Program Overview
Program Overview
11 November 2025
12 November 2025
13 November 2025
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Event Chairs
(9:00 CET| 03:00 EST| 16:00 CST)
Session 5. Chronic Pain and Headaches


Keynote and Invited Talks
Contributed Oral Presentations
(9:00 CET| 03:00 EST| 16:00 CST)
Session 3. Stroke and Brain Injury


Keynote and Invited Talks
Contributed Oral Presentations
(9:00 CET| 03:00 EST| 16:00 CST)


Session 4. Sleep Disorders

Keynote and Invited Talks
(11:15 CET| 05:15 EST| 18:15 CST)
Session 1. Neurodegeneration and Neuroinflammation Across the Motor and Spinal Axis (including Multiple Sclerosis, ALS, Huntington’s Disease, and Spinal Cord Injury)

Keynote and Invited Talks
Contributed Oral Presentations
(9:10 CET| 03:10 EST| 16:10 CST)
Break
Break
Session 2. Dementia Spectrum Disorders: From Frontotemporal Degeneration to Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s Disease

Keynote and Invited Talks
Contributed Oral Presentations
(14:00 CET| 08:00 EST| 21:00 CST)
Flash Poster Session
(13:00 CET| 07:00 EST| 20:00 CST)
IECMD Program - Day 1
Session 1. Neurodegeneration and Neuroinflammation Across the Motor and Spinal Axis (including Multiple Sclerosis, ALS, Huntington’s Disease, and Spinal Cord Injury)

Date: 11 November 2025 (Tuesday)
Time: 9:00 (CET, Basel) | 03:00 (EST, New York) | 16:00 (CST Asia, Beijing)

Time
(CET)
Speaker Title

09:00-09:10

Dr. Alberto Ouro and Dr. Allison B. Reiss
Event Chairs

Welcome and Opening Remarks
09:10-09:20 Dr. Daniel Romaus-Sanjurjo
Session Chair
Welcome by Session Chair
09:20-09:35 Prof. Shira Knafo
Invited Speaker
Alzheimer's Disease as Synaptic Failure
09:35-09:50 Dr. Hugo J. Kim
Invited Speaker
Investigating the Molecular Mechanisms of Intrinsic and Extrinsic Factors in Axon Regeneration
09:50-10:05

Mariña Rodríguez Arrizabalaga
Selected Speaker

Magnetic resonance imaging as a non-invasive method to assess pyramidotomy

10:05-10:20

Daniela Malakovska
Selected Speaker
Proteasome 20S Subunit Beta Gene Polymorphisms Associate with Glatiramer Acetate Response in Latvian Multiple Sclerosis Patients
10:20-10:35

Elina Leonova
Selected Speaker

VDR gene polymorphisms predict treatment response in Latvian multiple sclerosis cohort
10:35-10:50 Laura Bampi
Selected Speaker
Clinical and Economic Impact of Hospitalizations for Multiple Sclerosis in Brazil: A Nationwide Study from 2015 to 2025
10:50-11:05

Jekaterina Kolenda
Selected Speaker

Age- and Hypertension-Related Neurochemical Remodeling in the Jugular–Nodose Ganglion Complex of Rats: Asymmetry and Plasticity of CGRP, nNOS, and TTN3 Expression
11:05-11:20

Donna de Levante Raphael
Selected Speaker

The Impact of Neuropsychiatric Symptoms in Early-Stage Alzheimer’s Disease and Mild Cognitive Impairment
11:20-14:00 Break Break
Session 2. Dementia Spectrum Disorders: From Frontotemporal Degeneration to Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s Disease

Date: 11 November 2025 (Tuesday)
Time: 14:00 (CET, Basel) | 08:00 (EST, New York) | 21:00 (CST Asia, Beijing)

Time
(CET)
Speaker Title
14:00-14:10

Dr. Anastasia Bougea
Session Chair

Welcome by Session Chair

14:10-14:30

Prof. Aaron E. Katz
Keynote Speaker


Effects of Hormone-blocking Therapy on Neurocognition in Prostate Cancer

14:30-14:45

Assoc. Prof. Giovanni Palermo
Invited Speaker

Dopaminergic imaging in PD

14:45-15:00

Assoc. Prof. Georgia Xiromerisiou
Invited Speaker

New therapies that target neuroplasticity in Parkinson's disease

15:00-15:15

Maria Fernanda Valentim De Paula
Selected Speaker

Hospital Morbidity due to Parkinson's Disease in Brazilian Regions between 2020 and 2024

IECMD Program - Day 2
Session 5. Chronic Pain and Headaches

Date: 12 November 2025 (Wednesday)
Time: 9:00 (CET, Basel) | 03:00 (EST, New York) | 16:00 (CST Asia, Beijing)

Time
(CET)
Speaker Title

09:00-09:10

Dr. Hyunjoong Kim
Session Chair

Welcome by Session Chair
09:10-09:30 Prof. Mark I. Johnson
Keynote Speaker
Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation to Alleviate Pain: What the Evidence Really Says
09:30-09:45 Letícia de Paula e Souza
Selected Speaker
Epilepsy in the Brazilian Public Health System: Trends, Access to Care, and Costs (2015–2024)
09:45-10:00 Inesa Stonkutė
Selected Speaker
Alternative Injectable Therapies for Trigeminal Neuralgia: A Systematic Review of Efficacy and Safety
10:00-10:20 Dr. Ruben Cuesta-Barriuso
Keynote Speaker
Chronic pain and conditioned pain modulation in patients with congenital coagulopathies and degenerative arthropathy
10:20-10:35

Jesús Ignacio Rivera Cano
Selected Speaker

Psychological Approaches to Intractable Chronic Pain: A Comprehensive Review of Clinical, Hospital, and Health Psychology Interventions
10:35-13:00 Break Break
Flash Poster Session

Date: 12 November 2025 (Wednesday)
Time: 13:00 (CET, Basel) | 07:00 (EST, New York) | 20:00 (CST Asia, Beijing)

Time
(CET)
Speaker Title
13:00-13:05

Ioannis Pantelis Adamopoulos
Selected Poster Presenter

Multiple Sclerosis during COVID-19 and Occupational Hazards

13:05-13:10

Samanta Plavina
Selected Poster Presenter

Intergenic HLA Variant rs9275596 Modulates Treatment Response in Latvian Multiple Sclerosis

13:10-13:15

Radka Bartová
Selected Poster Presenter

Changes of Glycine-Aspartate Metabolism at Glutamatergic Synapses in Multiple Sclerosis: Evidence from Cerebrospinal Fluid

13:15-13:20

Maria Crina Isac
Selected Poster Presenter

Neuroprotective Effects of 6-Paradol on Okadaic Acid-Induced Cognitive Impairment in Zebrafish

13:20-13:25

Ana Pérez Vázquez
Selected Poster Presenter

Incorporation of adaptogens in functional products as a preventive strategy for neurodegenerative diseases

13:25-13:30

Michele Antonelli
Selected Poster Presenter

The Effects of Therapeutic Cannabis and Cannabinoids in Parkinson’s Disease: An Overview of Meta-Analyses

13:30-13:35

Dimitra Sali
Selected Poster Presenter

THE USE OF VISUAL RATING SCALES IN THE DISCRIMINATION BETWEEN ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE AND DEPRESSION
13:35-13:40 Mayra Leindeker Maffini
Selected Poster Presenter
Trends in hospitalizations for Alzheimer’s disease in the Brazilian unified health system, 2016–2025: age group analysis and evidence of early-onset cases
13:40-13:45 Juan M. Esteve
Selected Poster Presenter
Glioblastoma histological region-dependent differential expression of ITGA1 and NID2 genes encoding adhesion proteins to extracellular matrix
13:45-13:50 Axis Anxo Carreira-Casais
Selected Poster Presenter
From Sweeteners to Sleeplessness: The Hidden Effects of Sucralose and Saccharin on the Gut–Brain
13:50-13:55 Andrea Gutiérrez-Suárez
Selected Poster Presenter
Integrating Sport-Based Exercise in Acquired Brain Injury Rehabilitation: A Biopsychosocial Perspective
IECMD Program - Day 3
Session 3. Stroke and Brain Injury
Session 4. Sleep Disorders

Date: 13 November 2025 (Thursday)
Time: 9:00 (CET, Basel) | 03:00 (EST, New York) | 16:00 (CST Asia, Beijing)

Time
(CET)
Speaker Title

09:00-09:10

Prof. Dr. Simona Dragan
Session Chair

Welcome by Session Chair
09:10-09:30

Prof. Dr. Simona Dragan
Keynote Speaker

Treatment of carotid artery stenosis - endarterectomy versus stenting
09:30-09:45 Dr. Kundnani Nilima Rajpal
Invited Speaker
Cardio-Embolic Brain Complications in Atrial Fibrillation patients
09:45-10:00 Dr. Amalia Cornea
Invited Speaker
Integrating Clinical, Imaging, and Biochemical Predictors in Acute Ischemic Stroke Prognosis
10:00-10:15 Gabriel Abraham Ben-Dor
Selected Speaker
Understanding and Managing Functional and Somatic Features in Persistent Post-Concussion Symptoms: A Clinical Framework and Observational Insights
10:15-10:30 Andrea Gutiérrez-Suárez
Selected Speaker
Sport-Based Exercise in Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury
10:30-10:45

Burak Taşci
Selected Speaker

A Hybrid Deep Ensemble Framework with CNN Transformer Feature Fusion for Stroke Detection from Neuroimaging Data

10:45-11:00

Abdullah Al Lawati
Selected Speaker
Colloid Cysts: A 15-Year Retrospective Review of Clinical Presentation and Outcomes

11:00-11:15

Gabriela Pereira Macelaro
Selected Speaker
Trends in Meningitis Lethality by Etiology in Brazil: A Temporal Analysis from 2015 to 2024
11:15-11:25 Dr. Cristian Falup Pecurariu
Session Chair
Welcome by Session Chair
11:25-11:45 Dr. Cristian Falup Pecurariu
Keynote Speaker
The bidirectional relationship between sleep and neurodegeneration
11:45-12:00 Dr. Valentina Baldini
Invited Speaker
Sleep in Psychiatric Disorders
12:00-12:10 Dr. Alberto Ouro and
Dr. Allison B. Reiss
Event Chairs
Closing Remarks

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