The first international and the sixth national Iranian stroke congress event report

The first and the sixth National Iranian Stroke Congress were held on 27-29 November 2013 in the Petrochemical Recreation Complex, Tabriz, Iran. The congress was supported by World Stroke Organization and Turkey Cerebrovascular Association and almost 100 physicians and researchers across Iran and other countries participated in the congress. Dr. Afshin Divani from USA, Dr. Manouchehr Seyyedi Vafaei from Denmark, Prof. Olsen Niles from Denmark and Dr. Ozcan Ozdemir from Turkey were the international guests of the congress. The congress was managed by Prof. Mehdi Farhoudi as Chief and scientific secretary and Dr. Kaveh Mehrvar as executive secretary. This congress was supported nicely by the president of Iran Stroke Association Dr. Mohammad Reza Gheini. The main goal of this congress was to gather strokerelated specialists and masters (neurologists, neurosurgeons, radiologists, internists, physical medicine specialists, general practitioners, etc.) as well as paramedic staff (nurses, speech therapists, physiotherapists, etc.) to contribute updating stroke-related practical knowledge with the latest scientific achievements and recent developments. The other aim of the congress was recognition of related problems and obtaining their solutions in prevention and treatment fields. Totally, 220 abstracts were submitted to the congress, 30 selected for oral presentation and 171 for poster presentation. Furthermore, 25 invited lectures were also presented. The milestone of this scientific meeting comprised four predominant sections. Oral Presentations