EAN Congress news

Registration for the 5th EAN Congress in Oslo, Norway, 29 June-2 July 2019, is now possible! You can find the scientific programme here. Save on the registration fee by becoming an EAN member! And don’t forget to sign up for… Continue Reading

We would like to congratulate the winners of this year’s Investigator Award. The chosen winners have presented their work at the 4th EAN Congress in Lisbon this June. The Investigator Award consists of a free registration to the 5th EAN… Continue Reading

RRFS special session: “Meet the experts and learn about clinical work and research (clinical and laboratory) around Europe” The special session of RRFS took place on Sunday, 17.06.2018 during the 4th EAN congress in Lisbon. The special session was held… Continue Reading

We congratulate the winners of the EAN Tournament during the 4th EAN Congress in Lisbon.
In two sessions, twelve young scientists presented their outstanding work. The EAN Tournament Prize consists of a certificate, travel, accommodation and registration to the 5th… Continue Reading

This year, the hospital visit of the Resident and Research Fellow Section (RRFS) of the European Academy of Neurology during the EAN congress was on Monday 18th June 2018. Sixty-seven residents and research fellows from 16 different countries mainly around Europe but also including countries from Africa went to the Hospital de Santa Maria which is one of the university hospitals of Lisbon.

The 2018 recipients, Prof. Amadou Gallo Diop (Senegal) and Prof. Riadh Gouider (Tunisia) have contributed exceptionally to develop neurology in Africa and to strengthen the relations between African neurology and EAN. The EAN Service Award comes with an official document and a personalized golden hammer.

Highlights and late breaking news session 19.06.2018 by Tim von Oertzen This session was chaired by the outgoing EAN president Prof Gunther Deuschl, the chair of the Programme Committee, Prof Paul Boon, the incoming EAN president Franz Fazekas and the… Continue Reading

Meet and greet – 18 June 2018
By Martin Rakusa After the long day at the congress, more than 200 neurologists gathered at the traditional “Meet and greet” event. Among others, the past and the new EAN presidents, the members… Continue Reading

Symposium 7: A new look at the neuropathogenesis of multiple sclerosis   June 19, 2018   By Tom Jenkins   The field of multiple sclerosis (MS) has been revolutionized over the last 20 years by exponential growth in therapeutic options, driven by… Continue Reading

Lisbon 2018: Report on Symposium 6:   Coma: neuromodulation, imaging and neurobiology June 18th, 2018 by Antonella Macerollo This symposium was chaired by Prof Laureys, Belgium, and Dr Diserens, Switzerland. Dr Kondziella from Denmark gave the first presentation titled: Mechanisms of… Continue Reading

Symposium 5: Spectrum of dementias  18 June 2018  By Martin Rakusa  The symposium was chaired by Prof. Jonathan M. Schott from London, United Kingdom, and Prof. Evelien Lemstra from Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Aim of the symposium was to cover four… Continue Reading

The newly elected delegates representing the full members and delegates appointed newly by their national societies met for the first time in Lisbon during the annual meeting of the EAN. This assembly has been elected (or appointed) for the next 4 years, and will meet again in Oslo (2019), Paris (2010) and Vienna (2021).

Sofia Duque (EuGMS – European Geriatric Medicine Societies), Paul Boon and David B. Vodusek (EAN) met during the EAN congress to intensify the between the two organisations. The goal is to improve the care and research of elderly neurological patients… Continue Reading