Second European Stroke Science Workshop

e113T he European Stroke Organisation held its second European Stroke Science Workshop in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany (November 21-23, 2013).Stroke experts from 21 European countries were invited to present and discuss their most recent research.The scope of the workshop was to review current findings of selected topics in stroke, to exchange ideas, to stimulate new research, and to enhance collaboration among European stroke research groups.The organization and structure of the workshop was similar to that of the first one in 2011.Seven scientific sessions were held, each starting with a keynote lecture to review the state of the art of a given topic, followed by 4 or 5 short presentations by experts.The meeting was organized by the executive committee of the European Stroke Organisation.The following sections summarize the content of the workshop and offer a useful overview of current knowledge and research activity in stroke.