NEUROTOLOGY MATERA 2019 MAY, 24th – 25th

Friday MAY 24th
08.00 Registration opening
08.30 Welcome and introduction

FUTURE PERSPECTIVES
IN NEUROTOLOGY RESEARCH
09.00/10.00 (30 minutes lectures)
Chair: H. Kingma co-Chairs: G. Paludetti
09.00 Cochlear implants and vestibular function
G. Paludetti
09.30 The vestibular implant
H. Kingma
Oral communications/posters 10.00/11.15
Chair: E. Mira Moderators: R. Albera, N. Quaranta
7 minutes each oral communication
(5 minutes plus 2 minutes discussion)
The Scientific Committee will analyze all proposals
and confirm the acceptance to each submitter.
Submission deadline March 30th 2019
Papers could be selected as oral presentation
max 10 or poster presentation.

ROUND TABLE 11.15/13.00
HUMAN BALANCE
AND COGNITIVE FUNCTIONS
(15 minutes each presentation, 30 minutes moderated discussion)
Chair: G. Guidetti Discussants: M. Patrizi, G. Ralli
G. Guidetti Spatial memory and sports
M. Faralli Persistent Postural Perceptual
Dizziness (PPPD):
diagnosis and classification
G. Ralli Presbystasis versus presbyastasis
and cognitive functions
A. Messina Vestibular activity and cognitive
development in children
G. Chiarella Chronic subjective dizziness treatment

Light Lunch 13.00

DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT
OF ACUTE VERTIGO
14.00/16.00 (30 minutes lectures)
Chair: J. Kattah co-Chairs: A. Bisdorff
14.00 International Classification
of Acute Vestibular Disorders
A. Bisdorff
14.30 The diagnosis of acute vertigo:
central Vs peripheral: HINTS protocol
J. Kattah
15.00 The diagnosis of acute vertigo:
STANDING protocol
P. Vannucchi
15.30 Why to choose vestibulo-spinal signs in AVS
S. Carmona

MENIÈRE DISEASE: UPDATE
16.00/18.00 (30 minutes lectures)
Chair: A. J. Lopez Escamez co-chairs: A. Casani
16.00 Menière Classification
A. J. Lopez Escamez
16.30 Menière Diagnostical criteria
R. Albera
17.00 Recurrent vertigo and Hydrops detected
by MRI
G. Dumas
17.30 Menière disease: therapeutic options
A.P. Casani

ROUND TABLE 18.00/19.40
BALANCE DISORDERS:
ADVANCED AND NEW DIAGNOSTIC TESTS
(15 minutes each presentation, 20 minutes moderated discussion)
Chair: A. Quaranta Discussants: L. Manzari, F. Comacchio
F. Comacchio VHIT: usual and unusual patterns
L. Manzari VHIT: SHIMP the latest protocol
P. Picciotti Ocular and cervical VEMPs
E. Cristofari Subjective Visual Vertical (SVV) and
the Dizzy Patient
V. Marcelli OTR role in the bedside examination
of acute vertigo

Gala dinner 21.00