XX. European Stroke Conference
Hamburg, Germany 2011
24 - 27 May 2011

Programme - Teaching Courses 20. ESC Hamburg, Germany 2011
Tuesday 24 May 2011

Teaching Courses 1-5, Thuesday 24 May 2011, 13:00 - 15:00

1.Stroke and headache
Chairs: M. Zuber, France and J. Stam, The Netherlands

Migraine and stroke
H.-C. Diener, Germany

Headache in stroke
A. Verdelho, Portugal

Thunderclap headache – spectrum of causes and practical management
M. Zuber, France

Headache and cerebral venous thrombosis
J. Stam, The Netherlands
 

2. Hemorrhagic strokes
Chairs: C. Cordonnier, France and D. Werring, UK

Is it a primary hemorrhage or secondary hemorrhagic transformation?
V. Caso, Italy

Cerebral amyloid angiopathy and intracerebral hemorrhage
C. Cordonnier, France

Microbleeds – current concepts
D. Werring, UK

Management of hemorrhagic stroke
T. Steiner, Germany

3. Complications to stroke in the acute phase
Chairs: M. Dennis, UK  and K. Vonck, Belgium

Deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism
M. Dennis, UK

Infections in acute stroke
L. Kalra, UK

Glycemia control in acute stroke
S. Kreisel, Germany
 
Seizures
K.  Vonck, Belgium

4.Difficult treatment and management decisions in acute stroke
Chairs: B. van der Worp, The Netherlands and K. Thygesen, Denmark

Treatment of vertebrobasilar ischemic stroke
B. van der Worp, The Netherlands

Acute coronary syndromes in acute stroke patients
K. Thygesen, Denmark

Acute antithrombotic therapy in intracerebral hemorrhage
J. Petersson, Sweden

Endocarditis as a cause of acute stroke: when to suspect, what diagnostics to use, how to treat.
L. Derex, France

5.Stroke in young adults
Chairs: J.L. Mas, France and M.M. Brown, UK

PFO and stroke
J.-L- Mas, France

Pregnancy and stroke
C. Lamy, France    

Intracerebral haemorrhage in young adults
W.Whiteley, UK

Obliterative intracranial disease
M.M. Brown, UK

Teaching Courses 6-10, Thuesday 24 May 2011, 15:30 - 17:30

6. Stroke syndromes of the posterior circulation
Chairs: R. Kern, Germany  and J.S. Kim, South Korea

Brain-stem ischemic stroke eponyms – an update
J.S. Kim, South Korea

Oculomotor presentations of brain-stem ischemia
D. Kömpf, Germany

Cerebellar stroke syndromes
T. Moulin, France

Ischemic stroke patterns in the posterior cerebral artery territory
R. Kern, Germany

7. Lacunar stroke and cerebral small vessel disease: from clinical presentation to treatment. Insights on a complex multisystem disorder
Chairs: J. Wardlaw, UK and  R. Lindley, Australia

Lacunar stroke: clinical presentation and evidence
for different subtypes.
R. van Oostenbrugge, The Netherlands

Small vessels elsewhere - what can they tell us about
subtypes of cerebral small vessel disease? The retina and beyond.
R. Lindley, Australia

Imaging of lacunar stroke and related small vessel disease
phenotypes. Relationship to background risk factors and future disease risk.
J. Wardlaw, UK

Treatment and secondary prevention of lacunar ischaemic
stroke.
O. Benavente, Canada

8. Advances in dissections
Chairs: M. Arnold, Switzerland and E. B. Ringelstein, Germany

The mystery of cervical artery dissections
M.-G. Bousser, France

Advances in pathophysiology of dissections
S. Debette, France

Advances in diagnosis of dissections
E. B. Ringelstein, Germany

Management of dissections
M. Arnold, Switzerland

9. Secondary prevention of stroke/TIA in high-risk patients
Chairs: Gerloff, Germany and C. Weimar, Germany

Conflicting stroke mechanisms – how to treat?
C. Gerloff, Germany

Polyvascular disease in stroke/TIA patients: does it matter?
E.Touzé, France

Carotid stenosis – when to treat?
A.Chatzikonstantinou, Germany

Who is "high risk" ? - Lessons from the REACH registry
C. Weimar, Germany

10. Iatrogenic stroke
Chairs: A. Tsiskaridze, Georgia, and A. Lindgren, Sweden

Perioperative stroke
A. Lindgren, Sweden

Stroke related to cardiac interventions
S. Willems, Germany

Complications of thrombolytic therapy for ischemic stroke
N. Nighoghossian, France

Intracranial bleeding-complications of anticoagulant therapy
A. Tsiskaridze, Georgia