EAN News

Introduction by Gian Luigi Lenzi As Editor-in chief of Neuropenews, I have preferred, so far, not to write any particular Introductions to the Interviews that Neuropenews publishes monthly, kindly released by public authorities in the Neurological world and elsewhere.
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The EFNS Scientist Panels and ENS Sub-committees aim at coordinating different facets of clinical research and good neurological practice at the European level. They will play a very important role in the European Academy of Neurology – EAN. We invited… Continue Reading

Every year the President provides a report to the Council of Delegates, our senior governing body, about the events of the previous year. This year the Council will meet at the World Congress of Neurology and I shall report as follows.

EFNS Meetings during the World Congress of Neurology was last modified: September 24th, 2013 by Editor… Continue Reading

The 5th RTC in Sub-Saharan Africa returned to Dakar, Senegal and was hosted by Prof. A. Gallo-Diop at the Cheikh Anta Diop University.

All e-learning activities are free-of-charge for EFNS members 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 articles are… Continue Reading

Please visit the EFNS-ENS booth (#13) during the exhibition hours (10h-17h) of the World Congress of Neurology, Vienna, September 22 – 25, 2013.

2014 ENS Fellowship The European Neurological Society sponsors a fellowship program to provide an opportunity for young neurologists to participate in an exchange. It is aimed primarily at neurologists contributing actively at ENS Meetings. Applicants must be less than 40… Continue Reading

Advancing neurology and neuroscience, the increase of brain disorders and the challenge for more brain health are hot topics in the general panorama of science and health.

The EFNS Scientist Panels and ENS Sub-committees aim at coordinating different facets of clinical research and good neurological practice at the European level. They will play a very important role in the European Academy of Neurology – EAN. We invited the chairpersons of the EFNS Scientist Panels and ENS Subcommittees for their view on the future role of these panels/subcommittees within the EAN.

When I had just been appointed a consultant in 1975, a renal physician friend examined the contents of my smart new diagnostic bag: "ophthalmoscope, red pin, tuning forks, cotton wool, pins, orange sticks, tendon hammer, lots of things to find out what's wrong with people and nothing to get them better with!" Everyone laughed.

Please visit the congress website for detailed information on the programme!

Report by Emilija Cvetkovska The first EFNS Regional Teaching Course in Ohrid, Republic Macedonia, took place from 16th to 18th May 2013. There were 91 participants (10 speakers, 81 students). Very well-known speakers from Germany, Austria, France, Italy, Switzerland and… Continue Reading

The ENS 2013 annual meeting took place in Barcelona, Spain, 8–11 June 2013. Over 3,600 participants from 92 countries attended the 23rd annual meeting of the ENS. This represents the highest attendance at an ENS meeting to date.

Epilepsies are among the most common brain diseases of all. Epileptic seizures caused by a “short-circuit” of the brain affect or will affect 3.5% of the population at least once in life. Experts at the Congress of the European Neurological… Continue Reading