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ENRC 

1 st European 

NeuroRehabilitation 

Congress 

October 20-22, 2011 

The Kurhaus Meran, 

Merano, Italy 

FINAL PROGRAMME 

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CONTENTS 

WELCOME 2 

PrOgraMME at a gLanCE 4 

Organising COMMittEEs 10 

COntaCt adrEssEs 11 

List Of hOtELs 12 

gEnEraL infOrMatiOn 13 

infOrMatiOn fOr authOrs/ChairPErsOns 16 

sCiEntifiC PrOgraMME 18 

thursday 18 

friday 31 

saturday 45 

List Of inVitEd sPEaKErs 58 

List Of ExhibitOrs and sPOnsOrs 62

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WELCOME 

dear Colleagues, 

it is our sincere pleasure to welcome you all to the first European neuro- 

rehabilitation Congress in Merano, south tyrol, italy. We are certain that Merano, 

which is located in the heart of the Alps, a region with three official languages, 

german, italian, and Ladin, is best suited to connect Europe’s East and 

West, north and south. historically, this region has always been a crossroad 

junction where different European cultures, languages, and civilizations met 

mostly (but not always) in a peaceful and constructive manner. 

during the past two decades developments in neuroscience have markedly 

increased, both in knowledge as well as in diagnostic and therapeutic armamentarium 

in neurorehabilitation. due to this evolution, various European 

countries have founded national neurorehabilitation societies, which have 

been active in organising local congresses and educational programs over 

the years. 

these European activities and experiences have been represented at the biannual 

congresses of the World federation of neurorehabilitation. in the interest 

of European traditions in neurorehabilitation, the austrian, dutch, german, italian, 

and swiss societies have decided to organize a common European meeting 

in order to share local particularities, experiences, evidence, and future 

plans in neurorehabilitation on a broader European spectrum. the multicultural 

and multinational European initiative is reflected by the congress venue. 

Our intention was to provide ample space and time especially for the young 

colleagues. in this line we are able to present more than 130 Posters, 2 digital 

Poster sessions, 6 Workshops, 6 Meet the Professor sessions, 3 Keynote 

Lectures, 1 Opening Lecture, and 18 Main sessions. the first European 

NeuroRehabilitation Congress 2011 should serve as a platform for scientific 

exchange of knowledge on a European level. at the same time it will set the 

stage for presentation of the recently founded European federation of neuro- 

rehabilitation societies (Efnrs), which respects national traditions while attempting 

to unify forces in order to advance neurorehabilitation in Europe.

We hope that our meeting will fulfill your expectations, and that you will perceive 

the first European neurorehabilitation Congress 2011 in Merano, south tyrol, 

italy, as an ideal opportunity to interact with colleagues from Europe and beyond 

and to share your experience with us. 

univ.-Prof. dr. Leopold saltuari 

Conference Chair 

dr. Claudio Corradini 

Local Organizer

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09:00 - 10:30 

10:30 - 12:00 

12:00 - 13:00 

Kursaal Lentner Czerny 

satellite symposium 1 

ssnn 

Ws 1: use of iCf domains in 

goal setting and assessment 

Ws 4: Motor control, 

evidence-based results in 

upper and lower extremities 

13:00 - 13:30 digital Poster session 1 

13:30 - 14:00 

14:00 

Official Opening of the 

Congress 

14:30 - 15:30 Opening Lecture 

15:30 - 16:00 Coffee break 

16:00 - 17:30 

17:30 - 19:00 

19:00 

PrOgraMME aT a gLaNCE 

ThurSday, OCTObEr 20 Th , 2011 

Ps01: neurorehabilitation 

and imaging 

Efnrs 

general assembly 

Ps02: 

Virtual reality 

dgnr 


Ps03: 

telerehabilitation 

dgnKn 


simultaneous interpretation facilities will be provided in the main lecture hall (“Kursaal”) for all 

plenary sessions. Languages covered will be german and italian. 

registration for Workshops (Ws 1 - 6) or Meet the Professor (MP 1 - 6) has to be done separately 

and is not included in the registration fees (only possible with a full conference registration)



Ground floor Meeting room 1 Meeting room 2 

Lunch & Poster session 1 

Ws 2: Pain Control 

Ws 5: robotics in 

neurorehabilitation 

dgnr 

board Meeting 

Coffee break 

sirn 


Ws 3: Psychotherapy 

Concepts in neurorehabilitation 

Ws 6: tracheostomy 

management - a 

multidisciplinary approach 

Efnrs 

board Meeting 

Ögnr 

board Meeting

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07:00 - 08:00 MP 1: Early rehabilitation 

08:00 - 08:30 

08:30 - 09:30 Keynote Lecture 1 


10:00 - 11:30 

11:30 - 12:30 

Ps04: 

neuropsychology 


Medtronic 

Ps05: Mechanical devices in 


Ps06: round table - 

neurorehabilitation in Europe 

12:30 - 13:00 digital Poster session 2 

13:00 - 13:30 

13:30 - 15:00 

Ps07: 

acquired brain injury 

Ps08: 

European Curriculum 


15:30 - 17:00 

17:00 - 18:30 


FrIday, OCTObEr 21 ST , 2011 

Ps10: best Practice in 


20:30 gala dinner 

Ps11: highlights of 

submitted abstracts 1 


hocoma 

Ps09: 

Peripheral nerve rehabilitation 

Ps12: 

neurophysiology 








Lunch & Poster session 2 

MP 2: stroke rehabilitation MP 3: Parkinson rehabilitation 

Coffee break 

Coffee break

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07:00 - 08:00 

08:00 - 08:30 




10:00 - 11:30 

11:30 - 13:00 

13:00 - 14:30 


SaTurday, OCTObEr 22 Nd , 2011 

Ps13: 

neurosurgery 

Ps16: 

Cellular treatments 

Ps14: 

neuropharmacology 

Ps17: highlights of 

submitted abstracts 2 

(13:00 - 14:40) 



16:00 - 16:30 Closing session 

MP 04: 

traumatic brain injury 

Ps15: Pediatric 


Ps18: 

neuromodulation 








MP 05: 

Multiple sclerosis 

Coffee break 

Lunch & Poster session 3 arge alp Meeting 

Coffee break 

MP 06: spasticity - 

multiprofessional management

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OrgaNISINg COMMITTEES 

Congress President 

Leopold Saltuari, hochzirl/bolzano, austria/italy 

Local Organiser 

Claudio Corradini, brunico, italy 

Congress Secretary 

Markus Kofler, hochzirl, austria 

Scientific Committee 

Serafin Beer, Valens, switzerland 

heinrich Binder, Vienna, austria 

Claudio Corradini, brunico, italy 

roberto Dattola, Messina, italy 

alexander C.h. Geurts, nijmegen, the netherlands 

Volker Hömberg, düsseldorf, germany 

Eberhard Koenig, bad aibling, germany 

Markus Kofler, hochzirl, austria 

gert Kwakkel, amsterdam, the netherlands 

Jan Mehrholz, Kreischa, germany 

rene Müri, bern, switzerland 

giorgio Sandrini, Pavia, italy 

Leopold Saltuari, hochzirl/bolzano, austria/italy 

Erwin van Wegen, amsterdam, the netherlands 

daniel Zutter, Zihlschlacht, switzerland

CONTaCT addrESSES 

Conference Venue 

the Kurhaus Meran 

Entrance: freiheitsstraße 31 Corso Libertà 

39012 Meran – Merano, itaLy 

i: www.kurhaus.it 

Conference Secretariat 

pco tyrol congress 

Ms ina Kähler 

rennweg 3, 6020 innsbruck, austria 

from October 19 please contact us at the 

registration desk in Merano on: 

t: +39 0473 491955 f: +39 0473 491956 

E: enrc2011@cmi.at 

i: www.pco-tyrolcongress.at 

Exhibition Management and Sponsoring 

med.ex Medizinische ausstellungsgesellschaft 

mbh 

Mr Klaus Ehrenmüller 

rennweg 3, 6020 innsbruck, austria 

t: +43 (0)512 5936 1181, f: +43 (0)512 5936 1189 

E: klaus@medex.co.at 

i: www.medex.co.at 

Website 

www.enrc2011.eu

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LIST OF hOTELS - (in alphabetical order) 

Belvita Hotel Adria 

gilmstraße 2 

t +39 0473 236610 

www.hotel-adria.com 

Hotel Aster 

dantestraße 40 

t +390473232458 

www.hotelaster.com 

Hotel Aurora 

Passerpromenade 38 

t +390473211800 

www.hotelaurora.bz 

Hotel Brunner 

Verdistraße 31/a 

t +390473 446150 

www.hotel-brunner.it 

Hotel Residence Flora 

xxx-april-straße 2 

t +390473 448335 

www.merano-flora.it 

Hotel Garni Domus Mea 

Piavestraße 8 

t +390473 236777 

www.domusmea.com 

Hotel Gruberhof 

Pfarrgasse 22 

t +390473 236511 

www.hotelgruberhof.com 

Hotel Meranerhof 

Manzonistraße 1 

t +3904732230230 

www.meranerhof.com 

Hotel Mignon 

grabmayrstraße 5 

t +39 0473 230353 

www.hotelmignon.com 

Hotel Castel Rundegg 

schennastraße 2 

t +390473234100 

www.rundegg.com 

Hotel Sittnerhof 

Verdistraße 58 

t +390473446331 

www.sittnerhof.it 

Hotel Therme Meran 

thermenplatz 1 

t +390473259000 

www.hotelthermemeran.it 

Hotel Westend 

speckbacherstraße 9 

t +390473 447654 

www.westend.it 

Hotel Garni Weingut 

schallhofweg 1/a 

t +390473 237807 

www.hotel-weingut.it 

Hotel Windsor 

rätiastraße 2 

t +390473 446556 

www.winsdorhotel.it

gENEraL INFOrMaTION 

CME Credits 

The congress has been accredited with 4 CME-credits. You receive an official 

certificate of attendance recording your name in the list of attendees at the 

registration desk and filling in a questionnaire. 

Registration desk at the Kurhaus Meran 

The registration desk is located on the ground floor at the entrance (Freiheitsstrasse 

31 Corso Libertà) of the Kurhaus Meran. Opening hours are as follows: 

Wednesday, 19 October 17:00 – 19:00 

thursday, 20 October 08:00 – 18:00 

friday, 21 October 06:45 – 17:30 

saturday, 22 October 06:45 – 15:00 

On site registration fees 

on site 

Members of national societies* € 400,00 

non-Members € 450,00 

therapists / technicians / nurses € 300,00 

students** € 150,00 

Workshops*** € 30,00 

Meet the Professor*** € 20,00 

gala dinner tickets € 40,00 

* Membership of the societies applies to members of Ögnr, sirn, dgnr, dgnKn, sgnr, Wfnr and dsnr 

** up to 28 years of age at the time of the congress 

*** Workshops or Meet the Professor only possible with a full conference registration, attendance is limited 

Registration fees include the following unless otherwise specified: 

• admission to scientific sessions and poster presentations 

• admission to the industrial exhibition 

• printed material for the conference 

• abstracts 

• conference bag 

• coffee breaks 

• light lunches

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Workshops / Meet the Professor courses 

all Workshops and Meet the Professor courses take place in the early morning. 

registration for these courses has to be done separately and is not included in 

the registration fees, tickets may be bought at the registration desk. 

Language 

The official language of the congress is English, all presentations are given in 

English. simultaneous interpretation facilities will be provided in the main lecture 

hall (“Kursaal”) for all plenary sessions. Languages covered will be german and 

italian. no translation will be offered for parallel sessions. English is the preferred 

language for all oral communications. however, other languages will be allowed 

in parallel sessions if English is not possible. 

Coffee breaks and lunches 

Coffee and tea will be served during the official coffee breaks. In addition, light 

lunches will be served. 

Parking 

the closest and most convenient way of parking the car during the Congress 

is in one of the following car parks where congress delegates are eligible for a 

reduced day ticket: 

Therme Merano 

thermenplatz 9, 39012 Merano, itaLy 

Plaza Parking GmbH – accessible via goethestrasse 

Meinhard-straße 22, 39012 Merano, itaLy 

Kellerei Algund 

Lauben 218, 39012 Merano, itaLy 

Please ask at the registration desk for further information. 

Currency 

The official currency is the EURO (€). Major credit cards are accepted in many 

hotels, shops and restaurants. automatic teller machines (atMs) are also available 

throughout the city.


Internet Café 

free internet stations will be available in the exhibition area. there is no wireless 

access at the Kurhaus. 

Name badges 

all registered participants and exhibitors receive a name badge together with 

their registration documents. Please make sure to wear your badges at all times 

while attending the meeting, exhibition and social events. 

Weather / Climate 

the climate is remarkably mild due to the unusual geographical position of the 

basin in which the town lies and the fact that it is sheltered by the high peaks of 

the tessa Mountain group. the unique climate allows for an extraordinary presence 

of Mediterranean and tropical plants that form a striking visual departure 

from the typical alpine character normally found at these latitudes. On a sunny 

day in October the temperature in Merano can reach 20°C during the daytime 

and fall to 5°C during the night. you can enjoy very nice sunny days at the end 

of October; normally there are only about 3 rainy days during the whole month 

of October. 

Liability and insurance 

neither the organisers, nor the congress secretariat or other suppliers accept 

liability for any injury, loss or damage, arising from accidents or other situations 

during, or as a consequence of the congress. Kindly check your personal 

insurance.

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INFOrMaTION FOr auThOrS/ChaIrPErSONS 

Information for speakers 

the main rooms are equipped with data projector and a PC for PowerPointpresentation. 

Please make sure to bring your PowerPoint-presentation on an 

usb-stick to the speaker ready room well in advance, 3 hours prior to the start of 

your session at the very latest. do not bring your own laptop for the presentation. 

in case your presentation contains video sequences, please make sure to pack 

them with a standard codec and do not store them in a Qicktime format since 

this may not be compatible with PowerPoint-presentations. 

in order to be able to keep the time schedule, please make sure not to exceed 

the allotted speaking time. 

Information for chairpersons 

this conference is multi-tracked with very little time between sessions or to 

move from one session to another. Please note that it is essential that all chairs 

make sure the speakers strictly adhere to the allotted speaking time in order to 

avoid disadvantages for the next sessions and speakers. 

Information for presenters of posters and digital posters 

your poster should not exceed 90 cm in width and 140 cm in height (portrait 

format!) Mounting material will be provided on site. Please remember your poster 

number, panels will show these numbers. 

all posters will be displayed during the entire congress and should be mounted 

on Thursday, 20 October before the first poster session at 12:00 noon at the 

latest. Posters have to be on display during the whole congress and have to 

be taken down on saturday, 22 October by the end of the congress. Please 

note that all posters which have not been taken down by their presenters will be 

automatically removed. All poster boards are located on the ground floor and 

grouped by topics and poster numbers as indicated on the next page. 

Poster sessions are held on each day. Presenters are requested to be present at 

their poster site during their assigned session.

INFOrMaTION FOr auThOrS/ChaIrPErSONS 

Overview of poster sessions: 

Poster Session 1: Thursday, October 20, 12:00 – 14:00 

P009 – P025 (robotics) 

P044 – P059 (neurophysiology and functional imaging) 

P074 – P079 (dysphagia and tracheostomy Management) 

dP01 – dP09 (digital Posters) 

Poster Session 2: Friday, October 21, 11:30 – 13:30 

P026 – P031 (spinal Cord injury and incontinence) 

P060 – P068 (traumatic brain injury and neurosurgery) 

P080 – P099 (best Practice guidelines and Miscellaneous) 

dP10 – dP18 (digital Posters) 

Poster Session 3: Saturday, October 22, 11:30 – 13:00 

P001 – P008 (Paediatric neurorehabilitation) 

P032 – P043 (neglect, Executive disorders and Vocational rehabilitation) 

P069 – P073 (neuropharmacology and Pain Control) 

P100 – P112 (spasticity) 

Poster prizes 

On occasion of its 25 th anniversary the austrian society of neurorehabilitation 

(Ögnr) awards three prizes at €1,000.- each for the best posters. the award 

ceremony takes place during the closing session on saturday afternoon.

THURSDAY 

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SCIENTIFIC PrOgraMME 


09:00 – 10:30 WORKSHOPS 1 - 3 

WS 1: Use of ICF Domains in Goal Setting and Assessment 

Room Czerny 

Caterina Pistarini (Pavia, italy) 

alessandro giustini (arezzo, italy) 

beatrice aiachini (Pavia, italy) 

WS 2: Pain Control 

Meeting Room 1 

neurophysiology of pain 

giorgio sandrini (Pavia, italy) 

Pharmacological and minimal invasive pain therapy 

Wilfried ilias (Vienna, austria) 

WS 3: Psychotherapy Concepts in Neurorehabilitation 


narrative neurorehabilitation. Why stories matter 

Maria gabriella Ceravolo (ancona, italy) 

the relationship between clinicians and client as a basis for 

successful rehabilitation 

frank humle (Copenhagen, denmark) 

Constructing self after brain injury 

Peter frommelt (berlin, germany)



10:30 – 12:00 WORKSHOPS 4 - 6 

WS 4: Motor control, evidence-based results in upper and 

lower extremities 

Room Czerny 

Volker hömberg (düsseldorf, germany) 

WS 5: Robotics in Neurorehabilitation 


Leopold saltuari (hochzirl/bolzano, austria/italy) 

WS 6: Tracheostomy management – a multidisciplinary 

approach 


antonio schindler (torino,italy) 

Wolfgang schlaegel (basel, switzerland) 

ulrike frank (Potsdam, germany) 

12:00 – 13:00 SATELLITE SYMPOSIUM 1 

Room Lentner 

Prospects in neuromodulation 

kindly sponsored by the society for the study of 

neuroprotection and neuroplasticity (ssnn) 

the Cars trial in stroke: final results 


the CaPtain trial in tbi: Outline and perspectives 

Peter Vos (nijmegen, the netherlands) 

THURSDAY

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12:00 – 14:00 LUNCH & POSTER SESSION 1 

Robotics 

P009 – P025 Robotics 

P044 – P059 Neurophysiology and Functional Imaging 

P074 – P079 Dysphagia and Tracheostomy Management 

P009 

Wrist robot-aided rehabilitation as tool for biomechanical study in chronic stroke 

patients 

s. Mazzoleni, M. filippi, L. Puzzolante, r. Crecchi, M.C. Carrozza, f. Posteraro 

(Pisa, italy) 

P010 

Computer-aided arm rehabilitation - using the Pablo®Plus system 

M. hartwig, a. Kollreider, d. ram (graz, austria) 

P011 

arMLabOr: a new approach in upper limb rehabilitation after stroke. Concept, 

acceptance, utilization and preliminary clinical results 

r. buschfort, s. hesse, a. hess (Olsberg, germany) 

P012 

a new robotic method to train wrist movements of stroke patients 

V. squeri, L. Masia, a. riva, P. Morasso (genova, italy) 

P013 

upper limb rehabilitation with a robotic system in stroke chronic patients: repetitive 

use and long term follow-up 

f. bovolenta, P. sale, M. agosti, P. Clerici, s. Cavazza, M. franceschini (Modena, italy) 

P014 

robot-aided therapy for upper limbs in patients with sub-acute stroke-related 

lesions 

P. sale, r. Lizio, C. del Percio, a. Pucello, f. infarinato, r. Luca, P. Enzo, M. 

franceschini (rome, italy)



P015 

haptic and virtual reality interface for hand rehabilitation in persons with a stroke 

M. agostini, a. turolla, O. daud, s. Paolucci, g. sandrini, P. tonin, r. Oboe 

(Venice, italy) 

P016 

force interactions on an adaptive end-effector gait robot 

C. tomelleri, C. Werner, a. Waldner, s. hesse (bolzano, italy) 

P017 

Rehabilitation of sportsmen with robotic reconstruction walk in the first months 

after spinal cord injury 

V. daminov, E. Zimina, O. uvarova, a. Kuznetsov (Moscow, russia) 

P018 

Combined robotic locomotor training with different end-effector based devices 

on a sub-acute stroke patient: a case report 

V. hochgruber, s. Pulcini, C. tomelleri, s. hesse, a. Waldner (bolzano, italy) 

P019 

a systematic review about the effectiveness of treadmill training with or without 

body-weight-support and/or robot-assistance in persons with multiple sclerosis 

E. swinnen, d. beckwée, d. Pinte, r. Meeusen, J.-P. baeyens, E. Kerckhofs 

(brussles, belgium) 

P020 

bioprogressive postural optimization therapy in patients with neurological diseases 

r.g. bellomo, a. di stefano, V. galati, g. barassi, M. d‘amico, r. saggini 

(Chieti, italy) 

P021 

Weight-bearing distribution recovery after robot-driven gait orthosis training in 

ischemic stroke patients 

Ł. Oleksy, A. Poświata, P. Jureczko, E. Żak, W. Rycerski (Łancut, Poland) 

P022 

robot assisted gait training effects on brain damage subjects‘ balance and 

walking ability 

M. Lauri, V.r. tuulik-Leisi, h. Maas (tallinn, Estonia) 

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P023 

is peroneal electrical stimulation superior to an ankle-foot orthosis in community-dwelling 

patients with a drop foot after stroke? 

a. geurts, r. van swigchem, J. den boer, V. Weerdesteyn (nijmegen, the 

netherlands) 

P024 

functional electrical stimulation in combination with robotic mechanic in patients 

with acute ischemic stroke 

O. uvarova, V. daminov, a. Kuznetsov (Moscow, russia) 

P025 

functional Electrical stimulation (fEs) can contribute to avoid Learned nonuse 

of foot-lifting in ambulatory individuals with hemiparesis after stroke 

t. Winter, b. Quentin (Potsdam, germany) 

Neurophysiology and Functional Imaging 

P044 

increased variability in sub-acute compared to chronic stroke patients when 

investigating short-latency interlimb coordination 

J.f. nielsen, P. stubbs (hammel, denmark) 

P045 

assessment of neural plasticity in robot assisted locomotor training with 

transcranial magnetic stimulation 

n. rybalko, V. daminov, a. Kuznetcov, E. Zimina, O. uvarova (Moscow, russia) 

P046 

stabilometric assessment of the effectiveness of rehabilitation treatment in 

Parkinson’s disease 

g. Paparella, s. rizzi, a. amadio, g. blasa, a. Martinuzzi (Pieve di soligo, italy) 

P047 

the relationship between posturography and gait impairments in stroke patients 

Ł. Oleksy, M. Drużbicki, A. Kwolek, A. Depa, A. Brzozowska-Magoñ, 

G. Przysada (Łancut, Poland)



P048 

application and effects of modulated tMs for recovery of motor arm functions 

after stroke 

W. schupp, M. bentz, K. Pfeifer (herzogenaurach, germany) 

P049 

Effectiveness of transcranial direct current stimulation and mirror illusion on 

motor learning 

a. Matsuo, s. sahara, s. nakahara, y. hatta, M. hiyamizu, h. Maeoka, 

s. Morioka (nara, Japan) 

P050 

Motor neuron excitability after mirror therapy in hemiplegic stroke 

W. Kitisomprayoonkul, s. dahlan (bangkok, thailand) 

P051 

action observation effects on motor cortex excitability in stroke patients: a pilot 

tMs study 

M. Marangon, f. Piccione, M. fedeli, P. tonin (Venice, italy) 

P052 

immediate effects of a self-monitoring exercise on postural stability in healthy 

subjects 

K. yasuda, t. higuchi, t. Kawasaki, r. Watanabe, K. imanaka (tokyo, Japan) 

P053 

aubert effect: neural bases and clinical implications in recalibrating verticality 

perception after stroke 

d. Perennou, a. Marquer, C. reymond, V. Chauvineau, J. barra (grenoble, france) 

P054 

tDCS effect on EEG profile in response to semantic motor anomaly detection 

M. balconi, C. Caldiroli, s. Vitaloni (Milan, italy) 

P055 

sleep and vegetative state: a descriptive polysomnographic study 

g. Maggioni, d. arnaldi, a. Moglia, r. Manni, C. Pistarini (Pavia, italy) 

THURSDAY

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P056 

functional involvement of cerebral cortex in patients with sleep-wake disturbances 

after traumatic brain injury: a tMs study 

s.M. golaszewski, M. seidl, a.b. Kunz, f. Caleri, P. Lochner, s. Cataldo, f. 

gerstenbrand, E. trinka, r. nardone (salzburg, austria) 

P057 

the role of functional Mri in diagnosing severe chronic disorders of consciousness 

s. golaszewski, M. seidl, a.b. Kunz, M. Kronbichler, J. Crone, r. nardone, E. 

trinka, f. gerstenbrand (salzburg, austria) 

P058 

the “Extended Locked-in syndrome” 

f. gerstenbrand, s. golaszewski, M. seidl, a.b. Kunz, r. nardone, g. bauer, 

E. trinka (salzburg, austria) 

P059 

the functional anatomy of motor imagery in stroke 

E. Kraft, M. schaal, d. Lule, E. Koenig, K. scheidtmann (Munich, germany) 

Dysphagia and Tracheostomy Management 

P074 

removal of a tracheal canula as pivotal parameter of successful rehabilitation – 

results of a multi-center database 

f. Müller, J. Kneissl, M. schneider, C. Ledl, E. Walther, E. Wagner-sonntag, 

J. herzog (bad aibling, germany) 

P075 

fenestrated tracheal tubes - an unnecessary risk factor? 

C. Kilga, M. Kofler, L. Saltuari (Hochzirl, Austria) 

P076 

Effects of different therapeutic interventions on spontaneous swallowing 

frequency for tracheotomized patients 

J. Konradi, K. tremel, s. Welschehold (Mainz, germany)



P077 

Kinematic analysis of hyoid bone and Vocal Cord after Laryngeal Electrical 

stimulation therapy in dysphagia 

h. nam, J. beom, b.M. Oh, t.r. han (seoul, south republic of Korea) 

P078 

Management of dysphagia in brain injuries: preliminary data of a multicentric 

italian study 

f. scarponi, g. silvestrelli, C. bertolino, i. trioli, L. iardello, V. Pingue, f. Palmerini, 

f. Corea, a. bellanti, f. Cannillo, P. Previdi, M. Zampolini (foligno, italy) 

P079 

Psychological outcomes of dysphagia and alternative nutritional ways in 

patients with post-acute vascular neurological injury and neurodegenerative 

syndromes 

M. rogina, M. gilardone, M. sozzi, L. Pisani, C. Mariani (Milan, italy) 

Digital Posters 

DP01 – DP09 

for detailed list see digital Poster session 1 on page 26 

12:00 – 13:00 EFNRS Board Meeting 

(European federation of neurorehabilitation societies) 


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13:00 – 13:30 DIGITAL POSTER SESSION 1 

DP01 – DP09 

Room Czerny 

Chair: Othmar schuhfried (Vienna, austria) 

dobrivoje stokic (Jackson, usa), 

Jörg Wissel (beelitz-heilstätten, germany) 

DP01 

the effect of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation on brain injured 

patients with dysphagia 

h.M. Kim, M.h. Chun, s.i. Lee, s.J. Lee, h.J. Kim, s.b. Kim 

(seoul, south republic of Korea) 

DP02 

design and implementation of a telerehabilitation system for the upper limb 

s. baldessarelli, a. Waldner, n. smania, s. hesse, C. Corradini, C. tomelleri 

(bolzano, italy) 

DP03 

assesment of a virtual teacher feedback for the recovery of the upper limb after 

stroke 

C. Zucconi, V. Valt, M. agostini, a. turolla, P. tonin, L. Piron (Venice, italy) 

DP04 

Outcome of traumatic brain injury after decompressive craniectomy and intensive 

rehabilitative treatment 

M. Lippert-grüner, C. Wedekind (bonn, germany) 

DP05 

functional ability of the upper limb after stroke: training the rate of force generation 

of selective movements versus task-related training 

C.i.E. renner, b. Lukats, s. hanna, r. Ludwig, C. brendel, h. hummelsheim 

(Leipzig, germany) 

DP06 

Effects of dynamic sitting interventions with the dynasit chair on tissue oxygenation 

in spinal cord injured individuals 

J. reenalda, P. Van geffen, g. snoek, M. Jannink, M.i. Jzerman, h. rietman 

(Enschede, the netherlands)



DP07 

Sensitivity and specificity of standard senso-motor test inventories when 

applied in the context of post acute neurorehabilitation in patients with spastic 

paresis after stroke 

P. Kossmehl, C. Maertgen, n. Kuhle, E. Weber, r. Mueller-Kuhle, f. speth, 

r. Karl, J. Wissel (beelitz-heilstätten, germany) 

DP08 

short and valid assessment of apraxia in Parkinson’s disease: the apraxia 

screen of tuLia (ast) 

t. Vanbellingen, C. Lungu, g. Lopez, f. baronti, r. Müri, M. hallett, s. bohlhalter 

(bern, switzerland) 

DP09 

a study on the treatment of multimodal neglect by the use of real videos with 

optokinetic stimulation (OKs) in combination with alertness training 

V. Voelzke, s. boceva, a. turek, J. Wiebecke, L. Wischnjak, a. Petershofer 

(holthausen, germany) 

13:00 – 14:00 DGNR BOARD MEETING 

(deutsche gesellschaft für neurorehabilitation) 


14:00 OFFICIAL OPENING OF THE CONGRESS 

Kursaal 

introduction 

Leopold saltuari 

Luis durnwalder 

governor of the Province of south tyrol 

Massimo Casciello 

General Director of Scientific and Technological Research at 

the italian Ministry of health 

richard theiner 

Minister of health for the Province of south tyrol 

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14:30 – 15:30 OPENING LECTURE 

15:30 – 16:00 Coffee break 

Kursaal 

Chair: Leopold saltuari (hochzirl/bolzano, austria/italy) 

a neuroscience curriculum for neurorehabilitation training 

and continuing education improves clinical research and 

patient care 

bruce dobkin (Los angeles, usa) 

16:00 – 17:30 PARALLEL SESSIONS 01 – 03 

PS 01: Neurorehabilitation and Imaging 

Kursaal 

Chair: steven Laureys (Liège, belgium) 

rené Müri (bern, switzerland) 

16:00 – 16:30 brain function in disorders of consciousness 

steven Laureys (Liège, belgium) 

16:30 – 17:00 Mechanisms of recovery after stroke 

rüdiger seitz (düsseldorf, germany) 

17:00 – 17:15 O01 

Predictive value of peripheral stimulation on bOLd activity in 

acute ischemic stroke patients 

Paolo Manganotti, s.f. storti, E. formaggio, M. acler, g. 

Zoccatelli, f. Pizzini, f. alessandrini, P. bovi, a. beltramello, 

g. Moretto, a. fiaschi (Verona, italy) 

17:15 – 17:30 O02 

action observation in neurorehabilitation 

ferdinand binkofski (aachen, germany)



PS 02: Virtual Reality 

Room Lentner 

Chair: alexander geurts (nijmegen, the netherlands) 

friedemann Müller (bad aibling, germany) 

16:00 – 16:20 the use of Wii console for the rehabilitation of upper 

extremities in stroke patients 

dejan b. Popovic, M. Kostic, M.b. Popovic (belgrade, serbia) 

16:20 – 16:40 Virtual reality applications in neurorehabilitation 

friedemann Müller (bad aibling, germany) 

16:40 – 17:00 Virtual rehabilitation 

Kynan Eng (Zurich, switzerland) 

17:00 – 17:15 O03 

Virtual reality training for the rehabilitation of lower limb motor 

dysfunction and neuropathic pain after spinal cord injury 

Michael Villiger, d. bohli, d. Kiper, P. Pyk, n. Estévez, s. 

Kollias, a. Curt, M.-C. hepp-reymond, 

s. hotz-boendermaker, K. Eng (Zurich, switzerland) 

17:15 – 17:30 O04 

restoring of walking with body Weight supported treadmill 

training and virtual reality in subjects with incomplete spinal 

cord injury 

giuliana de Maio, E. bizzarini, L. Chittaro, C. Cisotti, 

C. Malisan, L. Mauro, r. Menosso, C. Moschioni, C. Pinzini, 

r. sioni, a. Zampa (udine, italy) 

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16:00 – 17:30 PS 03: Telerehabilitation 

Room Czerny 

Chair: Paolo tonin (Venice, italy) 

Mauro Zampolini (Perugia, italy) 

16:00 – 16:30 re-building healthcare systems in an era of exponential 

change: role of telerehabilitation 

Mateja de Leonni stanonik (Ljubljana, slovenia) 

16:30 – 17:00 telerehabilitation: challenges and results 

Paolo tonin (Venice, italy) 

17:00 – 17:30 Efficacy of motor telerehabilitation: a review 

andrea turolla (Venice, italy) 

17:30 – 19:00 NATIONAL SOCIETY MEETINGS 

DGNR General Assembly 

(deutsche gesellschaft für neurorehabilitation) 

Room Lentner 

DGNKN General Assembly 

(deutsche gesellschaft für neurotraumatologie und Klinische 

neurorehabilitation e. V.) 

Room Czerny 

award Ceremony and general assembly 

SIRN General Assembly 

(società italiana di riabilitazione neurologica) 


ÖGNR Board Meeting 

(Österreichische gesellschaft für neurorehabilitation) 


19:00 EFNRS GENERAL ASSEMBLY 

(European federation of neurorehabilitation societies) 

Kursaal



07:00 – 08:00 MEET THE PROFESSOR 1 - 3 

MP 1: Early Rehablitation 

Room Czerny 

rehabilitation potential - to hit a hot topic! 

heinrich binder (Vienna, austria) 

Ongoing progress in the assessment of dOC patients and 

their applicability in early rehabilitation 

dana boering (Meerbusch, germany) 

MP 2: Stroke Rehabilitation 


andreas Luft (Zurich, switzerland) 

MP 3: Parkinson Rehabilitation 


Matthias Oechsner (Zihlschlacht, switzerland) 

08:30 – 09:30 KEYNOTE LECTURE 1 


Kursaal 

Chair: horst hummelsheim (Leipzig, germany) 

neurorehabilitation after stroke: current evidence and future 

directions 

gert Kwakkel (amsterdam, the netherlands) 

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PS 04: Neuropsychology 

Kursaal 

Chair: stefano Cappa (Milan, italy) 

stephanie Clarke (Lausanne, switzerland) 

10:00 – 10:30 hemispatial neglect: treatment with noninvasive cortical 

stimulation 

thomas nyffeler (bern, switzerland) 

10:30 – 11:00 anosognosia for hemiplegia: from treatment to mechanisms 

aikaterini fotopoulou (London, united Kingdom) 

11:00 – 11:15 Confabulation, disorientation and reality filtering – an update 

armin schnider (geneva, switzerland) 

11:15 – 11:30 Language rehabilitation 

stefano Cappa (Milan, italy) 

PS 05: Mechanical Devices in Neurorehabiliation 

Room Lentner 

Chair: Marco franceschini (rome, italy) 

robert riener (Zurich, switzerland) 

10:00 – 10:30 End-effector based machines in stroke rehabilitation: what is 

the evidence? (lower and upper limbs) 

stefan hesse (berlin, germany), andreas Waldner (bolzano, italy) 

10:30 – 11:00 Exoskeletal arm robotics for stroke rehabilitation: what are the 

chances? 


11:00 – 11:30 robot-assisted therapy for upper limb in sub-acute stroke 

patients: a randomized control trial 

Marco franceschini (rome, itlay)



PS 06: Round Table - Neurorehabilitation in Europe: 

Representatives of National Societies 

Room Czerny 

Chair: alessandro giustini (arezzo, italy) 

Manfred freimüller (hermagor, austria) 

giorgio sandrini (Pavia, italy) 

gert Kwakkel (amsterdam, the netherlands) 

daniel Zutter (Zihlschlacht, switzerland) 

Michael barnes (north shields, united Kingdom) 

horst hummelsheim (Leipzig, germany) 

Eberhard Koenig (bad aibling, germany) 

Victor schklovsky (Moscow, russia) 


Intrathecal baclofen treatment 

sponsored by Medtronic 

Kursaal 

itb: indications, objectives & functional recovery in low 

and high function patients 


Early implant of intrathecal baclofen in acquired brain injury 

federico Posteraro (Pisa, italy) 

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Ground floor 

P026 – P031 Spinal Cord Injury and Incontinence 

P060 – P068 Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurosurgery 

P080 - P099 Best Practice Guidelines and Miscellaneous 

Spinal Cord Injury and Incontinence 

P026 

results of a retrospective study: 25 new cases with sCi (tetraplegics) in three 

years (2008-2010) out of which 2 with post-traumatic syringomyelia (Pts) 

s. sivetidou, t. Loizidis, i. saramantos, f. armakola, M. segredou, E. bakas 

(athens, greece) 

P027 

a descriptive epidemiological study of spinal cord injury of 3 years (2008-2010) 

t. Loizidis, s. sivetidou, C. Mihut, a. Kotroni, a. Kaplas, E. bakas (athens, greece) 

P028 

tibialis posterior electrical stimulation (tPEs) in faecal and urinary incontinence 

in a patient with myelomeningocele. a case report 

E. Orejas Monfort, a. López Jiménez, E. López dolado, M.a. Castrillo amores 

(Madrid, spain) 

P029 

treatment of faecal incontinence in a patient with cauda equina syndrome 

E. Orejas Monfort, a. Lopez Jimenez, M.L. Medina fernández (Madrid, spain) 

P030 

neurogenic bladder in multiple sclerosis 

E. Orejas Monfort, a. López Jiménez, M.a. Castrillo amores (Madrid, spain) 

P031 

neurogenic bowel in multiple sclerosis 

E. Orejas Monfort, a. López Jiménez, M.a. Castrillo amores (Madrid, spain)



Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurosurgery 

P060 

two years outcome and the level of professional reintegration after severe 

traumatic brain injury 

M. Lippert-grüner (bonn, germany) 

P061 

nonverbal therapeutic techniques in rehabilitation of individuals surviving 

traumatic and non-traumatic brain injuries 

t. gueye (Prague, Czech republic) 

P062 

Communicative deficit in traumatic brain injured patients: analysis of errors 

r. angeleri, M. Zettin, K. sacco, b.g. bara, f.M. bosco (turin, italy) 

P063 

tissue oxygen measurement for patients with severe brain injury as a part of 

multimodal monitoring: case reports 

r. gal, M. slezak, f. Otevrel, E. strazevska, M. Colonova (brno, Czech republic) 

P064 

Patients with intracerebral bleeding (iCb) plus hemicraniectomy (hC) or 

extraventricular drainage (EVd) / ventriculoperipheral shunt (VPs) have a good 

rehabilitation prognosis 

J. Jania, t. rommel, a.E.L. hartmann (Cologne, germany) 

P065 

rehabilitation of complex organic brain syndromes. first experience with deep 

brain stimulation (dbs) 

t. rommel, d. Lenartz, a. hartmann, V. sturm (Cologne, germany) 

P066 

Early rehabilitation in neurosurgery. results of a survey 

s. Welschehold, r. röder, J. Konradi (Mainz, germany) 

P067 

Long term rehabilitation of patients with disorientation and executive disorders 

due to acquired brain damage is effective 

s. bamborschke, u. Lenk, s. schlichting, s. Wenda, V. schmidt (berlin, germany) 

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P068 

Patients with malignant brain infarction and hemicraniectomy benefit 

from early rehabilitation 

a.E.L. hartmann, t. rommel, s. blarr (Cologne, germany) 

Best Practice Guidelines and Miscellaneous 

P080 

Mirror therapy for improving motor function after stroke - a systematic 

review carried out using Cochrane methodology 

h. thieme, J. Mehrholz, M. Pohl, J. behrens, C. dohle (Kreischa, germany) 

P081 

stroke rehabilitation outcome after thrombolysis 

E. urban, s. Vasarhelyi-toth (budapest, hungary) 

P082 

improvement of motor performance of upper limb by action observation 

therapy in stroke patients 

M. ikeoka, n. tokunaga, y. tezuka, a. Matsuo (Osaka, Japan) 

P083 

the assessment battery for communication: parallel forms for use 

in clinical settings 

f. bosco, r. angeleri, b. bara, M. Zuffranieri, K. sacco (turin, italy) 

P084 

Pragmatic assessment: the normative study of the assessment 

battery for communication 

i. gabbatore, r. angeleri, K. sacco, b.g. bara, f.M. bosco (turin, italy) 

P085 

Risk stratification for two-months dependence on ambulation in acute 

stroke patients: classification and regression tree analysis 

b. bernardini, s. ghirmai, g. Cerina, C. Corsini, M. Pagani, s. Marcheselli, 

C. Meinecke (rozzano, italy)



P086 

Educational model for promoting interest in physiatry among medical students: 

effect on awareness, enthusiasm, and motivation towards physiatric careers 

b. adeyemo, f. hameed, d. Weiss, n. Jain, C. spears, h. Chae (boston, usa) 

P087 

iCf-supported goal setting in neurorehabilitation helps in focussing on the 

domains interaction (d7) and social life (d9) in individual goal setting 

K. fheodoroff, g. tautscher-basnett, M. freimueller (hermagor, austria) 

P088 

The Austrian neurorehabilitation curriculum: first experiences 

K. fheodoroff, b. Mamoli, h. binder (hermagor, austria) 

P089 

assessment of trunk impairment in neuromuscular diseases: validity and 

reliability of trunk impairment scale and trunk control test 

y. Parlak demir, M. Kilinç, s. aksu yildirim, E. tan (ankara, turkey) 

P090 

Validity of video analysis to evaluate the effect of botulinum toxin a injection on 

the upper extremity functions in stroke patients 

W.J. Kim, W. Kumthornthip, b.M. Oh, E.J. yang, n.J. Paik 

(seoul, south republic of Korea) 

P091 

When might a cane be necessary for walking following a stroke? 

d. Perennou, b. guillebastre, b. sibille, a. Chrispin, P. rougier (grenoble, france) 

P092 

is locomotor training with body weight support better for walking than 

classical intensive neurorehabilitation? Controversies 

d. bartko, E. Ziakova, i. Combor, Z. Priesolova, Z. gombosova 

(ruzomberok, slovakia) 

P093 

arts in hOsPitaL. new philosophy in the management of patients 

D. Bartko, H. Binder, K. von Wild, I. Combor, Z. Gombosova, E. Žiakova 

(ruzomberok, slovakia) 

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P094 

department for acute geriatric and remobilisation under the direction of a specialist 

of physical medicine and rehabilitation in the context with neurogeriatric 

remobilisation 

C. angleitner, P. heise, s. traussnigg, P. golmayer, i. reiter (ried, austria) 

P095 

association of multiple sclerosis to other autoimmune disorders 

E. Orejas Monfort, M.a. Castrillo amores, a. López Jiménez (Madrid, spain) 

P096 

Low-cost treatment options in stroke rehabilitation 

s. hesse, C. Werner, a. bardeleben (berlin, germany) 

P097 

Cognitive rehabilitation through a web site 

a. gioacchino (Milan, italy) 

P098 

acquired brain injuries and tele-rehabilitation in umbria: feasibility study on a 

consecutive in-hospital population (2009-2010) 

f. Cannillo, d. Pisano, f. Corea, f. scarponi, a. Proietti, P. brustenghi, 

E. todeschini, M. Zampolini (foligno, italy) 

P099 

nursing education - skillslab at the neurological rehabilitation 

W. brunner (innsbruck, austria) 

Digital Posters 

DP10 – DP18 

for detailed list see digital Poster session 2 on the next page



12:30 – 13:00 DIGITAL POSTER SESSION 2 

DP10 – DP18 

Room Czerny 

Chair: Eberhard Koenig (bad aibling, germany) 

stuart yablon (Edmonton, Canada) 

DP10 

functional electrical stimulation assisted cycling – therapeutic effects on 

patients with subacute hemiparesis after stroke 

C. Krewer, P. bauer, E. Koenig, f. Müller (bad aibling, germany) 

DP11 

two alternative approaches to treat pusher behaviour following stroke 

J. bergmann, C. Krewer, K. rieß, f. Müller, K. Jahn, E. Koenig (bad aibling, germany) 

DP12 

Efficacy and safety of a hip flexion assist orthosis in adult hemiplegic 

stroke patients 

s. Carda, a. baricich, M. invernizzi, g. Cognolato, C. Cisari (novara, italy) 

DP13 

iM-hirob: robotic hippotherapy or improvement of impaired trunk function - 

preliminary results 

A. Mayr, M. Barth, M. Kofler, L. Saltuari (Hochzirl, Austria) 

DP14 

body-weight-supported treadmill walking in persons with multiple sclerosis and 

in healthy subjects: 3d-kinematics of the trunk and pelvis 

E. swinnen, J.-P. baeyens, r. Clijsen, s. ilsbroukx, b. gebara, 

J. Van nieuwenhoven, h. demeyer, i. hauchecorne, r. Meeusen, E. Kerckhofs 

(brussels, belgium) 

DP15 

Quantitative evaluation of the deficit of the hand position sense in stroke patients 

V. squeri, a. basteris, J. Zenzeri, P. giannoni, P. Morasso (genova, italy) 

DP16 

does Erd correlate with the strength of impairment after stroke? 

V. Kaiser, f. Pichiorri, f. de Vico fallani, d. Mattia, g r. Müller-Putz, C. neuper 

(graz, austria) 

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DP17 

a mental imagery fMri paradigm can predict recovery of consciousness in 

patients in a vegetative or minimally conscious state 

a. Markl, d. Vogel, t. yu, s. Lang, b. Kotchoubey, f. Müller (bad aibling, germany) 

DP18 

Vertebral hydatidosis as cause of spinal Cord injury (sCi): a case report 

E. Orejas Monfort, M.a. Castrillo amores (Madrid, spain) 


PS 07: Acquired Brain Injury 

Kursaal 

Chair: Paolo boldrini (treviso, italy) 


13:30 – 14:00 acquired brain injury and quality of life 

rita formisano (rome, italy) 

14:00 – 14:30 traumatic brain injury: progress in protection and plasticity 


14:30 – 15:00 O05 

the italian national registry for severe acquired brain injury: 

first data. 

Antonio de Tanti, R. Avesani, M. Khansefid, R. Formisano, P. 

boldrini, M. Zampolini, s. ferro (fontanellato, italy) 

PS 08: European Curriculum 

Room Lentner 

Chair: bruce dobkin (Los angeles, usa) 

13:30 – 13:50 towards a European curriculum for postgraduate training in 


Claudio Corradini (brunico, italy) 

13:50 – 14:30 Proposal for a pan-European curriculum for postgraduate 

training in neurorehabilitation 


14:30 – 15:00 discussion



PS 09: Peripheral Nerve Rehabilitation 

Room Czerny 

Chair: heinrich binder (Vienna, austria) 

Claudia Meinecke (Merano, italy) 

13:30 – 14:15 rehabilitation of brachial plexus injuries in adults and children 

nicola smania (Verona, italy) 

14:15 – 15:00 Peripheral nerve rehabilitation between repair and alleviation 

of suffering 

heinrich binder (Vienna, austria) 



PS 10: Best Practice in Neurorehabilitation 

Kursaal 

Chair: gert Kwakkel (amsterdam, the netherlands) 

thomas Platz (greifswald, germany) 

15:30 – 16:05 best practice guideline and clinical pathway formation for 


thomas Platz (greifswald, germany) 

16:05 – 16:40 best practice guidelines for restoration of stance and gait 

after stroke: first results from the DGNR study group 

Klaus Martin stephan (Meerbusch, germany) 

16:40 – 17:00 O06 

best practice guidance for the development of exercise 

after stroke services in community settings in the uK 

frederike van Wijck, C. best, J. dennis, s. dinan-young, 

M. smith, M. donaghy, h. fraser g. Mead (glasgow, uK) 

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15:30 – 17:00 PS 11: Highlights of submitted abstracts 1 

Room Lentner 

Chair: Carmelo Lentino (Pietraligure, italy) 

Jan Mehrholz (Kreischa, germany) 

15:30 – 15:40 O07 

Promoting brain-computer interface technology for stroke 

rehabilitation 

f. Pichiorri, f. de Vico fallani, g. Morone, f. Cincotti, M. 

Molinari, d. Mattia (rome, italy) 

15:40 – 15:50 O08 

Meta-analysis of the impact of repetitive transcranial 

magnetic stimulation and transcranial direct stimulation on 

stroke patients 

b. adeyemo, d. Macea, f. fregni (boston, usa) 

15:50 – 16:00 O09 

Combined transcranial direct current stimulation and robot- 

assisted arm training in subacute stroke patients 

a. Waldner, C. Werner, J. Mehrholz, C. tomelleri, M. Pohl, 

s. hesse (bolzano, italy) 

16:00 - 16:10 O10 

a novel robot-assisted upper-limb rehabilitation program in 

acute management of post-stroke patients: a randomized 

controlled trial 

s. Masiero, M. armani, g. ferlini, a. Chiasera, g. rosati, a. 

rossi, C. ferraro (Padova, italy) 

16:10 – 16:20 O11 

Loss of independent joint control in acute stroke quantified 

by the aCt3d system 

a. Kottink, M. Ellis, g. Prange, h. rietman, J. buurke, J. 

dewald (Enschede, the netherlands) 

16:20 – 16:30 O12 

stimulation of the proprioceptive system in neurorehabilitation 

s.M. golaszewski, M. seidl, a.b. Kunz, M. Christova, E. gal- 

lasch, r. nardone, f. gerstenbrand, E. trinka (salzburg, austria)



16:30 – 16:40 O13 

impairment of the rightsided homologous broca-area by 

repetitive transcranial magnet stimulation (rtMs) in patients 

with aphasia due to leftsided brain infarct leads to improve- 

ment of regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF) and speech 

performance 

a.E.L. hartmann, i. rubi-fessen, n. Weiduschat, t. rommel, 

P. Kessler, W.d. heiß (Cologne, germany) 

16:40 – 16:50 O14 

Post-stroke fMri, a comparison of bOLd, cerebral blood 

flow, and cerebral blood volume responses 

J. blicher, C. stagg, J. O‘shea, L. Østergaard, b. Macintosh, 

h. Johansen-berg, P. Jezzard, M. donahue (aarhus, denmark) 

16:50 – 17:00 O15 

Plasticity and response to action observation: a longitudinal 

fMri study in patients with subcortical stroke 

i. brunner, J.s. skouen, L. Ersland, K. hugdahl, r. grüner 

(bergen, norway) 

15:30 – 17:00 PS 12: Neurophysiology 

Room Czerny 

Chair: roberto dattola (Messina, italy) 

Markus Kofler (Hochzirl, Austria) 

15:30 – 16:00 brain-computer interface: a new assistive device for 

communication and control? 

gernot Müller-Putz (graz, austria) 

16:00 – 16:30 functional reorganisation of cortical movement 

representations in motor learning 

Wolf Müllbacher (Vienna, austria) 

16:30 – 16:45 O16 

the effect of postural stability on motor evoked potentials of 

the activated hand is differently affected by cortical versus 

subcortical strokes 

Caroline i. E. renner, s. hanna, n. Engelmann, 

h. hummelsheim (Leipzig, germany) 

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16:45 – 17:00 O17 

action observation and motor imagery during immobilization: 

same or different effects? 

Michela bassolino, M. bove , V. Pippo, t. Pozzo, L.fadiga 

(genova, italy) 


20:30 GALA DINNER 

Robotic therapy 

sponsored by hocoma 

Room Lentner 

Chair: andreas Luft (Zurich, switzerland) 

neuroscience-based robotic therapy? 

andreas Luft (Zurich, switzerland) 

the future of rehabilitation robotics 


robots in practice 

andreas Mayr (hochzirl, austria) 

Kursaal



07:00 – 08:00 MEET THE PROFESSOR 4 - 6 

MP 4: Traumatic Brain Injury 

Room Czerny 

diffuse axonal injury 


the rehabilitation of severe spasticity 


MP 5: Multiple Sclerosis 


Serafin Beer (Valens, Switzerland) 

MP 6: Spasticity - multiprofessional management 


Management of spasticity in spinal cord injury and multiple sclerosis 

anthony Ward (north staffordshire, united Kingdom) 

Management of spasticity in acquired brain injury 

Jörg Wissel (beelitz, germany) 



Kursaal 

Chair: Volker hömberg (düsseldorf, germany) 

neuromodulation 

Leonardo Cohen (bethesda, usa) 

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10:00 – 11:30 PARALLEL SESSIONS 13 - 15 

PS 13: Neurosurgery 

Kursaal 

Chair: franz gerstenbrand (Vienna, austria) 

Klaus von Wild (Münster, germany) 

10:00 – 10:30 hrQOL and social re-entry following brain damage. Lessons 

from the international QOLibri -hrQOL assessment tool survey 

Klaus von Wild (Münster, germany) 

10:30 – 11:00 neurosurgery and neuromodulation in neurorehabilitation 

Wilhelm Eisner (innsbruck, austria) 

11:00 – 11:30 Ct-perfusion evaluation of cerebral haemodynamics pre- and 

post-cranioplasty 

andreas schwarz (bolzano, italy) 

PS 14: Neuropharmacology 

Room Lentner 

Chair: Leopold saltuari (hochzirl/bolzano, austria/italy) 

Paolo tonin (Venice, italy) 

10:00 – 10:40 Pharmacological treatment approaches in diminished state of 

consciousness 

federico Posteraro (Volterra, italy) 

10:40 – 11:15 Is there a place for specific pharmacological agents in 

neurorehabilitation? 


11:15 – 11:30 O18 

does L-dopa long-term administration induce dyskinesia in 

patients with brain injury and stroke? 

Hanns Peter Engl, M. Kofler, E. Quirbach, L. Saltuari (Hochzirl, 

austria)



PS 15: Pediatric Neurorehabilitation 

Room Czerny 

Chair: adriano ferrari (reggio Emilia, italy) 

Kristina Müller (Meerbusch, germany) 

10:00 – 10:25 action observation training - a new tool for child rehabilitation 

adriano ferrari (reggio Emilia, italy) 

10:25 – 10:50 robot-assisted rehabilitation for children: has the future 

already started? 

andreas Meyer-heim (allfoltern am albis, switzerland) 

10:50 – 11:15 structural and functional imaging in congenital hemiparesis 

Martin staudt (Vogtareuth, germany) 

11:15 – 11:30 O19 

Validity and reliability of easy-to-apply hand function and 

capacity tests in children with cerebral palsy 

huub J. a. van hedel, K. Wick (Zurich, switzerland) 


Ground floor 

Pediatric Neurorehabilitation 

P001 – P008 Pediatric Neurorehabilitation 

P032 – P043 Neglect, Executive Disorders and 

Vocational Rehabilitation 

P069 – P073 Neuropharmacology and Pain Control 

P100 – P112 Spasticity 

P001 

6 months outcome after severe accidental hypothermia and cardiac arrest in 7 

teenagers 

L. agersnap, M. Wanscher, J. stjernholm, t. Lyngbye, J.f. nielsen (hammel, denmark) 

SATURDAY

SATURDAY 

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P002 

EEg biofeedback as a new promising method in neurorehabilitation in slovakia 

E. Ziakova, d. bartko, s. Klobucka (bratislava, slovakia) 

P003 

assessment of balance impairments in children treated for posterior cavity 

brain tumors 

Ł. Oleksy, P. Jureczko, T. Łosień (Łancut, Poland) 

P004 

Evaluation of the effects of gait training with the use of active orthosis in a 

randomized group of children with cerebral palsy 

M. druzbicki, W. rusek, J. dudek, M. szczepanik, s. snela, M. bonikowski, 

a. Czernuszenko, E. Zak (rzeszów, Poland) 

P005 

Effect of robotic-assisted treadmill training (ratt) on gait and gross motor 

functions in patients with spastic cerebral palsy 

s. Klobucka, M. Kováè, E. Ziaková (bratislava, slovakia) 

P006 

impact of different walking speeds, levels of body-weight support and intensity 

instructions on leg muscle activity in children during Lokomat training 

K. bruetsch, f. renaud-dit-Louise, h. van hedel (affoltern am albis, switzerland) 

P007 

Validity and reliability of timed walking tests in children with neurological movement 

disorders 

h.J.a. van hedel, M. Leuenberger, C. Letsch (affoltern am albis, switzerland) 

P008 

treatment of urinary incontinence in a patient with anoxic encephalopathy 

E. Orejas Monfort, a. Lopez Jimenez, M.L. Medina fernández (Madrid, spain)



Neglect, Executive Disorders and Vocational Rehabilitation 

P032 

Music therapy of neglect-syndrome after stroke: functional and 

psychodynamic therapy approach 

b. roelcke, a. Lorz-Zitzmann, h. fausch, t. Ettlin (rheinfelden, switzerland) 

P033 

new approaches to the treatment of neglect: transcranial magnetic stimulation 

E. Muñoz Marrón, D. Redolar-Ripoll, M. Boixadós, L.l. Andreu (Barcelona, Spain) 

P034 

Effectiveness of visuo-spatial training in reducing hemispatial neglect: 

a retrospective study on 514 stroke patients 

C. guariglia, a. Matano, P. Zoccolotti (rome, italy) 

P035 

Effects of left-cathodal, repetitive galvanic vestibular stimulation on neglect 

and pusher behavior - a single case study 

K. Volkening, i. Keller (bad aibling, germany) 

P036 

Vision-for-perception and vision-for-action in unilateral neglect: implications 

for rehabilitation 

M. balconi, d. Crivelli, C. ferrari, M. sozzi, L. Pisani (Milan, italy) 

P037 

Localization of lesions and recovery of unilateral spatial neglect in stroke 

patients: experimental study in right brain damage 

C. Fonte, V. Varalta, M. Gandolfi, E. Bigozzi, A. Cantagallo, G. Zanette, 

M. trentin, s. tamburin, a. Picelli, a. fiaschi, n. smania (Verona, italy) 

P038 

dual task and gait analysis in patients with mild cognitive impairment 

a. nascimbeni, M. rigano, s. Caruso, a. salatino, M. Carenza, a. raviolo, 

r. ricci (torino, italy) 

P039 

Can the cognitive rehabilitation facilitate the motor rehabilitation in 

Parkinson disease? 

C. Perin, C.M. Cornaggia, C.g. Cerri (Monza, italy) 

SATURDAY

SATURDAY 

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P040 

anxiety disorder and rtMs effect on left dLPfC in memory retrieval process 

M. balconi, C. ferrari (Milan, italy) 

P041 

Components of neuropsychological rehabilitation of patients with brain injuries 

O. uvarova, V. daminov, i. Kulikova, a. Kuznetsov (Moscow, russia) 

P042 

stroke and psychiatric events 

C.M. Cornaggia, M. beghi, g. brambilla, r. Meroni, C. Perin, f. Peroni, 

J. santambrogio (Milan, italy) 

P043 

rehabilitation psychology: an essential discipline in neurorehabilitation 

E. Kerckhofs, C. Lafosse (brussels, belgium) 

Neuropharmacology and Pain Control 

P069 

Mobility and falls in patients with advanced Parkinson’s disease after switching 

to continuous intraduodenal levodopa/carbidopa infusion therapy during 


V. tomantschger, g. tautscher-basnett, M. freimueller (hermagor, austria) 

P070 

antiepileptic drugs for acute and chronic symptomatic epilepsy in patients with 

acute hemorrhagic brain injury. is there any effect? a revision of the literature 

and a proposal of a multicentre study 

C.M. Cornaggia, E. beghi, g. brambilla, C. Perin, J. santambrogio, M. beghi 

(Milan, italy) 

P071 

do not give up: long time rehabilitation plus plasmapheresis in a patient with 

limbic encephalopathy due to anti-nMda-receptor antibodies results in normalization 

of clinical condition 

a.E.L. hartmann, t. Mathaeus, s. harnier, M. frost, t. rommel (Cologne, germany)



P072 

restless leg syndrome in patients with spinal cord injury 

M. barrio, h. Kumru, E. Portell, J. benito, M. Vallès, J. santamaría, J. Vidal 

(barcelona, spain) 

P073 

Pain in multiple sclerosis 

E. Orejas Monfort, M.a. Castrillo amores, a. López Jiménez (Madrid, spain) 

Spasticity 

P100 

highly paretic patients within four to six weeks after stroke: an early botulinum 

Toxin A treatment may prevent a disabling finger flexor spasticity six months later 

s. hesse, h. Mach, s. behrend, s. fröhlich, i. Melzer, C. Werner (berlin, germany) 

P101 

functional goal attainment in patients with spasticity of the hand and wrist 

following stroke: the bOtOx® economic spasticity trial (bEst) 

J. Wissel, a. Ward, J. borg, n. Wright (beelitz-heilstätten, germany) 

P102 

functional effects of botulinum toxin treatment and subsequent stretching of 

spastic calf muscles: a study in patients with hereditary spastic paraparesis (hsP) 

a. geurts, M. de niet, V. Weerdesteyn (nijmegen, the netherlands) 

P103 

spasticity in Multiple sclerosis 

E. Orejas Monfort, a. Lopez Jimenez, M.a. Castrillo amores (Madrid, spain) 

P104 

high doses of botulinum toxin type a (btx-a) in the treatment of severe muscle 

spasticity 

g. ianieri, a. Manigrasso, L. Mastromauro, E. romanelli, r. Marvulli (bari, italy) 

P105 

high dose of botulinum toxin type a in the treatment of adult post-stroke spasticity 

d. intiso, V. simone, a. santamato, P. fiore, f. di rienzo, M. basciani 

(san giovanni rotondo, italy) 

SATURDAY

SATURDAY 

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P106 

neurorehabilitation of a patient with pyramidal syndrome onset after hCV 

treatment with interferon 2a and ribavirin 

M. Loi, d. bossi, E. giovanazzi, a. Magistroni, M. Viggiano, L. Ciuffreda, 

E.C. barosio, a. Zaliani (Pavia, italy) 

P107 

Comparison of different methods for assessment of spasticity 

R. Kiechl, A. Mayr, L. Saltuari, T. Haslwanter, M. Kofler (Linz, Austria) 

P108 

use of inertial sensors to evaluate spasticity: need of a new tool in vegetative 

state patients? 

g. Maggioni, a. aiachini, i. sterpi, r. Colombo, C. Pistarini (Pavia, italy) 

P109 

Comparison to selected rehabilitation techniques used for decreasing 

muscle tonus 

P. sifta, V. bittner (Prague, Czech republic) 

P110 

Clinical risk management in intrathecal baclofen therapy 

G. D‘Aleo, C. Rifici, E. Sessa, L. Saltuari, P. Bramanti, M. Kofler (Messina, Italy) 

P111 

Catheter tip location for intrathecal baclofen infusion in spinal cord injury 

a. Viaene, E. Crombez, E. baert, g. hallaert, g. Vanderstraeten (ghent, belgium) 

P112 

itb (intrathecal baclofen) therapy in vegetative state patients with spasticity 

and vegetative crisis 

g. Maggioni, C. fassio, b. Cazzulani, C. Pistarini (Pavia, italy)



11:30 – 13:00 ARGE ALP MEETING 


Chair: Karl Kob (bolzano, italy) 

Presentation of the European Curriculum in neurorehabilitation 

13:00 – 14:30 PARALLEL SESSIONS 16 - 18 

PS 16: Cellular Treatments 

Kursaal 

Chair: ulrich bogdahn (regensburg, germany) 

Placido bramanti (Messina, italy) 

13:00 – 13:20 stem cell niches of the Cns: Cellular and molecular targets in 

neurodegeneration and ageing 

Ludwig aigner (salzburg, austria) 

13:20 – 13:40 restorative therapies following spinal cord injury 

norbert Weidner (heidelberg, germany) 

13:40 – 14:00 regenerative therapy after stroke 

sandra boy (regensburg, germany) 

14:00 – 14:20 initial observations on regenerative treatment in aLs 

ulrich bogdahn (regensburg, germany) 

14:20 – 14:30 discussion 

SATURDAY

SATURDAY 

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13:00 – 14:40 PS 17: Highlights of submitted abstracts 2 

Room Lentner 

Chair: roberto Marenzi (Padova, italy) 

anselm reiners (Munich, germany) 

13:00 – 13:10 O20 

assessment of the necessities of persons with initially severe 

traumatic brain injuries about assistance of another person in 

activities of daily living 

Ž. Bakran, D. Tršinski, I. Dubroja, M. Varjaèiæ, S. Butkoviæ 

soldo (Krapinske toplice, Croatia) 

13:10 – 13:20 O21 

impact of participation on rehabilitation results: a multivariate 

study 

s. Paolucci, a. di Vita, r. Massicci, M. traballesi, C. guariglia 

(rome, italy) 

13:20 – 13:30 O22 

rehabiltation in elderly patients after stroke: is pain a 

manageable problem? 

L. akhmadeeva, V. tunik (ufa, russia) 

13:30 – 13:40 O23 

Clinical, electromyographic and radiological characterisation 

of Pisa syndrome in a group of subjects with Parkinson disease 

C. tassorelli, E. alfonsi, C. Pacchetti, a. Pichiecchio, 

M. allena, g. nappi, E. Martignoni, g. sandrini (Pavia, italy) 

13: 40 – 13:50 O24 

Can Mirror therapy be affected by neglect? 

M. sozzi, d. dinacci, L. Veronelli, V. ginex, f. Clerici, L. Pisani, 

C. Mariani (Milan, italy) 

13:50 – 14:00 O25 

Intensive aphasia therapy - first results of the Sunnaas 

constraint induced language therapy program 

f. becker, M. Kirmess, L. gunther, a.K. hvistendahl 

(nesoddtangen, norway)



14:00 – 14:10 O26 

Preliminary results of a comparison of reach training using 

rehab games and conventional exercises on arm movement 

ability in chronic stroke patients 

g. Prange, a. Kottink, t. Krabben, J. rietman, J. buurke 

(Enschede, the netherlands) 

14:10 – 14:20 O27 

is psychopathology directly related to the severity of an acute 

organic event? 

C.M. Cornaggia, r. Meroni, M. beghi, g. brambilla, 

C.g. Cerri, M. Clerici, f. dossena, C. Perin, f. Peroni, 

J. santambrogio (Milan, italy) 

14:20 – 14:30 O28 

Quality of life in Parkinson’s disease: the role of depression 

and coping style 

E. Kerckhofs, L. harnie (brussels, belgium) 

14:30 – 14:40 O29 

Munchausen or Munchausen by proxy? Paraplegia in an 

adolescent. a case report 

E. Orejas Monfort, E. López dolado, M.V. Quintas arribas 

(Madrid, spain) 

SATURDAY

SATURDAY 

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13:00 – 14:30 PS 18: Neuromodulation 

Room Czerny 

Chair: Milan dimitrijevic (Ljubljana, slovenia) 

Walter Paulus (göttingen, germany) 

13:00 – 13:20 transcranial stimulation techniques for controlled 

neuromo dulation 

Walter Paulus (göttingen, germany) 

13:20 – 13:40 Non invasive brain stimulation for rehabilitation of motor deficits 

Joachim Liepert (allensbach, germany) 

13:40 – 14:00 non invasive brain stimulation in cognitive neurorehabilitation 

Carlo Miniussi (brescia, itlay) 

14:00 – 14:20 Spinal cord stimulation for sufficient control of spasticity in 

upper motor neuron diseases 

Michaela Pinter (Vienna, austria) 

14:20 – 14:30 discussion 



Kursaal 

Chair: giorgio sandrini (Pavia, italy) 

action observation treatment: a new approach in 


giovanni buccino (Parma, italy) 

16:00 – 16:30 CLOSING SESSION 

Kursaal 

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Aiachini, Beatrice 

beatrice.aiachini@fsm.it 

(Pavia, italy) 

Aigner, Ludwig 

ludwig.aigner@pmu.ac.at 

(salzburg, austria) 

Barnes, Michael 

m.p.barnes@btinternet.com 

(north shields, uK) 

Beer, Serafin 

s.beer@klinik-valens.ch 

(Valens, switzerland) 

Binder, Heinrich 

heinrich.binder@wienkav.at 

(Vienna, austria) 

Boering, Dana 

boering@stmtk.de 

(Essen, germany) 

Bogdahn, Ulrich 

ulrich.bogdahn@medbo.de 

(regensburg, germany) 

Boldrini, Paolo 

paolo.boldrini@ospedalemotta.it 

(treviso, italy) 

Boy, Sandra 

sandra.boy@medbo.de 

(regensburg, germany) 

Bramanti, Placido 

bramanti.dino@gmail.com 

(Messina, italy) 

Buccino, Giovanni 

buccino@unicz.it 

(Parma, italy) 

Cappa, Stefano 

cappa.stefano@hsr.it 

(Milan, italy) 

Ceravolo, Maria Gabriella 

m.g.ceravolo@univpm.it 

(ancona, italy) 

Clarke, Stephanie 

stephanie.clarke@chuv.ch 

(Lausanne, switzerland) 

Cohen, Leonardo 

cohenl@ninds.nih.gov 

(bethesda, usa) 

Corradini, Claudio 

claudio.corradini@sb-bruneck.it 

(brunico, italy) 

Dattola, Roberto 

roberto.dattola@unime.it 

(Messina, italy) 

de Leonni Stanonik, Mateja 

mateja.deleonni@gmail.com 

(Ljubljana, slovenia) 

Dimitrijevic, Milan 

lepasrna@hotmail.com 

(Ljubljana, slovenia) 

Dobkin, Bruce 

bdobkin@mednet.ucla.edu 

(Los angeles, usa) 

Eisner, Wilhelm 

wilhelm.eisner@uki.at 

(innsbruck, austria) 

Eng, Kynan 

kynan@ini.phys.ethz.ch 

(Zurich, switzerland) 

Ferrari, Adriano 

adriano.ferrari@unimore.it 

(reggio Emilia, italy) 

Formisano, Rita 

r.formisano@hsantalucia.it 

(rome, italy)


Fotopoulou, Aikaterini 

a.fotopoulou@kcl.ac.uk 

(London, uK) 

Franceschini, Marco 

marco.franceschini@sanraffaele.it 

(rome, italy) 

Frank, Ulrike 

ufrank@uni-potsdam.de 

(Potsdam, germany) 

Freimüller, Manfred 

manfred.freimueller@gailtal-klinik.at 

(hermagor, austria) 

Frommelt, Peter 

p.frommelt@asklepios.com 

(berlin, germany) 

Gerstenbrand, Franz 

f.gerstenbrand@aon.at 


Geurts, Alexander 

a.geurts@reval.umcn.nl 

(nijmegen, the netherlands) 

Giustini, Alessandro 

info@alessandrogiustini.it 

(arezzo, italy) 

Hesse, Stefan 

hesse@reha-hesse.de 

(berlin, germany) 

Hömberg, Volker 

hoemberg@eurostroke.eu 

(düsseldorf, germany) 

Humle, Frank 

frank@cfh.ku.dk 

(Copenhagen, denmark) 

Hummelsheim, Horst 

hummelsheim@sachsenklinik.de 

(bennewitz, germany) 

Ilias, Wilfried 

wilfried.ilias@bbwien.at 


Kob, Karl 

karl@kob.bz.it 

(bolzano, italy) 

Koenig, Eberhard 

EKoenig@schoen-Kliniken.de 

(bad aibling, germany) 

Kofler, Markus 

markus.kofler@tilak.at 

(hochzirl, austria) 

Kwakkel, Gert 

g.kwakkel@planet.nl 

(amsterdam, the netherlands) 

Laureys, Steven 

steven.laureys@ulg.ac.be 

(Embourg, belgium) 

Lentino, Carmelo 

c.lentino@asl2.liguria.it 

(Pietraligure, italy) 

Liepert, Joachim 

j.liepert@kliniken-schmieder.de 

(allensbach, germany) 

Luft, Andreas 

andreas.luft@usz.ch 


Marenzi, Roberto 

robmarenzi@libero.it 

(Padova, italy) 

Mehrholz, Jan 

jan.mehrholz@klinik-bavaria.de 

(dresden, germany) 

Meinecke, Claudia 

claudia.meinecke@asbmeran-o.it 

(Merano, italy)

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Meyer-Heim, Andreas 

andreas.meyer-heim@kispi.uzh.ch 

(affoltern am albis, switzerland) 

Miniussi, Carlo 

miniussi@med.unibs.it 

(brescia, italy) 

Müllbacher, Wolf 

Wolf.Muellbacher@khgh.at 


Müller, Friedemann 

fmueller@schoen-kliniken.de 

(bad aibling, germany) 

Müller, Kristina 

mueller-hoemberg@t-online.de 

(Meerbusch, germany) 

Müller-Putz, Gernot 

gernot.mueller@tugraz.at 

(graz, austria) 

Müri, René 

rene.mueri@insel.ch 

(herzogenbuchsee, switzerland) 

Nyffeler, Thomas 

thomas.nyffeler@insel.ch 

(bern, switzerland) 

Oechsner, Matthias 

matthias.oechsner@helios-kliniken.ch 

(Zihlschlacht, switzerland) 

Paulus, Walter 

wpaulus@med.uni-goettingen.de 

(göttingen, germany) 

Pinter, Michaela 

michaela.pinter@me.com 


Pistarini, Caterina 

caterina.pistarini@fsm.it;cpistarini@fsm.it 


Platz, Thomas 

t.platz@bdh-klinik-greifswald.de 

(greifswald, germany) 

Popovic, Dejan 

dbp@etf.rs 

(belgrade, serbia) 

Posteraro, Federico 

f.posteraro@riabilitazione-volterra.it 

(Pisa, italy) 

Reiners, Anselm 

anselm.reiners@klinikum-muenchen.de 

(Munich, germany) 

Riener, Robert 

riener@mavt.ethz.ch 


Saltuari, Leopold 

leopold.saltuari@tilak.at 

(hochzirl/bolzano, austria/italy) 

Sandrini, Giorgio 

giorgio.sandrini@unipv.it 


Schindler, Antonio 

antonio.schindler@unimi.it 

(torino, italy) 

Schlaegel, Wolfgang 

schlaegel.belvedere@web.de 

(günzburg, germany) 

Schnider, Armin 

armin.schnider@hcuge.ch 

(geneva, switzerland) 

Schuhfried, Othmar 

othmar.schuhfried@meduniwien.ac.at 


Schwarz, Andreas 

andreas.schwarz@asbz.it 

(bolzano, italy)


Seitz, Rüdiger 

seitz@neurologie.uni-duesseldorf.de 

(düsseldorf, germany) 

Smania, Nicola 

nicola.smania@univr.it 

(Verona, italy) 

Staudt, Martin 

mstaudt@schoen-kliniken.de 

(Vogtareuth, germany) 

Stephan, Klaus Martin 

stephan@stmtk.de 

(Meerbusch, germany) 

Stokic, Dobrivoje 

dstokic@mmrcrehab.org 

(Jackson, usa) 

Tassorelli, Cristina 

cristina.tassorelli@mondino.it 


Tonin, Paolo 

paolo.tonin@ospedalesancamillo.net 


Turolla, Andrea 

andrea.turolla@ospedalesancamillo.net 


von Wild, Klaus 

kvw@neurosci.de 

(Münster, germany) 

Vos, Peter 

P.Vos@neuro.umcn.nl 

(nijmegen, the netherlands) 

Waldner, Andreas 

waldner.andreas@villamelitta.it 

(bozen, italy) 

Ward, Anthony 

anthony@bward2.freeserve.co.uk 

(shropshire, united Kingdom) 

Weidner, Norbert 

norbert.Weidner@med.uni-heidelberg.de 

(heidelberg, germany) 

Wissel, Jörg 

wissel@rehaklinik-beelitz.de 

(beelitz-heilstätten, germany) 

Yablon, Stuart 

doctory@earthlink.net 

(Edmonton, Canada) 

Zampolini, Mauro 

mauro.zampolini@tin.it 

(Perugia, italy) 

Zutter, Daniel 

daniel.zutter@helios-kliniken.ch 

(Zihlschlacht, switzerland)

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Sponsors and Exhibitors 

allergan s.P.a. 

bioness 

bionorica Ethics austria gmbh 

hocoma ag 

ipsen Pharma gmbh 

ipsen s.P.a. 

Khymeia srL 

Merz Pharma italia s.r.l. 

Motec Medical b.V. 

Otto bock healthcare Products gmbh 

P.a.n. Zentrum für Post-akute-neurorehabilitation im fürst donnersmark-haus 

reha technologies gmbh-srl 

rehder/Partner gmbh 

sintetica s.a. 

tyromotion gmbh 

the organisers would like to thank all sponsors and exhibitors for supporting 

the first ENRC Congress in 2011!

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