Germany


SYMPOSIUM 14Room: Sala CasinoThursday, April 1417:00 – 18:30

Cerebrovascular Diseases - ESRF Joint Symposium

New requirements for clinical trials in EuropeChairpersons: G. Fortwengel, Germany and H. von der Leyen, Germany

Requirements for clinical trials in Europe get global a crucial step to a better future?G. Fortwengel, Germany

History, development and essential changes for clinical trials in EuropeH. von der Leyen, Germany

EU 536/14 – what remains to be regulated on a national levelU. Wittkop, Germany

Implications for investigators in IITsA. Grund, Germany


FRIDAY 15 APRIL 2016Sala Perla Sala delle Feste Sala Casinó Sala Mangano

8:00 - 9:00

Theoretical Seminar Implications and pitfalls of RCTs

p.22


Leukocytes & inflammationp.22

8:00 - 9:00 Stroke News 4 Brain recovery

p.23

9:00 - 10:30 Clinical Seminar

Functional stroke mimicsp.23

9:00 - 10:30 Symposium 15

Watching the risk - IMT and USp.24

9:00 - 10:30 Highlights 3

p.24

9:00 - 10:30 Symoposium 16

Complementary and alternative treatmentsp.25

10:30 - 11:00 Coffee Break11:00 - 12:00

Plenary Lecturep.25

12:00 - 12:30 Awards

p.26


THEORETICAL SEMINARRoom: Sala Perla Friday, April 158:00 – 9:00

Outcomes following thrombolysis in acute stroke are underestimated by standard clinical scoring toolsChairperson: N. Futrell, USA

Clinical scales used in stroke trials: problems with validity of pretreatment stroke scales to outcome scalesN. Futrell, USA

Statistical approaches to clinical trials in stroke: strengths and weaknessesS. Hendrix, USA

STROKE NEWS 3Room: Sala delle Feste Friday, April 158:00 – 9:00

PMN leukocytes and cerebral injury developmentChairperson: G. del Zoppo, USA

Roles that PMN leukocytes play in tissue injury following intracerebral hemorrhage J. Aronowski, USA Innate inflammation during focal cerebral ischemiaJ. Anrather, USA


STROKE NEWS 4Room: Sala Casino Friday, April 158:00 – 9:00

Brain recovery: predictors and innovative therapy approachesChairperson: V. Hömberg, Germany

Bdnf polymorphism and rTMS effects on motor recovery L. Cohen, USA

Neurological music therapy affecting restoration and compensationM. Thaut, USA

CLINICAL SEMINARRoom: Sala Perla Friday, April 159:00 – 10:30

Functional stroke mimicsChairpersons: J.Bogousslavsky, Switzerland and M.G.Hennerici, Germany

Brief historical perspective J.Bogousslavsky, Switzerland

Examination of functional hemiplegia and other syndromes Th. Moulin, France and E. Medeiros de Bustos, France

Neuropsychiatry of “conversion” B. Piechowski-Jozwiak, Poland

Pathophysiological update using fMRI S. Aybeck, Switzerland


SYMPOSIUM 15Room: Sala delle feste Friday, April 159:00 – 10:30

“Watching the risk symposium 2016“: Intima media thickness and carotid plaque in primary prevention Chairpersons: P.-J. Touboul, France and M. G. Hennerici, Germany

Plaque upper limit cut off to characterize carotid disease: do we need it?T. Rundek, USA CAC score and carotid total plaque area: personalized medicine to predict CVDD. Baldassarre, Italy Plaque vascularization, a risk factor for rupture?PJ. Touboul, France What should be the asymptomatic patient report according to examination findingsS. Cohen, France

HIGHLIGHTS SESSIONRoom: Sala CasinoFriday, April 149:00 – 10:30

HIGHLIGHTS 3Chairperson: P.-J. Touboul, France


SYMPOSIUM 16Room: Sala Welles Friday, April 159:00 – 10:30

Complementary and alternative treatments for strokeChairperson: N. Venketasubramanian, Singapore

Acupuncture, moxibustion, cuppingB. Wu , China

Herbs, ayurveda, massageN. Venketasubramanian, Singapore

PLENARY LECTURERoom: Sala Perla Friday, April 1511:00 – 12:00

From preclinical research to translation: stem cell therapy of strokeG. Steinberg, USAChairpersons: S. Meairs, Germany and JP Mohr, USA


AWARDS

AWARD PRESENTATIONSRoom: Sala Perla Friday, April 1512:00-12:30 Chairpersons:M.G. Hennerici, M.R.Hennerici, Germany and H.P. Lindenmann, Switzerland

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