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he Congress will begin each morning and afternoon with Plenary Sessions providing overviews of the phenomenology, pathophysiology, and current diagnostic and therapeutic strategies of various movement disorders. These sessions will be followed by Parallel Tracks, permitting participants to select specific diagnostic or therapeutic areas for more concentrated study.

Despite its large use, recommendations for the use of brain F-18 FDG-PET in clinical practice were still lacking. The European Academy of Neurology (EAN) and the European Association of Nuclear Medicine (EANM) promoted a concerted action with 7 specialists from the two Societies and a group of facilitators in order to make the point on this issue. Extensive literature review and analysis of available data led, together with expert opinion (Delphi consensus), to deliver these recommendations that cover practically all the main brain neurodegenerative conditions causing cognitive impairment.

The Guideline will address important areas of dementia management where the medical doctor plays a pivotal role, which includes treatment of epilepsy in dementia, pain in dementia, treatment with antipsychotics in dementia, vascular risk factors in dementia and systematic medical follow-up in dementia.

Prof. G. Deuschl, President of the EAN and Prof. W. Wick President of EANO are pleased to announce that: EAN has joined with EANO to promote optimal management of neuro-oncological care in neurology in Europe.

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Sub-committee and working group chairs
Members of committees Are you eager to shape the future of Neurology in Europe in parallel to developing your professional standing and leadership skills? Following the formation of a new Executive Board of the EAN… Continue Reading

Dear members of the EAN, following the election of 5 members of the EAN Executive Board in Lisbon this new Board will appoint the chair of the education committee and the chair of the program committee. We therefore solicit the… Continue Reading

  The democratic body of the European Academy of Neurology (EAN) is the assembly of delegates, which acts as the parliament of the EAN. This assembly meets once a year, usually on Saturday, during the annual meeting. The 4 major… Continue Reading

The EAN established an office in Brussels located within the University Foundation a long time established institution founded in 1920 to promote scientific activity at Belgian universities. Over time, this scope was enlarged and the Foundation now hosts an important number of academic societies such as EAN, FENS - Federation of European Neuroscience Societies, EURORDIS – European Organisation for Rare Diseases, EPA – European Psychiatric association etc.