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      New EAN Regional Teaching initiative – host an EAN session at your national society’s meeting

      March 30, 2023

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      Sign up now for the European Brain Health Summit 2023 – live online on May 9!

      March 28, 2023

      Academic/Scientific

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

      March 16, 2023

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

      March 16, 2023

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      Executive Page: Leadership, mentorship and many more EAN educational opportunities

      March 13, 2023

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      Executive Page: Key EAN events and new projects to strengthen neurology on many levels

      February 14, 2023

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      December 5, 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: New guideline prioritisation process begins setting path for next two years

      November 1, 2022

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      Research Highlights of the Month – March 2023

      March 14, 2023

      Paper of the Month

      Research Paper of the Month: Trial of Globus Pallidus Focused Ultrasound Ablation in Parkinson’s Disease

      March 13, 2023

      Paper of the Month

      Research Paper of the Month: Headache attributed to SARS-CoV-2 infection, vaccination and the impact on primary headache disorders of the COVID-19 pandemic

      February 9, 2023

      Paper of the Month

      COVID-19 Paper of the Month: Long covid outcomes at one year after mild SARS-CoV-2 infection: nationwide cohort study

      February 9, 2023

      EAN News

      New EAN Regional Teaching initiative – host an EAN session at your national society’s meeting

      March 30, 2023

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      Sign up now for the European Brain Health Summit 2023 – live online on May 9!

      March 28, 2023

      EAN News Mapy of the world made from pills of various sizes, shapes and colours

      EAN endorses MSIF and the WHO Collaborating Centre Bologna’s application to add MS treatments on WHO’s Essential Medicines List

      March 14, 2023

      EAN News Head and shoulders portrait photo of Irena Rektorova, in colourful dress

      Executive Page: Leadership, mentorship and many more EAN educational opportunities

      March 13, 2023

      EAN Congress news

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      March 14, 2023

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      Win a travel grant for a future EAN congress with our ‘Why Neurology?’ student essay competition!

      March 10, 2023

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      New ‘Start-Up Corner’ introduced for EAN 2023 industrial exhibition

      February 13, 2023

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      Register Now for EAN 2023 in Budapest, 1-4 July

      February 10, 2023

      COVID-19

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

      March 16, 2023

      COVID-19

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

      March 16, 2023

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

      March 16, 2023

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      COVID-19 Research Round-Up: Meta-analyses/systematic reviews – March 2023

      March 16, 2023

      Interviews

      Video Interview: Dementia & Cognitive Disorders Panel Co-Chairs

      September 8, 2022

      Interviews

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

      July 28, 2022

      Interviews

      Video: EAN supports World Brain Day

      July 19, 2022

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

      July 18, 2022

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

      March 16, 2023

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

      March 16, 2023

      Academic/Scientific

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

      March 16, 2023

      Academic/Scientific

      COVID-19 Research Round-Up: Meta-analyses/systematic reviews – March 2023

      March 16, 2023

      Breaking news

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

      November 8, 2022

      Breaking news

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

      November 8, 2022

      Breaking news

      COVID-19 Breaking News: Miscellaneous – November 2022

      November 7, 2022

      Breaking news

      COVID-19 Breaking News: Observational Studies – Prospective Longitudinal Cohort – November 2022

      November 7, 2022

      Neurology updates

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

      September 26, 2022

      Neurology updates

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

      September 26, 2022

      Neurology updates

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

      September 26, 2022

      Neurology updates

      Glymphatic system impairment may contribute to multiple sclerosis pathology

      September 23, 2022

      Scientific committee reports

      Scientific Committee Snapshot: Didier Leys

      April 1, 2020

      Scientific committee reports

      Scientific Committee Snapshot: Rigmor Hojland

      February 26, 2020

      Scientific committee reports

      Scientific Committee Snapshot: Christian Enzinger

      December 1, 2019

      Scientific committee reports

      Scientific Committee Snapshot: Maurizio Leone

      November 1, 2019

      Scientific panels reports

      Highlights from the World Muscle Society annual meeting, chosen by the Scientific Panel on Muscle and NMJ Disorders

      November 2, 2022

      Scientific panels reports

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

      August 11, 2020

      Scientific panels reports

      Statement of the EAN Sleep-Wake-Panel

      June 3, 2020

      Scientific panels reports

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

      May 13, 2020

      Eur J Neurol

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

      July 18, 2022

      Eur J Neurol

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

      May 2, 2022

      Eur J Neurol

      European Journal of Neurology welcomes new associate editors

      December 13, 2021

      Eur J Neurol

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

      June 30, 2021

      Top 10 Articles

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

      November 13, 2020

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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

      Top 10 Articles

      Interview with Mr. Bertrand Daval and Mrs. Nathalie Paulus

      February 3, 2018

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      Training for the Future of European Guidelines: Cost-Conscious Healthcare 2023

      March 2, 2023

      Scientific Corner

      Join the EAN Guideline Workshop on 24 June!

      May 13, 2022

      Scientific Corner

      First EAN Science School proves a hit in Salzburg

      April 1, 2022

      Scientific Corner

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

      July 2, 2021

  • Educational
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      EAN News

      New EAN Regional Teaching initiative – host an EAN session at your national society’s meeting

      March 30, 2023

      Resident and Research Fellows

      Report on the 3rd RRFS National Representative Network meeting in Berlin

      March 22, 2023

      Resident and Research Fellows

      Clinical Fellowship Reports 2022: Brno, Liège & Heeze

      March 21, 2023

      Resident and Research Fellows

      Clinical Fellowship Reports 2022: Grenoble, Prague & London

      March 17, 2023

      eLearning

      Keep your mind sharp with free content on Brain Health through the eanCampus!

      March 13, 2023

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      Learn with the eanCampus and win free EAN congress registration!

      January 12, 2023

      eLearning

      Kick off 2023 with highlights on the eanCampus

      January 10, 2023

      eLearning

      December Highlights on the eanCampus!

      December 5, 2022

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      Win a travel grant for a future EAN congress with our ‘Why Neurology?’ student essay competition!

      March 10, 2023

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      Students’ Corner: What is it like to be a student on a neurology placement?

      March 10, 2023

      Student Corner

      Application for the Student Teaser Fellowship 2023 NOW OPEN

      February 1, 2023

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      Students’ Corner: What neurology taught me in 2022

      January 17, 2023

      E-Brain

      ebrain May update: new website and podcast series

      May 1, 2021

      E-Brain

      EBRA launches 3rd call for clusters

      May 1, 2020

      E-Brain

      News from ebrain

      February 28, 2020

      E-Brain

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

      April 1, 2019

      Grand Rounds

      eBrain: virtual case report from Belgium

      October 2, 2017

      Grand Rounds

      Free access to Ebrain for EAN members

      July 1, 2016

      Grand Rounds

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

      July 1, 2016

      Grand Rounds

      ebrain session of the month: neuromuscular junction

      February 1, 2016

      Resident and Research Fellows

      Report on the 3rd RRFS National Representative Network meeting in Berlin

      March 22, 2023

      Resident and Research Fellows

      Clinical Fellowship Reports 2022: Brno, Liège & Heeze

      March 21, 2023

      Resident and Research Fellows

      Clinical Fellowship Reports 2022: Grenoble, Prague & London

      March 17, 2023

      Resident and Research Fellows

      Research Fellowship Report 2021 – Pain Research Institute, University of Liverpool

      March 17, 2023

      Fellowship reports

      Clinical Fellowship Reports 2022: Brno, Liège & Heeze

      March 21, 2023

      Fellowship reports

      Clinical Fellowship Reports 2022: Grenoble, Prague & London

      March 17, 2023

      Fellowship reports

      Research Fellowship Report 2021 – Pain Research Institute, University of Liverpool

      March 17, 2023

      Fellowship reports

      Research Fellowship Report 2021 – Neurogenetics Laboratory at UCL, UK

      March 17, 2023

      Education corner

      New EAN Regional Teaching initiative – host an EAN session at your national society’s meeting

      March 30, 2023

      Education corner

      Clinical Fellowship Reports 2022: Brno, Liège & Heeze

      March 21, 2023

      Education corner

      Clinical Fellowship Reports 2022: Grenoble, Prague & London

      March 17, 2023

      Education corner

      Research Fellowship Report 2021 – Pain Research Institute, University of Liverpool

      March 17, 2023

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      In Memoriam: Prof. Johan Aarli, former president of the World Federation of Neurology

      March 28, 2023

      EBC

      EBC & EFPIA launch RETHINKING Alzheimer’s disease White Paper

      March 22, 2023

      EBC

      Registration and call for abstracts launched for 2023 Brain Innovation Days

      March 21, 2023

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      Never say never – or my 8,752 days with neurologists

      March 20, 2023

      EAN Staff Chest-height portrait photo of a woman,

      Never say never – or my 8,752 days with neurologists

      March 20, 2023

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      EAN Head Office Profiles: Abigail & Bernadette

      March 15, 2023

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      EAN Head Office Profiles: Katina & Robertina

      February 2, 2023

      EAN Staff

      EAN Head Office Profiles: Magda & Mira

      December 29, 2022

      Grant opportunities

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

      June 18, 2021

      Grant opportunities

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

      November 1, 2019

      Grant opportunities

      GBS|CIDP Foundation International 2020 Research Grant Opportunity

      October 29, 2019

      Grant opportunities

      The Clinical Fellowship application deadline is approaching

      October 1, 2019

      News from EAN member societies Black image titled "In Memoriam" in remembrance of the neurologists lost in the earthquake on 6 February 2023.

      Earthquake in Türkiye and Syria: Statement from President of Turkish Neurological Society

      February 20, 2023

      News from EAN member societies

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

      August 2, 2022

      News from EAN member societies

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

      August 2, 2022

      News from EAN member societies

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

      August 2, 2022

      EBC

      EBC & EFPIA launch RETHINKING Alzheimer’s disease White Paper

      March 22, 2023

      EBC

      Registration and call for abstracts launched for 2023 Brain Innovation Days

      March 21, 2023

      EBC

      Connecting brains for the future: Brain Innovation Days 2022

      November 23, 2022

      EBC

      Final programme available for Brain Innovation Days – Register now!

      September 22, 2022

      EFNA

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

      December 31, 2021

      EFNA

      EFNA launch eLearning Platform for neurology advocates

      February 1, 2021

      EFNA

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

      February 1, 2021

      EFNA

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

      November 1, 2020

      News in general

      Registration now open for the launch event of the RETHINKING Alzheimer’s disease White Paper

      December 24, 2022

      News in general

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

      May 25, 2022

      News in general

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

      May 25, 2022

      News in general

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

      May 17, 2022

      Patients societies reports

      News from Alzheimer Europe

      March 2, 2020

      Patients societies reports

      News from the WHO

      January 9, 2020

      Patients societies reports

      News from EFIC and the European Pain Forum

      January 3, 2020

      Patients societies reports

      News from EFIC and the European Pain Forum

      January 2, 2020

      Surveys

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

      March 3, 2023

      Surveys

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

      December 5, 2022

      Surveys

      Survey: management of covert brain infarction

      October 29, 2021

      Surveys

      Driving with an intracranial tumor

      July 13, 2020

      Forum

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

      August 4, 2020

      Forum

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

      April 1, 2016

      Forum

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

      March 1, 2016

      Forum

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

      March 1, 2016

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      EAN News

      New EAN Regional Teaching initiative – host an EAN session at your national society’s meeting

      March 30, 2023

      EAN News

      Sign up now for the European Brain Health Summit 2023 – live online on May 9!

      March 28, 2023

      Academic/Scientific

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

      March 16, 2023

      Academic/Scientific

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

      March 16, 2023

      Executive Page Head and shoulders portrait photo of Irena Rektorova, in colourful dress

      Executive Page: Leadership, mentorship and many more EAN educational opportunities

      March 13, 2023

      Executive Page

      Executive Page: Key EAN events and new projects to strengthen neurology on many levels

      February 14, 2023

      Executive Page

      Executive Page: Submit, register, and join us for EAN 2023

      December 5, 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: New guideline prioritisation process begins setting path for next two years

      November 1, 2022

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

      Research Highlights of the Month – March 2023

      March 14, 2023

      Paper of the Month

      Research Paper of the Month: Trial of Globus Pallidus Focused Ultrasound Ablation in Parkinson’s Disease

      March 13, 2023

      Paper of the Month

      Research Paper of the Month: Headache attributed to SARS-CoV-2 infection, vaccination and the impact on primary headache disorders of the COVID-19 pandemic

      February 9, 2023

      Paper of the Month

      COVID-19 Paper of the Month: Long covid outcomes at one year after mild SARS-CoV-2 infection: nationwide cohort study

      February 9, 2023

      EAN News

      New EAN Regional Teaching initiative – host an EAN session at your national society’s meeting

      March 30, 2023

      EAN News

      Sign up now for the European Brain Health Summit 2023 – live online on May 9!

      March 28, 2023

      EAN News Mapy of the world made from pills of various sizes, shapes and colours

      EAN endorses MSIF and the WHO Collaborating Centre Bologna’s application to add MS treatments on WHO’s Essential Medicines List

      March 14, 2023

      EAN News Head and shoulders portrait photo of Irena Rektorova, in colourful dress

      Executive Page: Leadership, mentorship and many more EAN educational opportunities

      March 13, 2023

      EAN Congress news

      EAN 2023 Congress Quiz – your chance to win free registration!

      March 14, 2023

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      Win a travel grant for a future EAN congress with our ‘Why Neurology?’ student essay competition!

      March 10, 2023

      EAN Congress news

      New ‘Start-Up Corner’ introduced for EAN 2023 industrial exhibition

      February 13, 2023

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      Register Now for EAN 2023 in Budapest, 1-4 July

      February 10, 2023

      COVID-19

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

      March 16, 2023

      COVID-19

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

      March 16, 2023

      COVID-19

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

      March 16, 2023

      COVID-19

      COVID-19 Research Round-Up: Meta-analyses/systematic reviews – March 2023

      March 16, 2023

      Interviews

      Video Interview: Dementia & Cognitive Disorders Panel Co-Chairs

      September 8, 2022

      Interviews

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

      July 28, 2022

      Interviews

      Video: EAN supports World Brain Day

      July 19, 2022

      Interviews

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

      July 18, 2022

  • Academic/Scientific
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      Academic/Scientific

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

      March 16, 2023

      Academic/Scientific

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

      March 16, 2023

      Academic/Scientific

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

      March 16, 2023

      Academic/Scientific

      COVID-19 Research Round-Up: Meta-analyses/systematic reviews – March 2023

      March 16, 2023

      Breaking news

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

      November 8, 2022

      Breaking news

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

      November 8, 2022

      Breaking news

      COVID-19 Breaking News: Miscellaneous – November 2022

      November 7, 2022

      Breaking news

      COVID-19 Breaking News: Observational Studies – Prospective Longitudinal Cohort – November 2022

      November 7, 2022

      Neurology updates

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

      September 26, 2022

      Neurology updates

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

      September 26, 2022

      Neurology updates

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

      September 26, 2022

      Neurology updates

      Glymphatic system impairment may contribute to multiple sclerosis pathology

      September 23, 2022

      Scientific committee reports

      Scientific Committee Snapshot: Didier Leys

      April 1, 2020

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Alshimaa Othman, MD, Cairo, Egypt

Term of the stay: 16.4. – 28.9.2018

Hosting department:
Department of Neuroscience. Neurology Unit, Nuovo Ospedale Civile Sant’Agostino Estense,
via Giardini, 1355, 41126 Modena, Italy

Supervisor : Prof. Stefano Meletti

I would like to express my deep gratitude for the EAN for giving me the opportunity to have this really great educational experience at the operative neurology unit of Baggiovara Ospedale, Modena, Italy. My wards can’t express how grateful I‘m for my mentor prof. Stefano Meletti, my colleagues at the epilepsy unit Laura & Giada, all other neurologists, residents (Elisabetta, Ludo, cristina, valantina, Jessica,…..), radiologists, neurosurgeons, nurses & EEG technicians (I wish I could mention the names of all of them, but this would be a really long list!!!). They were always welcoming, supportive & really helpful, which provide an optimum atmosphere not only for learning, but also for enjoying my stay in Italy. These memories would stay with me forevere & in fact, I’m going to deeply miss all of them.

Baggiovara hospital has a comprehensive epilepsy unit, with a 2-3 times weekly outpatient clinic, where we used to interview new cases, follow up old ones, including drug-resistant cases & thoses in the transition from aldolescence to adulthood.

For those patients with drug-resistant epilepsy, who can be candidates for epilepsy surgery an admission would be usually planned in order to evaluate them presurgically. This includes longterm EEG monitoring, brain imaging including MRI, fMRI, PET scan & other modalities, if needed, neurospychological evaluation & then the cases would be discussed in a meeting with the neurosugeons in the presence of the radiologists & neuropsychologists. If then there is a concordance, cases would be scheduled for surgery. After surgical intervention, those patients are followed periodically to check the post-surgical response & accordingly modify the plan of management.

In addition to the epilepsy surgery, the hospital has a really good protocol for status epilepticus & long-term EEG monitoring. I had the opportunity to spend a lot of time with the EEG , including the cases suspected of having a non-convulsive status epilepticus, which was a really valuable experience.

During my stay in Italy, I had the opportunity to attend the 41st national congress of the Italian league against epielpsy (LICE), which for me,  was absolutely an addition, for which I’m really grateful to my mentor prof. Meletti.

Apart from education, what I loved most about Italy was the Italian people themselves (sono infatti tantissimi carini). One can find them ready for helping whever you need them.

Overall, I can rate my fellowship as very good, but I have some small note;

  • The period of 6 weeks is, in my opinion, very short, if one wants to have a good-quality clinical fellowship. This can be good for having a brief general idea about a particular speciality in a particular place. But I know that elongation of the period of the fellowship requires increase in the grant sum, so I think that the grant can tailored according to the period of stay of each individual applicant. For me, initially i was intending a three-months fellowship, but then I extended another 2.5 months, for a total of 5.5 months & of course the grant sum wasn’t sufficient for that.
  • Providing a residence as a part of the grant may also serve for saving some money for those requiring longer periods of training.

Otherwise, everything was perfect & I really encourge all young neurologists to apply to this program.

 


 

 

 

Ekaterina Moskvina, MD, Ekaterinburg, Russia

Term of the stay: 02.07.2018-13.08.2018

Hosting department:
Department of Neurology, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust, Oxford Neuromuscular Centre, West Wing, John Radcliffe Hospital

Supervisor: Dr. David Hilton-Jones

 

 

I would like to express my sincere appreciation to the European Academy of Neurology for awarding me with the Clinical Fellowship in the Oxford Neuromuscular Centre at the John Radcliffe Hospital under the guidance of Dr. David Hilton-Jones.

During my 6-week educational visit , I could observe in a range of neuromuscular clinics including Muscle Diseases, Myasthenia Gravis, Motor Neuron Disease and Peripheral Neuropathy. Also I attended the weekly Neurosciences Grand Round, in which complex patient’s cases were presented. And I was lucky that Dr. David Hilton-Jones with Dr. Monika Hofer invited me to the 43rd Oxford Muscle Symposium where neurologists and neuropathologists from different countries discussed the challenging  neurological cases.

In the outpatient clinic of Dr. David Hilton-Jones, I saw patients with inclusion body myositis, immune-mediated necrotizing myopathy, myotonic dystrophy, Laing distal myopathy, limb-girdle muscular dystrophy, Charcot-Marie-Tooth, desmin myopathy, central core disease, facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy, Duchenne and Becker muscular dystrophy and so on.  After these six weeks I improved my qualification as doctor and I got valuable professional experience that is so necessary for our hospital and our patients.

In addition to that I had a great opportunity of attending other Neurology Consultants such as Dr. M Isabel Leite, Pr. David Bennett, Pr. Martin Turner, Dr. Jacqueline Palace

Also, I would like to thank Dr. Ravi Knight who educated me a lot about electromyography, Dr. Monika Hofer who helped me enrich my knowledge in the interpretation of muscle biopsy and Jane Freebody, physiotherapist, who showed me the importance of physiotherapy in the management of patients with neuromuscular diseases and also gave me some useful advice on how to improve the quality of life of patients and their families.

It was a very valuable professional experience for me. As I planned  I am going to share all gained knowledge about comprehensive approach to management of patients with neuromuscular diseases with my colleagues and to implement a new approaches to diagnosis and therapy of neuromuscular diseases.

 


 

Maia Tighashvili, MD, Tbilisi, Georgia

Term of the stay:  01 May 2018 – 12 June 2018

Hosting department:
Department of Neurology, Atkinson Morley Wing, St George’s Hospital, Blackshaw Road, Tooting, London SW17 0QT

Supervisor: Dr. Anthony Pereira, Consultant Neurologist

 

 

 

 

At the beginning of my report , I want to thank to the EAN group for supporting my clinical fellowship. It was one of the best experiences of my professional life, I learnt a lot, more than I was expecting, it helped me to increase my knowledge in neurology, in practical and theoretical field. This was a very profitable, useful and impressive experience.

I spent six weeks from 01.05.2018 until 12.06.2018 with hyperacute and acute stroke therapy team. William Drummond Ward is a HASU stroke unite located in the Atkinson Morley Wing at the St. George’s University Hospital. During the fellowship, I observed many patients with an acute stroke, as my interest sphere is urgent treatment of patients  with acute stroke.  I improved my theoretical knowledge with attending the weekly clinical conferences presenting unusual cases.

I was involved in the clinical diagnosis of patients. I observed them from first seconds in ER with thrombolysis team, until they were discharged. I spent most of time with stroke team, it was well- organized, highly quilifed team. Door to needle time was very short, and most of results was impressive. It was unforgatable for me to see the the patients who were admitted in the hospital with high NIHSS score and in a few days their disability was minimal .  It was very interesting for me when we had discussion about treatment strategies, thrombolysis or trombectomy? About  Indications and contraindications. I attended many thrombolysis and some trombectomies. I want to thank to Dr. Anthony Pereira for giving me chance to spend these six weeks in HASU. He is very attentive and educated person. He kindly accepted my attendance at the department. I had an opportunity to attend his outpatients consultations and ward rounds. After this we had an interesting discussions about patients current conditions, diagnostic methods, treatments strategies. He was always delighted to give answers about my question. All these  gave me a good experience.

Special thank also go to Dr. Adrian Blight for his support and kind attitude to me. I was well received by him and he was trying to  intergrate me  in all daily activities from first day to the end. His ward rounds are unforgettable for me, every day spent with him was a great opportunity to enrich my clinical and theoretical experience. I can say that he is a symbol of perfect doctor for me, he is a neurologist with a great experience.  I would like to thank all the doctors in HASU , all of them were very helpful and highly qualified.

At the end of my report , I want to thank to Professor marina Janelidze M.D, Ph.D head of department of Neurology , S.Khechinashvili University Hospital, Tbilisi State Medical University and Ana Dzagnidze M.D, Ph.D, Associated professor at Tbilisi State Medical University for giving me recommendation letters for my application. I am very proud to be a member of their team.

I consider that this fellowship was very important for me as a young neurologist. Particularly because of my interest in acute stroke, treatment strategies, I improved my abilities in this field

Again special thanks for supporting me. I am definitely a better Neurologist than before. I hope this program continues supporting young neurologists to improve their knowledge and they will be able to implement new methods of treatments in their countries.

 


 

 

Maria Margarida Gonçalves Arêde Calejo, Porto, Portugal

Term of the stay: 2.1.-29.6.2018

Hosting department:
Neuropathology Department,Groupe Hospitalier de la Pitié Salpêtrière, 47 bd de l’Hopital, Paris, France, zip code 75013

Supervisor:  Prof. Danielle Seilhean

 

 

First of all, I would like thank the European Neurology Academy for the opportunity and support provided by this grant in order to do a 6 months internship in the Neuropathology Laboratory of the Pitié-Salpétrière Hospital, in Paris, France.

The main objetive of the internship was to learn and gain experience in the field of Neuropathology, particularly in the area of Neurodegenerative diseases and brain banking. Additionally during these 6 months, I was also able to attend the clinical activities of the Movement Disorders Unit of Pitié-Salpétrière Hospital, thanks to Prof Marie Vidailhet.

In Neuropathology Laboratory, I was very well received by Prof. Charles Duckayerts, the laboratory director and eminent Neuropathologist, Prof. Danielle Seilhean and Dr. Susana Boluda, who very kindly accompanied me and served as my supervisor during this internship, as well as by the rest of the laboratory medical and technical staff.

Daily, I followed the usual activities of a Neuropathology department and particularly the activity involved in brain banking. I was able to attend brain collecting procedures in autopsies, the processing of brain tissue for analysis and storage and to participate in brain cutting and sampling for diagnostic purposes.

I was able to learn and actively participate in the neuropathological diagnosis of various cases of neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer’s disease, Lewy body disease, fronto-temporal dementia +/- amiotrophic lateral sclerosis with TDP-43 proteinopathy, among others. Additionally, this Neuropathology Laboratory has a very large and old archive of brain specimens, allowing me to explore and learn about many other rare pathologies from a neuropathological view.

This laboratory is also the reference neuropathology center for the diagnosis of Crewztfeldt-Jakob disease and so I had the opportunity to also learn more about the neuropathological aspects of this disease.

I was also able to briefly accompany the activities of the laboratory in other neuropathology areas, including muscle and nerve biopsy, brain biopsy samples, brain tumor pathology and epilepsy surgery samples pathology.

Weekly, there was a general neuropathology meeting where the most interesting and challenging cases of the week were presented and discussed.

I believe this neuropathology internship was a very important and enriching learning opportunity, not only because it is an area I am interested in but also as part of my general neurology residency formation.

As a complementing part of my internship, I had the opportunity to spend part of the week in the Movement Disorders Unit of the Neurology Department of Pitié-Salpétrière Hospital, under the supervision of the unit’s director, Prof. Marie Vidailhet. I am very grateful to Prof Marie Vidailhet for giving me this opportunity and for all her and her team‘s hospitality and teachings throughout the time I spent there.

The clinical activities took part mostly in the Paul Castaigne building, adjacent to the Neuroapthology laboratory. They consisted mainly of movement disorders outpatient clinics (both general and specialized) and movement disorders hospitalization.

Two to three days a week I was able to accompany Prof Vidailhet‘s and other specialists movement disorders outpatient‘s clinics. These included general movement disorders clinics, specialized dystonia clinics where I was able to assist botulinum toxin treatments, Tourette’s syndrome dedicated clinics and deep brain stimulation (DBS) clinics, including Parkinson’s disease and dystonia patients.

Twice weekly, I accompanied the clinical rounds in the hospitalization ward dedicated to movement disorders patients (Salle Gustave-Roussy). A significant proportion were Parkinson’s disease (PD) patients admitted to introdution or follow-up of advanced pump therapies (apomorphine/duodopa) and PD patients with DBS. There were also patients with various movement disorders admitted for diagnostic purposes or disease follow-up, including dystonia, atypical parkinsonism, complex ataxia syndromes, mitochondrial diseases, among many others. I also contacted and gained experience with common and more experimental and innovative treatments in movement disorders, including those still in clinical trials.

Additionally, I visited the ocular movement analysis laboratory, run by Dr. Bertrand Gaymard. I was able to accompany and learn about this diagnostic technique that can be very useful in the diagnosis of movement disorders.

Overall, this was a very enriching experience, that broadenned my knowlegde and skills in the two areas I am most interested in – movement disorders and neuropathology. I am very grateful to EAN and to all the staff of the Neuropathology laboratory and Movement Disorders Unit in Hospital Pitié-Salpetriere for having allowed and contributed to such an amazing and important professional and personal experience.

 


 

Miguel Ângelo de Oliveira Santos, MD, Lisbon, Portugal

Term of the stay: 1.1.-30.6.2018

Hosting department:
Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, Aarhus University Hospital, Nørrebrogade 44, 8000, Aarhus C, Denmark

Supervisor: Associate Professor Hatice Tankisi

 

 

First of all I would like to thank very much the EAN Education Committee for this opportunity to improve my knowledge and skills regarding clinical neurophysiology.

The main aim of my clinical fellowship was to get involved and better trained on clinical neurophysiology, including novel research techniques. On the other hand, this opportunity may increase the potential collaboration between the Department of Clinical Neurophysiology of Aarhus University Hospital in Denmark and Professor Mamede de Carvalho’s EMG Laboratory in Lisbon (Portugal), both very involved in research and clinical neurophysiology in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and used to collaborate for the past 25 years.

I spent 6 wonderful months, between 01st January and 30th June 2018, in the Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, Aarhus University Hospital (Denmark), supervised by Associate Professor Hatice Takinsi. This group is recognized as involved in cutting-edge research close to my field of interest – ALS and neurophysiology: so I was enthusiastic about the possibility of working and learning with them.

During the first two months I had the opportunity to follow different neurophysiologists and observe them to perform both clinical and neurophysiological examination on patients with or suspected neuromuscular disorders. Despite the technique being similar, it is always nice to learn and observe different neurophysiologists doing such exams. I learned and observed how to perform the nerve conduction studies with surface electrodes as well as the suralis and ulnaris near-nerve needle technique. Additionally, I also learned the quantitative motor unit potentials (MUP) analysis and peak-ratio technique.

In the remaining months, I had the big and amazing experience of having patients examined by myself, under supervision. I had around 4 to 5 patients per week. I could perform the nerve conduction studies in the upper and lower limbs. In patients with the suspicion of polyneuropathy, I also practised the suralis and ulnaris near-nerve needle technique. Later on, I was focused mainly on both quantitative MUP analysis and peak-ratio technique. One of my main goals, in fact, was to get technical insights on this kind of EMG examination and this learning experience added value to the fellowship strongly as it was rewarding beyond any expectations.

Besides these more clinical neurophysiological techniques, I was involved in the research field. I followed Associate Professor Hatice Tankisi and her students on the very interesting threshold-tracking techniques, in particular: nerve excitability, MScanFit MUNE and the muscle velocity recovery cycle. After that, I had the opportunity to practise all of these novel techniques in volunteer healthy subjects.

During the fellowship I enjoyed the fully educational-oriented activity of the department. On each Friday, during the EMG conference, all of the neurophysiologist and residents from the department discussed the most interesting and challenging cases of the week. Moreover, on Thursdays there was a Science Meeting/Journal Club where research and PhD students presented and discussed their own projects. On other times, original papers in the field of clinical and research neurophysiology were also presented.

I would like to thank so much Dr. Peter Orm Hansen for accepting my candidacy at the department, my supervisor Associate Professor Hatice Tankisi and all of the department Staff for following and help me growth in this field.

I also have to thank so much to Professor Mamede de Carvalho, who strongly supported my application to EAN Clinical Fellowship and made this collaboration possible.

Definitely, I recommend this wonderful experience to every resident or young specialist who wants to follow the neurophysiology pathway. Besides the high level of teaching and accuracy that characterizes the environment of the department, I was very well received in Denmark and made me fell like home.

Tak (Thank you)!

 

 

 

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