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efns management Committee
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general information loCal arrangements Committee
president:
Richard Hughes, UK
Sten Fredrikson, Chairperson
past president:
Jacques L. De Reuck, Belgium
Magnus L.A. Andersson
ViCe presidents:
Marianne de Visser, The Netherlands Sergei Illarioshkin, Russia Gian Luigi Lenzi, Italy
seCretarY general:
Detlef Kömpf, Germany
treasurer:
David B. Vodušek, Slovenia
members at large:
Michael Barnes, UK Panagiota Davaki, Greece
Lars Forsgren Torbjörn Tomson
dates
September 8-11, 2012
Venue
Stockholmsmässan Website: www.stockholmsmassan.se
Congress organisers
efns stoCkholm 2012 first announCement
www.efns.org/efns2012
Nils Wahlgren Håkan Widner
teaChing Course Committee Congress programme Committee
Nils Erik Gilhus, Norway, Chairperson Sten Fredrikson, Sweden, ViCe-Chairperson Magnus L.A. Andersson, Sweden Michael Brainin, Austria, sCientifiC Committee Marianne de Visser, The Netherlands Alla Guekht, Russia Max Hilz, Germany, efas Jean-Marc Léger, France, teaChing Course Committee Werner Poewe, Germany, mds-es Anja Smits, Sweden Hilkka Soininen, Finland
Jean-Marc Léger, France, Chairperson Christian Confavreux, France Antonio Gil-Nagel, Spain Hans-Peter Hartung, Germany Detlef Kömpf, Germany Max Hilz, Germany, efas Isabel Illa, Spain Hubert Kwiecinski, Poland Bo Norrving, Sweden Werner Poewe, Germany, mds-es
1-3, Rue de Chantepoulet PO Box 1726 CH-1211 Geneva 1 Switzerland Tel: +41 22 908 04 88 Fax: +41 22 906 91 40 e-mail: efns2012@kenes.com Website: www.efns.org/efns2012
16th Congress of the european federation of neurologiCal soCieties stoCkholm, sweden, september 8–11, 2012
Philip Scheltens, The Netherlands Jean Schoenen, Belgium
host Organised in co-operation with the Swedish Neurology Society
Liliya Zvyagina, Ukraine Co-sponsored by the European Section of the Movement Disorder Society (MDS-ES)
Co-sponsored by the European Federation of Autonomic Societies (EFAS)
Co-sponsorship Co-sponsored by the World Federation of Neurology (WFN)
preliminarY sCientifiC programme
inVitation
main topiCs
The Swedish Neurological Society is honoured to invite you to the 16th Congress of the European Federation of Neurological Societies that will take place in Stockholm, Sweden, September 8-11, 2012. The capital city Stockholm is considered to be of great beauty, safe, well kept and clean. Stockholm is built on islands, and the surrounding water is known to be so clean that one can swim in the city centre. The landscape of Stockholm is the unique and vast archipelago of 24.000 islands, offering memorable excursions to all visitors.
On behalf of the Swedish Neurological Society it is a pleasure to welcome all participants of the 16th Congress of the European Federation of Neurological Societies, which we hope will be a scientifically and socially rewarding, memorable and enjoyable experience. Welcome to Stockholm!
sten fredrikson Chairperson of the Local Arrangements Committee Vice Chairperson of the Congress Programme Committee
There is much to do and see in Stockholm – all close at hand. The city is of major historical interest with a well-preserved medieval city centre, the Old Town, founded more than 750 years ago, royal palaces and monumental buildings. Stockholm presents an abundance of culture, world-class attractions and museums. The restaurants will cater for all tastes from traditional Swedish cooking to Michelin star luxury. Sweden has a long-standing tradition in neuroscience. In the world of medical science, Stockholm is associated with the Nobel Prize awards in December each year. We plan to arrange a reception in the City Hall of Stockholm, the site of the annual Nobel Prize Award festivities. Stockholm is rapidly advancing as one of the world´s most popular cities for conferences and meetings, not least due to its highly developed infrastructure with excellent transport facilities. The venue of the Congress will be Stockholm International Fairs and Congress Center, conveniently located approximately 10 minutes by frequent public transportation from the city centre.
• Hot topics in movement disorders • Hot topics in neuro-oncology • Therapeutic advances in multiple sclerosis • Therapeutic challenges in neuromuscular disorders • Stimulation and implantation therapies for epilepsy • Autonomic disorders in neurological diseases • Emerging infections of the CNS • Genes and environment in migraine • Stroke and hypertension – new insights, new challenges • Controversies in neurology • Current and future management of dementia • Monitoring treatment effects in neurological disorders: the role of neuroimaging techniques
preliminarY list of foCused workshops
• Autonomic alterations in epilepsy • Epidemiological disparities affecting the management of stroke patients • Emerging concepts for the work-up of neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders • State-of-the-art treatment in neurology: EFNS Scientist Panels’ recommendations • Imaging in pain • Update on tremor • Autoimmune encephalitis – clinical and immunological aspects • Outcome measures in neuromuscular disorders: from its basic aspects to its modern approach • Synaesthesia: the neural plasticity of perception • The role of neuroinflammation / microglia activation in ischemic stroke • Update on tauopathies • Drugs in the pipeline for migraine • Diagnosis and therapy of myasthenic syndromes • Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis – the multiple etiological factors • Social neuroscience: clinical implications
EFNS Lecture on Clinical Neurology: Lessons from CADASIL
16th Congress of the european federation of neurologiCal soCieties stoCkholm, sweden, september 8-11, 2012
teaChing Courses
• Free Teaching Course: How do I examine...? • Movement disorders – basic clinical knowledge • Movement disorders – advanced • Update on intracerebral haemorrhage – basic clinical knowledge • New aspects on stroke in the young – advanced • Multiple sclerosis work-up – basic clinical knowledge • Multiple sclerosis pathogenesis and epidemiology – advanced • Luigi Amaducci TC on dementia: the basics of dementia; diagnosis and treatment – basic clinical knowledge • Luigi Amaducci TC on dementia: update on the latest advances in diagnosis and therapy – advanced • Clinical skills and ancillary studies in the diagnosis of epilepsy – basic clinical knowledge • Recognition of epilepsy syndromes. Why does it matter? – advanced • Headache • Novel treatment options in neuropathic pain • Immune-mediated demyelinating neuropathies: clinical presentations, pathophysiology, diagnosis and treatment • Neuro-otology: management of vertigo • Management of sleep disorders • Seizure – syncope – or something else? • Neurocritical care • Therapy in neurology • Hands-on course on Neuro-sonology • Hands-on morning courses on clinical neurophysiology • Free TC: Basics on scientific publishing
Scientific Smørgasbord dinner
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