XIII. European Stroke Conference
Mannheim, Germany
12 - 15 May 2004

Teaching Courses 2004
 Overview organized by Bo Norrving, Sweden

• Less common causes of stroke - revisited
  Chair: Frank Yatsu, USA
  
  Venous thrombosis
  J. Ferro, Portugal
  Immunological aspects of stroke
  S. Blesic, Belgium
  Stroke and cancer
  N. Vila, Spain
  Antiphospholipid syndrome
  F. Yatsu, USA

• Iatrogenic stroke
  Chair: Peter Rothwell, United Kingdom

Complications to  antiplatelet therapy
C. Sudlow, United Kingdom
Complications to warfarin therapy
A. Algra, The Netherlands
Iatrogenic dissections
J. Norris, Canada
Complications to carotid surgery and angioplasty 
P. Rothwell, United Kingdom

• Hemodynamic aspects of ischemic stroke
  Chair: Jaap Kappelle; The Netherlands and Michael Daffertshofer, Germany

Clinical characteristics of hemodynamic stroke
L. Caplan, USA
Neuroimaging in patients with hemodynamic stroke
M. Daffertshofer, Germany
The use of transcranial Doppler and vasomotor reactivity in patients with hemodynamic stroke
R. Baumgartner, Switzerland
Management of patients with carotid occlusion
J. Kappelle, The Netherlands
 

• Vascular cognitive impairment and dementia
  Chair: Didier Leys, France  and Reinhold Schmidt, Austria

The influence of vascular  risk factors on the risk of cognitive decline and dementia.
R. Schmidt, Austria
Post stroke dementia and its influence on stroke outcome.
H. Hénon, France
Subcortical vascular disease and cognition.
H. Baezner, Germany 
Hereditary causes of vascular cognitive impairment
D. Leys, France

• Mechanisems in experimental brain ischemia: relevance for clinicians?
  Chair: Jerome Badaut, France and Lorenz Hirt, Switzerland

Experimental models and the ischemic penumbra
L. Hirt, Switzerland
Excitotoxicity and apoptosis in newborns and adults
C. Charriaut-Marlangues, France
Cerebral ischemia and edema : new molecular insights
J. Badaut, Switzerland
The difficult transition from bench to bedside
M. McRae, United Kingdom