About CEESS

Stroke is a major medical issue and one of the leading causes of mortality and disability in the world. There are wide variations between European countries in stroke incidence and mortality rates which clearly indicate that stroke is preventable. The prospects for stroke prevention continue to advance. Risk factor management, antiplatelet, anticoagulant and surgical therapy reduce the incidence of stroke and reduce the risk of brain damage caused by vascular changes. Current knowledge and perspectives in primary and secondary stroke prevention will be discussed during the Congress with the participation of eminent world specialists in this field.

On October 10th 1996 from the initiative of Professor Zoltan Nagy from Budapest in Hungary opinion leaders from the region met and established the Central and Eastern European Stroke Society (CEESS). The founders were:

  • Zoltan Nagy from Budapest
  • Vida Demarin from Croatia,
  • Pavel Kalvach from the Czech Republic,
  • Jovan Strikovity from Yugoslavia,
  • Juris Friesbergs from Latvia,
  • Daiva Rastenyte from Lithuania,
  • Anna Czlonkowska from Poland,
  • Pavel Traubner from Slovakia,
  • Anton Mesec from Slovenia and
  • Anton A. Buleca from Ukraine.
It is not without reason that they have accepted "stroke management is local, stroke research is global" as their motto.


Previous events


So far following events were organized:

  • 1st Conference in Budapest (1999);
  • Satelite Syposium in Ljubljana (2005);
  • 2nd CEESS International Congress in Warsaw (2008);
  • HDNVP - Joint Meeting of CEESS (2008);
  • 49th INPC - Joint Meeting of CEESS (2009);
Teaching Courses:
  • Prague (1996)
  • Zagreb (1998)
  • Falenty (2001) and
  • Kazimierz Dolny (2006) in Poland
  • Dubrovnik (2006)
  • Odessa (2008)