AAN Annual Meeting 2026 (Videos + Slides + Posters)

AAN Annual Meeting 2026 (Videos + Slides + Posters)

Neurology • Neuroscience • Clinical Neurology • Neurological Research • Plenary Sessions • Scientific Abstracts

Explore one of the broadest collections of contemporary neurology education and research with AAN Annual Meeting 2026 (Videos + Slides + Posters), based on the 78th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Neurology (AAN).

The 2026 AAN Annual Meeting was held April 18–22, 2026, in Chicago, Illinois, with programming available both in person at McCormick Place and through live online participation. The meeting brought together neurologists, neuroscience professionals, researchers, trainees, advanced practice providers, and other professionals from across the global neurology community.

The meeting combined extensive clinical education with new scientific research across virtually every major neurological subspecialty. AAN reported more than 190 education programs and over 3,500 scientific abstracts across 25 neurology topics and specialties, making the 2026 meeting one of its largest scientific programs.

Course Details

• Meeting: AAN Annual Meeting 2026
• Official Meeting: 78th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Neurology
• Provider: American Academy of Neurology – AAN
• Year: 2026
• Dates: April 18–22, 2026
• Venue: McCormick Place
• Location: Chicago, Illinois, USA
• Format: In-Person + Live Online + On Demand
• MedicalAmboss Format: Videos + Slides + Posters
• Education Programs: 190+
• Scientific Abstracts: 3,500+
• Scientific Areas: 25 neurology topics and specialties
• Plenary Sessions: 7
• Program Materials: Slides
• Primary Specialty: Neurology
• Language: English

The official AAN meeting-search platform lists sessions from Saturday, April 18 through Wednesday, April 22, 2026, with many programs offered both in person and through the meeting’s On Demand platform.

Meeting Overview

The AAN Annual Meeting brings together three major components of neurological professional development:

Clinical Education → Scientific Research → Global Neurology Community

Its educational program provides opportunities for clinicians to review established neurological principles while also examining new diagnostic technologies, treatments, research findings, clinical controversies, and evolving standards of care.

The 2026 program spans nearly every area of neurological medicine, allowing participants to move between subspecialty-focused sessions and broader interdisciplinary topics.

Major fields represented across the meeting include:

• General Neurology
• Behavioral Neurology
• Dementia
• Alzheimer’s Disease
• Cerebrovascular Disease
• Stroke
• Epilepsy
• Clinical Neurophysiology
• Movement Disorders
• Parkinson’s Disease
• Multiple Sclerosis
• Neuroimmunology
• Neuromuscular Medicine
• Headache and Migraine
• Neuro-Oncology
• Neurocritical Care
• Neurohospitalist Medicine
• Child Neurology
• Neurogenetics
• Autonomic Disorders
• Neuro-Ophthalmology
• Neuro-Otology
• Sleep Neurology
• Neuroscience
• Brain Health

Programming

The AAN Annual Meeting 2026 offers a broad range of learning formats designed for different stages of neurological training and practice.

Programming includes:

• Education courses
• Scientific platform sessions
• Scientific poster sessions
• Plenary sessions
• Case-based education
• Clinical updates
• Subspecialty sessions
• Neuroscience sessions
• Therapeutic updates
• Interactive educational formats
• Research presentations
• Career and professional-development activities

The program search confirms that sessions were categorized by program topic, audience, track, format, scientific abstracts, education programs, and On Demand availability.

190+ Education Programs

The 2026 meeting offered more than 190 educational courses, providing comprehensive education across clinical neurology and neuroscience.

These programs help clinicians:

• Review major neurological diseases
• Update diagnostic strategies
• Evaluate new therapies
• Strengthen clinical reasoning
• Prepare for complex patient presentations
• Review subspecialty developments
• Apply recent evidence to clinical care

The broad educational structure allows both general neurologists and subspecialists to select content aligned with their clinical interests.

Scientific Abstracts

Scientific abstracts are a cornerstone of the AAN Annual Meeting.

For 2026, AAN reported:

3,500+ Scientific Abstracts

covering:

25 Neurology Topics and Specialties.

Research was presented across multiple formats, including:

• Platform presentations
• Poster presentations
• Scientific sessions
• Late-breaking research
• Subspecialty-focused research sessions

The abstract program provides access to emerging research before many findings are incorporated into guidelines, reviews, or standard clinical practice.

Scientific Posters

Poster sessions allow investigators to present detailed research findings and discuss their work directly with other neurologists and neuroscience professionals.

Poster content may include:

• Clinical trials
• Observational research
• Diagnostic studies
• Biomarker research
• Imaging studies
• Epidemiology
• Treatment outcomes
• Translational neuroscience
• Quality improvement
• Rare neurological disease
• Case-based research

The MedicalAmboss product is identified as:

Videos + Slides + Posters

and therefore combines recorded educational content with presentation materials and poster content supplied with this package.

Plenary Sessions

The 2026 Annual Meeting included 7 plenary sessions featuring leading figures in neurology and neuroscience.

Plenary sessions are designed to highlight:

• Breakthrough neurological research
• Major clinical controversies
• High-impact scientific developments
• Emerging therapies
• Translational neuroscience
• Important developments affecting neurological practice

The official 2026 schedule included the opening:

Controversies in Neurology Plenary Session

and

Hot Topics Plenary Session

on April 18, with additional plenary programming across the meeting.

Controversies in Neurology

The Controversies in Neurology Plenary Session opened the major plenary program on April 18, 2026.

Controversy-based education is valuable in neurology because many clinical decisions involve:

Evidence + Patient Characteristics + Competing Treatment Strategies + Risk-Benefit Assessment

These sessions allow experts to examine areas where evidence or clinical practice remains actively debated.

Hot Topics in Neurology

The official schedule also included the Hot Topics Plenary Session on April 18.

Hot-topic sessions highlight rapidly developing areas where new research may influence:

• Diagnosis
• Treatment
• Clinical monitoring
• Disease classification
• Prognosis
• Neurological research priorities

Frontiers in Neuroscience

The official meeting schedule included a Frontiers in Neuroscience Plenary Session during the meeting.

The April 20 meeting-at-a-glance schedule placed this session alongside education courses, poster sessions, scientific sessions, therapeutic updates, and the exhibit program.

Frontiers sessions connect fundamental neuroscience with potential clinical implications in neurological medicine.

General Neurology

The Annual Meeting provides broad education relevant to neurologists managing patients with diverse neurological symptoms.

Common clinical presentations include:

• Weakness
• Sensory changes
• Headache
• Tremor
• Memory impairment
• Seizures
• Dizziness
• Gait disturbance
• Visual symptoms
• Altered mental status
• Sleep disturbances

A practical neurologic framework remains:

History → Examination → Localization → Differential Diagnosis → Testing → Treatment → Follow-Up

Cerebrovascular Disease & Stroke

Stroke and vascular neurology remain major components of contemporary neurological research and practice.

Areas represented within the broader AAN scientific environment include:

• Acute ischemic stroke
• Intracranial hemorrhage
• Stroke prevention
• Vascular risk factors
• Reperfusion treatment
• Neurovascular imaging
• Stroke recovery
• Secondary prevention

The meeting provides opportunities to review both scientific research and clinical management developments.

Multiple Sclerosis & Neuroimmunology

The meeting includes extensive content relevant to inflammatory and immune-mediated neurological disease.

Important areas include:

• Multiple sclerosis
• Demyelinating disease
• Neuroimmunology
• Disease-modifying therapies
• Biomarkers
• Imaging
• Treatment monitoring
• Autoimmune neurological disease

Rapid development of targeted and disease-modifying therapies makes neuroimmunology one of the most dynamic areas represented at the AAN Annual Meeting.

Movement Disorders

Movement-disorder education may encompass:

• Parkinson’s disease
• Tremor
• Dystonia
• Chorea
• Ataxia
• Dyskinesia
• Advanced therapies

The Annual Meeting provides both scientific and clinical updates on diagnosis and long-term management of movement disorders.

Epilepsy & Clinical Neurophysiology

The official 2026 scientific program included sessions devoted to Epilepsy / Clinical Neurophysiology (EEG).

For example, the meeting included a scientific platform session titled:

Epilepsy: Basic Science and Mechanisms

on April 21, available both in person and On Demand.

Epilepsy education connects:

Clinical Semiology → EEG → Imaging → Classification → Medication → Advanced Therapy

Headache & Migraine

Headache education covers both common and complex headache disorders.

The 2026 educational program included a dedicated course:

Headache in the Emergency Department

covering pediatric headache, adult headache, and concussion-associated headache.

Relevant areas include:

• Migraine
• Secondary headache
• Emergency headache evaluation
• Concussion
• Preventive treatment
• Acute therapy

Neuro-Ophthalmology & Neuro-Otology

The 2026 program included dedicated neuro-ophthalmology teaching.

One official course addressed:

Diplopia, Ocular Motility Disorders, and Nystagmus

with case-based teaching on supranuclear and internuclear eye-movement disorders and nystagmus.

This area connects ophthalmic symptoms with neurological localization involving:

• Brainstem
• Cranial nerves
• Neuromuscular junction
• Cerebellum
• Vestibular pathways

Neurohospitalist Medicine

The meeting included scientific programming specifically devoted to the Neurohospitalist field.

The April 22 Neurohospitalist scientific platform session was offered in person and through On Demand.

Neurohospitalist practice may involve:

• Acute stroke
• Seizures
• Encephalopathy
• CNS infection
• Acute neuromuscular disease
• Neurocritical illness
• Inpatient diagnostic challenges

Autonomic Neurology

The official 2026 program also included a scientific platform session dedicated to Autonomic Disorders.

Autonomic neurology can involve disorders affecting:

• Blood pressure regulation
• Heart rate
• Sweating
• Gastrointestinal function
• Bladder function
• Thermoregulation
• Orthostatic tolerance

Cognitive & Behavioral Neurology

Cognitive neurology remains highly relevant because of the growing burden of neurodegenerative disease.

Major areas include:

• Alzheimer’s disease
• Dementia
• Mild cognitive impairment
• Frontotemporal disorders
• Neurobehavioral syndromes
• Biomarkers
• Cognitive assessment

The Annual Meeting integrates both research advances and clinical approaches to these disorders.

Neuromuscular Medicine

Neuromuscular topics may encompass:

• Peripheral neuropathies
• Motor neuron disease
• Myopathies
• Neuromuscular-junction disease
• Genetic neuromuscular disorders
• Electrodiagnostic medicine

These sessions help connect examination findings and neurophysiology with contemporary molecular and therapeutic developments.

Neuro-Oncology

Neuro-oncology bridges neurology with oncology, neurosurgery, neuroradiology, and pathology.

Clinical issues include:

• Primary brain tumors
• Metastatic disease
• Paraneoplastic disease
• Neurological complications of cancer therapy
• Seizures
• Cognitive complications
• Treatment-related neurotoxicity

Child Neurology

Pediatric neurological education forms an important component of a comprehensive neurology meeting.

Major fields include:

• Pediatric epilepsy
• Neurogenetics
• Developmental neurology
• Neuromuscular disease
• Pediatric headache
• Movement disorders
• Neurodevelopmental conditions

Neurogenetics

Genetic testing has become increasingly integrated into modern neurological diagnosis.

Applications include:

• Neurodegenerative disease
• Epilepsy
• Neuromuscular disease
• Movement disorders
• Ataxia
• Pediatric neurological disease
• Rare neurological syndromes

Genomics increasingly connects neurological phenotype with molecular diagnosis and targeted management.

Brain Health

AAN describes itself as focused not only on neurological disease but also on broader brain health.

The Annual Meeting provides an opportunity to examine neurological care across the continuum:

Prevention → Early Recognition → Diagnosis → Treatment → Rehabilitation → Long-Term Brain Health

Scientific Research & Translation to Practice

One of the central strengths of the AAN Annual Meeting is the close connection between education and emerging science.

Research can move through:

Scientific Discovery → Abstract Presentation → Peer Discussion → Publication → Clinical Validation → Practice Change

The presence of more than 3,500 scientific abstracts allows participants to evaluate a broad range of developing ideas and findings.

Global Neurology Community

The Annual Meeting serves as an international gathering for neurologists and neuroscience professionals.

After the 2026 meeting, AAN President Natalia Rost, MD reported more than 16,000 participants, attending in Chicago and online, representing 110 countries and all 50 U.S. states.

This international participation supports exchange across:

• Different healthcare systems
• Research environments
• Neurological subspecialties
• Training pathways
• Clinical practice models

Target Audience

AAN Annual Meeting 2026 is relevant for a broad neurological audience, including:

• General Neurologists
• Academic Neurologists
• Clinical Neurologists
• Neurology Residents
• Neurology Fellows
• Medical Students
• Neuroscientists
• Clinical Researchers
• Advanced Practice Providers
• Neurohospitalists
• Stroke Specialists
• Epileptologists
• Movement Disorder Specialists
• Multiple Sclerosis Specialists
• Neuromuscular Specialists
• Headache Specialists
• Behavioral Neurologists
• Neuro-Oncologists
• Child Neurologists
• Neuro-Ophthalmologists
• Neurocritical Care Specialists
• Professionals involved in neurological research and patient care

Who Should Take This Course?

AAN Annual Meeting 2026 (Videos + Slides + Posters) is especially useful for professionals seeking a broad update across modern neurological medicine rather than education limited to a single subspecialty.

It provides exposure to:

• Clinical neurology
• Neuroscience
• Emerging research
• Neurological therapeutics
• Diagnostic advances
• Neurological imaging
• Biomarkers
• Clinical trials
• Disease-modifying treatments
• Neurological controversies
• Multidisciplinary neurological care

Why This Course Is Useful

The principal strength of the AAN Annual Meeting 2026 is its breadth.

The educational experience can be summarized as:

190+ Education Programs → 3,500+ Scientific Abstracts → 7 Plenary Sessions → Posters → Scientific Sessions → Subspecialty Updates

This allows clinicians to combine established educational content with newly presented research in a single comprehensive neurology program.

AAN Annual Meeting On Demand 2026

AAN subsequently released the official 2026 Annual Meeting On Demand digital library.

The official AAN product includes:

• 500+ hours of recorded presentations
• Presenter slides synchronized with audio
• Downloadable PDF presentation slides where available
• Downloadable lecture audio
• Transcripts for selected sessions, with translations into Spanish and several other languages

The official On Demand program was released May 21, 2026, with access listed through March 1, 2027.

Official AAN On-Demand Context

AAN lists the official 2026 Annual Meeting On Demand as offering up to 375 CME credits for physicians living in the United States.

AAN specifically states that this On Demand product does not provide CME credit for international physicians.

MedicalAmboss File Scope

The independently delivered Videos + Slides + Posters listed on this MedicalAmboss page do not include the following official-platform benefits:

• 375 CME Credits Included
• Official AAN CME Included
• Official AAN Certificate Included
• Official AAN Registration Included
• Official AAN On Demand Account Included

Any CME eligibility, certification, registration, or account access belongs to the official AAN platform and is not part of this MedicalAmboss file package unless explicitly stated.

Items Included in This Course

Full registration and online registration included access to:

• 190+ Education Programs
• 3,500 Scientific Abstracts Presented
• 7 Plenary Sessions
• Access to Program Slides

The MedicalAmboss product is provided as:

Videos + Slides + Posters

Major Topics Covered

• General Neurology
• Clinical Neuroscience
• Neurological Research
• Alzheimer’s Disease
• Dementia
• Behavioral Neurology
• Cerebrovascular Disease
• Stroke
• Epilepsy
• EEG
• Movement Disorders
• Parkinson’s Disease
• Multiple Sclerosis
• Neuroimmunology
• Neuromuscular Medicine
• Motor Neuron Disease
• Peripheral Neuropathy
• Headache
• Migraine
• Neuro-Oncology
• Neurocritical Care
• Neurohospitalist Medicine
• Child Neurology
• Neurogenetics
• Neuro-Ophthalmology
• Neuro-Otology
• Autonomic Disorders
• Sleep Neurology
• Brain Health
• Neurological Imaging
• Biomarkers
• Clinical Trials
• Precision Neurology
• Therapeutic Advances
• Scientific Posters
• Late-Breaking Research
• Neurology Education
• Neurological Controversies
• Translational Neuroscience

AAN Annual Meeting 2026 (Videos + Slides + Posters) provides comprehensive education and scientific research from the 78th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Neurology, held April 18–22, 2026, at McCormick Place in Chicago, Illinois, with live online participation also available.

The meeting features 190+ education programs, more than 3,500 scientific abstracts across 25 neurological topics and specialties, 7 plenary sessions, scientific posters, subspecialty education, breakthrough research, and access to presentation slides.

The program spans virtually every major area of neurology, including stroke, epilepsy, dementia, Parkinson’s disease, movement disorders, multiple sclerosis, neuroimmunology, neuromuscular disease, headache, neuro-oncology, neurocritical care, child neurology, neurogenetics, autonomic disorders, neuro-ophthalmology, and neuroscience.

Provider: American Academy of Neurology – AAN
Dates: April 18–22, 2026
Venue: McCormick Place
Location: Chicago, Illinois, USA
MedicalAmboss Format: Videos + Slides + Posters
Education Programs: 190+
Scientific Abstracts: 3,500+
Plenary Sessions: 7
Specialty: Neurology
Official On Demand Library: 500+ hours