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At the last two EFNS congresses (Geneva & Budapest) we made recordings of selected presentations, launching the concept of “webcasting”. This has proved to be valuable reference material, especially for those who couldn’t make it to the congress, missed certain… Continue Reading

We thank all congress participants who filled in the evaluation forms at the 15th EFNS Congress in Budapest – Your feedback helps us to improve our congresses and scientific programme! Among all evaluation forms received, five free registrations to the… Continue Reading

The EFNS Guideline Production Group has been working for almost 2 years. It consists of Magdalena Keindl a biostatistician, Julia Scheidl from the EFNS Head Office and myself as the chair of the EFNS Scientific Committee.

The tradition of the EFNS grants within the “Department to Department” programme will continue also in 2012. We are aware of the tremendous help the hosting departments give their guests. This often implies convenient accommodations, help with visa issuing, help… Continue Reading

It is a great pleasure to introduce the recipients of the EFNS Fellowship 2012 (in alphabetical order): Scientific Fellowship: Olena Fartushna from Ukraine was selected for her project: cerebral ischaemia measured using MRI spectroscopy (cerebral ischaemia study) which she will… Continue Reading

The EFNS Administration has again been audited on March 21, 2012

In the last six months, the EFNS Scientific Fellowship programme gave me the opportunity to work as visiting scientist in the Laboratory for Molecular Neurology, coordinated by Prof. Dr. Orhan Aktas, at the Department of Neurology of the Heinrich-Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany, chaired by Prof. Dr. Hans-Peter Hartung.

All e-learning activities are free-of-charge for EFNS members, who are registered to www.efns.org! Answer all questions correctly and you will receive one hour of CME. European Journal of Neurology  Every month one article is chosen for online learning.
The following… Continue Reading

Don’t miss the opportunity to present your work to more than 5000 colleagues… 16th EFNS Congress, Stockholm, Sweden, 08-11 September 2012 Abstract submission deadline: March 15, 2012 Please submit your abstract via the congress website http://efns2012.efns.org/ Bursary The EFNS offers… Continue Reading

Neuromuscular diseases did always grab my attention during my residency. Due to the rising importance of skin biopsy and its usefulness in the diagnosis of vasculitic neuropathy as well as small fiber neuropathy, I aimed to study in this field. As in my thesis I studied the activation of RAGE pathway in vasculitic neuropathy, axonal neuropathy and hereditary neuropathy with liability to pressure palsy patients’ nerve biopsies I decided to extend my research by analyzing this pathway in the skin samples of different neuropathies.

EFNS TOURNAMENT – Stockholm 2012 12 persons will be chosen to participate in the tournament for young neurologists. Selected candidates will receive a travel grant as well as hotel accommodation and free registration to the congress. INFORMATION: www.efns.org/efns2012 APPLICATION DEADLINE:… Continue Reading

Teaching and education are an important aspects of the EFNS congresses. In Budapest at the 15th EFNS Congress the participants in the Teaching Course (TC) were asked to fill in a questionnaire about themselves, their professional carrier and satisfaction about the congress program and attended TC.

Many lecturers of Teaching Courses at the past EFNS congress in Budapest have kindly agreed to have their texts uploaded to the EFNS website and have provided questions related to these. Visit e-Education in your registered user area on www.efns.org.… Continue Reading

Deadline of application: 31 January 2012 This year’s Spring School will take place from 10-13 May 2012.
The topics covered will be: Movement disorders; Multiple sclerosis; Consciousness, coma, intensive care in neurology and Neurology in the world – present state… Continue Reading

Final Report by Kristiina Rannikmae With the support of the EFNS Scientific Fellowship, I spent 12 months at the Division of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Edinburgh, UK. I joined the Stroke Research Group and was supervised by Dr Cathie Sudlow,… Continue Reading