The new website of the European Academy of Neurology is online! This is an important step for our Society to have this exciting tool for communication. It has taken some time since making the plans in 2014 but now most of the expectations are met.
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by Antonella Macerollo Writing appropriate questions with single best answer (SBA) is a complex skill which requires scientific knowledge related to several neurological topics. However, it is really known that it is not enough. Indeed, the question/SBA writing skill requires… Continue Reading
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Interviews
Interview with Prof. B. Schoser & Prof. A. Toscano incoming co-chairs of the EAN Scientific Panel “Muscle and NMJ disorders”
Elena Moro (EM): As incoming co-chair of the Scientific Panel “Muscle and NMJ disorders” can you briefly introduce yourself and your specific field of expertise to the EANpages readers. Benedikt Schoser has more than 20 years’ experience as a neurologist and myopathologist in a variety of areas of neuromuscular disorders, including myopathological, structural, biochemical and molecular genetic muscle research, and clinical trials. -
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Interview with Prof. Irena Rektorova incoming co-chair of the EAN Scientific Panel “Neuroimaging”
Elena Moro (EM): As incoming co-chair of the Scientific Panel “Neuroimaging” can you briefly introduce yourself and your specific field of expertise to the EANpages readers. Irina Rektorova (IR): I am neurologist at the Department of Neurology, University hospital and School of Medicine in Brno, Czech Republic, Head of the Centre for Cognitive Impairment and Dementia, and Head of the Applied Neuroscience Research Group at Central European Institute of Technology (CEITEC), Masaryk University in Brno. -
The 2nd Congress of the EAN includes the following networking programme and special sessions:
Friday, May 27, 2016: EBN Examination.
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Interview with Prof. Massimo Pandolfo incoming co-chair of the EAN Scientific Panel “Translational Neurology”
Elena Moro (EM): As incoming co-chair of the Scientific Panel “Translational Neurology” can you briefly introduce yourself and your specific field of expertise to the EANpages readers. Massimo Pandolfo (MP): I am currently professor of neurology and director of the Laboratory of Experimental Neurology at the Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB) in Brussels, Belgium, and chief of neurology at the ULB-Erasme University Hospital in Brussels. -
On March 18th, 2016 the ‘Consensus statement on European Brain Research’ (Morris et al., 2016) has been launched in Brussels at the Brussel office of the European Brain Council. Several organisations related to brain science, including the European Academy of Neurology, participated. The European Brain Council is uniting the European organisations of physicians for Neurology, Psychiatry, Neurosurgery, the scientists for both molecular and systemic Neurosciences and the European patient organisations for neurological and psychiatric diseases (see below 1).
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InterviewsInterview with Professor Leopold Saltuari – President of the European Federation of NeuroRehabilitation Societies (EFNR)
David B. Vodušek (DBV): The EFNR is a multidisciplinary organisation open to any professional with an interest in neurological rehabilitation. Its structure is quite similar to that of the EAN. Can you briefly illustrate how the EFNR operates and works? Leopold Saltuari (LS): The European Federation of NeuroRehabilitation Societies (EFNR) is open to all colleagues interested in the field of neuro-rehabilitation. It was founded in order to create a common platform for the national European societies of neuro-rehabilitation as well as other organizations with similar interests. -
As in the previous year, Neuropenews asked EAN committee members, panel chairs, speakers etc. which session one should not miss at the upcoming congress in Copenhagen 2016. Please find their answers below! -
InterviewsInterview with Prof. Lieven Lagae incoming co-chair of the EAN Scientific Panel “Child Neurology”
Elena Moro (EM): As incoming co-chair of the Scientific Panel “Child Neurology” can you briefly introduce yourself and your main areas of interest to the Neuropenews readers. Lieven Lagae (LL): Currently, I am the president of the European Pediatric Neurology Society (EPNS) which is representing the large majority of pediatric neurologists in Europe. I am a full Professor at the University of Leuven Belgium and Director of the Pediatric Neurology program at the University Hospitals of the University of Leuven Belgium. We offer a comprehensive diagnostic and therapeutic program for all major neurological problems in children. -
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Interview with Prof. Stefan Evers incoming co-chair of the EAN Scientific Panel “Headache”
Elena Moro (EM): As incoming co-chair of the Scientific Panel “Headache” can you briefly introduce yourself and your specific field of expertise to the Neuropenews readers. Stefan Evers (SE): My name is Stefan Evers, I studied medicine at the University of Münster, Germany, and received an MD in 1992. In addition, I studied musicology and received a PhD in this subject. -
InterviewsTop ArticlesInterview with Dr. Oliver Kastrup incoming co-chair of the EAN Scientific Panel “Neuro-traumatology”
Elena Moro (EM): As incoming co-chair of the Scientific Panel “Neuro-traumatology” can you briefly introduce yourself and your specific field of expertise to the Neuropenews readers. Oliver Kastrup (OK): I received my training in neurology and psychiatry at the University of Essen-Duisburg including a stint in neuroradiology. I have been holding the post of assistant professor in neurology and senior consultant for twelve years here in Essen. My special interest is rare and inflammatory diseases as well as neuro-traumatology. -
InterviewsInterview with Prof. Stefan Oberndorfer incoming co-chair of the EAN Scientific Panel “Neuro-oncology”
Elena Moro (EM): As incoming co-chair of the Scientific Panel “Neuro-oncology” can you briefly introduce yourself and your specific field of expertise to the Neuropenews readers. Stefan Oberndorfer (SO): As a Neurologist, my special field of interest is clinical Neuro-oncology. Presently, I am working as a head of Department for Neurology at the Karl Landsteiner University Clinic of St Pölten in Austria. My main areas of clinical research are brain tumors, tumor associated epilepsy, palliative care in brain tumor patients, spinal metastases, neurotoxicity of anticancer treatment, paraneoplastic neurological syndromes and symptomatic treatment in neuro-oncology. -
All associate individual members of the 47 neurological societies that belong to the EAN are eligible to receive FREE online access to European Journal of Neurology (the official journal of the EAN).