Abstract Submission Deadline: February 1st, 2026, 11:59 PM EST 

THERE ARE NO EXCEPTIONS TO THE SUBMISSION DEADLINE

RULES FOR ABSTRACT SUBMISSION
    • For technical support, please contact:
    • Accepted abstracts are required to be presented in-person at the 2026 Annual Meeting.
    • Location: Georgia Aquarium (GNS Annual Meeting)
    • Dates:  March 27th – 28th, 2026
    • Our website for the conference: https://ganeurosociety.org
    • Register for Conference Here: Link to Conference Registration
      • Website “Access Code” for students and residents = “IN-TRAINING-2026”

 

CRITERIA 
  • Experts rate the abstracts on scientific merit, breadth of audience interest, and quality of presentation, including compliance with the guidelines and instruction.
  • Before submitting, please review for proper English usage. If an abstract contains material that has been previously published or presented, that information must be disclosed.

 

CONTENT 
  • The GNS REQUIRES that all authors organize their abstract body under the following headings: OBJECTIVE, BACKGROUND, DESIGN/METHODS, RESULTS and CONCLUSIONS.
  • There is a maximum of 300 words allowed per abstract. The word count includes the body only.
  • Please do not include any institution names in the abstract body.
  • Tables and figures are not allowed in the abstract.
  • Case reports are allowed and should use the headings that are applicable to their work. Case reports are not required to use all five headings (Objective, Background, Design/Methods, Results, Conclusions) if not applicable.
  • Please include “Not applicable” or “NA” in the headings that are not applicable to your work.
  • Previously presented abstracts can also be submitted for consideration – BUT THAT INFORMATION MUST BE DISCLOSED.
  • Please use the link here for the template of submission: Link to blank template for abstract submission
  • Please use the link here to see an example of acceptable abstract format: Example of abstract
  • Please refer to the following presentation for further advise for abstract preparation: Link to Presentation on Abstract Preparation
  • Font of the abstract should be Times New Roman, 12-point. The abstract should be labelled “LASTNAME_FIRSTNAME_2026_TITLE”. The ONLY acceptable file format is PDF. 

 

READ CAREFULLY – FINE PRINT ISSUES 
  • WITHDRAWALS 
      • Withdrawal requests are permitted until March 14th, 11:59 PM EST.
  • ABSTRACT NOTIFICATION 
      • We wil email all abstract first authors by February 20th, 2026 via email the outcome of their abstract submission(s).
  • REJECTION – Abstracts will be rejected without review for the following reasons:
      • Abstracts received after February 1st, 11:59 PM EST
      • Incomplete submissions or submissions not related to Neurology.
      • Files not labelled in the following format: LASTNAME_FIRSTNAME_2026_TITLE.pdf

Instructions for submitted abstracts must be followed completely.

Abstracts that do not conform to the prescribed rules will be rejected.