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A new guideline on cerebral venous thrombosis – Guideline paper by José Ferro

October 2, 2017

A new guideline on cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT) diagnosis and treatment issued by the European Stroke Organization (ESO) and endorsed by the European Academy of Neurology (EAN) was recently published in ESO (long version) and EAN (abbreviated version) official journals [1, 2].
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EAN Task Force for Rare Neurological Diseases – Report from the Teaching Course

October 2, 2017

It is a pleasure to share with the European neurological community the outcome of the first teaching course for rare neurological diseases. The course took place in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, from 7th to 9th September 2017.
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Interview with Holm Graessner on the European Reference Networks – following the Meeting of the Rare Neurologic Diseases Task Force at EAN 2017

September 11, 2017

Antonio Federico: What are the aims of your ERN? Holm Graessner: The aims of the European Reference Network for Rare Neurological Diseases (ERN-RND network) will be: To increase the overall percentage of rare neurological disease patients with a final diagnosis through information dissemination, improved access to expertise centres, introduction of an EQA scheme for genetic RND diagnostics and virtual multidisciplinary consultation
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Interview with Helen Cross on the European Reference Networks – following the Meeting of the Rare Neurologic Diseases Task Force at EAN 2017

September 4, 2017

Antonio Federico: What are the aims of your ERN? Helen Cross: The objectives of the EpiCARE network will be: To improve accessibility of detailed diagnostics to individuals of all ages with rare and complex epilepsies across Europe, including clinical evaluation and investigation.
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Interview with Teresinha Evangelista on the European Reference Networks – following the Meeting of the Rare Neurologic Diseases Task Force at EAN 2017

August 18, 2017

ntonio Federico: What are the aims of your ERN? Teresinha Evangelista: Our MISSION: Through collaborative cross-border work the EURO-NMD ERN will improve the lives of EU citizens by improving diagnosis, treatment and the delivery of high-quality, accessible and cost-effective healthcare to patients with rare Neuromuscular Diseases (NMD) requiring a particular concentration of resources or expertise.
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EAN Task Force for Rare Neurological Diseases Teaching Course – 7-9 September 2017, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

August 17, 2017

The EAN Rare neurological diseases task force will be holding its 1st teaching course under the auspices of Dafin F. Muresanu, Professor of Neurology at the “Iuliu Hatieganu” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. This teaching course aims… Continue Reading
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EAN Guideline Production Group – 1st Science workshop on guideline production

April 1, 2017

Establishment of European standards of diagnosis, treatment and care within the various subfields of neurology is one of the most important aims of the EAN. To reach this goal, EAN has set-up a Guideline Production Group (GPG), which provides scientific assistance to active Task Forces.
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To the attention of the EAN Scientific Community

March 9, 2017

We would like to draw your attention to the Public Stakeholder Consultation – Evaluation of Public-Public Partnerships (PPP) in the context of the Horizon 2020 Interim Evaluation, that the scientific community is asked to contribute to. You are particularly encouraged… Continue Reading
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European Reference Networks approved by the Board of Member States of the European Council

January 12, 2017

On the 15th December 2016 the European Reference Network Board of Member States approved several European Reference Networks (ERNs).
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Proposing a new Scientific Panel

December 1, 2016

EAN has come a long way since the merge of EFNS and ENS and has since reorganised its Scientific Panels. There are currently 31 of them and their role is to co-ordinate clinical research at a European level; disseminate good… Continue Reading
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Zika virus: an update

November 1, 2016

Zika virus is an arbovirus, member of the family Flaviridae, genus Flavivirus, which has created an important public health emergency in the Americas after an epidemic outbreak associated with nervous system disorders.
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A ROUND TABLE discussion of the Paper of the Month with the EAN SCIENTIFIC PANEL on DEMENTIA AND COGNITIVE DISORDERS

October 1, 2016

EANpages has the honor and the pleasure to introduce this virtual Round Table, composed by some members of the EAN Scientific Panel on Dementia and Cognitive Disorders, who are discussing the Paper of the Month, in addition to the comments of the Presidential Page. We thank the Panel for their enthusiastic participation and we invite all EAN members to participate with sending their comments.
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The GRADE approach for guidelines’ production

August 1, 2016

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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Reply to the EURL ECVAM EU public survey to identify all types of knowledge sources that might be relevant to Replace, Reduce or Refine (the ‘3Rs’) the use of animals for scientific purposes

May 4, 2016

Animal rights groups deny that animal research advances the study and treatment of human disease. A common tactic is to cite a body of literature (mostly anecdotally) purporting to document scientifically the uselessness of animal models, the suffering inflicted on… Continue Reading
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Article recommendations by the EAN Scientific Panels

April 1, 2016

Dear Readers, We invite you to read the following article recommendations, prepared for you by our Scientific Panels: Dementia and cognitive disorders, Higher cortical functions, Infectious diseases, Movement disorders, Palliative care. Winblad B, Amouyel P, Andrieu S, et al. Defeating… Continue Reading

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