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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

      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

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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

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      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

      EAN Congress news

      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

      COVID-19

      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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      Research Fellowship Report 2022 – Oxford Autoimmune Neurology Group

      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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      New eanCampus content especially for EAN 2023

      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

      Fellowship reports

      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

      September 20, 2023

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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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      May 2, 2023

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      Brain Innovation Days 2023: Meet the speakers!

      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

Forum

Neurology in Turkey – the land of EFNS/ENS 2014: Past and present

May 1, 2014

by Dursun Kırbaş

 

Neurological sciences has taken its independent form during the last quarter of the 20th century. In the beginning of the 20th century, Neurological sciences have been a part of Internal Medicine, then have developed as the doctors in internal medicine started taking a great interest in Neurology. The very first known neurology specialist is Lofcali Dervis Bey.

Upon his return to the country in 1898, Rasit Tahsin Tugsavul was appointed by the Sultan to make Gulhane Military Junior High School an educational institution to improve knwoledge and manners of military doctors. Within 8 months, Gulhane Hospital was turned into Military Practice School and Hospital. At the same time, Non-military Medical School (Mekteb-i Tıbbiye-i Mülkiye in Ottoman) was in Kadirga. Volunteer teacher of the Mekteb-i Tıbbiye-i Mülkiye was Rasit Tahsin. Lofcali Dervis Bey became Rasit Tahsin Tugsavul’s assistant in non-military medical school.

Non-military Medical School in Kadirga moved to Haydarpasa in 1909. As Pepo Aksiyote gave lectures in Kadirga in 1903, he was appointed to Haydarpasa as an assistant of Rasit Tahsin in 1910.
After Rasit Tahsin, MD, Mazhar Osman was appointed to Gulhane in 1908. Mazhar Osman works abroad with that time’s famous scientists and during and after his time as a head physician in Toptasi Hospital, he sent Sukru Hazim Tiner to Hamburg to work with Nonne in the area of neurology; Ihsan Sukru Aksel to Munich to study Neuropathology with Spielmayer; Ahmet Sukru Emed to Munich for serology; Abdulkadir Cahit to Breslau to work with Foerster in the field of Neurosurgery; and Fahrettin Kerim Gokay to Munich, next to Kraepelin to learn clinical and experimental psychiatry.

During the progression, Toptasi Hospital moved to Resadiye barracks in Bakirkoy and a huge effort was made to make it a great institution as it is today. After Mazhar Osman leaved Neurology Clinic in Gulhane, Prof. Dr. Nazim Sakir Sakar took over this duty.

Sukru Yusuf Sanbas, Rasim adasal, Necmettin Polvan, Sami Ziya Gur’un, Selahattin Dogulu, Giyas Unsal, Nevzat Akabay were educated in Nazim Sakir’s clinic, and as Selahattin Dogulu and Nevzat Akabay stayed in Gulhane; Sukru Yusuf Sanbas, became the first chief of the neurology department in Ankara Numune Hospital, then director of Neurology clinic in Ankara University, Faculty of Medicine while Rasim Adasal became director of the psychiatry department of the prementioned faculty.

In Istanbul, Neurology was founded as an independent department in 1924 in Istanbul University, Faculty of Medicine. Prof. Dr. Hayrullah Diker became the head of the department. With reform movements in 1933, the faculty moved from Haydarpasa to Anatolian side. The neurology clinic of the medical faculty started operating with a 2nd Division in Bakirkoy. Hayrullah Diker and Associate Prof. Dr. Esat Rasit Tugsavul, the son of Rasit Tahsin, worked at neurology department until his death. Hayrullah Diker retired 1941 and Prof. Dr. Fahrettin Kerim Gokay took over his duty as head of the department.

Fahrettin Kerim Gokay, in his autobiography, declares that during university reform movements in 1933, he was appointed as director after his professor assistancy within the staff of Resit Galip and reclaims that such a clinic has never been established.
After Fahrettin Kerim Gokay became governor and mayor of Istanbul, Ihsan Sukru Aksel became director of the clinic between 1949 and 1950. During this period, as the Neurology Department of the medical faculty moved its campus to Cerrahpasa, neurology’s sub-disciplines were formed under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Necmettin Polvan.

Ihsan Sukru Aksel’s book, named, “Neurotrophic Virus, Encephalitis” was published in 1944. This book, which includes Ihsan Sukru Aksel’s 10-year Neuropathology works in Bakirkoy Emrazi Asabiye Hospital, is acknowledged as an important piece of scientific literary work among both national and international ones of that time. At the same year, 1944, Istanbul University, Faculty of Medicine’s academic members wrote a textbook of internal medicine whose 8th chapter is reserved for Neurological Diseases and this chapter was written by Dr. Sukru Hazim Tiner, the chief of Neurology clinic in Bakirkoy Emrazi Asabiye Hospital.

The book contains 500 pages and was published in 1948. Mostly, neuroanatomy and neurophysiology are covered in this book and it can very well be seen the amount of knowledge about neurology in that period of time.

As neurology in Istanbul, Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine developed under the supervision of Necmettin Polvan, Sukru Hazim Tiner moves from Bakirkoy to Haseki and founded the neurology department there. As mentioned earlier, in Gulhane Medical School, Nazim Sakir Sakar and his followers and in Ankara Medical School, Sukru Yusuf Saribas, the chief of Ankara Numune Hospital between 1927 and 1945, developed their neurologys departments. In the following years, under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Sami Gur, neurology in Ankara Medical School takes its shape it has now. Gulhane’s faculty member Assoc. Prof. Dr. Selahattin Dogulu wrote, “Clinical Electroencephalography” in the year 1954. Bedriye Kot, who became Assoc. Prof. within the same year, left Cerrahpasa a year later and joined Ege University, Faculty of Medicine’s newly-found Neurology Clinic. Prof. Dr. Bedriye Kot was the one, who founded Ege Medical School Neurology department and kept it operating until 2000s.

Dr. Turgut Zileli, who was educated in Istanbul and did his research in the States, and Dr. Orhan Kalabay came back to Turkey and after that, they took part in founding Hacettepe University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neurology.

Prof. Dr. Kenan Tukel left Cerrahpasa to found a department of Neurology in Capa. After the death of Sukru Yusuf Saribas in 1962, Prof. Dr. Sami Gur became the clinical director of neurology in Ankara and founded a department of Neurology in Ankara University, Faculty of Medicine. In Gulhane Military Medical School, after Selahattin Dogulu: Nihat Balkir, who then moved Bursa Uludag University, Faculty of Medicine, S. Akpinar, M. Yardim and Okay Vural became directors of the clinic, respectively. Mehmet Oztopcular continued his work in neurology clinic in Erzurum. Fikret Unsal, after leaving Gulhane military medical school, first started working at Diyarbakir Dicle University Neurology Clinic, and then at Cukurova University Neurology Clinic. Sezer Komsuoglu founded first Karadeniz Technical University, Faculty of Medicine Neurology Department, then Kocaeli University, Faculty of Medicine Neurology Department. The then newly found Dokuz Eylul University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neurology in Izmir wass supported by Ege University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neurology. In the beginning, Sakir Fadiloglu became the director, then Fethi Idiman and Egemen Idiman gave their support to make it how it is today.

Bursa Uludag University, Faculty of Medicine made it stronger to the year 2000 with the support of Nihat Balkir and Prof. Dr. Erhan Ogul from Istanbul. Talking about Neurology in Turkey is not complete if Prof. Dr. Korkut Yaltkaya of Antalya is left unmentioned. While he was associate professor in Ankara University, Faculty of Medicine, he also starts putting the keystones to make the clinic as it is today.
A similar story is seen in education of hospitals. Right after Toptasi Hospital moved to Bakirkoy, we see Sukru Hazim Tiner, a member of Mazhar Osman team, who improved himself by working with Nonne in Hamburg, as a person in charge of the 9th and the 35th divisions. Sukru Hazim Tiner then continued his duty as chief of neurology department in Haseki and Sisli Etfal Hospitals. After him, A. Sukru Emed followed the same path; for a short period continued to work as the chief of neurology department in Gureba Hospital, then in Haseki Hospital and then moved to Sisli Etfal Hospital. In Bakirkoy, Dr. Faruk Bayulkem and Dr. Yildirim Aktuna took over neurology department chief and head doctor position, respectively. In Haydarpasa Numune Hospital, neurology department was supervised by Dr. Nevzat Esref Bengisu, Dr. Ethem Vassaf Akan and developed even more with Dr. Rasim Hatipoglu. In 1962, with Dr. Fettah Demirhan, we see Dr. Ahmet Caliskan, who is a teacher of many of us, as an assistant, head assistant, and vice-chief of the department. In 1976, Dr. Necati Aydinel became the chief of the clinic. Present staff members were educated during the area of Dr. Necati Aydinel.

After A. Sukru Emed, we find Dr. Coskun Ozdemir, at that time Assoc. Prof., as the chief of neurology department in Haseki Hospital. Dr. Ozdemir stayed in this position for 6 years, then moved to Istanbul University, Neurology chairman position. Dr. Fevzi Akso, followed by Kemal Buyulkem became chief after a brief period of time. After Dr. Dursun Kirbas’ 3.5-year of substitution, Dr. Feriha Ozer was appointed as the chief of the clinic. In Sisli Etfal Hospital, Rasit Tahsin and then Ahmet Sukru Emed became chiefs, respectively. After 1960s, Dr. Ahmet Kursat, Dr. Yildirim Aktuna, and Dr. Baattin Yardimci took over the positions until 1990s. As this deeply rooted tradition continued with Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hulki Forta, the MInistry of Health founded the 2nd clinic. The chief of this newly-found second clinic is Assoc. Prof. Dr. Munevver Celik.

In Ankara, we find Porf. Dr. Sukru Yusuf Saribas of Gulhane MIlitary Medical School as chief of the clinic in Ankara Numune Hospital between 1927 and 1945. Dr. Munif Sanan and Dr. Sabahat Gurcay should not be left unmentioned. Neurology Clinic education started as Prof. Dr. Sami Gur’un was appointed with an extra duty in Ankara University Hospital and this education continues till now under the chief positions of Dr. Nazmi Barlas, Dr. Mukadder Sengir Okan, and Dr. Muhlis Yurdakul.

In 1939, we find Dr. Ismail Ziye Tiregol as the first Neuropsychiatry doctor in Izmir Public Hospital, aka Izmir Ataturk Education and Research Hospital. Until 1960s, Dr. Kemal Osman Bozkurt, after whom an amphitheatre is named by Prof. Dr. Bedriye Kot in Ege University, Faculty of Medicine; from 1960s to 1979, Dr. Bekir Urfali and after Urfali, Dr. Mustafa Basoglu became chief in charge.

Neurology education is partially new within the hospitals sponsored by institutions, such as SSK (Social Security Institution), PTT (State Communication Institution). SSK Samatya (Istanbul) Hospital’s education is supervised by Dr. Halil Ibrahim Bahar, who is also known for his artistic identity, between 1960 and 1989. SSK Okmeydani Neurology’s education is partially new. We also know that from 1981 onwards, education in SSK Goztepe was taken over under the chieftainship of Dr. Gungor Turhan. After 1996, Dr. Nihal Isik took over his position. In Bezmi Alem Valide Sultan Vakıf Gureba Hospital, which belongs to SSK now, as the first neurology doctor Dr. Ahmet Sukru Emed worked for a short period of time and starting from 1932, Dr. Rifat Cagil worked at the outpatient clinic for 33 years. In 1969, Assoc. Prof. Dr. B. Karabet Varvar was appointed as chief of the neurology clinic. From 1981 on, Assoc. Pof. Dr. continueed working as chief of the clinic. In Ankara SS Education Hospital, neurology education is comparably old. There were two neurology clinics in 1964. At the first clinic, Dr. Ali Ihsan Sahinalp; at the second clinic, Dr. Suzan Taner were the chiefs. Dr. Sahinalp wrote a book about EEG, one of the first ones about this topic. After Dr. Sahinalp, Dr. Senay Ozbakir and after Ozbakir went to Numune Hospital, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Fevzi Oztekin took over the posion of chief of the clinic. Neurology education in SSK Tepecik Hospital started in 1978 as Dr. Fatma Turkan Alatan was appointed as chief of the clinic. After the chief’s departure, education halted for a short periof of time. In 1993, education restarted when Dr. Yasar Zorlu became chief of the clinic. In SSK Izmir Education Hospital, education started in 1982 with Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nezihe Ertekin and outpatient clinic started operating with Dr. Faruk Dursunoglu. Today, education continues with Assoc. Prof. Dr. M. Gedizlioglu.

References:
1- Türkiye Nöroloji Tarihçesi. D. Kırbaş. İstanbul, 2003.
2- Türkiye Nöroloji Kongreleri. D. Kırbaş. İstanbul, 2004

Professor Dursun Kırbaş works at the Institute of Forensic Sciences at Istanbul University, Turkey.

 

 

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