EAN News

Each month the eanNews editorial team reviews the scientific press for recently published papers of outstanding interest to neurologists. Here we present our selection for July 2025.

EAN President, Elena Moro looks back at the 11th Congress of the European Academy of Neurology, which took place in Helsinki on 21-24 June.

Welcome to the July 2025 edition of the President’s Corner, our article series in which the EAN President, Elena Moro, answers your questions!

This study presents the findings of a systematic review and a collaborative individual patient data meta-analysis of clinical trials involving patients with acute ischaemic stroke and atrial fibrillation, who were treated with either early or delayed initiation of DOACs at approved dosages.

Two years after the kick-off workshop in Budapest 2023, the first 20 participants have graduated from the EAN Leadership Programme and the next 20 have begun their journeys.

The EAN launches the first edition of the EAN Panel Yearbook, offering a comprehensive overview of the most significant advances and current state-of-the-art developments in each EAN Scientific & Coordinating Panel’s neurological field.

The Highlights & Breaking News session on the final day of the EAN 2025 Congress in Helsinki offered a rich reflection on scientific advances, highlighted key award recipients and looked ahead to the next chapter of neurological research and collaboration.

This joint symposium with the European Stroke Organisation showed that advances in stroke care are substantial, yet the journey toward optimal patient outcomes is ongoing.

This EAN TV session, held in collaboration with the WFN, explored the complex challenges migrant and refugee populations face regarding brain health.

On 23 June 2025, the European Academy of Neurology (EAN) and the Brain Health Mission welcomed a diverse audience of citizens, patients, carers, educators, professionals and advocates to the Public Brain Health Day in Helsinki.

The latest EAN-AFAN TV session probed Africa’s brain-health crisis after January’s US order that froze USAID and PEPFAR, leaving 10,000 health workers idle and halting HIV and TB services.

In a timely and thought-provoking EAN TV session, Profs Reetta Kälviainen, Arife Çimen Atalar and Martin Rakusa explored disparities and gender-specific challenges in neurology.

This symposium stressed the importance of timely and accurate first seizure management. The consensus: dedicated first seizure clinics are essential for better outcomes and more efficient care.

by Anne Bruijnes On the third day of the congress, a full room of delegates settled in for the symposium New Therapeutic Roads for Neuromuscular Diseases, expertly steered by session chairs Benedikt Schoser and Kristl Claeys. The brief was ambitious—cover every major therapeutic platform now reshaping… Continue Reading

This fantastic symposium at the EAN Congress 2025, chaired by Prof. Elinor Ben-Menachem and Prof. Maurizio Paciaroni, explored the interactions between neurology and society.