EAN News

Symposium 2: Overarching theme: Outcome measures in dementia studies Elicium 2, Saturday, June 24, 2017, 10:30-12:30 Chairperson: Philip Scheltens, Amstelveen, The Netherlands
Nick C. Fox, London, United Kingdom
Didier Leys, Lille, France Measuring instrumental activities of daily living (IADL) in… Continue Reading

Symposium 1: MDS-ES/EAN: The natural history of movement disorders Main Auditorium, Saturday, June 24, 2017, 10:30-12:30 Chairperson: Werner Poewe, Innsbruck, Austria
Evzen Ruzicka, Prague, Czech Republic Has deep brain stimulation (DBS) changed the natural history of Parkinson’s disease?
Werner Poewe,… Continue Reading

The Brain Prize is now open to researchers around the world   The Brain Prize was launched in 2011 and was awarded for the 7th time this year to Peter Dayan, Wolfram Schultz and Ray Dolan for their work on… Continue Reading

The 3rd Congress of the EAN includes the following networking programme and special sessions:   Saturday, June 24, 2017, 18.30, Main Auditorium: Opening
During the Opening the EAN will welcome all participants to the 3rd EAN cognress. The welcoming addresses… Continue Reading

Visit the EAN Booth and its 4 different areas (HOME, MEET, LEARN and RESEARCH) and find out more about the European Academy of Neurology, your home of neurology, and its aims and missions: HOME Relax on our sofas or meet… Continue Reading

The third congress of the EAN will take place in Amsterdam from June 24-27. This is of course well known and already in the agenda of many European neurologists! What makes this EAN congress extra special, besides the exciting program… Continue Reading

The European Academy of Neurology is announcing its third congress from June 24th- June 27th at the RAI Congress Center in Amsterdam. We are expecting more than 6000 neurologists from Europe and all over the world for this outstanding annual event. The programme and the education committee of the EAN worked hard to create a program which will present cutting edge science and first class education for the general neurologist. The purpose is to present excellence in neurology and when the participants leave the congress they will know all about the current status and the important news in our field.

Franz Fazekas (FF): Dear Prof. Uitdehaag, the 3rd Congress of the EAN will bring 6000 neurologists to Amsterdam. How do you and the Dutch neurological community feel about hosting Europe’s major neurological scientific event of the year? Bernard Uitdehaag (BU): We are excited that the EAN congress will be held in Amsterdam in June this year. As a president of the Netherlands Society of Neurology, I was involved in releasing a bid for the organization of an EAN congress a couple of years ago.

Franz Fazekas (FF): Dear Prof. Boon, as Chair of the Programme Committee of the 3rd Congress of the EAN, can you briefly illustrate the overarching theme and structure of the programme that you and your colleagues have put together? Paul Boon (PB): The overarching theme chosen for the Amsterdam congress is "Outcome measures in neurology". There are many reasons why this theme was chos

    By Evelien Lemstra       Dementia is a growing health problem that affects millions of people worldwide. Around 250,000 people are estimated to suffer from dementia in the Netherlands. Dementia is the most expensive health condition, taking… Continue Reading

As in the previous year, EANpages asked EAN committee members, panel chairs, and invited speakers  which session one should not miss at the upcoming congress in Amsterdam 2017. Please find their answers below! Mark Braschinsky , speaker at the Case… Continue Reading