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As every year, the Scientist Panels will hold their Business Meetings during the EFNS Congress to discuss their ongoing activities. The aims of the EFNS Scientist Panels are: to co-ordinate clinical research at a European level to disseminate good neurological… Continue Reading

Please register early for the Teaching Courses via the Congress Website www.efns.org/efns2012. There are still some tickets available. If you will not be able to attend the EFNS Teaching Courses, you can purchase a Syllabi CD-ROM at the EFNS Booth… Continue Reading

The problem of multiple sclerosis demands a multidisciplinary approach, so my clinical and research work made me face a lot of its serious issues: epidemiology, neurogenetics, neuroimmunology, diagnostics, treatment, rehabilitation, and social care.

From 30 May till 2 June 2012 a regional teaching course of the European Federation of Neurological Societies in collaboration with the Movement Disorders Society and the Romanian Neurology Society was held in Iasi, Romania.

by Erich Schmutzhard and Eveline Sipido in Nairobi, Kenya 20th July 2012, organized by the European Federation of Neurological Societies  in cooperation with the Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi, the University of Nairobi, the International Brain Research Organization (IBRO) and… Continue Reading

Some of the lessons learned from CADASIL show that: - Patients should not be forced into known categories when the condition is not clear - A descriptive acronym is better than multiple wordings - Family history and examination of family members is important - Once recognised a rare disorder rapidly becomes not so rare - Clinical observations can stimulate basic research - A monogenic condition can be a good model and elucidate polygenic disorders

Like in the previous years the interest for attendance in our course was overwhelming. With sad heart we were forced to refuse applications of 90 colleagues. Out of those 136 accepted the majority have overcome various administrative obstacles (visas, permissions, insurance etc.) and after some cancellations 123 participants have come from 36 countries.

he Nobel Museum is a museum devoted to circulate information on the Nobel Prize, Nobel laureates from 1901 to present, and the life of the founder of the prize, Alfred Nobel (1833-1896). The museum is, together with the Swedish Academy and the Nobel Library, located in the former Stock Exchange Building (Börshuset) taking up the north side of the square Stortorget in Gamla stan, the old town in central Stockholm.

One of my main interests in the field of Neurology is the study and treatment of Cerebrovascular Disorders. Stroke, the main representative of this issue, is the leading cause of disability and the second most common cause of death worldwide.

In order to benefit from the lower early registration rate,
please make sure to register by June 18, 2012. Please visit the congress website and register at: http://www2.kenes.com/efns/reg/Pages/Reg.htm   EFNS 2012: Don’t miss the early registration deadline! was last modified:… Continue Reading

The 2012 participants and winners of a travel grant to Stockholm and a free congress registration are: Tournament 1 – Clinical neurology
Sunday, 09 September 2012, 11:00-12:30h Barbara Casolla, France
Marian Galovic, Switzerland
Pietro Guaraldi, Italy
Roman Schniepp, Germany
Alba… Continue Reading

The congress quiz is online now until June 6, 2012: http://www.kenes.com/efns2012/quiz/ Answer all questions correctly, and you will perhaps win a free registration to the 16th EFNS congress in Stockholm, Sweden, September 8-11, 2012.   The EFNS Congress Quiz was… Continue Reading

2200 abstracts submitted to 16th EFNS Congress, Stockholm, Sweden The call for abstracts to be submitted for presentation at the 16th EFNS Congress, Stockholm, Sweden, September 08-11, 2012, was answered with a strong response of 2200 contributions. This number again… Continue Reading

All e-learning activities are free-of-charge for EFNS members, who are registered to www.efns.org! Answer all questions correctly and you will receive one hour of CME. European Journal of Neurology Every month one article is chosen for online learning. The following… Continue Reading

In 2011 I performed a scientific fellowship on the role of the plasminogen system in pneumococcal meningitis at the Klinikum Grosshadern, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, in Munich, Germany which was funded by an EFNS scientific fellowship grant.