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      Brain Innovation Days 2023: Meet the speakers!

      October 2, 2023

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      Executive Page: Advocacy for brain health gaining momentum across the neurological landscape

      October 1, 2023

      Paper of the Month

      Research Paper of the Month: Transdermal Nicotine Treatment and Progression of Early Parkinson’s Disease

      October 1, 2023

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      EAN Contributes to Global Brain Health Agenda at UNGA78 with Leadership Presence

      September 28, 2023

      Executive Page

      Executive Page: Advocacy for brain health gaining momentum across the neurological landscape

      October 1, 2023

      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: Management Group elections are coming – run for office and help shape our future!

      September 1, 2023

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      Executive Page: Thank you for making the EAN Congress 2023 a great success!

      July 24, 2023

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      Executive Page: Get ready for EAN 2023 in Budapest!

      June 1, 2023

      EAN News

      Executive Page: Advocacy for brain health gaining momentum across the neurological landscape

      October 1, 2023

      EAN News

      Research Paper of the Month: Transdermal Nicotine Treatment and Progression of Early Parkinson’s Disease

      October 1, 2023

      EAN News

      EAN Contributes to Global Brain Health Agenda at UNGA78 with Leadership Presence

      September 28, 2023

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      Earthquake in Morocco – EAN Statement

      September 11, 2023

      EAN Congress news

      African Academy of Neurology features in Special Studio Session at EAN 2023

      July 25, 2023

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      Find photos, facts, figures and reports in our EAN Congress Review

      July 24, 2023

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      Executive Page: Thank you for making the EAN Congress 2023 a great success!

      July 24, 2023

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      Special Session on Guidelines at the EAN Congress: Meet the new EAN Guidelines

      July 21, 2023

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      Video Interview: Prof. Mary Reilly, Moritz Romberg lecturer at EAN 2023

      July 4, 2023

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      Video Interview: Mark Hallett, C. Brown-Séquard lecturer at EAN 2023

      July 3, 2023

      Interviews

      Video Interview: Josep Dalmau, Camillo Golgi Lecturer at EAN 2023

      July 2, 2023

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      Video Interview: Dementia & Cognitive Disorders Panel Co-Chairs

      September 8, 2022

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      Research Paper of the Month: Transdermal Nicotine Treatment and Progression of Early Parkinson’s Disease

      October 1, 2023

      Academic/Scientific

      Open Call: EMA seeks new data partners for DARWIN EU – deadline 31 October

      September 29, 2023

      EAN News

      New EAN Coordinating Panel on Functional Neurological Disorders – Call for Applications

      September 7, 2023

      EAN News

      European Journal of Neurology to be fully open access from January 1 2024

      September 7, 2023

      Paper of the Month

      Research Paper of the Month: Transdermal Nicotine Treatment and Progression of Early Parkinson’s Disease

      October 1, 2023

      Paper of the Month

      Research Paper of the Month: Soluble Nogo-Receptor-Fc decoy (AXER-204) in patients with chronic cervical spinal cord injury in the USA

      September 1, 2023

      Paper of the Month One glowing light bulb that stands out from unlit or dim lamps on a blue background

      Research Highlights of the Month – September 2023

      September 1, 2023

      Paper of the Month

      Research Paper of the Month: Vorasidenib in IDH1- or IDH2-Mutant Low-Grade Glioma

      July 24, 2023

      Neurology updates

      Performance of the 2017 and 2010 Revised McDonald Criteria in Predicting MS Diagnosis After a Clinically Isolated Syndrome – A MAGNIMS Study

      September 26, 2022

      Neurology updates

      Relapse-independent disability worsening plays a relevant role in every disease phase of MS

      September 26, 2022

      Neurology updates

      Epstein-Barr virus infection is a major risk factor for the development of multiple sclerosis

      September 26, 2022

      Neurology updates

      Glymphatic system impairment may contribute to multiple sclerosis pathology

      September 23, 2022

      COVID-19

      COVID-19 Research Round-Up: Literature reviews – April 2023

      April 26, 2023

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      COVID-19 Research Round-Up: Cross-Sectional Case Control Studies – April 2023

      April 26, 2023

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      COVID-19 Research Round-Up: Case Series/Case Reports – April 2023

      April 26, 2023

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      COVID-19 Research Round-Up: Literature reviews – March 2023

      March 16, 2023

      Eur J Neurol

      European Journal of Neurology to be fully open access from January 1 2024

      September 7, 2023

      Eur J Neurol

      Reasons to publish open access with European Journal of Neurology

      August 24, 2023

      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

      Scientific Corner

      New EAN Coordinating Panel on Functional Neurological Disorders – Call for Applications

      September 7, 2023

      Scientific Corner

      Special Session on Guidelines at the EAN Congress: Meet the new EAN Guidelines

      July 21, 2023

      Scientific Corner

      EAN Guideline Education and Cost-Conscious Healthcare (CoCoCare) kick-off workshop in Budapest 2023

      July 21, 2023

      Scientific Corner

      EAN Guidelines Workshop 2023: From questions to recommendations

      July 21, 2023

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      September 20, 2023

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      September 16, 2023

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      Research Fellowship Report 2022 – Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Lausanne

      September 15, 2023

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      Research Fellowship Report 2022 – Department of Neuromuscular Diseases Institute, University College London

      September 14, 2023

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      World Brain Day with the European Academy of Neurology

      July 21, 2023

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      June 30, 2023

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      eanCampus: An Award-Winning e-Learning Experience

      June 28, 2023

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      One year of the eanCampus – An Interview with the e-Learning Editorial Board

      June 27, 2023

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      Student Teaser Fellowship reports 2022 – Pisa, London, & Lausanne

      September 13, 2023

      Student Corner Illustration of a vertical pencil point on a blue background, with a yellow light bulb above it

      Student Corner: My EAN Congress experience

      September 5, 2023

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      Student Teaser Fellowship reports 2022 – Rotterdam, London, & Paris

      August 22, 2023

      Student Corner

      Student Teaser Fellowship winners 2023

      June 28, 2023

      Resident and Research Fellows

      Research Fellowship Report 2022 – Oxford Autoimmune Neurology Group

      September 16, 2023

      Resident and Research Fellows

      Research Fellowship Report 2022 – Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Lausanne

      September 15, 2023

      Resident and Research Fellows

      Research Fellowship Report 2022 – Department of Neuromuscular Diseases Institute, University College London

      September 14, 2023

      Resident and Research Fellows

      Application deadline approaching for 2024 EAN Clinical Fellowships

      September 7, 2023

      Fellowship reports

      Research Fellowship Report 2022 – Oxford Autoimmune Neurology Group

      September 16, 2023

      Fellowship reports

      Research Fellowship Report 2022 – Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Lausanne

      September 15, 2023

      Fellowship reports

      Research Fellowship Report 2022 – Department of Neuromuscular Diseases Institute, University College London

      September 14, 2023

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      Student Teaser Fellowship reports 2022 – Pisa, London, & Lausanne

      September 13, 2023

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      European Board Exam in Neurology – how to take it and how to help out

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      September 16, 2023

      Education corner

      Research Fellowship Report 2022 – Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Lausanne

      September 15, 2023

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      Research Fellowship Report 2022 – Department of Neuromuscular Diseases Institute, University College London

      September 14, 2023

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      Brain Innovation Days 2023: Meet the speakers!

      October 2, 2023

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      August 28, 2023

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      WHO’s Intersectoral Global Action Plan on epilepsy and other neurological disorders (IGAP) published in all six UN languages

      August 3, 2023

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      Celebrating 20 Years of Excellence: Anja Sander, EAN’s Executive Director!

      August 3, 2023

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      EAN Head Office Profiles: Kathrin & Sasha

      August 28, 2023

      EAN Staff Anja Sander receiving flowers at the end of EAN Congress 2023

      Celebrating 20 Years of Excellence: Anja Sander, EAN’s Executive Director!

      August 3, 2023

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      June 5, 2023

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      October 2, 2023

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      Brain Innovation Days: Discover the early programme and register today!

      July 21, 2023

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      Join the community’s calls for a European Brain Research and Innovation Plan

      July 21, 2023

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      EBC & EFPIA launch RETHINKING Alzheimer’s disease White Paper

      March 22, 2023

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      WHO’s Intersectoral Global Action Plan on epilepsy and other neurological disorders (IGAP) published in all six UN languages

      August 3, 2023

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      WHO recognises the public health need for effective and affordable treatments for multiple sclerosis

      August 3, 2023

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      Brain Innovation Days: Discover the early programme and register today!

      July 21, 2023

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      Join the community’s calls for a European Brain Research and Innovation Plan

      July 21, 2023

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      Neurorehabilitation Across Europe after Ischemic and Traumatic Brain Injuries: a survey to increase knowledge on brain-injury-specific neurorehabilitation

      July 14, 2023

      Surveys

      ILAE survey on genetic testing in the epilepsies

      July 14, 2023

      Surveys

      COVID-19 and neurology: a survey of previous and continued restrictions on clinical practice, professional education and neuroeconomics

      March 3, 2023

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      December 5, 2022

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      General interest

      Brain Innovation Days 2023: Meet the speakers!

      October 2, 2023

      Executive Page

      Executive Page: Advocacy for brain health gaining momentum across the neurological landscape

      October 1, 2023

      Paper of the Month

      Research Paper of the Month: Transdermal Nicotine Treatment and Progression of Early Parkinson’s Disease

      October 1, 2023

      EAN News

      EAN Contributes to Global Brain Health Agenda at UNGA78 with Leadership Presence

      September 28, 2023

      Executive Page

      Executive Page: Advocacy for brain health gaining momentum across the neurological landscape

      October 1, 2023

      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: Management Group elections are coming – run for office and help shape our future!

      September 1, 2023

      Executive Page

      Executive Page: Thank you for making the EAN Congress 2023 a great success!

      July 24, 2023

      Executive Page

      Executive Page: Get ready for EAN 2023 in Budapest!

      June 1, 2023

      EAN News

      Executive Page: Advocacy for brain health gaining momentum across the neurological landscape

      October 1, 2023

      EAN News

      Research Paper of the Month: Transdermal Nicotine Treatment and Progression of Early Parkinson’s Disease

      October 1, 2023

      EAN News

      EAN Contributes to Global Brain Health Agenda at UNGA78 with Leadership Presence

      September 28, 2023

      EAN News

      Earthquake in Morocco – EAN Statement

      September 11, 2023

      EAN Congress news

      African Academy of Neurology features in Special Studio Session at EAN 2023

      July 25, 2023

      EAN Congress news

      Find photos, facts, figures and reports in our EAN Congress Review

      July 24, 2023

      EAN Congress news

      Executive Page: Thank you for making the EAN Congress 2023 a great success!

      July 24, 2023

      EAN Congress news

      Special Session on Guidelines at the EAN Congress: Meet the new EAN Guidelines

      July 21, 2023

      Interviews

      Video Interview: Prof. Mary Reilly, Moritz Romberg lecturer at EAN 2023

      July 4, 2023

      Interviews

      Video Interview: Mark Hallett, C. Brown-Séquard lecturer at EAN 2023

      July 3, 2023

      Interviews

      Video Interview: Josep Dalmau, Camillo Golgi Lecturer at EAN 2023

      July 2, 2023

      Interviews

      Video Interview: Dementia & Cognitive Disorders Panel Co-Chairs

      September 8, 2022

  • Academic/Scientific
    • All Paper of the Month Neurology updates COVID-19 Eur J Neurol Scientific Corner
      Paper of the Month

      Research Paper of the Month: Transdermal Nicotine Treatment and Progression of Early Parkinson’s Disease

      October 1, 2023

      Academic/Scientific

      Open Call: EMA seeks new data partners for DARWIN EU – deadline 31 October

      September 29, 2023

      EAN News

      New EAN Coordinating Panel on Functional Neurological Disorders – Call for Applications

      September 7, 2023

      EAN News

      European Journal of Neurology to be fully open access from January 1 2024

      September 7, 2023

      Paper of the Month

      Research Paper of the Month: Transdermal Nicotine Treatment and Progression of Early Parkinson’s Disease

      October 1, 2023

      Paper of the Month

      Research Paper of the Month: Soluble Nogo-Receptor-Fc decoy (AXER-204) in patients with chronic cervical spinal cord injury in the USA

      September 1, 2023

      Paper of the Month One glowing light bulb that stands out from unlit or dim lamps on a blue background

      Research Highlights of the Month – September 2023

      September 1, 2023

      Paper of the Month

      Research Paper of the Month: Vorasidenib in IDH1- or IDH2-Mutant Low-Grade Glioma

      July 24, 2023

      Neurology updates

      Performance of the 2017 and 2010 Revised McDonald Criteria in Predicting MS Diagnosis After a Clinically Isolated Syndrome – A MAGNIMS Study

      September 26, 2022

      Neurology updates

      Relapse-independent disability worsening plays a relevant role in every disease phase of MS

      September 26, 2022

      Neurology updates

      Epstein-Barr virus infection is a major risk factor for the development of multiple sclerosis

      September 26, 2022

      Neurology updates

      Glymphatic system impairment may contribute to multiple sclerosis pathology

      September 23, 2022

      COVID-19

      COVID-19 Research Round-Up: Literature reviews – April 2023

      April 26, 2023

      COVID-19

      COVID-19 Research Round-Up: Cross-Sectional Case Control Studies – April 2023

      April 26, 2023

      COVID-19

      COVID-19 Research Round-Up: Case Series/Case Reports – April 2023

      April 26, 2023

      COVID-19

      COVID-19 Research Round-Up: Literature reviews – March 2023

      March 16, 2023

      Eur J Neurol

      European Journal of Neurology to be fully open access from January 1 2024

      September 7, 2023

      Eur J Neurol

      Reasons to publish open access with European Journal of Neurology

      August 24, 2023

      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

      Scientific Corner

      New EAN Coordinating Panel on Functional Neurological Disorders – Call for Applications

      September 7, 2023

      Scientific Corner

      Special Session on Guidelines at the EAN Congress: Meet the new EAN Guidelines

      July 21, 2023

      Scientific Corner

      EAN Guideline Education and Cost-Conscious Healthcare (CoCoCare) kick-off workshop in Budapest 2023

      July 21, 2023

      Scientific Corner

      EAN Guidelines Workshop 2023: From questions to recommendations

      July 21, 2023

  • Educational
    • All eLearning Student Corner Resident and Research Fellows Fellowship reports Education corner
      Education corner Close up photo of a Black graduation cap and yellow tassel

      European Board Exam in Neurology – how to take it and how to help out

      September 20, 2023

      Resident and Research Fellows

      Research Fellowship Report 2022 – Oxford Autoimmune Neurology Group

      September 16, 2023

      Resident and Research Fellows

      Research Fellowship Report 2022 – Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Lausanne

      September 15, 2023

      Resident and Research Fellows

      Research Fellowship Report 2022 – Department of Neuromuscular Diseases Institute, University College London

      September 14, 2023

      eLearning

      World Brain Day with the European Academy of Neurology

      July 21, 2023

      eLearning

      New eanCampus content especially for EAN 2023

      June 30, 2023

      eLearning

      eanCampus: An Award-Winning e-Learning Experience

      June 28, 2023

      eLearning

      One year of the eanCampus – An Interview with the e-Learning Editorial Board

      June 27, 2023

      Student Corner

      Student Teaser Fellowship reports 2022 – Pisa, London, & Lausanne

      September 13, 2023

      Student Corner Illustration of a vertical pencil point on a blue background, with a yellow light bulb above it

      Student Corner: My EAN Congress experience

      September 5, 2023

      Student Corner

      Student Teaser Fellowship reports 2022 – Rotterdam, London, & Paris

      August 22, 2023

      Student Corner

      Student Teaser Fellowship winners 2023

      June 28, 2023

      Resident and Research Fellows

      Research Fellowship Report 2022 – Oxford Autoimmune Neurology Group

      September 16, 2023

      Resident and Research Fellows

      Research Fellowship Report 2022 – Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Lausanne

      September 15, 2023

      Resident and Research Fellows

      Research Fellowship Report 2022 – Department of Neuromuscular Diseases Institute, University College London

      September 14, 2023

      Resident and Research Fellows

      Application deadline approaching for 2024 EAN Clinical Fellowships

      September 7, 2023

      Fellowship reports

      Research Fellowship Report 2022 – Oxford Autoimmune Neurology Group

      September 16, 2023

      Fellowship reports

      Research Fellowship Report 2022 – Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Lausanne

      September 15, 2023

      Fellowship reports

      Research Fellowship Report 2022 – Department of Neuromuscular Diseases Institute, University College London

      September 14, 2023

      Fellowship reports

      Student Teaser Fellowship reports 2022 – Pisa, London, & Lausanne

      September 13, 2023

      Education corner Close up photo of a Black graduation cap and yellow tassel

      European Board Exam in Neurology – how to take it and how to help out

      September 20, 2023

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      Research Fellowship Report 2022 – Oxford Autoimmune Neurology Group

      September 16, 2023

      Education corner

      Research Fellowship Report 2022 – Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Lausanne

      September 15, 2023

      Education corner

      Research Fellowship Report 2022 – Department of Neuromuscular Diseases Institute, University College London

      September 14, 2023

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      Brain Innovation Days 2023: Meet the speakers!

      October 2, 2023

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      EAN Head Office Profiles: Kathrin & Sasha

      August 28, 2023

      General interest

      WHO’s Intersectoral Global Action Plan on epilepsy and other neurological disorders (IGAP) published in all six UN languages

      August 3, 2023

      EAN Staff Anja Sander receiving flowers at the end of EAN Congress 2023

      Celebrating 20 Years of Excellence: Anja Sander, EAN’s Executive Director!

      August 3, 2023

      EAN Staff

      EAN Head Office Profiles: Kathrin & Sasha

      August 28, 2023

      EAN Staff Anja Sander receiving flowers at the end of EAN Congress 2023

      Celebrating 20 Years of Excellence: Anja Sander, EAN’s Executive Director!

      August 3, 2023

      EAN Staff

      EAN Head Office Profiles: Dauren & Benita

      June 5, 2023

      EAN Staff

      EAN Head Office Profiles: Kristián & Anna

      May 2, 2023

      EBC

      Brain Innovation Days 2023: Meet the speakers!

      October 2, 2023

      EBC

      Brain Innovation Days: Discover the early programme and register today!

      July 21, 2023

      EBC

      Join the community’s calls for a European Brain Research and Innovation Plan

      July 21, 2023

      EBC

      EBC & EFPIA launch RETHINKING Alzheimer’s disease White Paper

      March 22, 2023

      News in general

      WHO’s Intersectoral Global Action Plan on epilepsy and other neurological disorders (IGAP) published in all six UN languages

      August 3, 2023

      News in general

      WHO recognises the public health need for effective and affordable treatments for multiple sclerosis

      August 3, 2023

      News in general

      Brain Innovation Days: Discover the early programme and register today!

      July 21, 2023

      News in general

      Join the community’s calls for a European Brain Research and Innovation Plan

      July 21, 2023

      Surveys

      Neurorehabilitation Across Europe after Ischemic and Traumatic Brain Injuries: a survey to increase knowledge on brain-injury-specific neurorehabilitation

      July 14, 2023

      Surveys

      ILAE survey on genetic testing in the epilepsies

      July 14, 2023

      Surveys

      COVID-19 and neurology: a survey of previous and continued restrictions on clinical practice, professional education and neuroeconomics

      March 3, 2023

      Surveys

      Help EAN contribute towards the development of a European Pain Research strategy

      December 5, 2022

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Neurological News from Turkey – the land of EFNS/ENS 2014: A short story of pediatric neurology in the world and in Turkey

April 1, 2014

by Zuhal Yapici

The story of neurology dates back to ancient times, perhaps as early as the time when Egyptians used papyrus. It was on this writing material that Egyptians described unconsciousness, quadriparesis and hemiparesis. This is known as the Edwin Smith surgical papyrus. Of note, migraine was another of those neurological conditions described on the Ebers papyrus, named after the dealer who bought it in 1873. It may be said that the seeds of neurology were sown by some valuable sentiments expressed and judgments made in antiquity by Hippocrates, Aristotle, and Herophilos. This was enhanced by Leonardo da Vinci and Rene Descartes in the Renaissance, who studied the physiology of the brain. Studies conducted on the brain became more sophisticated during the 19th century thanks to the meticulous efforts of Golgi, Broca, Brodmann, and Wernicke. In Europe Benjamin Duchenne, Wilhelm Erb, Heinrich Romberg, and John Jackson were those neuropsychiatrists who made a major breakthrough in both adult and child neurology in the 1800s. There are other prominent figures like Swaiman, Adams, Penfield and Carter, in whose studies neurology and child neurology have their roots.

Many more decades had to pass for the time to come when neurology was accepted as a field of specialty. It was the 1930s and neurology was no more a branch of either psychiatry or internal medicine. Then came the recognition by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in the US in the mid-1950s that there was a need for doctors specially trained in the field of child neurology. Prior to that, children with neurologic diseases were given treatment by doctors of other branches, some of whom were orthopedists or pediatricians intrigued by cerebral palsy, and some were adult neurologists interested in epilepsy. It were the neurosurgeons who cared for children with brain tumors or hydrocephalus. Understanding that children with neurologic conditions needed specialized care, Dr. H. Houston Merritt, director of the Neurological Institute of New York, assigned the neurologist Sidney Carter to handle the children’s service. This was a service started in 1934 by Drs. Bernard Sachs, one of the pioneers of child neurology in the United States whose name should be remembered along with Dr. Frank R. Ford and David B. Clark at Johns Hopkins Medical School in Baltimore. Among all of these trailblazers of pediatric neurology, Dr. Ford surely deserves special mention with his time-honored textbook of child neurology. Dr. Philip R. Dodge and Dr. Raymond Adams are other big names at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston who gave their support to the development of this medical profession.

It was the late 1960s when all these efforts made on either side of the Atlantic Ocean had to be put together. This was when child neurologist Dr. Sabine Pelc (1921–1989) of the Free University of Brussels, Belgium burst onto the scene and started a long journey, visiting various European and American countries with the aim of meeting other child neurologists as well as neurologists who mainly dealt with children with neurologic conditions. She then tried to bring all these doctors together in a world-wide forum.

Below are some of the other spearheads of child neurology who also merit special mention: Dr. Ronald C. Mac Keith, a pediatrician in UK who pored over the multidisciplinary care of children with cerebral palsy in the late 1950s; Dr. Albrecht Peiper in Germany and Dr. André-Thomas in France, who took the lead in setting the principles of neurologic examination of neonates, followed by Drs. Claude Dreyfus-Brisac and S. Saint-Anne Dargassies, who furthered these studies to include premature and high risk infants. Dr. Dieter Schaeffer, Dr. F J Schulte, Dr. Folkar Hanefeld and Gert Jacobi are other German child neurologists whom we should give high praise. In Belgium, Dr. Ludo van Bogaert conducted clinical/pathological studies on the CNS diseases of childhood in the Bunge Research Institute in Antwerp. In Brussels Drs. Sabine Pelc, who would later become the matchmaker of pediatric neurologists, taught clinical child neurology together with Dr. Gilles Lyon. The latter of these two physicians and his young colleague Dr. Philippe Evrard are best remembered for their efforts in founding one of the leading academic child neurology services of Europe at the Cliniques Universitaires St. Luc. In Asia and Oceania, Dr. Yukio Fukuyama of Japan was the physician to whom child neurology owes much. His studies on the infantile and childhood epilepsies and his description in 1960 of the congenital muscular dystrophy earned him the position of professorship and Chief of the Division of Neurology at the National Children’s Hospital in Tokyo in 1965. Dr. J. Preston Robb in Canada, who handled the neurology clinic at the Children’s Hospital of Montreal, worked together with Dr. Wilder Penfield in epilepsy surgery. He focused his attention on the training of a large number of child neurologists, particularly those who were interested in epilepsy and genetic disorders.

How to become a child neurologist:

The American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology was founded in 1934. After about three decades, the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology and American Board of Pediatrics set criteria for eligibility for the dual board examinations in pediatrics and in neurology with special competence in child neurology. The US Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) offers 3 pathways to achieve certification in neurology with special qualification in child neurology:

1) 2 years of general pediatric training and 3 years of neurology training (1 year of adult neurology and 2 years of child neurology);

2) 1 year of internal medicine, 1 year of general pediatrics, and 3 years of neurology training;

3) 1 year of pediatrics, 1 year of basic neuroscience research, and 3 years of neurology training.

While the majority of trainees choose the first track, the latter 2 tracks have been added to attract students with a research focus and to encourage adult neurologists who want to join child neurology training later.

A report was published in the 2008 yearbook of “European Union of Medical Specialist (UEMS)”, stating that it was agreed to give training in pediatric neurology within pediatrics, with an equal access for both neurologists and pediatricians. This approach is still valid. In the 2009-2010 training program of “European Pediatric Neurology Society (EPNS)”, the UEMS report was confirmed. Training should start in general pediatrics and/or neurology and be followed by that in pediatric neurology. When national rules allow an entry from general neurology, trainees having completed at least two years of recognized adult neurological training should further their studies in general pediatrics for another year.

In Turkey interest in child neurology goes back to the 1960s. Efforts to introduce child neurology as a separate profession officially began in the following two decades in various medical faculties. In 1971 Prof. Hıfzı Özcan founded the Child Neurology Section in the Department of Neurology, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine. This was soon followed by Prof. Ayfer Ülkü of Ege University, and by Prof. Yavuz Renda of Hacettepe University, who launched the division under the Department of Neurology and Pediatrics, respectively. The Child Neurology Division, operating under the Neurology Department of Ege University, performed comprehensive and longitudinal studies. It is a pity that the division’s functions were later restricted. This was an action of which the medical or legal reasons are still unclear.

In the following years, despite the very existence of the first one launched by Prof. Hıfzı Özcan in the Neurology Department of Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, a second Child Neurology Division was established by Prof. Selcuk Apak in the Pediatrics Department in the same faculty. This was followed by a new division that began to operate under the Neurology Department of Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine. This division, under the leadership of Prof. Aysin Dervent, has contributed highly to the acquisition of an in-depth knowledge in child neurology, especially in the field of childhood epilepsy. Her team was comprised of such distinguished academicians as Prof. Cengiz Yalçınkaya, who is experienced in neurometabolic diseases, Prof. Barış Korkmaz, who deals with developmental disorders, and Prof. Veysi Demirbilek, who conducted studies on childhood epilepsies together with Prof. Dervent. The child neurology division, established by Prof. Hıfzı Özcan under the Neurology Department of Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, has now been taken over by Prof. Mefkure Eraksoy, Prof. Zuhal Yapıcı and Dr. Pınar Tekturk, and has become one of the few centres for childhood white matter disorders/multiple sclerosis, movement disorders, and neurocutaneous disorders.

In 1983, the regulations on specialist training in medicine were determined in the Medical Specialization Code, which made training in child neurology possible either after the training period in neurology or pediatrics. Unfortunately, the Code was amended in 2002 and child neurology training could no more be carried out in neurology departments. Turkish Neurology Association and some individuals brought the case to court. Though the cases were won in 2003 and 2010, it was politically and unintelligibly decided in 2011 that neurology departments cannot conduct in child neurology training. This unfair decision hinders the progress of neurologists and denies neurology residents their right to get in child neurology training. It is really difficult to understand how and why a right already given to neurologists is now denied. Training in child neurology is, for the present, a privilege granted to pediatricians because they can carry it out without any further studies in a neurology department. This is both against the description of child neurology and the history of its progress.

There is a universal motto repeated in each issue of the Handbook of Neurology since 1931: “Neurology is the science of the structure and all of the actions of the nervous system in health and in disease, in man and in animals, in the fetal, the infantile and the adult organism.” It may be that child neurology was developed in the departments of pediatrics in some European countries. Nevertheless, training and research into the disorders of the immature brain are inherent in neurology and neurologic education. As is well-known by physicians who have chosen to work with infants and children, it is difficult to get adequate education in child neurology without the supervision of and support from mainstream neurologists and basic scientists of neurology.

The rate of population below the age of 18 in Turkey is quite high (31%). That of consanguineous marriages is also high (25%) throughout the country and even higher in some regions, reaching a level of up to 40%. This, in turn, increases the incidence of genetic-metabolic neurological diseases. Of note, Turkey has, for the past five years, been offering health care service to an increasing number of people from some northeastern countries (Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan), eastern countries (Iran, Afghanistan) and southeastern Arabian countries. In developing countries, fully trained, qualified child neurologists and diagnostic facilities are relatively limited. The President of Child Neurology Society, Prof. Dr. S. Roach declared that there is a need for child neurologists even in the USA. “The practice of child neurology has changed dramatically in recent years, but the rules governing our training programs, and the curriculums they offer have remained relatively static” were his words published in the 2012 newsletter of the Society.

It may be that at present we are child neurologists having received training in different departments in Turkey. But we should now unite our forces to achieve two aims: to bring the primary care level up to neurological disorders; to promote clinical research into the field of child neurology. So, improving the academic skills of general practitioners should be another goal for us. There is a growing and worldwide demand for qualified child neurologists both in the clinic and in the lab. In order to combat with the many challenges that child neurology is currently facing, we should seek globalized training schemes, and create clinical guidelines, consensus statements, and management protocols.

The bureaucratic interference that we experienced in Turkey in 2011 was unfortunate. But we believe that modernity and forward-thinking will be reflected in the decisions to be taken by the Turkish bureaucracy in the future. We also hope that in the Year of the Brain 2014 , training standards of neurology and child neurology as well as all other branches will be improved. We would certainly be pleased to see ICNA and EPNS on our side when trying to achieve these goals. Taking the opportunity that Year of the Brain is offering us, we should work harder to improve child neurology training in every way that we can.

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Professor Zuhal Yapici works at the Istanbul University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neurology, and is also Head of Division of Child Neurology

 

Neurological News from Turkey – the land of EFNS/ENS 2014: A short story of pediatric neurology in the world and in Turkey was last modified: March 31st, 2014 by Editor
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