Programação SYMTOX 2025

Hands On Workshops - Advanced EMG Mapping Techniques for Dystonia: Insights and Innovations

Hands On Workshops - Shockwave Therapy for Spasticity: Combined Therapy with BoNT and Patient Outcomes

Hands On Workshops - Ultrasound-Guided BoNT Injection for Enhanced Outcomes

Hands On Workshops - TMS and tDCS in Adult and Cerebral Palsy Patients: Advanced Neuromodulation Techniques

Hands On Workshops | Essential Strategies for Diluting and Applying BoNT with Precision

Hands On Workshops | Hands-On Anatomy: Palpation Techniques for Upper and Lower Limbs

Hands On Workshops | Advanced Ultrasound Techniques for Imaging Upper and Lower Extremities

Registration

Welcome Reception and Introduction

Basic science and pharmacology - Part 1

Lecture: What current knowledge on neuroplasticity may teach us about the rehabilitation process

Lecture: Botutinum Toxin timeline: From the poison to the neuromodulation

Lecture: Research and Practice of Botulinum Toxins: Challenges and Opportunities

Lecture: Managing BoNT Treatment Failures: How Immunogenicity Influences Outcomes and What to Do?

Lecture: Interchanging doses among available Botulinum Toxin preparations: What we must keep in mind?

Q & A Session

Coffee Break

Basic science and pharmacology - Part 2

Round Table Session BoNT Evolution From Inception to Innovation: A 35-Year Journey and the Way Forward

Introduction

Company: IPSEN - Dysport

Company: ABBVIE - Botox

Company: BIOLAB - Xeomin

Q & A Session

Lunch symposium

Poster Session (9 posters)

Clinical science - Part 1 - Spasticity

Lecture: Avoiding "roller coaster" effect after BoNT injections: Balancing risks and benefits

Lecture: BoNT in Combination with Other Modalities Treatments

Lecture: How to use functional scale GAS in clinical practice

Lecture: When should we start the treatment with BoNT post stroke?

Lecture: Cutting-Edge Research on Botulinum Toxin and Spasticity: Highlighting the Most Influential Papers of the Last 5 Years

Q & A Session

Coffee Break

Clinical science – Part 2 - Dystonia

Lecture: Collum-caput (COL-CAP) concept. What is new?

Lecture: Specific Task Dystonia

Lecture: Functional dystonia: Tips for diagnoses and treatment

Lecture: BoNT and Essential Tremor: Latest Innovations and Emerging Treatments

Lecture: Complex cases: Oromandibular dystonia, dyphonia, anterocolo e anterocaput

Q & A Session

Appreciation for Dra. Linamara Rizzo

Homenagem

Welcome cocktail reception

Hands On Workshops | Effective Approaches to Minimizing Facial Imbalance Using BoNT

Hands On Workshops | From Childhood to Adulthood: Insights into Gait Development and Disorders

Hands On Workshops | Refining Palpatory Skills for the Cervical Region and Shoulder Girdle

Hands On Workshops | Optimizing Outcomes with Effective Goal settings and GAS for Spasticity and Dystonia

Clinical science - Part 3 - Children

Lecture: Botulinum toxin in children: safety and efficacy of different formulations

Lecture: Examining Pediatric Sedation Modalities for BoNT injection: An analytical review of efficacy

Lecture: Is there any evidence for treating autistic children with botulinum toxin?

Lecture: What is new in sialorrhea and bruxism in cerebral palsy and neurodegenerative disorders?

Lecture: Gait analysis of children with cerebral palsy with botulinum toxin

Q & A Session

Coffee Break

Clinical science - Part 4 - Different Guidance Techniques

Round Table Session Pros and cons of the different guidance techniques: What is new?

USG

EMG

Palpatory anatomy

Discussion

Q & A Session

Lunch symposium

Poster Session (if there are 4 companies with 9 posters this will begin at 12:30)

Clinical science - Part 5 - Movement disorders and other applications unveiled

Lecture: BoNT in facial asymmetry

Lecture: Strategic Timing for BoNT Injections in Overactive Bladder: What you need to know

Lecture: BoNT and tardive dyskinesia

Lecture: BoNT and Parkinson: Highlights and what should be the correct approach to take?

Lecture: Exploring BoNT Applications in Dysphonia: Current Trends and Future Directions

Q & A Session

Coffee Break

Clinical science – Part 6 - Miscellaneus Part I

Lecture: AI: Where are we and where are we going?

Lecture: Effectiveness of Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy after Botulinum Toxin Injection

Lecture: The toxin limit: When to stop and what to do in Cerebral Palsy

Lecture: Modified Heckmatt Scale

Lecture: Exploiting Botulinum neurotoxins for the study of brain and neuromuscular junction physiology

Q & A Session

Hands On Workshops | Comprehensive Management of Oromandibular Dystonia: Therapeutic Planning Strategies

Hands On Workshops | Advanced Ultrasound Training for Cervical Muscles: Identification and Techniques for the Guided Injection

Hands On Workshops | EMG Mapping in Cervical Dystonia: Techniques, Planning Strategies and Applications

Hands On Workshops | Hands-On Techniques for Implementing the PREEMPT Method in Migraine Treatment

Clinical science - Part 9 - Neuromodulation

Lecture: Innovations in Deep Brain Stimulation for Dystonia: Current approaches and future directions

Clinical science - Part 7 - Spasticity

Illustrative case reports and discussions

Clinical science - Part 9 - Dystonia

Illustrative case reports and discussions

Case report

Case report

Lecture: DBS Target Selection for Dystonia: Optmizing outcomes and minimizing risks

Case report | Brazil

Case report | Brazil

Lecture: Challenges and Controversies in DBS for Dystonia: From patient selection to long-term management

Case report

Case report

Lecture: Exploring Alternative Ablative Surgery Techniques Beyond DBS

Case report | Chile

Case report

Q & A Session

Coffee Break

Clinical science - Part 10 - Miscellaneous Part II

Case report | Colombia

Case report

Lecture: What evidence is there for the use of cannabinoidis in neurorehabilitation (spasticity, dystonia and pain)

Case report

Case report VI - Brazil

Lecture: A transdisciplinary approach in neurorehabilitation

Case report

Case report

Lecture: BoNT in Pail Relief: Contemporary views and emerging trends

Case report VIII - Colombia

Case report

Lecture: Cervical dystonia and rehabilitation program post BoNT injection

Q & A Session

Lunch symposium

Closing ceremony