Scientific Program

Session 3

Session Chairs: TBD, TBD

• 08:30 – 08:50 Drugs used during carotid stenting and angioplasty – TBD
• 08:50 – 09:10 Nursing services on the path to thrombectomy – TBD
• 09:10 – 09:30 Technician preparations on the path to thrombectomy – TBD
• 09:30 – 09:45 Angiography unit working hours and schedules – TBD
• 09:45 – 10:00 Problems faced by nurses and technicians in the neuroangiography unit and their solutions – TBD

Session 4

Session Chairs: TBD, TBD

• 10:30 – 10:45 Road map and 3D road map – TBD
• 10:45 – 11:00 Nursing approach in cerebral aneurysms – TBD
• 11:00 – 11:15 Technician approach in cerebral aneurysms – TBD
• 11:15 – 11:30 Invasive approach in endovascular cerebral aneurysms (flow diverter, stent, coil embolization, glue) – TBD
• 11:30 – 12:00 Closing – Course directors, TBD, TBD

Session 1 — Nutritional Approach in the Acute Stroke Period

• 08:30 – 08:50 Overview of nutritional problems in the acute stroke period and malnutrition – Erdem Yaka
• 08:55 – 09:15 Dysphagia in acute stroke: clinicoanatomic approach and treatment – Bijen Nazlıel
• 09:20 – 09:35 Enteral nutrition in acute stroke: recommendations for practical application – Nedim Ongun
• 09:40 – 10:00 Use of oral nutritional supplements during and after the acute stroke hospital period – Özlem Aykaç

Session 2 — Special Problems in Stroke Patients

• 10:30 – 10:50 Muscle health in stroke patients: assessment and treatment – Levent Güngör
• 10:50 – 11:15 Bone health and osteoporosis in stroke cases – Yüksel Kablan
• 11:20 – 11:40 Hyperglycemia and diabetes management in acute stroke patients – Zehra Uysal Kocabaş
• 11:45 – 12:00 Pressure injury in stroke patients: nutritional approach – Ayşe Güler

Session 1

Session Chairs: M. Akif Topçuoğlu, M. Edip Gürol

• 14:00 – 14:30 The Evolving Medical Journal: Open Access, Transparent Review, and Artificial Intelligence – Jose G. Merino
• 14:30 – 15:00 Updates on Stroke Prevention: FXIa Inhibitors and LAAC – M. Edip Gürol
• 15:00 – 15:30 Updates on PFO Closure – Jens Erik Nielsen-Kudsk

Session 2

Session Chairs: H. Hüseyin Kozak, Ayşe Güler

• 15:45 – 16:15 From Data to Impact: Benefits and Challenges of Nation-Level Stroke Registries – Robert Mikulik
• 16:15 – 16:45 Acute Central Retinal Artery Occlusion: Thrombolysis – Is the Chapter Closed? – Anne Hege Aamodt
• 16:45 – 17:25 Updates on Cerebral Small Vessel Diseases – M. Edip Gürol

Session 1 — Gray Zones in Endovascular Treatment of Acute Ischemic Stroke

Session Chairs: Ayça Özkul, Talip Asil

• 14:00 – 14:20 Mechanical thrombectomy / thromboaspiration in large core infarcts – Emrah Aytaç
• 14:20 – 14:40 Mechanical thrombectomy / thromboaspiration beyond 6 hours – Demet Funda Baş
• 14:40 – 15:00 Thrombolytic therapy and neuroprotective treatments after endovascular treatment – Muhammet Nur Öğün
• 15:00 – 15:20 Cerebral large vessel occlusion presenting with minor symptoms — what should I do? – Talip Asil

Session 2 — Approach to Difficult Cases: Tips & Tricks

Session Chairs: Erdem Gürkaş, Çetin K. Akpınar

• 15:45 – 16:05 Mechanical thrombectomy / thromboaspiration in atherosclerotic tandem occlusions: which method for which case? – Ayça Özkul
• 16:05 – 16:25 Endovascular treatment in MEVO – Who can benefit from endovascular treatment? – Hozan Radhi
• 16:25 – 16:45 Basilar artery occlusion and endovascular treatment – Semih Giray
• 16:45 – 17:05 Intracranial atherosclerotic disease in acute stroke: permanent stent / angioplasty / medical treatment — what should I do? – Kürşat Akpınar

Session 3

Session Chairs: TBD, TBD

• 08:30 – 09:00 Is Embolic Stroke of Undetermined Source still a valid concept? A perspective on diagnostic challenges and treatment approaches – Mira Katan
• 09:00 – 09:30 Stroke and Atrial Fibrillation: To Device or Not to Device? – Anne Hege Aamodt
• 09:30 – 10:00 An Editor's perspective on choosing a journal and getting published – Jose G. Merino

Session 4

Session Chairs: TBD, TBD

• 10:30 – 11:00 Hypertension and its treatment – M. Arıcı
• 11:00 – 11:30 Left Atrial Appendage Closure for AF After Intracerebral Hemorrhage – Jens Erik Nielsen-Kudsk
• 11:30 – 12:00 Biomarker-based personalized stroke risk prediction – Mira Katan

Session 3 — New Horizons in Interventional Neurology

Session Chairs: Semih Giray, Yılmaz İnanç

• 08:30 – 08:50 Venous stenting in idiopathic intracranial hypertension – Atilla Özcan Özdemir
• 08:50 – 09:10 Thrombolytic therapy before endovascular treatment – Vedat Ali Yürekli
• 09:10 – 09:30 Endovascular treatment in venous thromboembolic strokes – Zülfikar Arlıer
• 09:30 – 09:50 Controversial no more? Which unruptured AVMs demand embolization? – Achmad Firdaus Sani

Session 4 — Endovascular Treatment in Hemorrhagic Strokes

Session Chairs: A. Özcan Özdemir, Zülfikar Arlıer

• 10:30 – 10:50 When should we recommend surgery or endovascular treatment for asymptomatic aneurysms? – Erdem Gürkaş
• 10:50 – 11:10 Endovascular approach in complex MCA bifurcation aneurysm – Kamran Hajiyev
• 11:10 – 11:30 Flow diverters in distal internal carotid artery aneurysms – Yusuf İnanç
• 11:30 – 11:50 Flow diverters in distal aneurysms – Hisham Salahuddin

Session 5

Session Chairs: TBD, TBD

• 13:30 – 14:00 Salt and the brain – M. Arıcı
• 14:00 – 14:30 Optimizing Stroke Time Metrics: From Center-Level Practice to Countrywide Initiatives – Robert Mikulik
• 14:30 – 15:00 Non-atherosclerotic tandem occlusions – endovascular treatment – Gabor Toth

Session 6

Session Chairs: TBD, TBD

• 15:30 – 16:00 Large core infarcts: should we perform endovascular treatment in all patients or select patients? – Muhammed Ezzeldin
• 16:00 – 16:30 Gray zone thrombectomies – Razvan Radu
• 16:30 – 17:00 Idiopathic intracranial hypertension and venous stenting – Gabor Toth

Case Presentations — Part 1

Session Chair: Semih Giray

Panel: H. H. Kozak, Ö. K. Yıldız, T. Acar, K. Kutluk, N. Yeşilot, Z. Alioğlu

• 13:30 – 14:00 Case 1 – Türkan Acar
• 14:00 – 14:30 Case 2 – Kürşad Kutluk
• 14:30 – 15:00 Case 3 – Nilüfer Yeşilot

Case Presentations — Part 2

• 15:30 – 16:00 Case 4 – Özlem Kayım Yıldız
• 16:00 – 16:30 Case 5 – Hasan Hüseyin Kozak
• 16:30 – 17:00 Case 6 – Zekeriya Alioğlu

Session 7

Session Chairs: TBD, TBD

• 08:30 – 09:00 TNK in the era of large vessel occlusion – Muhammed Ezzeldin
• 09:00 – 09:30 Endovascular treatment of ICAD for stroke prevention: Where do we stand? – Sandor Nardai
• 09:30 – 10:00 AI in the acute stroke treatment – Nabeel Herial

Session 8

Session Chairs: TBD, TBD

• 10:30 – 11:00 Management and prevention of perioperative complications during thrombectomy – Hozan Radhi
• 11:00 – 11:30 Endovascular treatment of basilar occlusion: indications for treatment – Hisham Salahuddin
• 11:30 – 12:00 Chronic subdural hematoma — middle meningeal artery embolization: indications for treatment – Nabeel Herial

Session 1

Moderators: TBD, TBD

• 08:30 – 09:00 Dissecting aneurysm in the vertebrobasilar system: endovascular treatment and the potential complication – Achmad Firdaus Sani
• 09:00 – 09:30 Large bore catheters and aspiration in endovascular stroke treatment – Razvan Radu
• 09:30 – 10:00 Flow diverters in bifurcation aneurysms – Kamran Hajiyev

Session 2

Moderators: TBD, TBD

• 10:30 – 11:00 Update of trials and techniques in carotid artery stenting – Sandor Nardai
• 11:00 – 12:00 Neurointerventional training — Open discussion – Moderators