The Editors have – together with the Scientific Committee – decided that new EFNS review papers will be presented in the Forum of NEUROPENEWS. The new EFNS review on the role of muscle biopsy in the investigation of myalgia on… Continue Reading
We are offering an open forum for neurological agenda arising from daily practice of neurology, educating (or receiving education) in neurology, research in neurology, working or clashing with other specialities, confrontations with bureaucracies…
We invite you to either contribute your own observation, commentary or story, or else suggest a particular hot topic, which you think should be elaborated further.
We shall invite members of the EAN Committees, Scientist panels, Sub-committees, particularly chairpersons, but also other leading neurologist across Europe to give their opinion.
Please send your contribution to newsletter@eaneurology.org.
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by Delia Lenzi This month a tweet directed me to a very interesting report on Epigenetics by Eric J. Nestler, MD, PhD, from the Fishberg Department of Neuroscience and Friedman Brain Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.
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Forum: Neurological News from Austria – the land of WCN/EFNS 2013: The Austrian Acute Stroke Unit System and its registry enable an increase in the quality of performance
by Julia Ferrari
Worldwide stroke is the second most common cause of death in developed countries. In Austria the incidence rate of stroke is 2.1 – 2.3 per thousand annually [1,2], implying that a stroke occurs every 26 minutes.
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by Gian Luigi Lenzi Not many weeks ago, here in Rome, a particular “retirement” made (and is still making) a lot of rumours and consequences. Away from this HOLY fact and down to my academic perspective I considered my own… Continue Reading
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Forum: The role of European Neurology for Africa – different and more difficult in difficult times?
by Erich Schmutzhard
Until today the national languages of African countries predispose them towards political, economic, cultural and scientific language – and – hence – also nation- oriented collaboration in the field of medicine, medical training and research collaboration and… Continue Reading -
by David B. Vodušek
I congratulate Professor Waldemar on the interesting report in the March Forum. The information on the activities of the EFNS Liaison Committee should be most welcome to all those neurologists who care about our »European neurological… Continue Reading -
by Gunhild Waldemar
The Liaison Committee assists the Management Committee in liaising with other professional and lay organizations as well as with the communication strategy. In 1998 at the 3rd Congress of the EFNS in Seville, Spain Professor Jes Olesen,… Continue Reading -
by Eduard Auff and Wolfgang Grisold
Fostering quality neurology and brain health worldwide
This year the World Congress of Neurology (WCN) will take place in Vienna from September 21-26. It is a great event for world neurology, Europe and Austria.… Continue Reading -
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Forum: European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME) UEMS – New Developments
by Alexandre Bisdorff
The European Union of Medical Specialists (UEMS) is a non-governmental organisation founded in 1958 comprising the national medical organisations that represent medical specialists in the European Union and in associated countries. The UEMS is committed to the… Continue Reading -
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Forum: EFNS Guidance for the preparation of neurological management guidelines and Science Workshop
The Editors have – together with the Scientific Committee – decided that new guideline papers will be presented in the Forum of NEUROPENEWS. In the March issue of the European Journal of Neurology and in Early View the EFNS Guidance… Continue Reading -
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Forum: EFNS/MDS-ES/ENS recommendations for the diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease & Summary of the recommendations of the EFNS/MDS-ES review on therapeutic management of Parkinson’s disease
The Editors have – together with the Scientific Committee – decided that new guideline papers will be presented in the Forum of NEUROPENEWS. In the January issue of the European Journal of Neurology the EFNS/MDS-ES/ENS Recommendations for the Diagnosis of… Continue Reading -
Neuropenews is an open internet bulletin and it seems we are read not only by neurologists and neuroscientists but also by the lay public. We have namely obtained the occasional letter from a neurological patient.
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One of the special sessions at the EFNS Congress in Stockholm was devoted to ‘Critical illness and end-of-life considerations’, and held on 11 September 2012. The session was announced in the Programme book: There is an interface between law and… Continue Reading
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by Gustave Moonen and Jacques de Reuck EFNS and ENS are very pleased to announce their upcoming Joint Congress in 2014: The congress will take place at the Istanbul Congress Centre and start on Saturday May 31 and end on… Continue Reading
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The Editors have – together with the Scientific Committee – decided that new guideline papers will be presented in the Forum of NEUROPENEWS. In the December 2012 issue of the European Journal of Neurology the new guideline paper on the… Continue Reading