12th World Congress for Neurorehabilitation

Messe Wien Exhibition & Congress Center in Vienna, Austria & Online

14 - 17 December 2022

Advancing research, education and clinical practice in neurorehabilitation throughout the world: The World Federation for Neurorehabilitation is delighted to invite you to their next World Congress, taking place in the beautiful city of Vienna from 14-17 December 2022!

The World Congress for Neurorehabilitation is an international expert forum for the presentation and discussion of new research focusing on inter-disciplinary aspects as well as current and future concepts of neuro-rehabilitation. We are expecting numerous participants on-site in Vienna from all around the world.   

Mark your calendars and join us in Vienna in winter 2022! 

Scientific programme

Key topics

  • Autonomic dysfunction
    Bowel | Bladder | Impairments | etc.
  • Biometrics and big data projects
  • Cognitive disorders
    Neuropsychology | Neurophysiology | Neuroimaging
  • Communicative disorders | Aphasia
  • COVID-19/SARS-CoV-2-related problems
  • Disease specific rehabilitation
  • Diseases of the CNS
    Parkinson‘s disease | Epilepsy | Multiple sclerosis | Alzheimer‘s dementia | Stroke | Restless legs syndrome | Migraine | Disorders of consciousness | Spinal cord injury | Traumatic brain injury
  • Other diseases
    Balance and gait disorders | Systemic diseases | Infections | Tumours, etc.
  • Motor and post-stroke (neuro)rehabilitation
  • Early neurorehabilitation
  • Neuromodulation, visual and auditory perception
  • Neurorehabilitation in developing countries | Developing World Forum
  • Neurosurgical aspects of neurorehabilitation
  • Pediatric neurorehabilitation
  • Peripheral neuropathy and neuromuscular disease
  • Pharmacology in neurorehabilitation
  • Public health issues
  • Swallowing disorders | Dysphagia
  • Telerehabilitation
  • Virtual and augmented reality, robotics and related technology and brain computer interfaces

Programme elements

  • Presidential lecture
  • Plenary lectures
  • Scientific symposia with invited speakers
  • Round tables for discussion of latest developments
  • Joint symposia with associated societies
  • Oral and ePoster communication sessions
  • Teaching programme for young clinicians
  • Industrial symposia and workshops
  • Practical workshops
  • Open stage in the industrial exhibition

Congress chairs

Caterina Pistarini
Instituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri IRCCS
Genova, Italy

Volker Hömberg
Neurologie – SRH Gesundheitszentrum
Bad Wimpfen, Germany