SCIENTIFIC SYMPOSIUM
2 DECADES OF NEUROSONOLOGY AT THE NEUROLOGY CLINIC UNIVERSITY CLINICAL CENTER OF SERBIA
BELGRADE, OCTOBER 9-10, 2026.
ORGANIZERS:
NEUROLOGY CLINIC, UNIVERSITY CLINICAL CENTER OF SERBIA
SOCIETY OF SERBIAN NEUROLOGISTS
NATIONAL SOCIETY OF NEUROANGIOLOGY OF SERBIA
ENDORSEMENT:
WORLD ORGANISATION OF NEUROSONOLOGY(to be confirmed)
SYMPOSIUM CHAIRS
MILIJA MIJAJLOVIC AND ALEKSANDRA PAVLOVIC
OCTOBER THE 9TH 08.30-9.00
OPENING AND INTRODUCTION
ZAGORKA JOVANOVIĆ, Co-founder of Neurosonology in Serbia
NADEZDA STERNIĆ, Co-founder of Neurosonology in Serbia
JELENA DRULOVIĆ, General Direcor, University Clinical Center of Serbia
BRANKO MALOJČIĆ, Past-President WON/ESNCH
UWE WALTER, Secretary General WON/ESNCH
MILIJA MIJAJLOVIĆ, ALEKSANDRA PAVLOVIĆ, Symposium co-chairs
Short music program
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OCTOBER THE 9TH |
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08:30-09:00 |
OPENING& INTRODUCTION |
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09:00-09:30 PLENARY LECTURE |
Overview of two decades of neurosonology at the Neurology Clinic UCCS |
Zagorka Jovanović, Milija Mijajlović, Aleksandra Pavlović, Serbia |
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SESSION 1 |
EXTRACRANIAL VASCULAR NEUROSONOLOGY |
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CHAIRS: Toplica Lepić and Branko Malojčić |
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TOPIC |
LECTURER |
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09:30-09:50 |
Symptomatic carotid stenosis |
Sandra Radak, Serbia |
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09:50-10:10 |
Cervicocephalic arterial dissections |
Aleksandra Pavlović, Serbia |
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10:10-10:30 |
Fibromuscular dysplasia |
Anita Arsovska, North Macedonia |
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10:30-10:50 |
Carotid web |
Željko Živanović, Serbia |
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Beyond atherosclerotic carotid disease: ultrasound assessment of uncommon carotid disorders and postoperative complications |
Dragan Vasić, Serbia |
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10:50-11:10 |
Carotid thrombosis |
Tatjana Jaramaz Dučić, Serbia |
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11:10-11:30 |
PAUSE |
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11:30-13:00 |
HANDS-ON DEMONSTRATIONS |
All lecturers |
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13:00-13:30 |
SPONSORED SYMPOSIUM 1 |
MEDICALINEA PHARM |
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13:30-14:30 |
LUNCH |
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SESSION 2 |
INTRACRANIAL VASCULAR NEUROSONOLOGY |
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CHAIRS: Marjana Vukićević and Aleksandra Lučić-Prokin |
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TOPIC |
LECTURER |
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14:30-14:50 |
Intracranial artery stenosis |
Biljana Živadinović, Serbia |
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14:50-15:10 |
Venous system of the brain |
Željko Krsmanović, Serbia |
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15:10-15:30 |
Role of transcranial Doppler ultrasonography in acute stroke |
Dejana Jovanović, Serbia |
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15:30-15:50 |
Brain-heart axis through a neurosonological prism |
Tatjana Bošković Matić, Serbia |
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15:50-16:10 |
Neurosonology in headaches |
Ana Podgorac, Serbia |
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16:10-16:30 |
PAUSE |
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16:30-16:45 |
SPONSORED SYMPOSIUM 2 |
TEVA |
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16:45-17:00 |
SPONSORED SYMPOSIUM 3 |
ZENTIVA |
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17:00-18:30 |
HANDS-ON DEMONSTRATIONS |
All lecturers |
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20:30 |
DINNER |
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OCTOBER THE 10TH |
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SESSION 3 |
FUNCTIONAL NEUROSONOLOGY |
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CHAIRS: Aleksandra Pavlović and Natan Bornstein |
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TOPIC |
LECTURER |
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09:00-09:20 |
Microembolic signal (MES) detection |
Natan Bornstein, Israel |
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09:20-09:40 |
Cerebral vasomotor reactivity (CVR) testing |
Tamara Švabić-Medjedović, Serbia |
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09:40-10:10 |
Collateral brain circulation |
Marjana Vukićević, Serbia |
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10:10-10:30 |
Assessment of intracranial pressure/optic nerve sheath diameter |
Milija Mijajlović, Serbia |
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10:30-10:50 |
Functional TCD and cerebrovascular reactivity in migraine, stroke and selected clinical applications |
Bojana Žvan, Slovenia |
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10:50-11:15 |
PAUSE |
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11:15-12:30 |
HANDS-ON DEMONSTRATIONS |
All lecturers |
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SESSION 4 |
SPECIFIC NEUROSONOLOGY METHODS |
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CHAIRS: Milija Mijajlović and Uwe Walter |
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TIME |
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12:30-12:50 |
Transcranial parenchymal sonography |
Uwe Walter, Germany |
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12:50-13:10 |
Ultrasonography of nerves and muscles |
Olivera Jovanikić, Serbia |
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13:10-13:30 |
PFO detection – practical considerations |
Branko Malojčić, Croatia |
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13:30-13:50 |
Ultrasound-guidedbotulinum toxin injections |
Igor Petrović, Serbia |
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13:50-14:10 |
Therapeutic use of ultrasound (sonothrombolysis, HIFU) |
Irena Velcheva, Bulgaria |
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14:10-14:30 |
Ultrasound beyond the brain: bedside ultrasound in neurological patients |
Dragan Vasin, Serbia |
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14:30-15:15 |
LUNCH |
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15:15-17:00 |
HANDS-ON DEMONSTRATIONS |
All lecturers |
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17:00-17:30 |
Evaluation and closing remarks |
Milija Mijajlović and Aleksandra Pavlović, Serbia |