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“Our brain – our future”: Awareness-raising for the importance of brain health – Emphasis on prevention of underestimated burden of disease On 22 July, the World Federation of Neurology (WFN) launched the first “World Brain Day,” an event dedicated to… Continue Reading

The European Sleep Research Society (ESRS) will host its 22nd Congress in Tallinn, Estonia, from 16 – 20 September, 2014. This congress presents an opportunity for neurologists interested in sleep research and sleep medicine. Please find below a few of… Continue Reading

The Joint Congress of Neurology, organised by both the European Federation of Neurological Societies (EFNS) and the European Neurological Society (ENS), took place in Istanbul, Turkey, from 31st of May to 3rd of June, 2014. Istanbul is an historical city… Continue Reading

by Jan Kuks & Gabrielle Lohner
UEMS Section of Neurology – European Board Neurology Proving is improving. This was the drive for many candidates taking the 6th European Board examination in Neurology in Istanbul on May 30th. The examination has… Continue Reading

During the 8th Congress of the World Federation for Neurorehabilitation the first winner of the WFNR Franz Gerstenbrand Award was awarded: Kelly Sinclair, MD from Melbourne, Australia More information can be found on http://wfnr.co.uk/.   WFNR Franz Gerstenbrand Award 2014… Continue Reading

by Wolfgang Grisold and Svein Ivar Mellgren The 6th European Board examination in Neurology will be held on Friday May 30, 2014 during the joint congress of the ENS and EFNS (EAN) in Istanbul, Turkey. The examination is a joint… Continue Reading

The European Brain Council’s Weekly EU Research Update 
Please click on the links below to view updates of the latest EU projects relevant to mental health and neurological research: European-COMPARative Effectiveness research on online Depression
Project Acronym: E-COMPARED Communication of… Continue Reading

Quote of the week The time is right to elevate the conversation on health. For the past few years, the critical state of the financial system absorbed much of Davos participants’ attention. This year, there is a sense that the… Continue Reading

High grade gliomas There is a huge amount of content within ebrain that is relevant to this month’s topic.  The following is a guide to selected content but it is by no means exhaustive! As an introduction you might consider… Continue Reading

by Wolfgang Grisold and Svein Ivar Mellgren The  6th European Board examination in Neurology will be held on Friday May 30, 2014 during the Joint Congress of European Neurology in Istanbul, Turkey.
The examination is a joint development of the… Continue Reading

by Walter Struhal, Svein Ivar Mellgren and Wolfgang Grisold   Although specialties in Europe have some common guidelines in most European countries neurologic training is practiced differently [1]. These differences might represent a “glass barrier” for residents and young neurologists… Continue Reading

By communicating effectively with their patients, the doctor ensures more successful treatment outcomes. Improved doctor-patient communication leads to greater compliance in taking medication and enables more effective self-management for people with long-term chronic conditions. Having this in mind, the European… Continue Reading

by Balthasar Schaap Based on the discussions held in Dublin in May 2013 as part of the month of the brain, I prepared some topics for training neurologists from the patients’ point of view: Topics that need more attention in… Continue Reading

Maire Geoghegan-Quinn, EU Commissioner for Research, Innovation and Science made May 2013 the European Month of the Brain (EMoB). Events and activities took place across Europe to increase the profile of all brain diseases and to contribute to the development… Continue Reading

by Wolfgang Grisold   From September 21 – 26, 2013 the WCN 2013 took placein Vienna. This year’s biannual meeting of the WFN was a joint meeting with the Austrian Society of Neurology (OeGN) and the European Federation of Neurology… Continue Reading