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Paper Fleischhauer2026
Oct. 6, 2026

Chair for Neurorehabilitation at BMT 2026

From 6 to 8 October 2026, BMT 2026 took place in Augsburg. The Chair for Neurorehabilitation presented the contribution "Heart Rate Asymmetry in Disorders of Consciousness", which investigated features derived from Poincaré plots for the classification of patients with disorders of consciousness. We thank the organisers for an excellent conference and are already looking forward to BMT 2027.

APART Logo
July 30, 2026

Research project APART launched

The APART project, funded by the Max Schuster Foundation, is aimed at stroke patients with apraxia. The project seeks to provide scientific evidence for the effectiveness of established neurorehabilitative therapies used at Therapiezentrum Burgau. Alongside the University of Augsburg and Therapiezentrum Burgau, the project partners are the Institute for Medical Information Processing, Biometry, and Epidemiology (IBE) at LMU Munich and REHAB Basel.

Paper "Neuroprognostication after cardiac arrest in patients without withdrawal of life-sustaining therapy: a prospective observational multicenter study"
July 24, 2026

Critical Care paper published

Our paper on guideline-recommended prognostic markers for predicting 12-month outcomes in cardiac arrest patients has been published in Critical Care!

PRODEC Gruppenfoto
June 18, 2026

Successful start for the ProDec study

This week, the kick-off meeting of our multicenter study on early proactive decannulation took place. Together with the participating study centers, we were able to plan the next steps, coordinate study procedures, and hold many engaging professional discussions. The strong support and commitment of all involved demonstrated just how relevant this topic is for neurological rehabilitation and weaning. A heartfelt thank you to all participants for the open exchange, to our colleagues from Copenhagen for their valuable input, and to the Schön Klinik München Schwabing for their hospitable welcome. We look forward to the upcoming training sessions, the preparation of the centers, and the start of recruitment after the summer.

Gruppenfoto Liege 2026 (kompakt)
March 19, 2026

BSNR & DOC-BOX joint symposium - The Conscious Brain in Neurorehabilitation

The Chair for Neurorehabilitation attended the joint symposium of the Belgian Society for NeuroRehabilitation (BSNR) and the DOC-BOX international consortium in Liège. The event, themed "The Conscious Brain in Neurorehabilitation", brought together clinicians, researchers, and healthcare professionals working at the interface of neuroscience, consciousness, and neurorehabilitation - topics central to the Chair's research and clinical mission.

Lehrstuhl Neurorehabilitation auf der DGNR
Dec. 4, 2025

Chair for Neurorehabilitation at DGNR 2025

Once again this year, the Chair for Neurorehabilitation was represented at the joint annual conference of the German, Austrian, and Swiss Societies for Neurorehabilitation with several scientific contributions. The conference was held under the motto “Under one roof: evidence, practice, and innovation” and offered an intensive professional exchange with colleagues from Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. Our group presented current works on disorders of consciousness, stroke rehabilitation, and the OptiNIV project.

Lehrstuhl Neurorehabilitation auf dem DOC-BOX Day
May 23, 2025

Chair for Neurorehabilitation at DOC-BOX Day

On 23.05.2025 the DOC-BOX Day took place in Liège. Organized by the University of Liège, a project meeting of the DOC-BOX project was followed up by presentations on disorders of consciousness from a clinical and scientific perspective. We were able to gain exciting insights into the research of the project partners and look forward to further collaboration.

Information for patients and relatives

PerBrain

Here you can find a brochure for family members and friends of patients with severe brain injuries. It contains information about disorders of consciousness and how consciousness is determined using technological measures, some of which are new, to support diagnosis and prognosis assessment. It is intended to facilitate and support the communication process between you and your medical team. The brochure was created as part of the EU research project “EraPerMed - PerBrain,” which investigates the effectiveness of diagnostic measures and their impact on the medical care of patients with disorders of consciousness.

 

Brochure (english)

 

moVe-It

Have you suffered a stroke with subsequent spasticity in the last 6 months? The moVe-It study is investigating how the combined treatment of physical therapy and botulinum toxin A can be precisely coordinated – in accordance with guidelines and for optimal results. Your participation is valuable to us.
Further information – including details on participating in the study – can be found here:  moVe-It

Contact

Address

Prof. Dr. Andreas Bender

Chair for Neurorehabilitation (Faculty of Medicine, University of Augsburg)

Chief of Medicine Therapiezentrum Burgau

Kapuzinerstraße 34

89331 Burgau

 

 

Telefon: 08222/404 - 100
E-Mail: andreas.bender@med.uni-augsburg.de

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