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      May 23, 2022

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      May 20, 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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      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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      ‘Getting evidence into practice’ – the overarching theme for EAN 2022

      May 3, 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

      Scientific panels reports

      Statement of the EAN Sleep-Wake-Panel

      June 3, 2020

      Scientific panels reports

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

      May 13, 2020

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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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      Join the EAN Guideline Workshop on 24 June!

      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

      Scientific Corner

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

      June 18, 2021

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      EAN Virtual Master Classes – A Series of Success!

      May 25, 2022

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      May 20, 2022

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      May 17, 2022

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      Student Teaser Fellowship winners 2022

      May 11, 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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      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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      EAN Virtual Master Classes – A Series of Success!

      May 25, 2022

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      May 17, 2022

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      Student Teaser Fellowship winners 2022

      May 11, 2022

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      April 25, 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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      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

      Surveys

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

      May 23, 2022

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      EAN Tournament Finals – Neurologists in training, on stage!

      May 20, 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

      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

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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

      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

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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

      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

      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

      EAN Congress news

      ‘Getting evidence into practice’ – the overarching theme for EAN 2022

      May 3, 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

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

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      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

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Clinical Fellowship – Reports from 2017

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Report from Dr Meri Grigoryan, from Yerevan, Armenia visiting the Department of Neurology, Universitatsklinikum Heidelberg, Germany under the supervision of prof. Peter Ringleb

First of all I would like to express my gratitude to the whole EAN team for giving me such a brilliant opportunity to observe and work 1,5 month with the highly specialized vascular neurology team in University Clinic of Heidelberg under the supervision of prof. Peter Ringleb and Prof. Simon Nagel. The clinic was very well organised structure led by Prof. Dr. med. Wolfgang Wick and was divided into 5 Units.
Neuro 1 – Neurooncology Unit
Neuro 2 – Normal Unit
Neuro 3 – Private Health insurance
Neuro 4 –Neuro Intensive Care Unit
Neuro 5 – Stroke Unit

Most of my practice I spent in the Stroke Unit. My day started at 8:00 am, the doctors were gathering in the Stroke Unit and discussing the patients. Every day at 8:30 and 13:00 there was half hour radiology conference, where radiological images of the patients from all over the clinic were discussed. This helped me broaden my knowledge of imaging results interpritation.  After that, we were going on ward rounds and seeing patients with different vascular problems and discussing the diagnoses and treatments. Acute stroke patients were arriving during the day to the department from the ER. In the Stroke Unit there was a multidisciplinary team approach between neurologists, neuroradiologists, nurses, physiotherapists, speech and language therapists, psychologists, ergotherapists and social therapists. I had an opportunity to compare the clinic I work and the clinic that was hospitating me. The health system in Germany is very different from my home country, where the patients pay for their treatment themselves. The public insurance in Germany allows to do all the modern expensive treatments and procedures for the patients. Every Thursday 7:45 am we had journal clubs, which were beneficial to enrich my knowledge.

I have been in the Emergency Department for few days, where I saw patients with acute ischemic strokes. I got acquainted with the indications and contraindications of thrombolysis and observed the process of applications of r-TPA and endovascular surgery.

For hemispheric strokes with severe edema and elevated intracranial pressure decompressive craniectomies was often used. I was also very excited to see the  Neuroradiology Department, where I saw procedures, which are not held in my country such as: trombectomies, aneurysm coilings, AVM embolisations, carotid angioplasties and stentings. The interventional radiologist gave me much information and explanations about the procedures.

My free time I was spending in MRI  and CT rooms. The clinic has 3 MRIs (3T) and 1 CT. The devices were provided with the latest diagnostic programs for early ischemic changes in the brain. Neuroradiologists have wide knowledge of CT and MRI imaging interpritation.

I had also an opportunity to meet outpatients with prof. Ringleb, teaching me a lot about intracranial doppler, precerebral artery ultrasonography and for the clinical practice. I also visited the Neuro Intensive Care Unit, which was provided with all the necessary medications and devices. I also found some time to enjoy the beauty of the nature and old buildings in Heidelberg.

Beeing in Germany  for 6 weeks I learned a lot in German language, which motivates me to start language courses when I go back to my country. My collegues were quite helpful when I had difficulties with understanding German language and whenever I had questions. During my 6 weeks practice I learned more about stroke treatment, imaging and different ways to dignostics. I have learnet new treatment strategies and drug approaches that are not used in Armenia. I improved my knowledge in vascular neurology.

I would like to thank the Head of the Cerebrovascular Neurology Department Prof. Dr. med. Peter Ringleb and the consultant of stroke Unit Prof. Dr. Simon Nagel for their support and kind attitude to me. They were neurologists with great experience.

Again special thanks to EAN for helping me to widen my knowledge in this field of neurology. The experience which I gained in Heidelberg during 6 weeks practice is invaluable and will be helpful for my further professional activity. I will share my gained knowledge with my collegues and definitely recommend all young neurologists to participate in this programme.


Report from Dr Andrejs Kostiks, from Riga, Latvia visiting the Department of Neurology, Atkinson Morley Wing, St George’s Hospital, London, UK under the supervision of Dr Jeremy Isaacs

I would like to thank EAN for giving me such great opportunity to visit the St George’s University Hospital, NHS Foundation Trust, Blackshaw Road, Tooting, London, and gain my knowledge and experience in cognitive neurology.

I spent 6 weeks from 19.04.2017 until 01.06.2017 at the Department of Neurology in St George’s University Hospital. During the fellowship, I observed several clinics that where associated with cognitive disorders. Primary I have visited Dr Jeremy Isaacs, who was my supervisor during my fellowship and I have observed first time dementia clinics and dementia follow up clinics. Since St George’s university hospital is not the primary memory service in London I was able to observe more complicated cases of mild cognitive impairment and dementia, where diagnosis of a specific type of dementia is not that straight forward.

Dr Isaacs has taught me how to approach a dementia suffering patient and what clinical features of a specific type of dementias are. Since the diagnosis of dementia is quite complicated in patient with high cognitive reserve, which is where neuropsychological evaluation is very helpful to identify flaws in cognitive domains. I also had an opportunity to observe Prof. Peter Garrard and Dr. Kuwan Moodley clinics which also were attributed with diagnosing patients with dementia and cognitive impairment. Prof. Peter Garrard had taught me to pay attention on fluency of language in patient complaining about cognitive impairment and impotency to ask the patient and his relatives about behavioral changes that could have happened during the progression of the disease.

I had an opportunity to meet and observe Dr Kiran Hans-Tangri neuropsychological clinic. It was very interesting to see what tests are performed to test cognitive impairment. One patient assessment is 3 hours long during and during the assessment the patient is given several similar test to fully access patient’s cognitive domains and observe the performance. One of the main problems is associated with language assessment because there are not so many tests that are in different languages to properly assess patient in his native tongue.

Another clinic that I have visited was movement disorders clinic with Dr. Dominic Paviour. I had the opportunity to see patient with Parkinson’s disease before deep brain stimulation and after. It is very important to valuate patient’s moments and cognition before the procedure as well as after the procedure to understand if the procedure was beneficial for the patient.

It was a very great and educational experience and I would like to thank all the doctors who were very helpful and understanding as well as EAN for this wonderful opportunity.


Report from Dr Marta Lopes, from Trofa, Portugal visiting the Epilepsy Department, The National Hospital for Neurology & Neurosurgery, Queen Square, London, UK under the supervision of Dr. Sofia Eriksson

During this fellowship, I had the opportunity of participating in several educational and clinical activities at NHNN and Institute of Neurology. Most of the clinical activities were in the Epilepsy field, but also in Sleep Disorders.

I participated in the following activities:

  • Epilepsy and Sleep Outpatient clinic at Queen Square;
  • Epilepsy and Neurogenetics Outpatient clinic at the Epilepsy Society, Chalfont;
  • Wardrounds – Telemetry and Gowers Unit – patients undergoing diagnostic and presurgical evaluations, including video-EEG telemetry, intracranial electrode recordings, SPECT; also sleep studies;
  • Weekly multidisciplinary team meetings in which surgical candidates and sleep studies are discussed
  • Observation of sleep reporting;
  • Weekly Gowers and Critchley rounds in which patients from all neurological spheres are presented and discussed;
  • Wide range of lectures and talks arranged by the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery and UCL Institute of Neurology including weekly clinical pathology conference;
  • Participation in the Southern Sleep Forum and Queen Square GP Seminars on Sleep Disorders;
  • Participation in CBT sessions for insomnia with Hugh Selsick of Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine, also part of UCLH Trust, and observation of insomnia clinics;
  • Attended the Neuromuscular Course, “Update in Neuromuscular Disorders” 23-26 May 2017.

I consider that this fellowship was very important for my training as a future neurologist, particularly because of my interest in Sleep Disorders. I could observe several patients with sleep disorders, understand treatment strategies and improve my abilities in interpretation of sleep studies. I could also enrich my knowledge in the epilepsy field. All the educational activity in NHNN and Institute of Neurology were also very interesting and allowed me to contact with rare, uncommon and atypical neurological disorders.

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Report from Dr Madona Sekhniashvili, from Tbilisi, Georgia visiting the Neuromuscular Division and Clinical Neurophysiology, Neurologische Klinik der Universität, Würzburg, Germany under the supervision of Dr. Daniel Zeller and Prof. Klaus Toyka

At the beginning of my report I would like to express my gratitude and thank to the EAN for giving me the great opportunity  to  perform  my 6 week  clinical fellowship in the University Department of Neurology and Hospital.  I had wonderful 6 weeks in this traditional German University located in an amazing, attractive, old town with interesting history and many cultural monuments. The University Hospital of Würzburg is a 1500 bed hospital providing maximal care in all medical specialties for Northern Bavaria, Eastern Hesse and Northern Baden Württemberg, providing excellent care for 3 large neighboring states of the Federal Republic of Germany. At the same time it is one of the leading research centers in Germany networking with all basic science institutes at the university. Health care services in neurological field are wide and success rate of the treatment are high. Quality and introduction of technologies allow clinic to own several certificates from world-famous organizations (Cooperation for Transparency and Quality Management (CTQ))

The principal aim of my visit was to gain more experience in clinical neurophysiology, especially in the diagnosis of neuromuscular diseases because that is my focus in Georgia.In the field of Neuromuscular disorders I had the chance to see many patients with Polyneuropathies, Myopathies, Neuroimmunological diseases including the Guillain-Barre-syndrome and chronic polyneuritis, Myasthenia gravis, neuropathic pain all of whom had systematic work-up in the electrophysiology labs and in the ultrasound lab. Some had muscle or nerve biopsies with full diagnostic neuropathology in the department.

First of all I would like to thank Professor Klaus V. Toyka, the former departmet chairman and Hospital director, whose special fields are neuromuscular disorders, electrophysiology and neuroimmunological disoredres including muscle, PNS and CNS.  I have been lucky to have his enormous support at any level of my fellowship – from my application process to clinical fellowship period. He and his wife made me feel at home. I appreciate Professor Toyka’s effort to share his long, very interesting experience and universal knowledge of neurology and electrophysiology. He gave me very valuable interactive teaching sessions about different topics: Indications and techniques for surface EMG, Biology and pathology of the motor unit, The basis of high-frequency discharges including myotonia, Pitfalls in testing for neuromuscular transmission disorders, Indication for extended nerve conduction studies, Diagnostic tests for follow-up examination in treatable myopathies and neuropathies. We discussed 25 neuromuscular cases from Tbilisi with electrophysiologic evaluation, which I had recorded in the EMG lab. I am thankful for the medical books he gave me from his private library, and for his time and energy spent for my professional carrier. He gave me enormous motivation to keep on studying this field.

I would not have met Professor Toyka, if there was not the EAN regional teaching course in Georgia, Kutaisi in 2016 organised by the Georgian-born Professor Zaza Katsarava, who is head of neurology departmentat the evangelical hospital in Unna and a professor of neurology at the University of Essen in Germany, and is the 1st vice president of the European Headache Federation. I am very thankful to him, as he gave me the opportunity to be involved in RTC- EMG workshop held by Prof. Toyka. There I learned from Professor Toyka about pseudo-monopolar stimulation techniques, which is more precise in locating peripheral nerves and is less painful for the patient when examining proximal nerve and facial nerve branches, most strikingly when using repetitive nerve stimulation for neuromuscular transmission disorders. At the end of the RTC I asked him to become my host when applying for the EAN fellowship.

I express my gratitude to head of neurophysiology department PD. Daniel Zeller, with whom I took part in the daily activities of the EMG laboratory. I was well received by him and his team and was integrated in all daily activities from day one to the end. I was involved in the clinical diagnoses of neuromuscular disease patients with different kind of mono- and polyneuropathies, plexopathies, radiculopathies, spinal canal stenosis, myopathies, myasthenia. In the outpatient clinic I saw all types of neuromuscular patients with a wide variety of disorders especially with rare entities, and including genetic disorders: stiff person syndrome, ALS, PROM/DM2 (first described by the late Prof. K. Ricker at this department), CIDP, idiopathic inflammatory distal polymyositis, Becker’s muscular dystrophy, oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy, facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy, hereditary spastic paraplegia and others. I improved my practical skills in nerve conduction studies and in EMG. It was a new experience for me to see the technique of many other electrophysiologic tests including all types of evoked potentials: VEP, AEP, SEP, TMS, BR, QST, and SSR tremor surface EMG analysis, and also the PNS ultrasound examination. I had the opportunity to perform outpatient clinical activities with the team. Every afternoon PD. Zeller discussed all electrophysiology tests and patient cases performed in the department throughout the day, which were first interpreted by residents, than corrected by the head of unit.  He allowed me to attend his consultations and showed me several Botulinum toxin injections. PD. Zeller also sent me many articles, scales and PDF files about different topics I was interested in, and I also had permission to use his and the clinical library.

I also had a first experience with diagnostic ultrasound in neuromuscular disorders, particularly in peripheral neuropathies. In addition, Professor Nurcan Üceyler gave me the opportunity to see many nerve ultrasound examination of inflammatory polyneuropathy patients. Both Prof. Üceyler and Prof. Claudia Sommer introduced me kindly to the histopathology of muscle and nerve biopsies. The department holds its independent and integrated unit of neuropathology formerly headed by Prof. Toyka and Prof. Sommer. I was invited to review biopsies of some patients in the weekly pathology conferences. I have seen diagnostic and technical aspects of specific muscle and nerve disorders learning about the cryostat cutting and embedding and staining techniques.  (histochemistry,I mmunohistochemistry and histology).  With Prof. Sommer’s kind support I was involved in morning rounds of the unit. I also had the privilege discussing many patient cases, several times every week. She was willing to answer all my questions extensively.

Moreover, I had the chance to participate and follow different on-going clinical studies in the Unit. I improved my theoretical knowledge with attending the weekly clinical conferences presenting unusual cases. I also could prepare seminars on two topics and gave one case presentation as well.

During my stay I had the pleasure to attend two important academic meetings: „Continuing education symposium“ and the „Annual meeting of the Bavarian Neuromuscular Centers, organized by the neuromuscular group at the University of Würzburg“, with current research project data presentation and clinical lectures.

I also was invited to attend a complicated neurosurgical operation at the basis of the skull with Intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring and would like to thank the vice-chairwoman of the Department of Neurosurgery, Professor Matthis and Ms.Allmen for sharing their experience. I received the invitation to return for formal training if needed.  Beyond the clinical program I had the honor to be invited by the Toyka family on various classic music concerts and other cultural events in Würzburg with great pleasure, within the Mozart-Festival and the Hafensommer Festival, and also to their home meeting interesting and very kind people and receiving many memorable gifts.

IN CONCLUSION: I could extend my knowledge in my field of interest during the 6-week EAN fellowship.  The clinical fellowship meant a great chance for me to observe numerous aspects of electrophysiology, for gaining experience of making the diagnosis and learn about management of patients with common and rare neuromuscular disorders, and to have a lot of pleasant memories. It was the best opportunity I have ever had before to learn how is performed full spectrum of neurophysiologic tests, interpreted and integrated in the clinical point of view. I am thankful to all clinical neurophysiology team (doctors, MTAs, workers) to all professor and colleagues for support, help and kindness.

Everything was an example of excellence. It was the incredible stimulating, valuable experience, new motivation and the ideas for the future. This fellowship has definitely increased my interest in pursuing a career in NMD. I can bring lots of impressions to my home country.

Once again, thank to the EAN and Professor Toyka for a wonderful six weeks. I am very thankful to Professor Marina Janelidze, M.D,Ph.D head of department of Neurology  S.Khechinashvili University Hospital Tbilisi State Medical University and Professor Natela Okudjava Ph.D ,M.D. head of SEIN-SKUH epilepsy and sleep centre at the S.Khechinashvili University Hospital Tbilisi State Medical University, for giving me recommendation letters for my application. I am fortunate to be in their team.
Special thanks also go to Professor J. Volkman – director and chairman, and successor of Prof. Toyka, who supported me visiting the clinic. He and his staff were extremely welcoming and helpful.All members of the faculty at the Department of Neurology specializing in neuromuscular disorders allowed me attending the teaching program.

 

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