Programme

Thursday, 8 December

16:00–17:00
Satellite minisymposium (St. Jude Medical/Cardion)
Indications of DBS in dystonia
Jerrold Vitek, Minneapolis, USA

Opening of the symposium
Chairs: Petr Kaňovský, Dirk Dressler

17:00–17:15
Welcome & Introduction
Petr Kaňovský, Olomouc, Czech Republic
17:15–18:00
Pathophysiology of dystonia
Giovanni Abbruzzese, Genova, Italy
18:00–18:45
Genetics of dystonia
Ana Westenberger, Lübeck, Germany

18:45–19:15
Minisymposium supported by Ipsen
Dystonia in multiple system atrophy and progressive supranuclear palsy
Carlo Colosimo, Rome, Italy

19:15–20:00
Minisymposium supported by UCB
Many aspects of Parkinson's disease
Non-motor symptoms of Parkinson's disease and their management
Martin Bareš, Brno, Czech Republic
Gait compensation strategies in Parkinson's disease
Evžen Růžička, Prague, Czech Republic

20:00 Dinner at the Palacký University Arts Centre/Konvikt

Friday, 9 December

Chairs: Jan Roth, Egon Kurča

9:00–9:45
Nosology and classification of idiopathic dystonia
Kailash Bhatia, London, United Kingdom
9:45–10:15
Secondary dystonias
Petr Kaňovský, Olomouc, Czech Republic
10:15–10:45
Psychogenic dystonia
Evžen Růžička, Prague, Czech Republic

10:45–11:00 Coffee break

Chairs: Fereshte Adib Saberi, Ján Benetin

11:00–11:45
Botulinum toxin treatment of dystonia
Dirk Dressler, Hannover, Germany
11:45–12:15
Long-term botulinum toxin treatment in dystonia
Martin Bareš, Brno, Czech Republic
12:15–13:00
Surgery of dystonia
Jürgen Voges, Magdeburg, Germany
13:00–13:30
Pitfalls of deep brain stimulation for dystonia
Robert Jech, Prague, Czech Republic

13:30 Lunch in the Atrium, Palacký University Arts Centre/Konvikt

Free communications
Chairs: Marek Baláž, David Krahulík

14:30–14:40
14:40–14:50
14:50–15:00
15:00–15:10
15:10–15:20
15:20–15:30

Closing session
Chairs: Kateřina Farníková, Martin Nevrlý

15:30–16:00
Franz Xaver Messerschmidt (1736–1783): on the border between the creation and illness
Michal Maršálek, Prague, Czech Republic

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