Gain Recognition as a Leading Contributor in Your Field: Submit Your Abstract to Showcase Your Expertise
Results of clinical trials or high impact large studies that will only be complete after the initial submission deadline (but in time to release results at the conference) can be submitted to the late breaking science section.
The call for late breaking science opens 6 March 2024.
ESOC 2025 provides you with the ideal platform to showcase your regular abstract or late breaking abstract onsite in Helsinki. Authors interested in submitting an abstract for ESOC 2025 have the option to choose from a diverse range of topics.
Select the ESOC2025 Abstract Submission to submit a regular abstract:
- Share your innovative research and insights and submit your abstract today to get a chance to be part of the leading forum in stroke disease. You can prepare and edit your abstract until the deadline.
- Abstracts must be completed by Tuesday, 14 January 2025, 23:59 CET.
Choose the ESOC2025 – Late Breaking Abstract Submission to submit late breaking results:
- The Scientific Abstract Committee will reserve a dedicated slot in the programme
- You anticipate submitting your final results as a late-breaking contribution
- The results of clinical trials or high impact large studies will be completed after the regular abstract submission on 14 January 2025 (but in time to release results in a late-breaking session).
- Your abstract must be Submitted (Abstract Status = Submitted) by Tuesday 14 January 2025 and can be completed with the final results until Monday, 3 March 2025 23:59 CET
Ongoing trial abstracts are being accepted alongside late-breaking abstracts. All accepted ongoing trial abstracts will be presented as posters, offering a platform to share valuable insights and engage with peers at the forefront of the field. Do not miss the presentation of the largest Clinical Trials during the Closing Ceremony on Friday, 23 May 2025 from 10:30 to 12:40 in Hall 1
Prepare your abstract submission
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Review the submission guidelines
Please carefully read the below Guidelines for the preparation of your abstract.
Guidelines for preparation of abstracts
- Online submission only – Abstracts sent by fax or email will not be accepted
- Authors should indicate their presentation type preference:
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- Poster presentation only
- Oral or Poster presentation
Note: “Poster presentation only” implies that your abstract will be considered for poster presentation only and will not be selected for an Oral session.
- One person may serve as presenting author on up to 5 abstracts.
- The Scientific Programme Committee reserves the right to decide on the final allocation and presentation method.
- All abstracts should be submitted and presented in clear UK English with accurate grammar and spelling of a quality suitable for publication. If you need help, arrange for the review of your abstract by a colleague who is a native English speaker, by a university specific publications office (or other similar facility) or by a copy editor, prior to submission.
- You may enter up to 15 authors in the authors list including the Presenter.
If you have more than 15 authors, you can use the “On behalf of” field to enter the name of an investigating team/study group - The presenting author of an accepted abstract must register and attend the congress to ensure the publication of abstracts.
- Submission of an abstract acknowledges your acceptance for the abstract to be published in the official conference publications.
- The presenting author is required to ensure that all co-authors are aware of the content of the abstract and agree to its submission, before submitting the abstract.
- Abstracts that have been previously presented at another international meeting cannot be considered for a plenary session.
- Abstract title – must be in UPPER CASE and limited to 25 words. Please submit symbols as words.
- Abstract text – limited to 250 words including acknowledgements. Note that word count is affected when tables are included. Tables (3 max) may be added at the end of the template (word file).
- Abstracts should clearly state:
Background and aims
Methods
Results
Conclusions - Use only standard abbreviations. Place special or unusual abbreviations in parentheses after the full word the first time it appears.
- Use generic names of drugs. The presentation must be balanced and contain no commercial promotional content.
- Images – The maximum file size of each image is 500 KB. The maximum pixel size of the graph/image is 600(w) x 800(h) pixel. You may upload images in JPG, GIF or PNG format. Images (3 max) may be added at the end of the template (word file).
- Submissions may not contain patient names, hospital ID numbers or other identifying information.
- Disclosure of Conflicts of Interest: Please disclose any conflict of interests the authors might have and indicate in the according selection. If none, do not include any information
- Important:
As the grading and selection process is blind, the title and body text must not contain identifying features, i.e. information such as:
- Names (authors or others)
- Names of the institutes (hospitals, medical schools, clinics…)
- Cities
- Make sure to state your correct e-mail After having submitted your abstract, you will receive a confirmation by e-mail with the following information:
- reference number of your abstract (for correspondence and questions that might arise)
- title of your submitted abstract
If you do not receive a confirmation by e-mail, please contact ESOC.abstracts@congrex.com.
- Should you wish to make corrections to an abstract already submitted or if you wish to submit other abstracts later, you may use your personal log-in. This will shorten the submission procedure.
Corrections to abstracts can only be made up to the deadline of 14 January 2025, 23.59h CET.
Notification
Each abstract will be reviewed and rated by at least 4 external blinded experts and final selection will be made by the Scientific Programme Committee. Notification of acceptance or rejection of submitted abstracts will be sent to the corresponding authors via email by end of March 2025. Full instructions concerning preparation and presentation will be included and will be made available on the conference website.
Publication
Publication Embargo: ESOC 2025 has an embargo policy on all abstracts submitted to the conference. The embargo will be lifted on 21 May 2025. All accepted abstracts will be published in the peer-reviewed journal.
Questions?
If you have questions regarding abstracts technical questions or need assistance, contact the abstract team at ESOC.Abstracts@congrex.com including/referring to the name of the congress.
Abstract hotline: +41 61 686 77 22 (Monday – Friday during CET business hours)
Travel Grants and Award Information
Travel Grants:
- WHO IS ELIGIBLE?
Abstract presenting authors, who are residents of a country classified with low-income and lower-middle-income economies, according to the World Bank Country Classification. - GRANT RULES
- Travel Grant receivers are chosen among presenting authors whose abstract is among best scoring (only of those eligible for this grant).
- Presenting authors must have submitted their abstract to the Conference via the website.
- Awardees will need to provide banking details for transfer of the travel grant. The transfer will only be made after the Conference.
- Awardees’ names and institutions will be published on the Conference website.
- HOW TO APPLY
- Via the abstract submission
- Applicants must submit a copy of their passport. The required documents should be submitted during the abstract submission in the indicated fields.
- Notification of acceptance or rejection will be sent to the corresponding authors via email by latest end of March 2025.
Young Investigator Award:
- WHO IS ELIGIBLE?
Abstract presenting authors, who are early career researchers, aged maximum 35 years at the opening date of the Conference. - AWARD RULES
Awardees will be chosen among presenting authors whose abstract is among best scoring (only of those eligible for this award).
Presenting authors must have submitted their abstract to the Conference via the website.
Awardees will need to provide banking details for transfer of the award. The transfer will only be made after the Conference.
Awardees’ names and institutions will be published on the Conference website. - HOW TO APPLY
- Via the abstract submission
Applicants must submit a copy of their passport, a brief CV and a signed statement from the senior author in the group that indicates in reasonable detail the young investigator’s contribution, where there are co-authors or study group collaborators. The required documents should be submitted during the abstract submission in the indicated fields.
- Notification of acceptance or rejection will be sent to the corresponding authors via email by mid/latest end of March 2025.
- Via the abstract submission
YSPR – Study Design Workshop
This is a focused workshop for early career investigators.
The aim of this workshop is to support young stroke researchers in promoting their proposed or ongoing research project to the ESOC audience. They will be given the opportunity to present their work and receive feedback from an expert mentor. The goal of this feedback is to allow young researchers to optimise their study design.
As in previous years, young investigators (≤35 years) will be invited to submit an abstract for the workshop describing their research project, preferably a project still under development or interim results from an ongoing project. Abstracts can be submitted to ESOC as a special category ( “4.28 YSPR – Study Design Workshop”).
The successful applicants will give an oral presentation, followed by constructive assessment of the study’s design and advice on its future development by a senior, internationally renowned invited investigator. In addition to providing expert guidance on the development of the study, the workshop will be an opportunity for the young researchers to promote their work to the wider community and establish collaborations.
The presenters of the two top scoring abstracts will receive a place at the ESO Summer School (22-26 September, Athens) or the ESO Edinburgh Stroke Research Workshop (1-3 September 2025, Edinburgh). All presenters will be interviewed by other Young Stroke Physicians and Researchers and the interviews will be featured on the ESO blog.
Consult the category list
01.00 – ACUTE ISCHEMIC STROKE MANAGEMENT
01.01 – ACUTE MANAGEMENT – Neither thrombolysis nor thrombectomy
01.02 – ACUTE MANAGEMENT – Thrombolysis or thrombectomy
01.03 – HYPERACUTE MANAGEMENT
01.04 – THROMBOLYSIS
01.05 – NEUROINTERVENTION
01.06 – IMAGING – Hyperacute
01.07 – IMAGING – Non acute
02.00 – INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE
02.01 INTRACEREBRAL HAEMORRHAGE
02.02 SAH, ANEURYSMS AND VASCULAR MALFORMATIONS
03.00 – RECOVERY, REHABILITATION AND OUTCOME
03.01 – REHABILITATION
03.02 – LIFE AFTER STROKE
03.03 – PROGNOSIS AND OUTCOME AFTER STROKE
03.04 – BRAIN REORGANISATION AND RECOVERY
04.00 – DIAGNOSIS / ETIOLOGY
04.01 DIAGNOSIS/INVESTIGATION OF STROKE ETIOLOGY
04.02 CEREBROVASCULAR MANIFESTATIONS OF OTHER INFECTIONS
04.03 ATHEROSCLEROSIS
04.04 RARE CAUSES INCL. DISSECTION
04.05 STROKE IN THE YOUNG (INCLUDING PAEDIATRIC STROKE)
04.06 CARDIOEMBOLISM & HEART-BRAIN INTERACTIONS
04.07 SMALL VESSEL DISEASE
04.08 COGNITION AND VASCULAR COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT
04.09 SEX, GENDER AND STROKE
04.10 ESUS/CRYPTOGENIC STROKE
05.00 – RISK FACTORS AND PREVENTION (PRIMARY AND SECONDARY)
05.01 PREVENTION
05.02 SECONDARY PREVENTION
05.03 EPIDEMIOLOGY & RISK FACTORS
05.04 STROKE COMPLICATIONS
06.00 – NOVEL TARGET/ EXPERIMENTAL FIDINGS TO CLINICAL TRANSLATION
06.01 PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF STROKE / TRANSLATIONAL MEDICINE
06.02 GENETICS, ‘OMICS AND BIOMARKERS
07.00 – DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION, AI AND ROBOTICS
07.01 TECHNOLOGY INNOVATIONS: ROBOTS, VIRTUAL REALITY, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND MORE
08.00 – QUALITY OF LIFE
08.01 CLINICAL PRACTICE, MANAGEMENT AND CARE
08.02 – SERVICE ORGANISATION INCL. QUALITY IMPROVEMENT
09.00 – PRE-HOSPITAL SERVICE ORGANISATION
09.01 – PRE-HOSPITAL SERVICE ORGANISATION