The EAN is pleased to announce the publication of Harmonized Acquisition of Connectome MRI and Clinical Data for Stroke, Parkinson’s Disease and Glioma: Delphi-Derived Protocol Recommendations by the European Academy of Neurology in the special issue of the European Journal of Neurology (EJoN), Digital Health Research in Clinical Neurosciences.
Developed as part of the EBRAINS 2.0 Horizon Europe project, the publication presents consensus recommendations for the harmonised acquisition of MRI and clinical data for stroke, Parkinson’s disease and glioma. Using a Delphi methodology, experts from the EAN Scientific Panels on Neuro-oncology, Movement Disorders, Neuroimaging, and Stroke worked together to reach consensus on standardised protocols covering prospective MRI acquisition, clinical outcomes, cognitive assessments and case report forms. The recommendations provide a practical framework for harmonising data acquisition across Europe.
At the centre of this work was the steering committee chaired by Thomas Berger, Philippe Ryvlin, and Maurizio Corbetta, while the publication was led by first authors Thomas Berger and Lorenzo Pini. The steering committee additionally included the scientific panel co-chairs serving during the project: Roberta Ruda and Alberto Pica (Neuro-oncology), Christine Klein and Alessandro Tessitore (Movement Disorders), Alessandro Sodero and Thomas Truelsen (Stroke), and Maria Rocca and Roland Wiest (Neuroimaging). The group also welcomed valuable contributions from experts Alessandro Salvalaggio and Simone Cauzzo, Maria Lolich and Dauren Ramankulov from the EAN Scientific Department, as well as the many involved scientific panel members who participated in the Delphi process.
The publication demonstrates the importance of the EAN Scientific Panels and the value of inter-panel collaboration. By bringing together experts from different neurological subspecialties, the project has delivered harmonised recommendations that reflect the collective expertise of the panels. As Thomas Berger often emphasised during his term as Chair of the EAN Scientific Committee, “The EAN Scientific Panels are the scientific backbone of the organisation.”
The EAN would like to thank everyone involved for their valuable contributions and continued commitment to such collaborative projects.
Read the full article here: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ene.70708
