English
16. hrvatski kongres o epilepsiji održat će se u Zagrebu, u hotelu Aristos, od
20. do 22. travnja 2026. Ovaj stručni kongres okuplja liječnike, farmaceute, medicinske tehničare,
neurofiziološke tehničare i druge stručnjake koji se bave područjem epilepsije, dijagnostikom,
liječenjem i praćenjem bolesnika. Na ovoj stranici dostupne su sve važne informacije o kongresu, uključujući
program, registraciju, prijavu sažetaka i postera, informacije o
smještaju, kotizacijama i sponzorstvima. Sudionici ovdje mogu pronaći rokove za prijavu, detalje o
temama kongresa te osnovne informacije vezane uz sudjelovanje i organizaciju događanja.
Dear Esteemed Colleagues,
It is our distinct honor and pleasure to invite you to the 16th Croatian Congress on Epilepsy, which will take place in
Zagreb from April 20 to 22, 2026, at the Hotel Aristos.
The main topics of this year’s congress are:
- Pharmacotherapy of epilepsies
- Non-pharmacological approaches to the treatment of epilepsies
- Comorbidities and psychosocial aspects in the management of epilepsies
- Status epilepticus
- Epilepsies in rare diseases and epileptic encephalopathies
- Self-limited epilepsies and withdrawal of antiseizure medications
- Terminology in epileptology
- Nonepileptic seizures
- Round table: The future of epileptology and artificial intelligence in the monitoring and treatment of patients
- Interpretation of EEG recordings – interactive workshop
- Free topics
We are proud that, at this year’s congress, neurophysiology technologists will also have the opportunity to present their work within a dedicated section.
Abstracts
The deadline for abstract submission is March 15, 2026.
All interested participants are kindly requested to submit their abstracts in both Croatian and English to:
vedrana.karkovic@btravel.pro
We look forward to your attendance and active participation.
On behalf of the Organizing Committee of the 16th Croatian Congress on Epilepsy,
Silvio Bašić
President of the Organizing Committee
Organisations:
- Croatian League Against Epilepsy
- Croatian Association for Epilepsy
- Croatian Society for EEG and Clinical Neurophysiology, Croatian Medical Association
- Croatian Society for Pediatric Neurology, Croatian Medical Association
President of the Organizing Committee:
Silvio Bašić
Congress Venue
Hotel Aristos
Cebini 33
10010 Zagreb–Buzin, Croatia
Official Language
The official languages of the Congress are Croatian and English. Simultaneous interpretation will not be provided.
CME Accreditation
The Croatian Medical Chamber will award continuing medical education (CME) credits for participation in the Congress.
Important Dates
- March 15, 2026 – Deadline for abstract submission
- April 5, 2026 – Deadline for accommodation reservations
- April 5, 2026 – Deadline for sponsorship applications
- April 5, 2026 – Deadline for submission of promotional materials
Exhibition and Satellite Symposia
For all information regarding exhibition space reservations, please contact the technical organizer.
For satellite symposia arrangements, please contact the Congress organizer.
Online registration is mandatory for all participants
REGISTRATION WILL BE OPEN UNTIL April 05, 2026, 11:59 PM
Registration is completed via the online application. All participants will receive a confirmation of participation to the email address used for registration.
Congress Registration Fees
Physicians and Pharmacists – 500,00 € + VAT
Nurses and Medical Technicians – 100,00 € + VAT
Exhibitors and Sponsors – 300,00 € + VAT
The registration fee includes:
- Attendance at the scientific programme and exhibition area
- Congress materials (final programme and electronic abstract book)
- Participation in all additional activities included in the official Congress programme
Amendments to Services, Name Changes, and Invoices
Changes to a registered participant’s name (including accreditation details) and modifications to booked services may be made free of charge until March 30, 2026.
After March 30, 2026, any name change will be subject to an administrative fee of €50.00 per change.
Invoice amendments will be subject to an administrative fee of €50.00 per change. Participants are therefore kindly requested to ensure accuracy and completeness of all submitted information at the time of registration.
Use of Personal Data
Personal data collected through registration for the 16th Croatian Congress on Epilepsy (CCE) may be considered personal data within the meaning of applicable data protection legislation and are processed in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016) and the Croatian Act on the Implementation of the General Data Protection Regulation. Personal data submitted through the Congress registration form (hereinafter: the Registration Form) are securely stored in the database of Btravel d.o.o., Cebini 33, Zagreb, OIB: 50368883612 (hereinafter: the Agency). By registering, each participant confirms that their personal data may be processed for the purpose of organizing the Congress. Failure to provide the requested personal data in the Registration Form will make it impossible to complete registration and participate in the Congress. The Agency collects, processes, and stores personal data on behalf of the Congress Organizer, who acts as a joint controller of personal data. The data will be collected and processed exclusively for the purpose of fulfilling rights and obligations arising from your registration and participation in the Congress, including issuance of registration fee invoices. By registering, participants acknowledge that they have been informed of their right to request, at any time, access to their personal data, rectification or erasure of personal data, restriction of processing, and the right to data portability from the joint controllers. The joint controllers and the Agency, acting as data processor, implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to ensure that personal data are protected against unauthorized access, misuse, disclosure, loss, or destruction. Personal data will be treated as confidential and will not be disclosed or transferred to third parties, nor used for purposes other than those specified in the Registration Form. The Agency, as data processor, may transfer personal data to authorized recipients solely for the purpose of fulfilling rights and obligations arising from participation in the Congress.
Hotel
Hotel Aristos
Cebini 33
10010 Zagreb – Buzin, Croatia
Details
- Category: Four-star congress hotel
- Dates of stay: April 20–22, 2026
- Accommodation booking deadline: April 5, 2026
Rates
- Single room rate – 120,00 € / night
- Double room rate – 140,00 € / night
Included / not included
The rate includes: bed and breakfast accommodation, Wi-Fi access, VAT
The rate does not include: city tax (1,86 € per person per day)
Monday, April 20, 2026
| 08:00 – 09:00 | Registration of participants |
| 09:00 – 09:15 | Opening of the 16th Croatian Congress on Epilepsy |
09:15 – 10:00 | SELF-LIMITED EPILEPSIES AND WITHDRAWAL OF ANTISEIZURE MEDICATIONS
Chairs: S. Delin, L. Lončar, I. Prpić, B. Bunoza
| 09:15 – 09:30 | Lana Lončar: Self-limited focal and generalized childhood epilepsies – do they all end with childhood? |
| 09:30 – 09:45 | Branka Bunoza: Clinical, cognitive and therapeutic outcomes in children with absence epilepsy followed at the Department of Pediatric Neurology, University Hospital Centre Zagreb |
| 09:45 – 10:00 | DISCUSSION |
10:00 – 12:45 | EPILEPSIES IN RARE DISEASES AND EPILEPTIC ENCEPHALOPATHIES
Chairs: M. Malenica, R. Gjergja Juraški, L. Ćorić, M. Kovač Šižgorić
| 10:00 – 10:15 | Sanja Pejić Roško: Do mTORopathies open the door to precision medicine? |
| 10:15 – 10:30 | Matilda Kovač Šižgorić: When sleep becomes the brain’s enemy – developmental epileptic encephalopathy with spike-and-wave activation in sleep: current perspective and our experience |
| 10:30 – 10:45 | Sanja Delin: When is early early enough – pyridoxine-dependent epilepsy: our experience |
| 10:45 – 11:00 | DISCUSSION |
| 11:00 – 11:15 | Break |
| 11:15 – 11:30 | Kristian Hodak: Epilepsy caused by a pathogenic PRRT2 gene variant: presentation of two cases and diagnostic approach |
| 11:30 – 11:45 | Marin Begović: Variable expression of a pathogenic SLC2A1 gene mutation in suspected GLUT1 deficiency syndrome: case report |
| 11:45 – 12:00 | Miroslav Weiss: Sturge-Weber syndrome: clinical presentation and therapeutic challenges |
| 12:00 – 12:15 | Vedrana Bibić: Nutritional status and feeding difficulties in persons with rare and complex epilepsies |
| 12:15 – 12:45 | DISCUSSION |
12:45 – 13:30 | The Future of Epileptology and Artificial Intelligence in the Monitoring and Treatment of Patients – Round Table
Chairs: S. Bašić, M. Malenica, I. Prpić
| 12:45 – 13:00 | Maša Malenica: New developments in pharmacological approaches and machine learning in the treatment of epilepsies |
| 13:00 – 13:15 | Gabriela Plosnić: The future of epileptology: artificial intelligence in diagnosis, treatment and patient monitoring |
| 13:15 – 13:30 | DISCUSSION |
| 13:30 – 14:30 | Lunch break |
14:30 – 16:45 | NON-PHARMACOLOGICAL APPROACHES TO THE TREATMENT OF EPILEPSIES
Chairs: D. Sporiš, V. Šulentić, Ž. Petelin Gadže
| 14:30 – 14:45 | Goran Mrak: Resective treatment of pharmacoresistant epilepsy: sixteen years of experience from a single center, with special emphasis on hippocampal sclerosis and focal cortical dysplasias |
| 14:45 – 15:00 | Tomislav Taboršak: From pharmacoresistance to seizure freedom: case presentation of a patient with surgically treated mesial temporal epilepsy with hippocampal sclerosis |
| 15:00 – 15:15 | Ivana Šušak Sporiš: Temporopolar epilepsy: a clinical and diagnostic challenge |
| 15:15 – 15:30 | Ivana Bašić: Deep brain stimulation in the treatment of epilepsy |
| 15:30 – 15:45 | Davor Sporiš: Stereo-electroencephalography-guided radiofrequency thermocoagulation in the treatment of patients with pharmacoresistant epilepsy |
| 15:45 – 16:00 | Vlatko Šulentić: Reasons for failure of epilepsy surgery |
| 16:00 – 16:15 | Vedrana Bibić: Case reports of therapeutic use of the ketogenic diet from a nutritional perspective – experience from the EpiPrehrana programme |
| 16:15 – 16:45 | DISCUSSION |
16:45 – 17:45 | Swixx BioPharma Symposium
CANNABIDIOL IN EPILEPTOLOGY
Igor Prpić: Clinical challenges in children
Željka Petelin Gadže: Clinical challenges in adults
Tuesday, April 21, 2026
09:00 – 10:00 | STATUS EPILEPTICUS
Chairs: Z. Poljaković Skurić, S. Nanković, M. Malenica, I. Šušak Sporiš
| 09:00 – 09:15 | Nataša Nenadić Baranašić: Electroclinical features of non-convulsive status epilepticus in critically ill children |
| 09:15 – 09:30 | Zrinka Čolak Romić: Vagus nerve stimulation in recurrent status epilepticus and clusters of epileptic seizures |
| 09:30 – 09:45 | Lejla Ćorić: Apoptosis in status epilepticus: neuroprotection or systemic response? |
| 09:45 – 10:00 | DISCUSSION |
10:00 – 11:00 | SELECTED TOPICS
Chairs: I. Bašić, A. Bujan Kovač, J. Radić Nišević
| 10:00 – 10:15 | Petra Grđan Stevanović: Association of epileptic seizures and epilepsy with white matter injury and neurodevelopmental outcome in preterm infants |
| 10:15 – 10:30 | Jelena Košćak Lukač: Rasmussen encephalitis in adulthood |
| 10:30 – 10:45 | Tea Škrobo: An unexpected cause of epileptic seizures in older age |
| 10:45 – 11:00 | DISCUSSION |
| 11:00 – 11:15 | Break |
11:15 – 13:30 | EEG WORKSHOP
Chairs: A. Sruk, Z. Čolak Romić, J. Šarić Jurić
| 11:15 – 11:30 | Andreja Mešnjak: Physical activity and quality of life in people with epilepsy |
| 11:30 – 11:45 | Nino Granić: When the patient has a seizure but the “EEG says otherwise” – recognizing psychogenic non-epileptic seizures during video-EEG monitoring |
| 11:45 – 12:00 | Maja Jovanović: Stereo-electroencephalography |
| 12:00 – 12:15 | Mate Pušić: From video-EEG monitoring to deep brain stimulation – the first DBS for epilepsy in Croatia |
| 12:15 – 12:30 | Ksenija Pomper: EEG and sleep – practical aspects of recording |
| 12:30 – 12:45 | Ana Sruk: Benign epileptiform EEG variants |
| 12:45 – 13:00 | Melita Čačić Hribljan: EEG artifacts |
| 13:00 – 13:30 | DISCUSSION |
| 13:30 – 14:30 | Lunch break |
14:30 – 15:30 | SELECTED TOPICS
| 14:30 – 15:00 | Silvio Bašić: Modern epileptology – where are we today? |
| 15:00 – 15:30 | Željana Klječanin Franić: Croatian epileptological terminology: from terminological variation to standardization |
| 15:30 – 16:00 | BOOK PROMOTION: “Epilepsy” |
| 16:00 – 19:00 | GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE CROATIAN LEAGUE AGAINST EPILEPSY |
| 20:00 | Congress dinner |
Wednesday, April 22, 2026
09:00 – 10:30 | COMORBIDITIES AND PSYCHOSOCIAL ASPECTS IN THE TREATMENT OF EPILEPSIES
Chairs: A. Sruk, R. Gjergja Juraški, I. Zavoreo
| 09:00 – 09:15 | Romana Gjergja Juraški: The bidirectional relationship between epilepsy and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in children and adolescents: current diagnostic and therapeutic challenges |
| 09:15 – 09:30 | Iris Zavoreo: Epilepsy and cognitive changes |
| 09:30 – 09:45 | Ivana Mitrović: Communication and psychological challenges in working with patients with epilepsy |
| 09:45 – 10:00 | Latica Friedrich: Global Epilepsy Needs Study (GENS): insights from a global survey with Croatian participation |
| 10:00 – 10:15 | Jelena Šarić Jurić: Chronic insomnia in patients with epilepsy – a neglected therapeutic target? |
| 10:15 – 10:30 | DISCUSSION |
10:30 – 11:00 | SELECTED TOPIC
Željka Petelin Gadže: Classification of epilepsy: significance and applicability in clinical practice
| 11:00 – 11:15 | Break |
11:15 – 13:30 | PHARMACOTHERAPY OF EPILEPSIES
Section sponsor: PROPHARMA
Chairs: S. Bašić, S. Jurić, Ž. Petelin Gadže, M. Jurin
| 11:15 – 11:30 | Željka Petelin Gadže: Clonazepam in epilepsy treatment: from an established drug to the first generic option – Elunari |
| 11:30 – 11:45 | Ivana Bašić: Zonisamide in epilepsy treatment: clinical experience |
| 11:45 – 12:00 | Andreja Bujan Kovač: Personalized epileptology: an individualized approach to women of reproductive age – balancing teratogenicity and seizure control |
| 12:00 – 12:15 | Ivan Lehman: Early treatment of infants with tuberous sclerosis using mTOR inhibitors |
| 12:15 – 12:30 | Jelena Radić Nišević: Pharmacotherapy of epilepsy in alternating hemiplegia of childhood: case presentation |
| 12:30 – 12:45 | Franka Kovačević: Gray matter heterotopia as a therapeutic challenge |
| 12:45 – 13:00 | Ana Sruk: Supplementation with micronutrients and essential omega-3 fatty acids in epilepsy: from pathophysiological foundations to clinical application |
| 13:00 – 13:30 | DISCUSSION |
Closing of the congress
Guidelines for Writing Abstracts
- Abstracts must be submitted in both Croatian and English (foreign participants submit the abstract in English only).
- Names and surnames of authors/co-authors, affiliations, and the title are not included in the word count of the abstract.
- Write the name of the presenting author in CAPITAL LETTERS.
- Write authors’ and co-authors’ names without academic titles.
- State the official name and address of the institution(s) of the author(s) and co-author(s) in English.
- Numerically link the author(s) and the institution(s).
- Provide the e-mail address of the first author.
- Abstracts will not be proofread. Authors are responsible for linguistic and content accuracy.
- Maximum length: 350 words in Croatian and 400 words in English. At the end, include key words (max 3) relevant to the work.
Deadlines
The deadline for abstract submission is March 15, 2026. Please submit your abstracts by email to:
vedrana.karkovic@btravel.pro
Kindly adhere strictly to the stated submission deadline, as all abstracts are subject to peer review and must receive formal approval.
All accepted abstracts will be published in a Neurologia Croatica Supplement.
April 20 to 22, 2026. This page contains information about the programme, registration,
abstracts, posters, accommodation, registration fees, and sponsorship opportunities.
TECHNICAL ORGANIZER
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vedrana.karkovic@btravel.pro