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In view of the challenges of the current Corona virus (COVID-19) pandemic and with the aim of protecting both patients and ultrasound providers (physicians, sonographers, allied professionals), the European Academy of Neurology Scientific Panel on Neurosonology is issuing the following… Continue Reading

At present, the Covid-19 pandemic is the focus of the global community and an all-consuming threat to the health care systems all across Europe. Resources and medical staff are reallocated, and planned medical activities are delayed or cancelled. Covid-19 poses… Continue Reading

06. April 2020 Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) typically causes fever, pulmonary and respiratory symptoms as well as gastrointestinal symptoms in the form of diarrhoea. The disease may develop as pneumonia and acute respiratory distress syndrome, which may cause death. Neurological… Continue Reading

Released on April 3rd, 2020 To our knowledge, there is currently no evidence on how and if Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) affects people with rare neurological diseases, mainly neurogenetics (NGDs). A recent (April 3rd) research on PubMed did not… Continue Reading

We are experiencing an unprecedented situation that no one had imagined or prepared for which has hit Europe during a period of prosperity, and the whole world. COVID-19 has come as a shock. In this context, headache services have to… Continue Reading

As the CoVID-19 pandemic spreads across Europe and the world, in response the European Academy of Neurology is launching EANcore CoVID-19. This resource aims to help neurologists in Europe and beyond prepare for and manage the challenges this global crisis is bringing.

Neuromuscular patients management in the COVID era Neuromuscular diseases are a group of heterogenic rare conditions, that can be due to a genetic cause, inflammatory processes or dysimmune disorders. Pathogenic processes can affect motor neurons, peripheral nerves, neuromuscular junction, or… Continue Reading

Due to the CoVID-19 pandemic spread, most outpatient facilities have been strictly regulated, thus making it difficult for many patients suffering from chronic pain to access treatment. During this tough period, all pain physicians, including neurologists, are working to find… Continue Reading

The Covid-19 global pandemic is having a dramatic impact on many chronic conditions including those affecting neurological patients and among them those with movement disorders. In many cases, to protect vulnerable movement disorders patients from becoming infected, appointments have been… Continue Reading

Specific challenges at present regarding Covid-19 and how these are being addressed
Highly pathogenic coronavirus infections are well-established sources of previous epidemics (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus: SARS‐CoV, Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus: MERS‐CoV). Of interest, the novel coronavirus named… Continue Reading

Online registration for the EAN Virtual Congress 2020 (May 23-26) is now OPEN!

We are excited to announce that we have improved our online community platform, MyEAN!

Latvia is a scenic country, situated on the shore of Baltic sea in Northern Europe, located between two other Baltic states: Estonia and Lithuania. The name Latvia comes from the ancient tribe called Latgalians who are one of four Indo-European Baltic ancestral tribes which inhabited the region within modern day Lativa. The country has a coastline of more than 500 km along the Baltic Sea, giving everybody the possibility to explore many white sand beaches all year round. More than 50% of the country is filled with precious “green gold” – forests – combined with gorgeous landscapes, rivers and lakes.

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The virus causes a pneumonia syndrome, with specific and already well-described symptoms, and fatal outcome in a subset of patients. The lungs are… Continue Reading

Tim J von Oertzen, Ronan McGinty, Martin Holtkamp, Reetta Kalviainen, Stephan Ruegg, Eugen Trinka, Guido Rubboli 3rd April 2020 Physicians of all specialties worldwide are challenged by the new SARS-CoV-2 virus causing corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The virus is… Continue Reading