The 20th congress of the International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society (IPDMS) was recently held at the City Cube in Berlin, Germany.
The 5-day congress started on Sunday the 19th of June 2016 with excellent therapeutic plenary sessions updating the… Continue Reading
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by Anna Sauerbier
Call for European History of Neuroscience Online Projects
http://www.fens.org/News-Activities/News/20161/07/Call-for-European-History-of-Neuroscience-Online-Projects/
EpilepsyDiagnosis.org
http://www.ilae.org/Commission/Class/diagnostic.cfm
Roadmap for Classification of the Epilepsies
http://www.ilae.org/Visitors/Centre/Class-Roadmap.cfm
Exercise ability in middle age may be one key to longer life
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-fitness-men-mortality-idUSKCN1062SC… Continue Reading -
The 2nd Congress of the European Academy of Neurology, held in Copenhagen, May 28-31, 2016, was attended by a total of 5521 participants. About 1500 (27.2%) participants filled in the survey to receive their certificate of attendance. Ten participants out… Continue Reading -
Albania, officially the Republic of Albania (in Albanian: Republika e Shqipërisë), is situated in South-East Europe on the West of Balkan peninsula. It is bordered with Montenegro to the northwest, Kosovo to the northeast, Republic of Macedonia to the east and Greece to the south and southeast. Albania has a long coastal line facing the Adriatic Sea on the west and the Ionian Sea on the south and southwest. -
Prof. Cesare Fieschi passed away last June in Rome (Italy) at the age of 84. -
David Vodušek (DV): The Lundbeckfonden Brain Prize is a very prestigious award. Can you illustrate to the EANpages readers how this prize came into existence and what is the scope of such a prize? Kim Krogsgaard (KK): In 2008 Lundbeckfonden’s board of trustees envisioned a large personal research prize within brain research. -
Paper of the MonthTop ArticlesFeatured SliderPaper of the month: New genetic insights supporting the primary role of vascular dysfunction on migraine pathophysiology
For August 2016 we have selected: Gormley P, Anttila V, Winsvold BS, et al. Meta-analysis of 375,000 individuals identifies 38 susceptibility loci for migraine. Nature Genetics 2016 June 20;doi: 10.1038/ng.3598. Migraine is a worldwide common, disabling, and costly disease. Its pathophysiology has been related to either a primary vascular dysfunction or a primary neuronal dysfunction with secondary vascular involvement. -
Interviews
Interview with Dr. Davide Pareyson incoming co- chair of the EAN Scientific Panel “Neuropathies”
Elena Moro (EM): As incoming co-chair of the Scientific Panel “Neuropathies” can you briefly introduce yourself and your specific field of expertise to the Neuropenews readers. Davide Pareyson (DP): It is a great pleasure and honour to co-chair the Panel. I am a clinical neurologist working at the Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico C.Besta of Milan, Italy, where I am Head of the Functional Department on Rare Neurological Diseases and Chief of the Unit of Clinic of Central and Peripheral Degenerative Neuropathies. -
This summer, EAN signed a Memorandum of Understanding with our colleagues at the European Federation of Neurological Associations [EFNA].
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A course held by Dr. P. Iannone, Emergency Department, Tigullio Hospital, Genova, Italy. The Institute of Medicine (2011) defines guidelines as “statements that include recommendation intended to optimize patient care that are informed by a systematic review of evidence and… Continue Reading
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We are happy to announce the winner of the 2016 DB Gupta Fellowship
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The new CME article August 2016: “A European multicentre survey of impulse control behaviours in Parkinson’s disease patients treated with short- and long-acting dopamine agonists” is online now!
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By Anna Sauerbier
A successful MS fundraising story
http://www.emsp.org/news-messages/2878/
What does quality care mean?
http://www.eu-patient.eu/Members/Weekly-Mailing/quality-care-survey/
Countries start to act on non-communicable diseases but need to speed up efforts to meet global commitments
http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/notes/2016/noncommunicable-diseases-global-commitments/en/
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Report from Dr Giulia Coarelli from Roma, Italy visiting the ICM (Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle épinière) INSERM U1127, CNRS UMR7225, UPMC UMR_S1127, 47 Boulevard de l’Hôpital, 75013 Paris, France under the supervision of Professor Alexandra Durr
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Resident and Research FellowsEAN Congress news
Prospects for neurologists in training in three corners of Europe – Report on the special session organized by EAN Resident and Research Fellow Section in Copenhagen 2016
The special session organized by EAN RRFS was held on the last day of the EAN Congress 2016 and brought together an inquisitive group of neurologists in training and board certified neurologists, who are interested in neurology education. The focus of the special session was to explore the differences in residency training, and work prospects across Europe.