INTS 2014 - International Neutrotrauma Society Symposium

Despite of ongoing research activities and developments in the last decade the failure of clinical trials has led to a sense of failure and hopelessness in the field. Fortunately due to the devoted work of our scientific community-clinical trials tend to address neurotrauma related topics again providing new hope for targeted therapies to well classified subtypes of brain and spine injury.
The International Neurotrauma Society considers the 11th INTS Symposium an important milestone in this journey from basic research to the healing of the injured. In the symposium we will strive to unite and coordinate our efforts to ignite and fuel further research programs as well as grants and trials to provide for the better care for the injured in the near future.
The INTS Symposium returnes to Europe after 8 years. Symbolically our venue in Budapest is at the border between East and West. The organizers do hope that this location will facilitate novel interactions and research plans between representatives of G20 countries and those of the less developed while also providing an opportunity for companies, advocacy groups and clinical research teams to reach out to Eastern Europe, the Balkans and the former Soviet Republics to establish novel partnership programs to develop their research potential, implement scientific evidence based guidelines and improve neurotrauma care.
Appreciating that a thorough and rational assessment of the pathobiology of CNS injury, together with a systematic bench to bedside approach, are prerequisite for any breakthrough in patient care, this symposium will strive to address these goals, providing an opportunity for the discussion of new treatment strategies as well as the consideration of the guidelines currently used in the management of patients suffering from severe traumatic brain and spinal cord injury. The event also will provide a forum to debate contemporary problems in neuro-rehabilitation and patient follow-up.
The host city of Budapest harbors a special atmosphere, with features of a medieval Castle-city, embedded with exciting Central-European Party-Center, with colorful touristic attractions, and a unique culinary experience. Despite of its many attractions the organizers hope that you will recall the town of Budapest as the place where researchers and clinicians from the field of neurotrauma gathered and re-united to make a positive change in the fight against the silent epidemic.
Wish you a pleasant stay and a memorable time in Hungary and Budapest!
Yours truly,
Andras Buki M.D., Ph.D., D.Sc.,
vice president of the INTS
head of the organizing committee of INTS2014