Each month the eanNews editorial team reviews the scientific press for recently published papers of outstanding interest to neurologists. Here we present our selection for May 2026.

Scientific Committee Chair, Gereon R. Fink provides news on the EAN Scientific Panels, guideline activity and several ongoing and ending projects.

Welcome to the May 2026 edition of the President’s Corner, our article series in which the EAN President, Elena Moro, answers your questions!

Prospective, multicentre cohort study examining how the effectiveness of DAPT varies with time from symptom onset to hospital arrival and to estimate when the benefit of DAPT attenuates.

We are delighted to report on the EAN Spring School 2026, which once again took place in the beautiful venue of Steinschaler Dörfl in Lower Austria on 29 April – 3 May 2026.

Two positions available for motivated individuals who wish to contribute to the production of high-quality, evidence-based neurological guidelines.

The EAN Student Task Force is pleased to present the winners of this year’s ‘Why Neurology?’ essay competition. The winners will present their work onsite in Geneva at EAN 2026.

The EAN is deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Regina Katzenschlager, President of the Austrian Parkinson’s Society, following a tragic car accident.

The nomination window for the world's largest prize for neuroscience is now open - until 1 September.

For the first time, the EAN headquarters in Vienna has been awarded the Workplace Health Promotion seal of approval by the Austrian health fund.

Application open now for this postgraduate course the 2026-2027 academic year. Deadline: 15 May.

We are delighted to invite you to take part in the EAN Regional Teaching Day in Yerevan, Armenia, on 22 May 2026.

Our summary of neurological news items the European Medicines Agency (EMA) monthly Human Medicines Newsletter.

A review of the now-completed ENERGY project, established to provide robust epidemiological data on neurological manifestations in patients with COVID-19.

Harvard-trained neuroanatomist and bestselling author Jill Bolte Taylor delivers a fascinating plenary lecture at the 2026 European Congress of Radiology.