Scientific programme
The First Vertigo Congress
in Romania
with International and Multidisciplinary Participation
Preliminary scientific programe
Wednesday 17th September 2025
08:30
Course Registration
09:00
Anatomy and Physiology of Inner Ear
M. Spanu, S. Dorasala
M. Spanu, S. Dorasala
09:30
Periferal & Central Pathways, Vestibular connexions
10:00
Velocity Storage Mechanism and its role
Pradeep Vundavali
Pradeep Vundavali
10:30
BPPV
A. Weisman, G. Bacarna
A. Weisman, G. Bacarna
11:00
Vestibular Neuronites
E. Mihai, S . Popescu, S. Merchea
E. Mihai, S . Popescu, S. Merchea
11:30
Meniere Disease
12:00
Recurrent Acute Vestibulopathies
12:30
Pontocerebellar Angle Tumors ( videopresentations from Surgery Room )
Sebastian Pavel, Sergiu Stoica
Sebastian Pavel, Sergiu Stoica
13:00
The Vascular System and the Glymphatic System of the Ear
13:30
Lunch Symposion
14:30
AICA Syndrome
Florin Antonescu
Florin Antonescu
15:00
PICA Syndrome
15:30
The Role of Supliments, Vitamins in Vestibular pathology
16:30
Medical Treatment of Vestibular Pathology
17:00
Surgical treatment of Vertigo
17:30
Radiology of Inner Ear & its Pathological Aspects
Emilia Diaconu
Emilia Diaconu
Thursday 18th September 2025
08:30
Congress Registration
09:00
OPENING SESSION
Clinical ExpressionIntroductive Welcome talk
C. Chabbert &I. Voda
09:30
Clinical Expression
What happens in neural circuits in acute vertigo crisis ? How and When We can Intervene
Michel Lacour
What happens in neural circuits in acute vertigo crisis ? How and When We can Intervene
Michel Lacour
10:00
Clinical Expression
Functional Mapping of Vestibular Cortex and its Implications for Cognition and Emotions
Christophe Lopez
Functional Mapping of Vestibular Cortex and its Implications for Cognition and Emotions
Christophe Lopez
10:30
Clinical Expression
Use and Rationale of benzodiazepines- Clinical Considerations in Dizziness, Imbalance, and Depression
Manea Mihnea
Use and Rationale of benzodiazepines- Clinical Considerations in Dizziness, Imbalance, and Depression
Manea Mihnea
11:00
Coffee Break
11:30
Clinical Expression
Tiny Crystals, Big Impact- Exploring the World of Otoconia and Their Role in Balance - The Hidden Life of Otoconia
R.T.Vitton & C. Chabbert
Tiny Crystals, Big Impact- Exploring the World of Otoconia and Their Role in Balance - The Hidden Life of Otoconia
R.T.Vitton & C. Chabbert
12:15
Clinical Expression
Reccurent BPPV: How to stop it from coming back
Srinivas Dorasala
Reccurent BPPV: How to stop it from coming back
Srinivas Dorasala
12:40
Clinical Expression
Unlocking BPPV- Smart Clues for Spotting Displaced Otoliths and Repositioning With Confidence
Pradeep Vundavali
Unlocking BPPV- Smart Clues for Spotting Displaced Otoliths and Repositioning With Confidence
Pradeep Vundavali
13:00
Clinical Expression
News in Case of Residual Deficits after Correct Otolithic Repositioning
Peateek Porwal
News in Case of Residual Deficits after Correct Otolithic Repositioning
Peateek Porwal
13:30
Lunch Symposion
14:30
Clinical Expression
Is there Recurrent Vestibular Syndrome of Vascular Cause? What solutions do we have?"
Antochi Florina
Is there Recurrent Vestibular Syndrome of Vascular Cause? What solutions do we have?"
Antochi Florina
15:00
Clinical Expression
Vertigo and Instability in Degenerative Parkinsonism. Valuable Symptoms in Diagnostics
Perju Lacramioara
Vertigo and Instability in Degenerative Parkinsonism. Valuable Symptoms in Diagnostics
Perju Lacramioara
15:30
Clinical Expression
Vestibular Cortex & Vestibular Epilepsy: Clinical and EEG Characteristics with Proposed Diagnostic Criteria
Christophe Lopez
Vestibular Cortex & Vestibular Epilepsy: Clinical and EEG Characteristics with Proposed Diagnostic Criteria
Christophe Lopez
16:00
Clinical Expression
Vertiginous and Auditory Seizures: Exploring the Intersection of Vestibular and Auditory Epileptic Manifestations
Mandruta Ioana
Vertiginous and Auditory Seizures: Exploring the Intersection of Vestibular and Auditory Epileptic Manifestations
Mandruta Ioana
16:30
Coffee Break
17:00
Clinical Expression
Vestibular Migraine: the Cameleon Episodic Vestibular Syndrome
Hassen Kerkeni
Vestibular Migraine: the Cameleon Episodic Vestibular Syndrome
Hassen Kerkeni
17:30
Clinical Expression
Hidden Causes of Recurrent Vestibular Symptomps & Diseases
Christian Chabbert
Hidden Causes of Recurrent Vestibular Symptomps & Diseases
Christian Chabbert
18:00
Clinical Expression
Spontaneous and Evoked Vestibular Signs in Acute Unilateral Vestibular Pathology – A Pathophysiological Perspective
Salvatore Martelluci
Spontaneous and Evoked Vestibular Signs in Acute Unilateral Vestibular Pathology – A Pathophysiological Perspective
Salvatore Martelluci
18:30
Clinical Expression
Friday 19th September 2025
08:30
MEETING SVTH
09:00
Clinical Expression
Hunting for Early Meniere's Disease
Leonardo Manzari
Hunting for Early Meniere's Disease
Leonardo Manzari
09:30
Clinical Expression
17 Years of video Head Impulse Test and Meniere's Disease: What Have I Learned?
Leonardo Manzari
17 Years of video Head Impulse Test and Meniere's Disease: What Have I Learned?
Leonardo Manzari
10:00
Clinical Expression
Cellular Mechanism and Patho-physiology of Endolymphatic Hydrops
Brahim Tighilet
Cellular Mechanism and Patho-physiology of Endolymphatic Hydrops
Brahim Tighilet
10:30
Clinical Expression
Nystagmus during a vertigo crisis in Meniere Disease- direction og Ny, contribution of a mobile phone and therapeutic implications
P. Bertholon, V. Ionescu, A. Karkas
Nystagmus during a vertigo crisis in Meniere Disease- direction og Ny, contribution of a mobile phone and therapeutic implications
P. Bertholon, V. Ionescu, A. Karkas
11:00
Coffee Break
11:30
Clinical Expression
Idiopathic intracranial hypertension as a cause of pulsatile tinnitus - diagnosis and treatment
Alexandru Dimancea
Idiopathic intracranial hypertension as a cause of pulsatile tinnitus - diagnosis and treatment
Alexandru Dimancea
12:00
Clinical Expression
Tinnitus - last news about & AFREPA
Marie Jose Fraysse
Tinnitus - last news about & AFREPA
Marie Jose Fraysse
12:30
Clinical Expression
Thrombophilia & Vertigo and Hearing loss. Key Scenarios , Warning Signs, and Treatment Paths ?
I. Voda, R. Teodorescu
Thrombophilia & Vertigo and Hearing loss. Key Scenarios , Warning Signs, and Treatment Paths ?
I. Voda, R. Teodorescu
13:00
Clinical Expression
The Interplay Between Leaky gut, Histamine Dysregulation, and Inner Ear vascularization: Diagnostic Clues and Treatment Approches
Ion Gabriela
The Interplay Between Leaky gut, Histamine Dysregulation, and Inner Ear vascularization: Diagnostic Clues and Treatment Approches
Ion Gabriela
13:30
Lunch Symposion
14:30
Clinical Expression
Postoperative Vertigo - When to worry and what to do: Red Flags, Reintervention or Medication? Why does postoperative vertigo happen
Didier Portmann
Postoperative Vertigo - When to worry and what to do: Red Flags, Reintervention or Medication? Why does postoperative vertigo happen
Didier Portmann
15:00
Clinical Expression
Intratympanic Injections: Best Practices , Risk Management, and Clinical Outcomes
Marie Jose Fraysse
Intratympanic Injections: Best Practices , Risk Management, and Clinical Outcomes
Marie Jose Fraysse
15:30
Clinical Expression
Can we really recover vestibular function, or can we just compensate for it ? Magical vestibular rehabilitation ?
Michel Lacour
Can we really recover vestibular function, or can we just compensate for it ? Magical vestibular rehabilitation ?
Michel Lacour
16:00
Clinical Expression
Normal life without vestibular information - acute bilateral areflexia - 2 different cases - Intensive Vestibular rehabilitation is the key ?
R Ralea, I Voda
Normal life without vestibular information - acute bilateral areflexia - 2 different cases - Intensive Vestibular rehabilitation is the key ?
R Ralea, I Voda
16:30
Coffee break
17:00
Endocrinology
Management of Adrenocortical Function in pacients with Recurrent Vertigo
Badiu Corin
Management of Adrenocortical Function in pacients with Recurrent Vertigo
Badiu Corin
17:30
Endocrinology
Understanding the Relationship Between Hormones and Vertigo.- The Endocrine - Vestibular Connection
Elkiati Ghizlaine
Understanding the Relationship Between Hormones and Vertigo.- The Endocrine - Vestibular Connection
Elkiati Ghizlaine
18:00
Rheumathology
Vertigo Crises as a Frequent Symptom in Autoimmune Dosorders ? A Series of Case Reports
Diana Mihai Coman
Vertigo Crises as a Frequent Symptom in Autoimmune Dosorders ? A Series of Case Reports
Diana Mihai Coman
Saturday 20th September 2025
08:30
Therapeutic Approaches
Livesaving Clues, The HINTS protocol, and the Questions you must Not to Forget - Vertigo in Emergency Room
Maja Striteska
Livesaving Clues, The HINTS protocol, and the Questions you must Not to Forget - Vertigo in Emergency Room
Maja Striteska
09:00
Therapeutic Approaches
Imaging of pulsatile tinnitus : What to look for ?/ Non invasive imaging-signs, Tell- tales and Secrets
Dimancea Alexandru
Imaging of pulsatile tinnitus : What to look for ?/ Non invasive imaging-signs, Tell- tales and Secrets
Dimancea Alexandru
09:30
Testing Approaches
Clinical Vestibulo- Cervico- Ocular Reflex - In Different Pathologies -case presentation + demonstration
Djamal Bouckhchem
Clinical Vestibulo- Cervico- Ocular Reflex - In Different Pathologies -case presentation + demonstration
Djamal Bouckhchem
10:00
Testing Approaches
Types of Central/ peripheral Nystragmus
Bingo Nystagmus/ Bingo Cases
Types of Central/ peripheral Nystragmus
Bingo Nystagmus/ Bingo Cases
11:30
Therapeutic Approaches
Virtual Reality - A smart and Futuristic Solution for Vestibular and neurological rehabilitation: When, How and for Whom ?
Frank Assaban
Virtual Reality - A smart and Futuristic Solution for Vestibular and neurological rehabilitation: When, How and for Whom ?
Frank Assaban
12:30
Therapeutic Approaches
French Flavors in Vestibular Rehab - From Simple to Complex Recipes for Acute and Chronic Cases
Olivier Dumas& Cecile Becaud
French Flavors in Vestibular Rehab - From Simple to Complex Recipes for Acute and Chronic Cases
Olivier Dumas& Cecile Becaud
13:30
Lunch Symposion
14:30
Therapeutic Approaches
BPPV and its Relation to Gravity and Canal Jam
Haidar Alsarhan
BPPV and its Relation to Gravity and Canal Jam
Haidar Alsarhan
15:00
Therapeutic Approaches
Various Repositioning Maneuvres for BPPV
All doctors & Kinetotherapists
Various Repositioning Maneuvres for BPPV
All doctors & Kinetotherapists
15:30
TINNITUS
Tinnitus < Noise, Depression - unintended consequences
Carmen Sirbu, M.T.Trandafir, EA Ivan
Tinnitus < Noise, Depression - unintended consequences
Carmen Sirbu, M.T.Trandafir, EA Ivan
16:00
TINNITUS
Developing a Comprehensive Tinnitus Questionnaire: Diagnostic Approach, Key Items, Supportive Interventions, and Etiological Guidance
Developing a Comprehensive Tinnitus Questionnaire: Diagnostic Approach, Key Items, Supportive Interventions, and Etiological Guidance
16:30