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      Interview: Wolfgang Grisold, President of the World Federation of Neurology

      May 23, 2022

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

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

      May 1, 2022

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      Executive Page: National societies, our key partners on the path to progress

      April 6, 2022

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      EAN Statement in support of Ukraine

      March 18, 2022

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      Executive Page: supporting young neurologists in the European Year of Youth

      February 1, 2022

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      Research Paper of the Month: Prion protein monoclonal antibody (PRN100) therapy for Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease: evaluation of a first-in-human treatment programme

      May 1, 2022

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      Covid-19 Paper of the month: Clinical outcomes of COVID-19 infection among patients with Alzheimer’s disease or mild cognitive impairment

      May 1, 2022

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      Research Paper of the Month: Clonally expanded B cells in multiple sclerosis bind Epstein–Barr virus EBNA1 and GlialCAM

      April 1, 2022

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      Covid-19 Paper of the month: SARS-CoV-2 is associated with changes in brain structure in UK Biobank

      April 1, 2022

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      Call for new Chairs for EAN Education Committee and EAN Programme Committee

      May 13, 2022

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      EAN Seeks New Officers for Committees & Working Groups

      May 3, 2022

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

      May 2, 2022

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      TREAT AIE: First European networking conference focusing on Autoimmune Encephalitis

      April 27, 2022

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      The BrainChallenge 2022 – back in person!

      May 27, 2022

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      Join us for the movement disorders programme at EAN 2022

      May 25, 2022

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      EMEAC-IFCN to hold several joint sessions on Clinical Neurophysiology at EAN 2022

      May 25, 2022

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      EAN Tournament Finals – Neurologists in training, on stage!

      May 20, 2022

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

      May 4, 2022

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

      May 4, 2022

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

      May 4, 2022

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

      May 2, 2022

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      Interview: Wolfgang Grisold, President of the World Federation of Neurology

      May 23, 2022

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      Interview: Prof. Jean-Philippe Azulay, President of the French Society of Neurology

      April 27, 2022

      Interviews 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

      Interview: Prof. Thomas Berger, President of the Austrian Society of Neurology

      March 22, 2022

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      One hot topic, one expert, three questions: Johann Sellner

      February 7, 2022

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      May 13, 2022

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      May 4, 2022

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      July 6, 2021

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      June 2, 2021

      Neurology updates Hannover Medical School

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

      May 17, 2021

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      May 12, 2021

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      April 1, 2020

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      February 26, 2020

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      December 1, 2019

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      November 1, 2019

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      August 11, 2020

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      Statement of the EAN Sleep-Wake-Panel

      June 3, 2020

      Scientific panels reports

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

      May 13, 2020

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      Scentific Panel of the Month: Higher Cortical Functions

      March 2, 2020

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

      May 2, 2022

      Eur J Neurol

      European Journal of Neurology welcomes new associate editors

      December 13, 2021

      Eur J Neurol

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

      June 30, 2021

      Eur J Neurol

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

      November 13, 2020

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

      November 13, 2020

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      EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY – TOP 15 ARTICLES 2018

      February 1, 2019

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

      February 3, 2018

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      Interview with Mr. Bertrand Daval and Mrs. Nathalie Paulus

      February 3, 2018

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      May 13, 2022

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      First EAN Science School proves a hit in Salzburg

      April 1, 2022

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

      July 2, 2021

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

      June 18, 2021

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      The BrainChallenge 2022 – back in person!

      May 27, 2022

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      May 25, 2022

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      May 20, 2022

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      May 17, 2022

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      August 12, 2021

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      Welcoming the new EAN eLearning Editors-in-Chief Prof. Barbara Tettenborn and Prof. Christian Müller

      April 1, 2021

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      May 20, 2022

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      Student Teaser Fellowship winners 2022

      May 11, 2022

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      March 14, 2022

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      Apply for the Student Teaser Fellowship 2022 by March 31!

      March 10, 2022

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      May 1, 2021

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      EBRA launches 3rd call for clusters

      May 1, 2020

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      February 28, 2020

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      April 1, 2019

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      October 2, 2017

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      July 1, 2016

      Grand Rounds

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

      July 1, 2016

      Grand Rounds

      ebrain session of the month: neuromuscular junction

      February 1, 2016

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      Mentor/mentee pairs matched in second round of EAN Mentorship Programme

      April 25, 2022

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      April 12, 2022

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      EAN Autumn School application open until 1 June

      April 1, 2022

      Resident and Research Fellows

      Nicosia, Cyprus, hosts first in-person Regional Teaching Course since start of pandemic

      March 31, 2022

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      Clinical Fellowship Reports 2021

      May 9, 2022

      Fellowship reports

      Clinical Fellowship Reports 2021

      April 12, 2022

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      Research Fellowship Report 2020

      April 12, 2022

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      Research Fellowship Report 2020

      March 21, 2022

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      The BrainChallenge 2022 – back in person!

      May 27, 2022

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      EAN Virtual Master Classes – A Series of Success!

      May 25, 2022

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

      May 17, 2022

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      May 11, 2022

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      May 25, 2022

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      May 25, 2022

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

      May 17, 2022

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      April 5, 2022

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      EAN Head Office Profiles: Julia & Maria

      April 4, 2022

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      January 28, 2022

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      June 18, 2021

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      November 1, 2019

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      October 29, 2019

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      October 1, 2019

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      April 5, 2022

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      Look back at scientific highlights of ECTRIMS 2021

      February 9, 2022

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      Austrian Society of Neurology meeting in-person in March 2022

      November 30, 2021

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      Alzheimer Europe co-authors paper on dementia risk communication

      November 29, 2021

      EBC

      Value of Treatment project releases results and calls to action

      March 29, 2022

      EBC

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

      December 31, 2021

      EBC

      Creating synergies and showcasing innovation: Brain Innovation Days 2021

      November 30, 2021

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      Best practices for patient safety: Register now!

      October 28, 2021

      EFNA

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

      December 31, 2021

      EFNA

      EFNA launch eLearning Platform for neurology advocates

      February 1, 2021

      EFNA

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

      February 1, 2021

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

      November 1, 2020

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

      May 25, 2022

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

      May 25, 2022

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

      May 17, 2022

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      Value of Treatment project releases results and calls to action

      March 29, 2022

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      March 2, 2020

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      January 9, 2020

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      January 3, 2020

      Patients societies reports

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      January 2, 2020

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      Survey: management of covert brain infarction

      October 29, 2021

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      Driving with an intracranial tumor

      July 13, 2020

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      SURVEY: Driving with an intracranial tumor

      June 25, 2020

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      EAN SURVEY: Neurological Symptoms in COVID-19 Patients

      April 10, 2020

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

      August 4, 2020

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

      April 1, 2016

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

      March 1, 2016

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

      March 1, 2016

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      May 25, 2022

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      EMEAC-IFCN to hold several joint sessions on Clinical Neurophysiology at EAN 2022

      May 25, 2022

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      Interview: Wolfgang Grisold, President of the World Federation of Neurology

      May 23, 2022

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

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

      May 1, 2022

      Executive Page

      Executive Page: National societies, our key partners on the path to progress

      April 6, 2022

      Executive Page

      EAN Statement in support of Ukraine

      March 18, 2022

      Executive Page

      Executive Page: supporting young neurologists in the European Year of Youth

      February 1, 2022

      Paper of the Month

      Research Paper of the Month: Prion protein monoclonal antibody (PRN100) therapy for Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease: evaluation of a first-in-human treatment programme

      May 1, 2022

      Paper of the Month

      Covid-19 Paper of the month: Clinical outcomes of COVID-19 infection among patients with Alzheimer’s disease or mild cognitive impairment

      May 1, 2022

      Paper of the Month

      Research Paper of the Month: Clonally expanded B cells in multiple sclerosis bind Epstein–Barr virus EBNA1 and GlialCAM

      April 1, 2022

      Paper of the Month

      Covid-19 Paper of the month: SARS-CoV-2 is associated with changes in brain structure in UK Biobank

      April 1, 2022

      EAN News

      Call for new Chairs for EAN Education Committee and EAN Programme Committee

      May 13, 2022

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      EAN Seeks New Officers for Committees & Working Groups

      May 3, 2022

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

      May 2, 2022

      EAN News

      TREAT AIE: First European networking conference focusing on Autoimmune Encephalitis

      April 27, 2022

      EAN Congress news

      The BrainChallenge 2022 – back in person!

      May 27, 2022

      EAN Congress news

      Join us for the movement disorders programme at EAN 2022

      May 25, 2022

      EAN Congress news

      EMEAC-IFCN to hold several joint sessions on Clinical Neurophysiology at EAN 2022

      May 25, 2022

      EAN Congress news

      EAN Tournament Finals – Neurologists in training, on stage!

      May 20, 2022

      COVID-19

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

      May 4, 2022

      COVID-19

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

      May 4, 2022

      COVID-19

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

      May 4, 2022

      COVID-19

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

      May 2, 2022

      Interviews

      Interview: Wolfgang Grisold, President of the World Federation of Neurology

      May 23, 2022

      Interviews

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Dear Readers,

We invite you to take a moment and read the following article recommendations, prepared for you by our Scientific Panels: Autonomic nervous system disorders , Higher cortical functions, Movement disorders, Sleep-wake disorders.

  • Ryvlin P, Nashef L, Lhatoo SD, et al. Incidence and mechanisms of cardiorespiratory arrests in epilepsy monitoring units (MORTEMUS): a retrospective study. Lancel Neurol. 2013; 12 (10): 66-77.

Sudden unexplained death in epilepsy (SUDEP) may account for 8-17% of deaths in patients with epilepsy. The MORTEMUS study by Ryvlin et al. made us aware that SUDEP is associated with centrally mediated severe alterations of cardiac and respiratory functions in the early postictal phase.

  • van der Lende M, Surges R, Sander JW, Thijs RD. Cardiac arrhythmias during or after epileptic seizures. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2016; 87 (1):69-74.

Postictal arrhythmias were mostly found following convulsive seizures and were associated with postictal generalized EEG suppression and SUDEP. In a systematic review of 1167 papers Prof. Ley Sander (Department of Clinical & Experimental Epilepsy, Institute of Neurology, Queen Square London) and his team identified seven distinct patterns of (post)ictal cardiac arrhythmias: ictal asystole (103 cases), postictal asystole (13 cases), ictal bradycardia (25 cases), ictal atrioventricular (AV)-conduction block (11 cases), postictal AV-conduction block (2 cases), (post)ictal atrial flutter/atrial fibrillation (14 cases) and postictal ventricular fibrillation (3 cases). The contrasting clinical profiles of ictal and postictal arrhythmias suggested different pathomechanisms. In line with the MORTEMUS study, postictal rather than ictal arrhythmias seemed of greater importance to the pathophysiology of SUDEP.

It is thought that a diminished cardioprotective parasympathetic tone which can be found for instance in patients with intractable seizures increases the vulnerability for cardiac arrhythmias, asystole, and hence, the risk for SUDEP. The risk prediction for cardiac arrhythmia would have practical consequences for the optimization of antiepileptic drug therapy, the withdrawal of negative inotropic or proarrhythmogenic drugs, and even epilepsy surgery.

Whether cardioautonomic functions as a reduced heart rate variability or baroreflex sensitivity will help us to predict the risk for postictal cardiac arrhythmias in epilepsy is still unclear. However, studies are underway which are investigating the relationship of cardioautonomic and respiratory functions with EEG findings and structural changes in regions of central autonomic control.

Christina Haubrich, MD, PhD
Associate professor of Neurology
RWTH Aachen University
Visiting professor Brain Physics Laboratory
Member of Clare Hall College
University of Cambridge

EAN Scientific Panel Autonomic nervous system disorders

***

  • Catani M, Dell’Acqua F, Budisavljevic S, et al. Frontal networks in adults with autism spectrum disorder. Brain 2016; 139 (2): 616-630.

The hypothesis that autism spectrum disorder (ASD) can be considered as a “disconnection syndrome” is strongly supported by this MRI tractography investigation in a large subject sample (61 adult males). The main results of a state-of-the-art analysis provide sound evidence of abnormalities in frontal lobe white matter, within the anterior and long segments of the arcuate fasciculus, cingulum and uncinate, as well as in the anterior part of the corpus callosum. The location of changes, together with their left-sided prevalence, is congruent with the main clinical features of ASD, involving language and social cognition. Significant correlations of microstructural alterations with symptom severity provide further support for the concept of ASD as a developmental disorder of the brain connectome, whose consequences persist in adult life. predominantly in the left hemisphere. Abnormalities were also evident in the anterior portions of the corpus callosum connecting left and right frontal lobes. The degree of microstructural alteration of the arcuate and uncinate fasciculi was associated with severity of symptoms in language and social reciprocity in childhood.

Stefano F. Cappa, MD, Prof
2nd Department of Neurology
Ospedale San Raffaele – Vita-Salute San Raffaele University
Italy

Co-chair, EAN Scientific Panel Higher cortical functions

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  • Ferreira JJ, Lees A, Rocha JF, Poewe W, at al. Opicapone as an adjunct to levodopa in patients with Parkinson’s disease and end-of-dose motor fluctuations: a randomised, double-blind, controlled trial. The Lancet Neurology 2016; 15(2):154-165.

Few new therapeutic options have emerged for the treatment of Parkinson disease (PD) in the past decade, and motor fluctuations remain a leading cause of disability and reduced quality of life in these patients. Opicapone is a potent new catechol-ortho-methyltransferase (COMT) inhibitor designed for once-daily administration.
BIPARK-I is a phase 3 multicentre, randomised, double blind, placebo-controlled and active-controlled trial of opicapone as an adjunct to levodopa in patients with Parkinson’s disease with end-of-dose motor fluctuations. Patients were randomly assigned (n=600) to oral treatment with opicapone (5 mg, 25 mg, or 50 mg once daily), placebo, or entacapone (200 mg with every levodopa intake) for 14–15 weeks. The primary endpoint was the change from baseline to end of study treatment in absolute time in the off state, as assessed by daily patient diaries. The full analysis concerned 590 patients, and 537 of these were included in the per protocol analysis of non-inferiority to active comparator.

Time in the off state was decreased by 56.0 min in the placebo group, 96.3 min for entacapone, 91.3 min for opicapone 5 mg, 85.9 for opicapone 25 mg, and 116.8 min for opicapone 50 mg. Treatment with opicapone 50 mg was superior to placebo (mean difference in change from baseline –60.8 min, 95% CI –97.2 to –24.4; p=0.0015) and non-inferior to entacapone (–26.2 min, –63.8 to 11.4; p=0.0051). Global assessment scales (scores by clinicians and patients) also showed clinically significant improvements for opicapone 50 mg versus placebo and entacapone.
The most common adverse events were dyskinesia (5 patients in the placebo group, 10 in the entacapone group, 17 in the opicapone 5 mg group, nine in the opicapone 25 mg group, and 18 in the opicapone 50 mg group), insomnia (in 1, 7, 2, 7, and 7 patients, respectively), and constipation (in 3, 5, 4, 0, and 7 patients, respectively). There was a low frequency of serious adverse events across all groups (≤7%), and 35% of them were deemed unrelated to the study drug. No deaths occurred during the study.
In conclusion, opicapone is a simple, effective, and well-tolerated therapeutic option for the reduction of off time in levodopa-treated PD patients and end-of-dose fluctuations. Adding this drug to the therapeutic scheme could lead to enlarged dosing intervals, and potentially decrease the number of levodopa intakes, while preserving a satisfactory motor status. Opicapone is currently under licensing review by the European Medicines Agency (EMA).

  • Pagonabarraga J, Martinez-Horta S, Fernández de Bobadilla R, et al. Minor Hallucinations Occur in Drug-Naive Parkinson’s Disease Patients, Even From the Premotor Phase. Movement Disorders 2016; 31(1): 45-52.

Although hallucinations characterize late stages of Parkinson’s disease (PD), minor hallucinatory phenomena might be present also in earlier disease stages. This study assessed frequency and phenomenology of hallucinations in a cohort of de novo “drug naïve” PD patients and in healthy controls. Minor hallucinations (defined as presence hallucinations, passage hallucinations, or visual illusions) were demonstrated in 42% of PD patients and in 5% of healthy subjects; more often, hallucinations were not spontaneously reported but became

apparent only after the structured interview. Hallucinations manifested as a premotor symptom, before the onset of the first parkinsonian motor symptoms, in 33.3% of patients reporting hallucinatory phenomena. Patients with hallucinations were older and reported more frequently rapid eye movement sleep behaviour disorder (RBD) compared to patients without hallucinations. In conclusion, hallucinations appeared as a frequent early non-motor symptom that may even predate the onset of parkinsonism.

Francesca Morgante, MD, PhD
Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Movement Disorder Unit
University of Messina
Italy

&

João Massano
Department of Neurology, Hospital Pedro Hispano/ULS Matosinhos
Department of Clinical Neurosciences and Mental Health
Faculty of Medicine University of Porto
Portugal

EAN Scientific Panel Movement disorders

***

  • Högl B, Heidbreder A, Santamaria J, et al. IgLON5 autoimmunity and abnormal behaviours during sleep. The Lancet 2015; 9977 (385), 1590.

The discovery of a novel neurological affection is a rare event. This paper by a team of European colleagues describes a novel sleep disorder, characterized by unique clinical presentation (specific sleep disordered breathing and abnormal sleep behaviours) and associated with antibodies against IgLON5.

Ulf Kallweit, MD
Senior Physician
Neurology Department
Bern University Hospital
Bern, Switzerland

Management Group member, EAN Scientific Panel Sleep-Wake Disorders

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