Symposium Program
FRIDAY, May 29, 2026
1:00 PM – Participant Registration
2:00 PM – Lunch
3:00 PM SESSION 1: Neurocutaneous Disorders – A Multidisciplinary Diagnostic and Therapeutic Approach
Moderators: Tatjana Tošić, Ksenija Gebauer Bukurov
- Tuberous Sclerosis Complex – Diagnostic and Therapeutic Continuum
Jasna Jančić, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Clinic for Neurology and Psychiatry for Children and Adolescents, Belgrade Treatment of Epilepsy in Patients with Tuberous Sclerosis Complex
Galina Stevanović, Clinic for Neurology and Psychiatry for Children and Adolescents, BelgradePain and Headaches in Neurocutaneous Disorders
Milija Mijajlović, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Clinic for Neurology, University Clinical Center of SerbiaNeuro-ophthalmological Manifestations of Neurocutaneous Disorders
Jovana Vukadinović, Clinic for Neurology and Psychiatry for Children and Adolescents, Belgrade
SATELLITE SYMPOSIUM
4:30 PM
Interventional Therapy in the Treatment of Advanced Parkinson’s Disease
Igor Petrović, University Clinical Center of Serbia
5:00 PM
Brain on Fire – Neuroinflammation: How to Help the Patient
Milija Mijajlović, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Neurology Clinic, University Clinical Center of Serbia
6:00 PM – SESSION 2: Opening Lectures
- Epilepsy Research Highlights in 2025: Key Advances and Emergency Directions
Stevo Lukić, Faculty of Medicine, University of Niš, Clinic for Neurology, University Clinical Center Niš, Niš, Serbia - Post-Stroke Cognitive Impairment (PSCI) – Update
Natan Bornstein, Tel Aviv University, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv, Israel
7:00 PM – OPENING CEREMONY
- Aleksandar Ristić – President of the Serbian Neurological Society
- Slobodan Vojinović – Director of the Neurology Clinic, University Clinical Center Niš
- Zoran Radovanović – Advisor at the Ministry of Health, Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, University of Niš
8:00 PM – Dinner
SATURDAY, May 30, 2026
8:30h SESSION 3: Implementation of Anti-Amyloid Therapy in Clinical Practice
Moderators: Vuk Milošević, Milica Kramberger
- Amyloid-Targeting Therapies in Practice – Real-Life Experiences in Patient Selection and Management at Tel-Aviv Medical Center
Noa Bregman, Center for Memory and Attention Disorders, Department of Neurology, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel - Targeting Amyloid Pathology in Alzheimer’s Disease: Comparison of EMA-Approved Drugs
Marina Boban, Department of Cognitive Neurology, Referral Center for Cognitive Neurology and Neurophysiology (Croatian Ministry of Health), University Hospital Centre Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia; School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia - From Research to Reality: Readiness of Memory Clinics for Disease-Modifying Alzheimer’s Treatment
Milica Kramberger, Department of Neurology, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia; Medical Faculty, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
10:00h SESSION 4: At the Frontiers of Epileptology
Moderators: Stevo Lukić, Nikola Vojvodić
- Contemporary Approach to the Treatment of Low-Grade Epilepsy-Associated Tumors (LEAT)
Aleksandar Ristić, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Clinic for Neurology, University Clinical Center of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia - Clinical Experience with Stereotactic EEG and Thermocoagulation in the Surgical Management of Focal Epilepsies
Anna Kelemen, National Institute of Neurosciences, Epilepsy Center, Head of EMU, Budapest, Hungary - TBA
Ana Doneva, Faculty of Medicine, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, Clinic for Neurology, Skopje, North Macedonia - Sleep, Dream Physiology and Insomnia
Nikola Vojvodić, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Clinic for Neurology, University Clinical Center of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia
11:30 AM – Coffee Break
SATELLITE SYMPOSIUM
12:00 PM
Where Does Zocap® Make the Difference? From the Clinician’s Perspective
Aleksandar Ristić, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Neurology Clinic, University Clinical Center of Serbia
Ana Pražić, Neurology Clinic, University Clinical Center Niš
12:20 PM
Vuk Milošević, Neurology Clinic, University Clinical Center Niš, Faculty of Medicine, University of Niš
1:00 PM – Lunch
3:00 PM SESSION 5: Early Alzheimer’s Disease: From Biomarkers to Therapeutic Selection
Moderators: Marina Boban, Smiljana Kostić
- Alzheimer’s disease before dementia: early diagnosis and implications for disease-modifying therapy
Vuk Milošević, Clinic of Neurology, University Clinical Center Niš, Niš, Serbia; Faculty of Medicine, University of Niš, Niš, Serbia - Plasma Biomarkers in Alzheimer’s Disease: Implications for Early Diagnosis and Patient Selection for Anti-Amyloid Therapy
Gorana Mandić, Clinic of Neurology, University Clinical Center of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia; Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia - The Role of ApoE Genotype in Patient Selection, Therapeutic Response, and ARIA Risk During Anti-Amyloid Therapy
Smiljana Kostić, Clinic of Neurology, Military Medical Academy, Belgrade, Serbia - Biomarkers and Clinicopathological Heterogeneity in Understanding the Therapeutic Response to Anti-Amyloid Antibodies in Alzheimer’s Disease
Marija Semnic, Clinic of Neurology, University Clinical Center of Vojvodina, Novi Sad, Serbia; Faculty of Medicine, University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia
4:30 PM SESSION 6 – EEG as a Window into the Epileptic Network
Moderators: Mirjana Spasić, Ana Kelemen
- Characteristics of Interictal Epileptiform Patterns
Boban Biševac, Clinic for Neurology, University Clinical Center Niš, Faculty of Medicine, University of Niš, Niš, Serbia - Ictal Epileptiform Patterns
Maja Milovanović, Institute of Mental Health, Belgrade, Faculty of Special Education and Rehabilitation, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia - Invasive EEG in the Presurgical Evaluation of Epilepsy
Aleksandar Ristić, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Clinic for Neurology, University Clinical Center of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia - Periodic Discharges: An EEG Pattern Requiring Therapeutic Decision-Making
Vladimir Galić, Clinic for Neurology, University Clinical Center of Vojvodina, Novi Sad, Faculty of Medicine, University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia
SATELLITE SYMPOSIUM
6:00 PM
Gordana Đorđević, Neurology Clinic, University Clinical Center Niš, Faculty of Medicine, University of Niš
6:30 PM
Boban Biševac, Neurology Clinic, University Clinical Center Niš, Faculty of Medicine, University of Niš
9:00 PM – Gala Dinner
SUNDAY, May 31, 2025
8:30 AM SESSION 7 – Biological Foundations of Contemporary Therapy in Neurodegenerative Diseases
Moderators: Marija Semnic, Tanja Stojković
- Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis – The Most Common Neurodegenerative Disease in Children
Ružica Kravljanac, Institute for Mother and Child Health Care of Serbia, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade - Cognitive Reserve, Aβ Biomarkers and MR Imaging in Alzheimer’s Disease: A Potential Framework for Understanding Therapeutic Response
Tanja Stojković, Neurology Clinic, University Clinical Center of Serbia, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade - Is Concomitant Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy (CAA) the Main Risk Factor for the Development of ARIA?
Tijana Vujanić Stankov, Neurology Clinic, University Clinical Center of Vojvodina, Novi Sad, Faculty of Medicine, University of Novi Sad - Clinical Safety Aspects of Combining Anti-Amyloid Monoclonal Antibodies with Other Therapies
Milan Stojiljković, Faculty of Medicine, University of Niš and Department of Comparative Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine
10:00 AM SESSION 8 – Neuroradiology as a Guide to Contemporary Neurology
Moderators: Gorana Mandić Stojmenović, Blažo Nikolić
- Potential Role of Low-Field MRI in Monitoring ARIA During Anti-Amyloid Therapy for Alzheimer’s Disease
Irena Živković, MRI Hardware Development Laboratory, Department of Electrical Engineering, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, Netherlands - MRI in the Era of Anti-Amyloid Therapy: The Role of the Radiologist in Patient Selection and Safety Monitoring
Aleksandra Trenkić Aracki, Center for Radiology, University Clinical Center Niš, Faculty of Medicine, University of Niš, Niš, Serbia - Imaging in Patients with Seizures
Vesna Stokanović, Center for Radiology, University Clinical Center Niš, Niš, Serbia - Neuroradiology from a Neurologist’s Perspective
Nikola Ivančević, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Clinic for Neurology and Psychiatry for Children and Adolescents, Belgrade, Serbia
12:00 PM Closing Ceremony of the Symposium
1:00 PM – Lunch
SIMPOZIJUM O KORTIKALNIM BOLESTIMA
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- Pristup svim naučnim sesijama Simpozijuma
- Štampani materijal Simpozijuma
- Pristup izložbenom prostoru
- Osveženje tokom pauza predviđenih programom
- Prisustvo svečanoj večeri 24. 05.
SMEŠTAJ (pun pansion 23.05. – 25.05.)
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- jednokrevetna soba – 250EUR
- dvokrevetna soba – 190EUR po osobi
Sokobanja
It is located in the valley of the same name, surrounded by a range of moderately high mountains: Rtanj to the north (1560 m), Ozren to the south (1174 m), Devica to the southeast (1116 m), Slemen (1099 m) and Krstatac (1069 m) to the east, and Bukovik (894 m) and Rožanj (897 m) to the west. The Moravica River flows through Sokobanja and forms Lake Bovan on the western side of the valley. It is 230 km from Belgrade and 60 km from Niš and the Niš Airport.
Experience the Magic of Nature in Sokobanja