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      Executive Page

      Executive Page: New President-Elect outlines aims for EAN’s future agenda

      August 1, 2022

      Paper of the Month

      Research Paper of the Month: Thrombectomy alone versus intravenous alteplase plus thrombectomy in patients with stroke

      August 1, 2022

      EAN News

      Contribute to the EAN Neuro-Covid Registry (ENERGY) and be part of our growing global project

      July 29, 2022

      EAN Congress news

      Video Interview: Sleep-Wake Panel Co-Chair, Dr. Evelina Pajediene

      July 28, 2022

      Executive Page

      Executive Page: New President-Elect outlines aims for EAN’s future agenda

      August 1, 2022

      Executive Page

      New EAN President, Prof. Paul Boon, identifies brain health, research agenda, and residents as key priorities

      July 8, 2022

      Executive Page

      Executive Page: packed programme for our happy reunion at EAN 2022 in Vienna

      June 3, 2022

      Executive Page Dear EAN members, dear friends, It is my pleasure to give you an update on behalf of the EAN Scientific Committee following a busy year since my appointment as chair. It has been a privilege to be so deeply involved in the scientific activities of the EAN and to work closely with an amazing community of people who are so dedicated to the advancement of neurology. One of the strongest threads within that community is the EAN’s group of Scientific Panels, which are often referred to as the organisation’s ‘scientific backbone’. The panels have a hand in everything the EAN does from a scientific point of view, including coordinating clinical research, disseminating good practice, assisting in planning the EAN annual congress, supporting the EAN’s educational efforts, and producing guidelines that assist neurologists in daily practice. All of this work requires a considerable amount of oversight, and this is why each panel is run by its own Management Group, elected by the panel members. Being a part of one of these Management Groups (PDF) is an opportunity to play a direct part in determining the direction of scientific progress within Europe, and I am excited to say that the call for applications to stand for election will be announced in September. All panel members and EAN individual members are eligible to apply to be candidates, with the vote being held among the existing panel members in autumn. I would like to urge every neurologist with a passion for the scientific future of their special area of interest to consider standing for election to the relevant Management Group and to look out for the call for applications later this month. I can tell you from personal experience that fulfilling a role such as this within the structure of the EAN is a fascinating and extremely rewarding experience. The chance to take on such a unique leadership position should not be missed! The most satisfying aspect of being involved in the EAN’s organisational structure is surely seeing all the hard work and planning come to fruition when a small idea evolves into a newly launched project. One such example is the 1st EAN Science School, taking place in Salzburg next March. The idea of the Science School is to offer early career neurologists with an interest in translational research a new avenue for learning about basic pathomechanisms of neurological disorders. Application for this very first edition, on ‘Pathophysiology of disorders of the nervous system’, closed last week and we have been delighted with the level of interest. It was a pleasure to be part of the task force in charge of planning this new project and I look forward to seeing it officially transferred to the hands of the Scientific Committee after a successful event and evaluation in spring. Of our ongoing activities, one of the most significant is the EAN Neuro-covid Registry, which aims to collate epidemiological data on neurological manifestations in patients with COVID-19 infection reported by neurologists in outpatient services, emergency rooms, and hospital departments. We currently have 1,542 patients entered in the database, from 35 centres across 23 countries. So far, 29 patients have been followed for 12 months and 387 have completed the 6-months follow up. This is a decent start, but I would like to strongly encourage EAN members and their institutions to get involved and contribute cases to what will become an invaluable resource for neurologists and clinicians to improve care for Covid-19 patients. Finally, I would like share a word on a forthcoming collaboration between EAN and the Human Brain Project in December, that I think will interest a lot of EAN members. The EAN-EBRAINS joint workshop on ‘The future of medical data sharing in clinical neurosciences’ will be a three-day virtual event that aims to discuss issues and challenges associated with data sharing in Europe, from ethics to data safety and privacy, including those specific to data federation, such as the development and validation of federated algorithms. The whole workshop is completely free of charge and registration is open until 25 November, so please check out the details and sign up! I wish you all a healthy and pleasant autumn and I look forward to updating you again. Best wishes Thomas Berger Chair of the EAN Scientific Committee

      Executive Page: Join the EAN Panels and reinforce our scientific backbone! (Plus ENERGY update, and our first Science School)

      May 1, 2022

      Paper of the Month

      Research Paper of the Month: Thrombectomy alone versus intravenous alteplase plus thrombectomy in patients with stroke

      August 1, 2022

      Paper of the Month

      Research Paper of the Month: Association of intraventricular fibrinolysis with clinical outcomes in ICH: an individual participant data meta-analysis

      July 8, 2022

      Paper of the Month

      Covid-19 Paper of the month: Widespread white matter oedema in subacute COVID-19 patients with neurological symptoms

      July 8, 2022

      Paper of the Month

      Research Paper of the Month: Healthy lifestyle and life expectancy with and without Alzheimer’s dementia: population based cohort study

      June 3, 2022

      EAN News

      Executive Page: New President-Elect outlines aims for EAN’s future agenda

      August 1, 2022

      EAN News

      Research Paper of the Month: Thrombectomy alone versus intravenous alteplase plus thrombectomy in patients with stroke

      August 1, 2022

      EAN News

      Contribute to the EAN Neuro-Covid Registry (ENERGY) and be part of our growing global project

      July 29, 2022

      EAN News

      Video: EAN supports World Brain Day

      July 19, 2022

      EAN Congress news

      Video Interview: Sleep-Wake Panel Co-Chair, Dr. Evelina Pajediene

      July 28, 2022

      EAN Congress news

      Watch the full EAN 2022 Opening Session on our Vimeo channel!

      July 11, 2022

      EAN Congress news

      New EAN President, Prof. Paul Boon, identifies brain health, research agenda, and residents as key priorities

      July 8, 2022

      EAN Congress news

      Video Interview: WFN President, Prof. Wolfgang Grisold

      July 7, 2022

      COVID-19

      Contribute to the EAN Neuro-Covid Registry (ENERGY) and be part of our growing global project

      July 29, 2022

      COVID-19

      COVID-19 Breaking News: Case Series/Case Reports – July 2022

      July 18, 2022

      COVID-19

      COVID-19 Breaking News: Meta-analyses/systematic reviews – July 2022

      July 18, 2022

      COVID-19

      COVID-19 Breaking News: Cross-Sectional Case Control Studies – July 2022

      July 18, 2022

      Interviews

      Video Interview: Sleep-Wake Panel Co-Chair, Dr. Evelina Pajediene

      July 28, 2022

      Interviews

      Video: EAN supports World Brain Day

      July 19, 2022

      Interviews

      Video Interview: European Journal of Neurology Award winner, Dr. Jonathan Coutinho

      July 18, 2022

      Interviews

      Video Interview: WFN President, Prof. Wolfgang Grisold

      July 7, 2022

  • Academic/Scientific
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      EAN News

      Contribute to the EAN Neuro-Covid Registry (ENERGY) and be part of our growing global project

      July 29, 2022

      Academic/Scientific

      2nd EAN Science School, 18-20 March 2023

      July 20, 2022

      Breaking news

      COVID-19 Breaking News: Case Series/Case Reports – July 2022

      July 18, 2022

      Breaking news

      COVID-19 Breaking News: Meta-analyses/systematic reviews – July 2022

      July 18, 2022

      Breaking news

      COVID-19 Breaking News: Case Series/Case Reports – July 2022

      July 18, 2022

      Breaking news

      COVID-19 Breaking News: Meta-analyses/systematic reviews – July 2022

      July 18, 2022

      Breaking news

      COVID-19 Breaking News: Cross-Sectional Case Control Studies – July 2022

      July 18, 2022

      Breaking news

      COVID-19 Breaking News: Observational studies – prospective longitudinal cohort – June 2022

      June 8, 2022

      Neurology updates

      Neurology Update: Palliative care

      July 6, 2021

      Neurology updates

      Neurology Update: Clinical Neurophysiology

      June 2, 2021

      Neurology updates Hannover Medical School

      Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy – promising therapeutic approach with allogeneic BK virus-specific T cells

      May 17, 2021

      Neurology updates

      Neurology Update: Neuroimmunology

      May 12, 2021

      Scientific committee reports

      Scientific Committee Snapshot: Didier Leys

      April 1, 2020

      Scientific committee reports

      Scientific Committee Snapshot: Rigmor Hojland

      February 26, 2020

      Scientific committee reports

      Scientific Committee Snapshot: Christian Enzinger

      December 1, 2019

      Scientific committee reports

      Scientific Committee Snapshot: Maurizio Leone

      November 1, 2019

      Scientific panels reports

      Coma and DOC Panel Update (May-June): news from the EAN Virtual Congress, personalized pain assessment, NIRS-EEG and machine learning to predict outcomes, prevalence of swallowing disorders and new multimodal predictive algorithms.

      August 11, 2020

      Scientific panels reports

      Statement of the EAN Sleep-Wake-Panel

      June 3, 2020

      Scientific panels reports

      Rare Neurological Diseases in the COVID-19 era: Suggestions for information to patients and caregivers

      May 13, 2020

      Scientific panels reports

      Scentific Panel of the Month: Higher Cortical Functions

      March 2, 2020

      Eur J Neurol

      Video Interview: European Journal of Neurology Award winner, Dr. Jonathan Coutinho

      July 18, 2022

      Eur J Neurol

      EAN NeuroCOVID-19 Task Force position paper on COVID-19 vaccination hesitancy among people with chronic neurological disorders

      May 2, 2022

      Eur J Neurol

      European Journal of Neurology welcomes new associate editors

      December 13, 2021

      Eur J Neurol

      New European guideline and expert statements on the management of narcolepsy in adults and children

      June 30, 2021

      Top 10 Articles

      EAN is proud to announce the 2020 Virtual Master Classes Christmas Special

      November 13, 2020

      Top 10 Articles

      EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY – TOP 15 ARTICLES 2018

      February 1, 2019

      Top 10 Articles

      Interview with Prof. Patrick Cras – UEMS Section of Neurology (SN)

      February 3, 2018

      Top 10 Articles

      Interview with Mr. Bertrand Daval and Mrs. Nathalie Paulus

      February 3, 2018

      Scientific Corner

      Join the EAN Guideline Workshop on 24 June!

      May 13, 2022

      Scientific Corner

      First EAN Science School proves a hit in Salzburg

      April 1, 2022

      Scientific Corner

      Invitation to the EAN-EBRAINS Joint Workshop on ‘The Future of Medical Data Sharing in Clinical Neurosciences’

      July 2, 2021

      Scientific Corner

      1st EAN Science School, 26-29 March 2022: “Pathophysiology of disorders of the nervous system”

      June 18, 2021

  • Educational
    • All eLearning Student Corner E-Brain Grand Rounds Resident and Research Fellows Fellowship reports Education corner
      Fellowship reports

      Clinical Fellowship Reports 2022 – Oxford, Bern, London

      July 28, 2022

      Academic/Scientific

      2nd EAN Science School, 18-20 March 2023

      July 20, 2022

      Fellowship reports

      Clinical Fellowship Reports 2021 – Bucharest & Padova

      July 15, 2022

      Fellowship reports

      Research Fellowship Report 2021 – Inselspital Bern, Switzerland

      July 15, 2022

      eLearning

      Listen now to ‘eanCast: Weekly Neurology’ our latest eLearning resource

      July 14, 2022

      eLearning

      EAN Campus: Your source for online neurology education!

      June 24, 2022

      eLearning

      eanCast: Weekly Neurology

      June 24, 2022

      eLearning

      Meet our new eLearning Associate Editors

      August 12, 2021

      Student Corner

      EAN 2022 ‘Why Neurology?’ essay contest winners

      June 2, 2022

      Student Corner

      Students’ Corner: A day in the life of a medical student in your country

      May 20, 2022

      Student Corner

      Student Teaser Fellowship winners 2022

      May 11, 2022

      Student Corner

      ‘Why Neurology?’ student essay competition: win a travel grant for a future EAN Congress!

      March 14, 2022

      E-Brain

      ebrain May update: new website and podcast series

      May 1, 2021

      E-Brain

      EBRA launches 3rd call for clusters

      May 1, 2020

      E-Brain

      News from ebrain

      February 28, 2020

      E-Brain

      ebrain to host the 2019 Neurology Formative Test Questions, from 15 April to 26 May

      April 1, 2019

      Grand Rounds

      eBrain: virtual case report from Belgium

      October 2, 2017

      Grand Rounds

      Free access to Ebrain for EAN members

      July 1, 2016

      Grand Rounds

      Ebrain granted Royal College of Physicians (UK) CPD/CME accreditation

      July 1, 2016

      Grand Rounds

      ebrain session of the month: neuromuscular junction

      February 1, 2016

      Resident and Research Fellows

      Workshop at EAN 2022 raises awareness of mentorship benefits

      July 5, 2022

      Resident and Research Fellows

      First ever UK Regional Teaching Course held in Liverpool, in person

      July 4, 2022

      Resident and Research Fellows

      RRFS Special Session – Unveiling research in Neurology: differences between basic, clinical and translational

      June 25, 2022

      Resident and Research Fellows

      23rd EAN Spring School – Report

      June 24, 2022

      Fellowship reports

      Clinical Fellowship Reports 2022 – Oxford, Bern, London

      July 28, 2022

      Fellowship reports

      Clinical Fellowship Reports 2021 – Bucharest & Padova

      July 15, 2022

      Fellowship reports

      Research Fellowship Report 2021 – Inselspital Bern, Switzerland

      July 15, 2022

      Fellowship reports

      Research Fellowship Report 2020 – Institut Necker Enfants Malades, Paris

      July 15, 2022

      Education corner

      Clinical Fellowship Reports 2022 – Oxford, Bern, London

      July 28, 2022

      Education corner

      Clinical Fellowship Reports 2021 – Bucharest & Padova

      July 15, 2022

      Education corner

      Research Fellowship Report 2021 – Inselspital Bern, Switzerland

      July 15, 2022

      Education corner

      Research Fellowship Report 2020 – Institut Necker Enfants Malades, Paris

      July 15, 2022

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      Other News

      The role of EAN in the European Medicine Agency

      August 2, 2022

      News from EAN member societies

      14 June: Special publication celebrates 10 years of the European Working Group of People with Dementia

      August 2, 2022

      News from EAN member societies

      14 June: Alzheimer Europe hosts European Parliament Lunch Debate examining EU and WHO policies on neurological conditions

      August 2, 2022

      News from EAN member societies

      22 June: Alzheimer Europe invites applications for its new Anti-Stigma Award

      August 2, 2022

      EAN Staff

      EAN Head Office Profiles: Patrycja & Martin

      July 28, 2022

      EAN Staff

      EAN Head Office Profiles: Anja S

      July 12, 2022

      EAN Staff

      EAN Head Office Profiles: Magda & Lindley

      June 7, 2022

      EAN Staff

      EAN Head Office Profiles: Julia & Maria

      April 4, 2022

      Grant opportunities

      1st EAN Science School, 26-29 March 2022: “Pathophysiology of disorders of the nervous system”

      June 18, 2021

      Grant opportunities

      European Commission: Innovation and novelty in medical devices and in vitro diagnostic devices; towards common concepts of innovation-related risk assessments

      November 1, 2019

      Grant opportunities

      GBS|CIDP Foundation International 2020 Research Grant Opportunity

      October 29, 2019

      Grant opportunities

      The Clinical Fellowship application deadline is approaching

      October 1, 2019

      News from EAN member societies

      14 June: Special publication celebrates 10 years of the European Working Group of People with Dementia

      August 2, 2022

      News from EAN member societies

      14 June: Alzheimer Europe hosts European Parliament Lunch Debate examining EU and WHO policies on neurological conditions

      August 2, 2022

      News from EAN member societies

      22 June: Alzheimer Europe invites applications for its new Anti-Stigma Award

      August 2, 2022

      News from EAN member societies

      Alzheimer Europe publishes new reports on ‘sex, gender and sexuality in the context of dementia’, and ‘dementia-inclusive initiatives and communities’

      April 5, 2022

      EBC

      Value of Treatment project releases results and calls to action

      March 29, 2022

      EBC

      Best practices for patient safety: An EU-wide view on the use of medicines off-label

      December 31, 2021

      EBC

      Creating synergies and showcasing innovation: Brain Innovation Days 2021

      November 30, 2021

      EBC

      Best practices for patient safety: Register now!

      October 28, 2021

      EFNA

      OneNeurology European Summit underlines urgent need to prioritise neurology and drive change

      December 31, 2021

      EFNA

      EFNA launch eLearning Platform for neurology advocates

      February 1, 2021

      EFNA

      ‘Me and My Brain’ – Art Competition winners announced!

      February 1, 2021

      EFNA

      Survey on the impact of COVID-19 on neurology service delivery

      November 1, 2020

      News in general

      EAN lecture at the International Neuro-Urology Society annual congress 2022

      May 25, 2022

      News in general

      EPA-EAN Joint Symposium: ‘Etiology and Treatment of the Long Covid-19 Syndrome’ and other highlights at the 30th European Congress of Psychiatry

      May 25, 2022

      News in general

      Organise an EAN-Day or EAN Regional Teaching Course in your Country!

      May 17, 2022

      News in general

      Value of Treatment project releases results and calls to action

      March 29, 2022

      Patients societies reports

      News from Alzheimer Europe

      March 2, 2020

      Patients societies reports

      News from the WHO

      January 9, 2020

      Patients societies reports

      News from EFIC and the European Pain Forum

      January 3, 2020

      Patients societies reports

      News from EFIC and the European Pain Forum

      January 2, 2020

      Surveys

      Survey: management of covert brain infarction

      October 29, 2021

      Surveys

      Driving with an intracranial tumor

      July 13, 2020

      Surveys

      SURVEY: Driving with an intracranial tumor

      June 25, 2020

      Surveys

      EAN SURVEY: Neurological Symptoms in COVID-19 Patients

      April 10, 2020

      Forum

      Call for Applications: e-Learning Platform Editor-in-Chief

      August 4, 2020

      Forum

      Neurological News from Denmark VI – the land of the 2nd EAN congress 2016: Pain Research in Denmark from a neurological perspective

      April 1, 2016

      Forum

      Neurological News from Denmark V – the land of the 2nd EAN congress 2016: Clinical Dementia Research in Denmark

      March 1, 2016

      Forum

      Updated recommendations to minimise the risk of the rare brain infection PML with Tysabri – Comment to EMA recommendation

      March 1, 2016

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  • General interest
    • All Executive Page Paper of the Month EAN News EAN Congress news COVID-19 Interviews
      Executive Page

      Executive Page: New President-Elect outlines aims for EAN’s future agenda

      August 1, 2022

      Paper of the Month

      Research Paper of the Month: Thrombectomy alone versus intravenous alteplase plus thrombectomy in patients with stroke

      August 1, 2022

      EAN News

      Contribute to the EAN Neuro-Covid Registry (ENERGY) and be part of our growing global project

      July 29, 2022

      EAN Congress news

      Video Interview: Sleep-Wake Panel Co-Chair, Dr. Evelina Pajediene

      July 28, 2022

      Executive Page

      Executive Page: New President-Elect outlines aims for EAN’s future agenda

      August 1, 2022

      Executive Page

      New EAN President, Prof. Paul Boon, identifies brain health, research agenda, and residents as key priorities

      July 8, 2022

      Executive Page

      Executive Page: packed programme for our happy reunion at EAN 2022 in Vienna

      June 3, 2022

      Executive Page Dear EAN members, dear friends, It is my pleasure to give you an update on behalf of the EAN Scientific Committee following a busy year since my appointment as chair. It has been a privilege to be so deeply involved in the scientific activities of the EAN and to work closely with an amazing community of people who are so dedicated to the advancement of neurology. One of the strongest threads within that community is the EAN’s group of Scientific Panels, which are often referred to as the organisation’s ‘scientific backbone’. The panels have a hand in everything the EAN does from a scientific point of view, including coordinating clinical research, disseminating good practice, assisting in planning the EAN annual congress, supporting the EAN’s educational efforts, and producing guidelines that assist neurologists in daily practice. All of this work requires a considerable amount of oversight, and this is why each panel is run by its own Management Group, elected by the panel members. Being a part of one of these Management Groups (PDF) is an opportunity to play a direct part in determining the direction of scientific progress within Europe, and I am excited to say that the call for applications to stand for election will be announced in September. All panel members and EAN individual members are eligible to apply to be candidates, with the vote being held among the existing panel members in autumn. I would like to urge every neurologist with a passion for the scientific future of their special area of interest to consider standing for election to the relevant Management Group and to look out for the call for applications later this month. I can tell you from personal experience that fulfilling a role such as this within the structure of the EAN is a fascinating and extremely rewarding experience. The chance to take on such a unique leadership position should not be missed! The most satisfying aspect of being involved in the EAN’s organisational structure is surely seeing all the hard work and planning come to fruition when a small idea evolves into a newly launched project. One such example is the 1st EAN Science School, taking place in Salzburg next March. The idea of the Science School is to offer early career neurologists with an interest in translational research a new avenue for learning about basic pathomechanisms of neurological disorders. Application for this very first edition, on ‘Pathophysiology of disorders of the nervous system’, closed last week and we have been delighted with the level of interest. It was a pleasure to be part of the task force in charge of planning this new project and I look forward to seeing it officially transferred to the hands of the Scientific Committee after a successful event and evaluation in spring. Of our ongoing activities, one of the most significant is the EAN Neuro-covid Registry, which aims to collate epidemiological data on neurological manifestations in patients with COVID-19 infection reported by neurologists in outpatient services, emergency rooms, and hospital departments. We currently have 1,542 patients entered in the database, from 35 centres across 23 countries. So far, 29 patients have been followed for 12 months and 387 have completed the 6-months follow up. This is a decent start, but I would like to strongly encourage EAN members and their institutions to get involved and contribute cases to what will become an invaluable resource for neurologists and clinicians to improve care for Covid-19 patients. Finally, I would like share a word on a forthcoming collaboration between EAN and the Human Brain Project in December, that I think will interest a lot of EAN members. The EAN-EBRAINS joint workshop on ‘The future of medical data sharing in clinical neurosciences’ will be a three-day virtual event that aims to discuss issues and challenges associated with data sharing in Europe, from ethics to data safety and privacy, including those specific to data federation, such as the development and validation of federated algorithms. The whole workshop is completely free of charge and registration is open until 25 November, so please check out the details and sign up! I wish you all a healthy and pleasant autumn and I look forward to updating you again. Best wishes Thomas Berger Chair of the EAN Scientific Committee

      Executive Page: Join the EAN Panels and reinforce our scientific backbone! (Plus ENERGY update, and our first Science School)

      May 1, 2022

      Paper of the Month

      Research Paper of the Month: Thrombectomy alone versus intravenous alteplase plus thrombectomy in patients with stroke

      August 1, 2022

      Paper of the Month

      Research Paper of the Month: Association of intraventricular fibrinolysis with clinical outcomes in ICH: an individual participant data meta-analysis

      July 8, 2022

      Paper of the Month

      Covid-19 Paper of the month: Widespread white matter oedema in subacute COVID-19 patients with neurological symptoms

      July 8, 2022

      Paper of the Month

      Research Paper of the Month: Healthy lifestyle and life expectancy with and without Alzheimer’s dementia: population based cohort study

      June 3, 2022

      EAN News

      Executive Page: New President-Elect outlines aims for EAN’s future agenda

      August 1, 2022

      EAN News

      Research Paper of the Month: Thrombectomy alone versus intravenous alteplase plus thrombectomy in patients with stroke

      August 1, 2022

      EAN News

      Contribute to the EAN Neuro-Covid Registry (ENERGY) and be part of our growing global project

      July 29, 2022

      EAN News

      Video: EAN supports World Brain Day

      July 19, 2022

      EAN Congress news

      Video Interview: Sleep-Wake Panel Co-Chair, Dr. Evelina Pajediene

      July 28, 2022

      EAN Congress news

      Watch the full EAN 2022 Opening Session on our Vimeo channel!

      July 11, 2022

      EAN Congress news

      New EAN President, Prof. Paul Boon, identifies brain health, research agenda, and residents as key priorities

      July 8, 2022

      EAN Congress news

      Video Interview: WFN President, Prof. Wolfgang Grisold

      July 7, 2022

      COVID-19

      Contribute to the EAN Neuro-Covid Registry (ENERGY) and be part of our growing global project

      July 29, 2022

      COVID-19

      COVID-19 Breaking News: Case Series/Case Reports – July 2022

      July 18, 2022

      COVID-19

      COVID-19 Breaking News: Meta-analyses/systematic reviews – July 2022

      July 18, 2022

      COVID-19

      COVID-19 Breaking News: Cross-Sectional Case Control Studies – July 2022

      July 18, 2022

      Interviews

      Video Interview: Sleep-Wake Panel Co-Chair, Dr. Evelina Pajediene

      July 28, 2022

      Interviews

      Video: EAN supports World Brain Day

      July 19, 2022

      Interviews

      Video Interview: European Journal of Neurology Award winner, Dr. Jonathan Coutinho

      July 18, 2022

      Interviews

      Video Interview: WFN President, Prof. Wolfgang Grisold

      July 7, 2022

  • Academic/Scientific
    • All Breaking news Neurology updates Scientific committee reports Scientific panels reports Eur J Neurol Top 10 Articles Scientific Corner
      EAN News

      Contribute to the EAN Neuro-Covid Registry (ENERGY) and be part of our growing global project

      July 29, 2022

      Academic/Scientific

      2nd EAN Science School, 18-20 March 2023

      July 20, 2022

      Breaking news

      COVID-19 Breaking News: Case Series/Case Reports – July 2022

      July 18, 2022

      Breaking news

      COVID-19 Breaking News: Meta-analyses/systematic reviews – July 2022

      July 18, 2022

      Breaking news

      COVID-19 Breaking News: Case Series/Case Reports – July 2022

      July 18, 2022

      Breaking news

      COVID-19 Breaking News: Meta-analyses/systematic reviews – July 2022

      July 18, 2022

      Breaking news

      COVID-19 Breaking News: Cross-Sectional Case Control Studies – July 2022

      July 18, 2022

      Breaking news

      COVID-19 Breaking News: Observational studies – prospective longitudinal cohort – June 2022

      June 8, 2022

      Neurology updates

      Neurology Update: Palliative care

      July 6, 2021

      Neurology updates

      Neurology Update: Clinical Neurophysiology

      June 2, 2021

      Neurology updates Hannover Medical School

      Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy – promising therapeutic approach with allogeneic BK virus-specific T cells

      May 17, 2021

      Neurology updates

      Neurology Update: Neuroimmunology

      May 12, 2021

      Scientific committee reports

      Scientific Committee Snapshot: Didier Leys

      April 1, 2020

      Scientific committee reports

      Scientific Committee Snapshot: Rigmor Hojland

      February 26, 2020

      Scientific committee reports

      Scientific Committee Snapshot: Christian Enzinger

      December 1, 2019

      Scientific committee reports

      Scientific Committee Snapshot: Maurizio Leone

      November 1, 2019

      Scientific panels reports

      Coma and DOC Panel Update (May-June): news from the EAN Virtual Congress, personalized pain assessment, NIRS-EEG and machine learning to predict outcomes, prevalence of swallowing disorders and new multimodal predictive algorithms.

      August 11, 2020

      Scientific panels reports

      Statement of the EAN Sleep-Wake-Panel

      June 3, 2020

      Scientific panels reports

      Rare Neurological Diseases in the COVID-19 era: Suggestions for information to patients and caregivers

      May 13, 2020

      Scientific panels reports

      Scentific Panel of the Month: Higher Cortical Functions

      March 2, 2020

      Eur J Neurol

      Video Interview: European Journal of Neurology Award winner, Dr. Jonathan Coutinho

      July 18, 2022

      Eur J Neurol

      EAN NeuroCOVID-19 Task Force position paper on COVID-19 vaccination hesitancy among people with chronic neurological disorders

      May 2, 2022

      Eur J Neurol

      European Journal of Neurology welcomes new associate editors

      December 13, 2021

      Eur J Neurol

      New European guideline and expert statements on the management of narcolepsy in adults and children

      June 30, 2021

      Top 10 Articles

      EAN is proud to announce the 2020 Virtual Master Classes Christmas Special

      November 13, 2020

      Top 10 Articles

      EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY – TOP 15 ARTICLES 2018

      February 1, 2019

      Top 10 Articles

      Interview with Prof. Patrick Cras – UEMS Section of Neurology (SN)

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Case Report: Intracranial haemorrhage due to post-partum cerebral angiopathy

November 1, 2012

by Liliya Zvyagina

A 30-year-old woman presented with severe headache, nausea and vomiting to the hospital for infectious diseases and was admitted.
She reported a spontaneous sudden onset of headache with nausea and vomiting 3 days ago. She described the headache as generalized pressure, developing a maximum intensity within 1 minute, associated with nausea and vomiting, but no other symptoms. The headache progressively worsened. The patient had delivered her second child 6 weeks ago without complications. The first pregnancy and delivery had also been normal.
The patient denied head trauma, drug use, tobacco use, alcohol consumption. She and her relatives related the present illness to toxic food exposure at a Café four days before hospital admission. She did not recall any significant medical problems in her family history. There was no previous history of diseases, pregnancy-related hypertension or eclampsia, and no medication intake. But she indicated physical overload and lack of sleep due to child nursing.
On admission her temperature was 37.5°C, blood pressure was 110/80mmHg; tachycardia, pulse rate: 90 beats/min and regular. She was awake and fully oriented. Heart and lungs were normal, abdomen was soft, and the skin was pale. During the duration of hospitalization (3 days), the patient underwent various diagnostic procedures.
The general physical examination revealed no abnormalities in the head, neck, chest, abdomen, or extremities. She had no neurological deficits during the first neurological examination and her medical history did not reveal any pathological signs; meningeal symptoms were negative.
Laboratory examination revealed light leukocytosis, and increase of RES, but other values were unremarkable; liver enzymes, Ca, Mg, Phos, Albumin, Glucose, NA, normal results for renal function, urinanalysis, international normalized ratio, partial thromboplastin time, thrombin time, antithrombin III, functional protein C, protein S, D-dimers, fibrin monomers, and negative protein C resistance.
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) examination showed no cells, normal protein and glucose and no xanthochromia. She was investigated in the Emergency Department with computed tomography (CT) scan within 24h after arrival; it showed no abnormalities. (On retrospection it has been noticed that a mild degree of diffuse arterial spasm of the intracranial vessels was probably present).
Figure 1a + Figure 1b
The diagnosis was alimentary gastroenteritis: Significant nausea, vomiting and temperature of 37.5°; headache had been evaluated as a reaction on alimentary toxic infection; laboratory tests: leukocytosis, increasing rate of erythrocyte sedimentation and normal SSF; no abnormal CT scan sign.
The patient started treatment with antibiotics therapy and intravenous rehydration solutions, vitamins and 200mg of ibuprofen.
The patient complained of further severe paroxysms of diffuse headache with photophobia and phonophobia; pain worsened on exertion.
She was examined a second time by a neurologist.
Mental status showed difficulty in concentrating and agitation; speech was normal; comprehension was not disturbed. She was in severe distress due to pain, fully alert, oriented, and in panic.
Neurological examination revealed that cranial nerves were intact, bilateral brisk and symmetric deep tendon reflexes but without clonus. Ocular signs had horizontal nystagmus, ataxia; sensory systems were normal.
The following night she became comatose and developed left side focal neurological deficits. The radiologist diagnosed intracerebral haemorrhage on CT; he suspected a venous angioma in the right occipital lobe, with an enlarged central draining vein; this was not confirmed.
The CT-Scan showed several intraparenchymal haematomas in the right posterior temporal-parietal lobe, diameters 0.7-1.5 cm; 2.0 cm; with perifocal oedema; diffuse intraventricular haemorrhage, particularly in the right lateral, 3rd and 4th ventricles; an early hydrocephalus; middle structures displaced on the left side; an 0.4 cm right-to-left subfalcine herniation; oedema of the cerebral cortex. Basal cisterns were narrow.
Figure 2 and Figure 3
The patient was transferred to the neurosurgical department for further management with the following diagnosis: Right side haemorrhagic stroke, intraparenchymal and diffuse intraventricular haemorrhage.
CT angiogram and 3-D reconstruction format showed multifocal stenosis with post-stenotic dilation in the cerebral arteries. Vasoconstriction was present in the territories of the anterior, middle, and posterior cerebral arteries.
Figure 4 and Figure 5
MRA was performed at the neurosurgery department. No AVM, or venous angiomas were found; diffuse, segmental multifocal arterial narrowing was seen suggestive of vasospasm or vasculitis. Transcranial Doppler ultrasounds, performed several times, revealed high flow velocities in the major cerebral arteries.
Final diagnosis was: Right-sided haemorrhagic stroke with intracerebral parenchymal and intraventricular haematomas. Postpartum cerebral angiopathy, reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome (RCVS), transformed to intracranial parenchymal and intraventricular haemorrhage, with dense left-sided haemiplegia and left facial palsy.

Comment by the author:

General Discussion
Intracranial haemorrhage (ICH) is one of the most disabling forms of stroke and occupies about 15% of all strokes. Young adults have a broad spectrum of potential aetiologies of strokes that includes subarachnoid and intraparenchymal haemorrhage caused by haematological disorders, dissections, trauma, oral contraceptive use, migraine, substance abuse, pregnancy and post-partum states [11].
Stroke is a rare event in pregnant women, mostly related to high blood pressure. The risk appears to be higher in the post-partum period, perhaps because of the sudden change in circulation and hormone levels.
Post-partum cerebral angiopathy (PPCA) is a rare form of reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome which appears from 1 day to 6 weeks of post-partum period for which no incidence rate is cited in the literature [12, 14]. A recent large, population-based study found the post-partum state rather than pregnancy itself to be associated with an increased risk of cerebral infarction and haemorrhage [10].
Calabrese et al. [1] have suggested that post-partum cerebral angiopathy may represent a continuum of vascular pathology, with an initial vasospastic lesion ending in a true arteritis. Affected cerebral blood vessels occasionally show signs of inflammation on histological investigation. These inflammatory changes seem to be mainly chronic and secondary to prolonged vasoconstriction, suggesting functional vasoconstriction as the primary pathophysiological process. Haemorrhagic stroke which develops in post-partum period is not well recognized, as it could be cerebral inflammatory vasculitis or transient vasoconstriction related to the hormonal events of pregnancy and the post-partum period.
Most common incorrect diagnoses are: migraine, tension headache, post-partum pre-eclampsia/eclampsia, vasculitis, ICH and SAH due to other etiology. Failure to obtain a computed tomography (CT) scan and MRA was the most common diagnostic error (73%) [1]. Only 11 cases of PPCA with ICH have been documented in the literature. [18]
Recognition of this condition is important because of the need for appropriate treatment [9]

Discussion of our case
The patient in this case study presented with the classic signs and symptoms of post-partum cerebral angiopathy. The most common initial sign for PPCA condition is the sudden onset of a severe headache. Sudden onset of a severe headache appeared 6 weeks post-partum and the headache progressively increased, and finally ICH occurred. Multiple thunderclap headaches recurring nearly every day over 1–4 weeks are almost pathognomonic [1,3,6]. Many authors confirm that a recurrent thunderclap headache over a few days to 2 weeks is the clinical hallmark of RCVS [1,4,5,14]. Other symptoms include nausea, vomiting, and a decreased level of consciousness and focal neurological deficits [5].
Laboratory findings include increased erythrocyte sedimentation rate and leucocytes. Most of these findings reflect a systemic response to the release of inflammatory cytokines.
CT and magnetic resonance scans are usually normal initially but later show cerebral ischemia, haemorrhage, or oedema, or all three. The CSF is usually normal and transcranial Doppler reveals high flow velocities. Cerebral angiogram usually reveals areas of stenosis and dilation in multiple intracranial vessels [19]. Our patient’s angiographic findings were consistent with reports in the literature.
Headaches are one of the most common symptoms that neurologists evaluate. The very important symptom is thunderclap headaches, our patient had never had before. The differential diagnosis for headache includes thrombotic phenomena, intracranial neoplasm, head trauma, pituitary apoplexy, cervical artery dissection, ischemic stroke, acute hypertensive crisis, idiopathic epilepsy, infection (meningo-encephalitis), post-partum angiopathy and reversible posterior leucoencephalopathy syndrome, subarachnoid haemorrhage, intracerebral haemorrhage.
Migraine headaches classically cause severe headache, nausea and vomiting. Migraine, particularly with aura, is well established as a risk factor for ischemic stroke but migrainous haemorrhage stroke is uncommon [2,8]; but some authors associate migraine with aura with a significant increase of the risk of haemorrhagic stroke compared with patients without migraine [7]. Our patient had no previous or family history of migraine.
Patients with sinus thrombosis may also develop sudden (thunderclap) headache, and the post-partum period is a risk factor of thrombotic events; but this has to be confirmed by imaging and laboratory test (coagulopathy, polycythaemia as an etiologic factor); sinus thrombosis was excluded in our case.
Symptoms of SAH include severe headache with rapid onset (“thunderclap headache”), in the setting of neck stiffness, vomiting, confusion or a lowered level of consciousness, and sometimes seizures. [17]. It is important to note that these symptoms may be mistaken for pre-eclampsia/eclampsia, especially when proteinuria is present. The diagnosis is made with a CT scan, or lumbar puncture.
Typically for hypertensive encephalopathy the blood pressure will approach or even exceed 250/150mmHg; associated reversible posterior leucoencephalopathy syndrome could be suspected, but it may occur due to malignant hypertension in women with genuine eclampsia [13,15]. Our patient had normal BP and there was no eclampsia in her history.
Haemorrhagic stroke causes headache, seizures, nausea and vomiting. Symptoms usually develop suddenly, without warning, often during activity. It shows almost immediately on CT film [19].
The patient and her relatives associated her symptoms with alimentary infection or toxicity. Infectious aetiologies typically result in an acute onset of symptoms. Viral gastroenteritis is particularly common; however, bacteria or their toxins may also be the cause. Infectious and toxic causes of nausea and vomiting are usually self-limiting. Nausea and vomiting caused by ingestion of a toxin such as the enterotoxin in staphylococcal food poisoning or the toxin produced by Bacillus cereus typically occur one to six hours after ingestion and last only 24 to 48 hours. [16] Sudden severe headache is not a symptom of alimentary toxicity, and should warn against this diagnosis.
Infection (meningo-encephalitis) could cause the vomiting and the headache. But the clinical picture was not supportive, there were no meningeal signs; lumbar puncture revealed normal CSF.
Brain tumours and other intracranial mass lesions may cause intermittent bouts of vomiting and headache. These entities were excluded by CT.

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2. Calado, S., Vale-Santos, J., Lima, C., & Viana-Baptista, M. (2004). Postpartum cerebral angiopathy: Vasospasm, vasculitis, or both? Cerebrovascular Disease, 18(4), 340-341
3. Chen SP, Fuh JL, Chang FC, et al. Transcranial color doppler study for reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndromes. Ann Neurol 2008;63:751–7.
4. Dodick DW, Brown RD, Britton JW, et al. Nonaneurysmal thunderclap headache with diffuse, multifocal, segmental, and reversible vasospasm. Cephalalgia 1999;19:118–23.
5. Dodick DW, Eross EJ, Drazkowski JF, Ingall TJ. Thunderclap headache associated with reversible vasospasm and posterior leukoencephalopathy syndrome. Cephalalgia 2003;23:994-7.
6. Ducros A, Boukobza M, Porcher R, et al. The clinical and radiological spectrum of reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome. A prospective series of 67 patients. Brain 2007;130:3091–101.
7. International Stroke Conference 2007: Abstract 22.Migraine and risk of haemorrhagic stroke in women: prospective cohort study.BMJ September 10, 2010 341:c3659
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13. Pula JH, Eggenberger E (November 2008). “Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome”. Curr Opin Ophthalmol 19 (6): 479–84. doi:10.1097/ICU.0b013e3283129746. PMID 18854692.primary angiitis of the central nervous system. J Rheumatol. 1993;20:2046–2050
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16. Trommer BL, Homer D, Mikhael MA. Cerebral vasospasm and eclampsia. Stroke 1988; 19:326 9. 43. 5. Tuttleman R, Gleicher N. Central nervous system hemorrhage complicating pregnancy. Obstet Gynecol. 1981;58:651–656
17. van Gijn J, Kerr RS, Rinkel GJ (2007). “Subarachnoid haemorrhage”. Lancet 369 (9558): 306–18.
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Liliya Zvyagina is neurologist, working at the Odessa Regional Medical Center, Odessa, Ukraine. She is a member of the EFNS Teaching Course Sub-committee

Comment by Gian Luigi Lenzi

This case presented by Dr Liliya Zvyagina from Odessa is particularly interesting because of many points that regard the neurological evaluation and diagnostic categorization of headaches presenting to a Hospital DEA.
This 30-year-old lady presented to Odessa’s Hospital DEA because of a severe and “new” headache. Well, headache is scored 7th in the relative frequency of requests for medical consultation. For USA, every year more than 20 million consultations are due to headache.
The patient was referring her headache to food poisoning. Furthermore, the neurological examination performed at admission did not show any abnormal signs. Blood tests were all normal but leukocyte count was slightly increased and RES was also increased. CSF was normal (But we do not know for sure if the CSF pressure was measured!).
It would have been correct to label the condition as a headache due to a general infection (in this case a possible Salmonella infection) with some meningeal reaction (“meningism”).
As mandatory in all acute headaches, this patient was examined with CT scan on the 20/05/2011. And the Neuroradiologist evaluated the examination as “normal”.
We suggest to all our NEUROPENEWS readers to look carefully to the two CT scans presented in Figures 1a+b. On the CT scan without contrast (Fig 1a), the third and the lateral ventricles indicate a condition of increased ICP. Furthermore, there is probably a haematic suffusion in the right parieto-occipital region. On the CT scan after contrast (Fig 1b) these haematic suffusions are quite clearly appreciable, indicative of BBB damage over a large cerebral territory.
A correct interpretation of this early CT scan could have prompted to a correct diagnosis of a neurovascular condition, that could be a post-partum cerebral angiopathy (PCA), as suggested by the author of this case report, or a cerebral venous thrombosis, very frequent in young women (Bousser & Ross Russell, Cerebral venous thrombosis, London 1997; Crassard & Bousser, Cerebral venous thrombosis, J Neuroophthalm, 2004, 24, 156-163; Altieri, Mercurio, Di Piero et al, Europ. Neurol., 2008, 59, 127-130).
Could this earlier identification of a neurological urgent condition have led to a different therapeutical management and final outcome?
The author underlines the vasoconstriction that was definitely present on the second CT scan.
In my opinion, this finding cannot be seen on the first CT scan, at least on the basis of the data offered. Furthermore, the late vasoconstriction could have occurred due to the haematic diffusion, as reported by many authors describing cases of PCA (Williams et al, Arch. Gynec. Obst., 2007, 275. 67-77; Kostantinopoulos et al, Am J Obst Gynec, 2004, 191, 375-377). An early intracranial Doppler examination could have been important, and we feel that a correct interpretation of the early CT scan could have led to an – rather urgent – intracranial Doppler examination.
Finally, many cases of PCA are reported in connection with vasoactive ergot agents (bromocriptine, lisuride, etc), not reported in this patient.

The discussion is open: NEUROPENEWS will be very interested to host comments and suggestions by our readers. In particular I would like to ask:
a) How many of you are in agreement with the description of the CT scan of figure 2 “CT scan showing intraparenchymal bleeding in the right upper ….“;
b) Could the right transverse sinus hypoplasia (figure 5) be interpreted differently?

Gian Luigi Lenzi is Professor of Neurology at University La Sapienza in Rome, Italy. He is member of the EFNS Management Committee and Editor-in-chief of Neuropenews.

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4 comments

Herman Ekea November 4, 2012 at 6:22 am

1.Was a repeat CT cerebral angiography done 1-3 months after the initial one as a follow up on the diagnosis of Reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome/Post partum cerebral angiopathy to demonstrate resolution?
2. What was the eventual clinical outcome of the patient presented?

Thanks
Dr. Herman Ekea (Internist)
Neurology Section,Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya

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Liliya Zvyagina November 19, 2012 at 3:53 pm

Ad 1: A repeat CT cerebral angiography as a follow-up after the (incomplete) recovery was not performed. According to literature, symptoms and vessel vasospasms usually completely resolve after 1- 3 months (Ducros et. al 2007*)
Ad 2: The patient’s headache became progressively less intensive and almost completely disappeared two months after onset. The patient still has persistent left hemiparesis and is in rehabilitation. She had no further thunderclap headaches.

*Ducros A, Boukobza M, Porcher R, et al. The clinical and radiological spectrum of reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome. A prospective series of 67 patients. Brain 2007;130:3091–101.

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Mohammad Ali Arami November 24, 2012 at 10:52 pm

Both initial brain CT scans show abnormalities in favour of an important vascular pathology and according to history and clinical course sinus thrombosis and then SAH are most probable DDX.
But I have a question, after R/O of SAH (by CSF study and Angigraphy and venography) what was your recommendations for prevention of ICH and IVH? Steroid or Immunomodulators/immunosupressors? plasmaphresis, IVIG?
Are PPCA a retrospective diagnosis? Isn’t angiographic findings and ESR elevation critria for cerebral vasculitis?

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Liliya Zvyagina November 29, 2012 at 1:41 pm

ESR does not reliably distinguish between PPCA and vasculitis. (Geocadin RG, and all. 2007, Salvarani C, and all.2007) Brain biopsy is the only test which could prove cerebral vasculitis. (Our patient had a slight elevation of ESR).
Our patient’s angiographic findings were consistent with the literature’s description of postpartum cerebral angiopathy. For vasculitis, stenoses of small vessel are typical, while in PPCA larger arteries stemming from the Circle of Willis are involved.
Our diagnosis of PPCA was based on diagnostic criteria proposed by Calabrese et. al1, 2007:
– Monophasic course without new symptoms more than 1 month after clinical onset.
-Segmental vasoconstriction of cerebral arteries demonstrated by angiography (MRA, CTA or catheter).
-Exclusion of subarachnoid haemorrhage due to a ruptured aneurysm (CTA, contrast angiography, and MRA showed no evidence of an intracerebral aneurysm).
-Normal or near normal CSF (protein <1 g/l, white cells <15/mm3, normal glucose).
-Complete or marked normalization of arteries demonstrated by a repeat angiogram (MRA, CTA or catheter) after 12 weeks, although they may be normal earlier.

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The NSANZ 2021 program will be led by a number of esteemed international and national guest speakers. The program will also include a number of breakout sessions, scientific posters, as…
Aug
26
Fri
all-day MDS-ES Online Course “Pump-based...
MDS-ES Online Course “Pump-based...
Aug 26 – Aug 28 all-day
MDS-ES Online Course “Pump-based Therapies in Advanced Parkinson´s Disease”
MDS-ES Online Course “Pump-based Therapies in Advanced Parkinson´s Disease” August 26 – 28, 2021 MDS- ES Pump-based Therapies in Advanced Parkinson´s Disease (movementdisorders.org) Visit the MDS website: www.movementdisorders.org This meeting…
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11
Tue
all-day Brain Innovation Days 2022
Brain Innovation Days 2022
Oct 11 – Oct 12 all-day
The 2nd in-person Brain Innovation Days will take place over 1.5 days this year, on 11-12 October 2022. The 2022 event will centre around Connecting Brains: bringing together the current and future generations…
all-day European Brain Research Area – F...
European Brain Research Area – F...
Oct 11 all-day
The Final Conference of the EBC-coordinated European Brain Research Area (EBRA) project will take place on the morning of 11 October 2022 with a policy-focused event. Four years of EBRA…
Oct
15
Sat
all-day EANM’22 – 35th Annual Congress o...
EANM’22 – 35th Annual Congress o...
Oct 15 – Oct 19 all-day
EANM’22 – 35th Annual Congress of the European Association of Nuclear Medicine
Date: October 15 – 19, 2022   Further Information/Text: The event will finally be held in person from October 15-19, 2022, in Barcelona, Spain. After two years of virtual events,…
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