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We congratulate the winners of the Investigator Awards to their presentation during the 2nd EAN Congress in Copenhagen 2016! The Prize consists of an Award certificate and free registration to the Amsterdam Congress. For the first time all winners’ presentations… Continue Reading

Staré Splavy, Hotel Bezděz, Czech Republic May, 12-15, 2016 Early in the morning you could have seen a singing bird on a birch branch, projected by horizontal sun beams onto your room wall. During the day you could have followed… Continue Reading

The 2nd congress of the EAN took place May 28-31, 2016 at the Bella Conference Center in Copenhagen. We had 5500 attendees who took part in 40 Symposia, focused workshops and special sessions. Among the many highlights were the outstanding presentations by the awardees of the Romberg, Golgi and Brown-Séquard lectures during the presidents plenary and the last-minute session on the ‘epidemiology, clinical presentations and immunology of Zika-Virus induced neurological diseases’ (This session can be viewed on the members-only part of the EAN-website). More than 4500 participants attended the 40 educational events with many new innovations like case-based facilitated workshops, more hands-on courses and career-development sessions. More than 1500 abstracts were presented in 28 oral and 117 electronic poster sessions.

Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia (Estonian: Eesti Vabariik), is a small coastal country located in North-Eastern Europe. It is bordered to the North by the Gulf of Finland, to the West by the Baltic Sea, to the South by… Continue Reading

For June 2016 we have selected: Safety and efficacy of repeated injections of botulinum toxin A in peripheral neuropathic pain (BOTNEP): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. Attal N, et al. Lancet Neurol 2016;15:555-565. The treatment of neuropathic pain is very challenging for neurologists and pain specialists since pain medications often have important adverse events or are partially effective. Botulinum toxin type A has been successfully used for many years to treat dystonia, spasticity, and other disorders with muscle hyperactivity.

This year’s Networking event during the 2nd EAN congress was structured in a new way, without an entrance fee and all participants could choose their own food and drinks, maybe they even won the vouchers at the EAN booth’s “Wheel… Continue Reading

We congratulate the winners of the EAN Tournament during the 2nd EAN Congress in Copenhagen.
In two sessions, twelve young scientists presented their outstanding work. The EAN Tournament Prize consists of a certificate, travel, accommodation and registration to the 3rd… Continue Reading