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As every year, the Scientist Panels will hold their Business Meetings during the EFNS Congress to discuss their ongoing activities. The aims of the EFNS Scientist Panels are: to co-ordinate clinical research at a European level to disseminate good neurological… Continue Reading

Heinz Reichmann is President of the European Neurological Society and Professor of Neurology at the TU Dresden, Germany. Richard Hughes is President of the European Federation of Neurological Societies and Emeritus Professor of Neurology at the King's College London and Honorary Professor at the University College London, UK.

Conflicts of interest between doctors and the pharmaceutical industry are a recurring theme in medical journals and the media. There are two main concerns:

Please register early for the Teaching Courses via the Congress Website www.efns.org/efns2012. There are still some tickets available. If you will not be able to attend the EFNS Teaching Courses, you can purchase a Syllabi CD-ROM at the EFNS Booth… Continue Reading

The problem of multiple sclerosis demands a multidisciplinary approach, so my clinical and research work made me face a lot of its serious issues: epidemiology, neurogenetics, neuroimmunology, diagnostics, treatment, rehabilitation, and social care.

From 30 May till 2 June 2012 a regional teaching course of the European Federation of Neurological Societies in collaboration with the Movement Disorders Society and the Romanian Neurology Society was held in Iasi, Romania.

by Erich Schmutzhard and Eveline Sipido in Nairobi, Kenya 20th July 2012, organized by the European Federation of Neurological Societies  in cooperation with the Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi, the University of Nairobi, the International Brain Research Organization (IBRO) and… Continue Reading

Some of the lessons learned from CADASIL show that: - Patients should not be forced into known categories when the condition is not clear - A descriptive acronym is better than multiple wordings - Family history and examination of family members is important - Once recognised a rare disorder rapidly becomes not so rare - Clinical observations can stimulate basic research - A monogenic condition can be a good model and elucidate polygenic disorders

Johann Sellner, Past-President of the EAYNT (European Association of Young Neurologists and Trainees)

The neurological examination has grown with our profession over the past 150 years. Neither the examination as a whole nor its individual parts have been subjected to the sort of rigorous evaluation which would command an instant Level A recommendation from an EFNS guideline panel. Nevertheless as a Good Practice Point the examination commands the leading position in the list of neurological investigations. Last year Johnston and Hauser, editors of the Annals of Neurology (volume 70, A10), called for research into the value of the different aspects of the “ethereal” neurological examination. The call was hotly debated in subsequent correspondence as being either overdue on the one hand or unnecessary and inappropriate on the other.

Like in the previous years the interest for attendance in our course was overwhelming. With sad heart we were forced to refuse applications of 90 colleagues. Out of those 136 accepted the majority have overcome various administrative obstacles (visas, permissions, insurance etc.) and after some cancellations 123 participants have come from 36 countries.

he Nobel Museum is a museum devoted to circulate information on the Nobel Prize, Nobel laureates from 1901 to present, and the life of the founder of the prize, Alfred Nobel (1833-1896). The museum is, together with the Swedish Academy and the Nobel Library, located in the former Stock Exchange Building (Börshuset) taking up the north side of the square Stortorget in Gamla stan, the old town in central Stockholm.

Michael Brainin, Chair of the EFNS Scientific Committee

Authors and academics are in revolt against the tyranny of the giant publishing houses. There is a swing towards the growing numbers of free on line journals. Which side should the EFNS join in this rebellion?

One of my main interests in the field of Neurology is the study and treatment of Cerebrovascular Disorders. Stroke, the main representative of this issue, is the leading cause of disability and the second most common cause of death worldwide.