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Abstracts

Abstract submission deadline: Thursday 15 January 2026

Abstracts

All posters at the meeting will be digital this year.

Abstracts for the meeting can be submitted after a delegate pass is booked and paid for. You can upload your abstract immediately after paying for your pass, or at a later date up until 2359 on Thursday 15 January. A link to do this will be in your registration confirmation email.

Who Can Submit An Abstract ?

You must be a lead or co-author to submit an abstract.

Abstracts are welcome from consultants for platform and poster presentations, but will not be eligible for prizes, case presentation competition, or poster tours.

Please ensure your abstract is submitted by a trainee or student if you wish them to be considered for poster tours, the case presentation competition or for a prize award.

ABN Fellows are invited to submit a poster showcasing their ABN Fellowship project. Please note these abstracts will not be considered for platform presentations or the case presentations as the ABN Research Committee will be selecting fellows to present a platform.

Encore Abstracts 
Priority will be given to new material. Encore abstracts can be submitted but only if they were published after 1 September 2025. Previously published material must be declared.

Patient Data
It is your responsibility to obtain written consent for the use of patient data, if applicable. An example of a simple consent form can be found here. Please give a copy of the consent form to the patient(s) and keep a copy for your own records

JNNP
Abstracts are published in the JNNP in the summer after the meeting. There is an opt-out field on the abstract form should you not want your abstract included.

Session platform

Abstract Presentations

Abstracts accepted for the meeting will be offered one of the following:
• Short platform talk
• Digital poster – Poster Tour
• Digital poster – General

Please note there will be no paper/physical posters this year.

Key Information

• Deadline for abstract submissions: Thursday 15 January

• Word limit for abstracts: 200 words
(excluding title and authors’ details)

• Word limit for abstract titles: 15 words

• No of authors and institutions per abstract: 10

• Abstracts presented elsewhere after 15 July 2025 may be submitted, but this must be declared

• Abstract and bursary notifications: Tuesday 24 February 

• Abstract withdrawal deadline: Tuesday 31 March 

• Send your digital poster file (digital posters): Thursday 9 April

• Send your slide deck (platform talks): Tuesday 28 April

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Poster Tour Posters: Digital

• Trainees and students who have a successful abstract may be invited to take part in a Poster Tour session.

• Files should be produced in A0 portrait orientation (841mm wide x 1189mm high) and sent to us as high resolution PDFs.

• These posters will be displayed on digital boards, similar to the one shown, in groups of 10.

• Posters will be on display for the duration of the meeting, on an automatic scroll which the organisers will arrange for you

Poster Tour Sessions
Please be present by your digital poster board during your allocated Poster Tour session. This will be on: 

Wed 6 May at 1425 – 1530, or
Thur 7 May at 1500 – 1600

Deadline for sending digital poster file: Thursday 9 April

General Posters: Digital

• Produce your poster in A0 portrait orientation (841mm wide x 1189mm high) and sent to us as a high resolution PDF.

• These posters will be displayed on digital boards, in groups of 10-12.

• Posters will be on display for the duration of the meeting,which the organisers will arrange for you

• Delegates will be encouraged to view the poster exhibition throughout the week, so during refreshment breaks and lunch times, please watch out for others showing an interest in your work.

Poster viewing Sessions
Please be present by your poster screen during the two poster tour sessions on
Wed 7 May at 1425 – 1530, and
Thur 8 May at 1510 – 1610

Deadline for sending digital poster file: Thursday 9 April

POster boards
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Bursaries & Prizes

Bursaries 
Bursaries of £50  are available for up to 100 early career researchers who are lead authors of abstracts accepted for the 2026 meeting. Apply for a bursary when you submit your abstract. If your award is successful, £50 will be credited back onto your card.

Prizes 
There are prizes on offer for posters, platforms and case presentations from trainees and students. The presentations will be scored by delegates and the winners will be announced during the final session of the meeting on Friday 8 May.

Prize2026
Charles Symonds PrizeTop Platform500
Charles Symonds PrizeTop Poster400
Practical Neurology PrizeCase Presentation Competition300