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In 2014 I was honored to be awarded with the scientific fellowship in the Department of neuromuscular disorders, University Medical Center, Utrecht, the Netherlands, supervised by Prof. Hessel Franssen.

Report from Sebastian Schreglmann from Switzerland visiting the Sobell Deparment, National Institute of Neurology and Neurosurgery (NINN), Queen Square, London under the supervision of Professor Kailash Bhatia As a recipient of the EAN Department to Department Programme the following lines… Continue Reading

This year the EAN Spring School will take place from May 12th to May 15th, 2016 at the Hotel Bezděz in Staré Splavy, Czech Republic.

The new CME article January 2016: “Intravenous thrombolysis for acute ischaemic stroke in the elderly: data from the Baden-Wuerttemberg stroke registry” is online now! Please browse to the e-learning section on the EAN Website (in the registered user area) and… Continue Reading

by Antonella Macerollo, P. Balicza, O. Györfi, L. Klingelhöfer, A. Macerollo, V. Papp, A. Sauerbier There has been the outstanding need to provide European junior colleagues with a platform for encouraging intercultural exchanges and support, and tackling upcoming challenges of… Continue Reading

Thanks to the support from the European Academy of Neurology (EAN) I was able to spend a research fellowship at the Stroke Research division, Institutes of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences (University of Glasgow, United Kingdom), in the research group led by Professor Kennedy R. Lees.

I was fortunate to receive a Fellowship from European Academy of Neurology in order to spend 6 months of my education at the John Walton Muscular Dystrophy Research Centre (JWMDRC), Institute of Genetic Medicine, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. This education was conducted in cooperation with the departments of neurology and clinical neurophysiology, Newcastle University and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Trust.

Report from Maria Paola Cabboi from Italy visiting the Laboratory of Histology of the Neurology Clinic, University of Würzburg, Germany under the supervision of Professor Claudia Sommer I attended the Laboratory of Histology of the Neurology Clinic of the University… Continue Reading

It is a great pleasure to introduce the recipients of the Research Fellowship 2016 (in alphabetical order):

by Martin Rakusa and Ulf Kallweit Sleep disorders are an area, where doctors of different specialities meet. However, they are also that part of neurology, which is often overlooked. To strengthen connection between young neurologists and sleep specialists, Young European… Continue Reading

by Erich Schmutzhard and Eveline Sipido The 7th RTC took place in Khartoum, Sudan from 15 to 17 October 2015 and was hosted by the University of Khartoum. The RTC, organised by the EAN – European Academy of Neurology, was… Continue Reading

Report from Shabnam Khalilova from Azerbaijan visiting the Department of Neurology at the Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway under the supervision of Professor Ole Björn Tysnes It was my big dream to visit a European hospital and to observe the… Continue Reading

by Valeria Caso The National Education Science Forum «Neurology Update in Kazakhstan» was held on September 7 -8, 2015. This event was organised by the Asfendiyarov Kazakh National Medical University, the Kazakh National Association of Stroke, Kazakhstan National Association of… Continue Reading

It was a great honour and pleasure to be selected by the Education and Training Committee of the EFNS.

I have spent one year in the laboratory at the Department of Neurology of the University Hospital of Würzburg (the head of laboratory is Prof. Dr. Claudia Sommer). During this time, I was supported by a stipend granted by the… Continue Reading