1 Welcome note Dear participants, dear colleagues, dear friends, On behalf of the ESNCH, its executive committee and the local organising committee, we are cordially inviting you to join us at the 22nd conference which will be held in Berlin on the 19–21 May 2017. This year’s conference comes with the well-known combination of education and science, however, we have extended the topics considerably – following recent years’ development within the fields of peripheral nerve and muscle ultrasound as well as in the field of ultrasound guided interventions. In addition, we will focus on topics overlapping with rheumatology and neurosurgery. Theory and research will be combined with educative live presentations. For our industrial exhibition we have called a wide spectrum of established as well as new companies on the market which will enable you to get a good impression of today’s diagnostic options. Our venue is located in the heart of the city – close to the historic campus of the Charité university teaching hospital – in walking distance to main train station (Hauptbahnhof) and to the Brandenburg gates – we have an excellent environment for study and for experiencing Berlin. Join us for the exchange of experiences, present and discuss your projects and research work, participate in our courses and refine your knowledge and skills! We are looking forward to welcoming you in Berlin! Florian Connolly Stephan J. Schreiber Jose M. Valdueza 2 Scientific programme • Friday, 19 May 08:00–10:00 Basic tutorial vessels Room Lecture Hall Chairs S. Horner (Graz/AT), E. Azevedo (Porto/PT) 08:00 Duplexsonography of cervical arteries N. Carraro (Trieste/IT) 08:20 Carotid arteries – grading of stenosis J. Klingelhöfer (Chemnitz/DE) 08:40 TCD protocol Z. Garami (Houston, TX/US) 09:00 TCCS protocol – arteries C. Baracchini (Padua/IT) 09:20 PFO testing S. Horner (Graz/AT) 09:40 Vasomotor testing E. Azevedo (Porto/PT) 08:00–10:00 Basic tutorial nerves and muscle Room Bernhard v. Langenbeck Chairs N. van Alfen (Nijmegen/NL), S. Schreiber (Brandenburg/DE) 08:00 Ultrasound of muscle – technical and practical aspects N. van Alfen (Nijmegen/NL) 08:20 Ultrasound of nerves – technical aspects S. Schreiber (Brandenburg/DE) 08:40 Compression neuropathies of the arm U. Schminke (Greifswald/DE) 09:00 Compression neuropathies of the leg Z. Arányi (Budapest/HU) 09:20 Trauma and Tumors U. Schminke (Greifswald/DE) 09:40 Polyneuropathies S. Schreiber (Brandenburg/DE) 10:00–10:30 Coffee break, industrial exhibition and poster viewing 3 Scientific programme • Friday, 19 May 10:30–12:30 Advanced tutorial vessels Room Large Lecture Hall Chairs E. Vicenzini (Rome/IT), E. Stolz (Frankfurt a. M./DE) 10:30 TCCS protocol – veins E. Stolz (Frankfurt a. M./DE) 10:50 TCCS in intracranial pathology P. von Weitzel-Mundersbach (Aarhus/DK) 11:10 Brain sonography U. Walter (Rostock/DE) 11:30 Orbita sonography M. Nedelmann (Gießen/DE) 11:50 Microemboli detection B. Malojcic (Zagreb/HU) 12:10 Contrast agents in neurosonology E. Vicenzini (Rome/IT) 10:30–12:30 Advanced tutorial nerves and muscle Room Bernhard v. Langenbeck Chairs M.-S. Yoon (Bochum/DE), U. Schminke (Greifswald/DE) 10:30 Specific nerves of the arm J. Böhm (Berlin/DE) 10:50 Specific nerves of the leg J. Böhm (Berlin/DE) 11:10 Impact of peripheral nerve sonography in ALS S. Vielhaber (Magdeburg/DE) 11:30 Ultrasound and MR-neurography M.-S. Yoon (Bochum/DE) 11:50 US-guided anesthesia of single nerves R. Seidel (Schwerin/DE) 12:10 Neurosurgical view T.-N. Lehmann (Bad Saarow/DE) 12:30–13:30 Lunch break, industrial exhibition and poster viewing 13:30–15:30 ESNCH theoretical exam Room Large Lecture Hall Chairs E. Bartels (Munich/DE), G.-M. von Reutern (Bad Nauheim/DE) 13:30–15:30 Practical teaching nerve and muscle Room Bernhard v. Langenbeck Group 1 J. Böhm (Berlin/DE) Group 2 U. Schminke (Greifswald/DE) 4 Scientific programme • Friday, 19 May 13:30–15:30 Practical teaching Duplex Room Seminar Room 1 Group 1 J. Eggers (Hamburg/DE) Group 2 N. Carraro (Trieste/IT) 13:30–15:30 Practical teaching TCCS Room Seminar Room 2 Group 1 E. Vicenzini (Rome/IT) Group 2 J.-E. Röhl (Potsdam/DE) 13:30–15:30 Practical teaching TCD Room Foyer Group 1 A. Razumovsky (Baltimore, MD/US) Group 2 Z. Garami (Houston, TX/US) Group 3 P. Castro (Porto/PT) 15:30–16:30 Opening Ceremony Room Lecture Hall 15:30 Opening speech N. Bornstein (Tel Aviv/IL), S. Schreiber (Brandenburg/DE) M. Endres (Berlin/DE) 16:00 History of neurology and medicine at the Charité J. M. Valdueza (Bad Segeberg/DE) 16:30–17:50 Vasculitis Room Lecture Hall Chairs W. Schmidt (Berlin/DE), G. Baltgaile (Riga/LV) 16:30 Ultrasound in temporal arteritis W. Schmidt (Berlin/DE) 17:00 Diagnosis and therapy of cerebral vasculitis E. B. Ringelstein (Münster/DE) 17:20 Ultrasound in systemic inflammatory disease N. Bornstein (Tel Aviv/IL) 17:40 Temporal and subclavian/axillary ultrasound: an integrated approach to early O1 diagnosis and follow-up of Giant Cell Arteritis in comparison to positron emission tomography S. Castellani (Florence/IT) 5 Scientific programme • Friday, 19 May 17:50–19:00 RVCS and SAH Room Lecture Hall Chairs M. Kaps (Gießen/DE), J. M. Valdueza (Bad Segeberg/DE) 17:50 Reversible vasoconstriction syndrome – an overview M. Kaps (Gießen/DE) 18:10 Venous analysis in SAH F. Connolly (Berlin/DE) 18:30 TIBI 3 waveform as a marker of vasospasm in distal middle cerebral artery after O2 aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage O. Ayo (Albacete/ES) 18:40 Doppler ultrasound for the detection of flow alterations after intracranial stent O3 placement in patients with cerebral aneurysms L. Llull (Barcelona/ES) 18:50 Reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome in puerperium: O4 a prospective study G. P. Anzola (Gardone Riviera/IT) 18:00–19:00 ESNCH practical exam Room Seminar Room 1 18:00–19:00 ESNCH practical exam Room Seminar Room 2 20:00–21:30 Welcome Reception Room Industrial exhibition 6 Scientific programme • Saturday, 20 May 08:00–09:30 Joint ESO-ESNCH session – Stroke (peracute and acute phase) Room Lecture Hall Chairs L. Csiba (Debrecen/HU), G. Tsivgoulis (Athens/GR) 08:00 Highlights of ESOC 2017 G. Tsivgoulis (Athens/GR) 08:20 Thrombolysis, thrombectomy and ultrasound J. Eggers (Hamburg/DE) 08:40 The features of the temporal bone window and their implications for O5 contrast-enhanced sonothrombolysis in acute ischemic stroke V. Novotny (Bergen/NO) 08:50 MES monitoring in patients with large artery occlusions of the anterior O6 circulation treated with mechanical thrombectomy F. Filippo (Padua/IT) 09:00 Emergent extracranial internal carotid artery revascularization: O7 three different approaches N. Rodriguez-Villatoro (Barcelona/ES) 09:10 Accuracy of transcranial color-coded duplex sonography in the diagnosis of O8 acute intracranial large vessel occlusion F. R. Vodret (Padua/IT) 09:20 Handheld ecocardiography for screening sources of embolism in the acute O9 phase of stroke J. Juega (Barcelona/ES) 08:00–09:30 Joint ISPNI-ESNCH session – nerves Room Rudolf Virchow Chairs A. Kerasnoudis (Thessaloniki/GR), L. Padua (Milano/IT) 08:00 Highlights from the 5th International Conference and Course on Neuromuscular Ultrasonography L. Padua (Milano/IT) 08:15 US of nerve entrapment syndromes L. Padua (Milano/IT) 08:30 US of neuritis/polyneuritis M.-S. Yoon (Bochum/DE) 08:45 US of traumatic nerve lesions U. Schminke (Greifswald/DE) 09:00 US of nerv roots T. Schelle (Dessau/DE) 09:15 US of hereditary/metabolic neuropathies A. Kerasnoudis (Thessaloniki/GR) 09:30–10:00 Coffee break, industrial exhibition and poster viewing 7 Scientific programme • Saturday, 20 May 10:00–11:00 ICP, Orbita and Brain Death Room Lecture Hall Chairs M. Vosko (Linz/AT), S. Schreiber (Brandenburg/DE) 10:00 Ultrasound in idiopathic intracranial Hypertension P. Lochner (Homburg,Saar/DE) 10:15 Brain death diagnosis E. Vicenzini (Rome/IT) 10:30 Vascular orbitasonography M. Nedelmann (Gießen/DE) 10:45 Fluid resuscitation in septic patients improves the systolic but not diastolic O10 middle cerebral artery flow velocity A. Schaafsma (Groningen/NL) 10:00–11:00 Muscle and nerves Room Rudolf Virchow Chairs U. Schminke (Greifswald/DE), E. Titianova (Sofia/BG) 10:00 Ultrasound application (from CIP to MND) N. van Alfen (Nijmegen/NL) 10:30 M-mode ultrasound in hand tremors O11 E. Titianova (Sofia/BG) 10:40 Prospective study on the clinical, electrophysiological and sonographical O12 characteristics of oxaliplatin induced neuropathy in patients with metastatic pancreatic cancer K. Pitarokoili (Bochum/DE) 10:50 Contraction induced intramuscular blood flow quantification with power O13 Doppler ultrasonography A. Dori (Tel Aviv/IL) 11:00–12:00 AVM, DAVF and venous disease Room Lecture Hall Chairs J. Woitzik (Berlin/DE), C. Baracchini (Padua/IT) 11:00 Clinical overview J. Woitzik (Berlin/DE) 11:15 Ultrasound application in AVM and DAVF J. M. Valdueza (Bad Segeberg/DE) 11:30 Ultrasound application in venous disorders E. Stolz (Frankfurt a. M./DE) 11:45 Ultrasound and clinical picture of dural arteriovenous fistulas – case series O14 J. Wojczal (Lublin/PL) 8 Scientific programme • Saturday, 20 May 11:00–12:00 Botulinum-toxin Room Rudolf Virchow Chairs U. Walter (Rostock/DE), M. Schorl (Bad Elster/DE) 11:00 Clinical overview J. Wissel (Berlin/DE) 11:15 BT injection in cervical dystonia J. Wissel (Berlin/DE) 11:30 BT injection in task-related dystonia U. Walter (Rostock/DE) 11:45 BT injection in leg spasticity tba 12:00–13:00 Guided poster tour I Chairs G. Baltgaile (Riga/LV), E. Bartels (Munich/DE), V. Demarin (Zagreb/HR) M. Diomedi (Rome/IT), S. Horner (Graz/AT), L. Olah (Debrecen/HU) Arteriovenous malformations and Subarachnoid hemorrhage (P 1–P 4) Ultrasound in intensive care medicine (P 5–P 8) B-Mode imaging (orbita, movement disorders, tumours) (P 9–P15) Impaired cerebral hemodynamics (P 16–P 3) Intracranial hypertension (P 33–P 35) Migraine and headaches (P 36–P 37) My interesting case (P 38–P 48) Venous related disorders (P 49–P 54) 13:00–14:00 ESNCH general assembly Room Lecture Hall 14:00–15:30 Impaired cerebral hemodynamics Room Lecture Hall Chairs M.