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Our cities are well known for the arts, their history , design and fashion, quality of life, and food. The Mediterranean diet was postulated to be protective against neurodegenerative diseases by Ancel Benjamin Keys (1904 - 2004), a famous American physiologist who decided to live in the Cilento, a beautiful Southern Italian area,  and follow the diet himself. Finally, Italian cities are renowned for the human relationships of their inhabitants.

This year’s Networking event during the 5th EAN congress took place at the  Oslo City Hall on Monday evening (July 1), where the attendees were impressed by the striking functional architecture and scale of the main hall. 

Many thanks to everyone who participated in the congress quiz for the 5th EAN Congress in Oslo, Norway, this year!

The Scientific Committee is fully committed to a great mission: To increase and share the best clinical knowledge and the cutting-edge information from translational research in all neurological fields. Main actions are i) to facilitate exchanges and synergies with the Scientific Panels ii) to support the Guideline Production Group (update and diffusion of expertise and best clinical practice), iii) to interact positively with other scientific societies with reciprocal exchanges and liaise with the European Affairs sub-Committee to increase the awareness of Neurology in Europe.

On 31 January 2019 , the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) adopted a positive opinion, recommending the granting of a marketing authorisation for the medicinal product Ajovy©, intended for prophylaxis of migraine. The applicant for this medicinal product is Teva GmbH. The active substance is fremanezumab which is an antibody that works by binding to calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP). It is classified as an analgesic.

On 21 March (Madrid, Spain), the new Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI) coordination and support action entitled “Efficiently Networking European Neurodegeneration Research” (NEURONET) held its kick-off meeting.

The new CME article September 2017: “Glycemia in Acute Stroke II study: a call to improve post-stroke hyperglycemia management in clinical practice” is online now! Please log-in and browse to the LEARN section on the EAN Website and answer the… Continue Reading

The new CME article August 2017: “Autoimmune encephalitis associated with voltage-gated potassium channels-complex and leucine-rich glioma-inactivated 1 antibodies – a national cohort study” is online now! Please log-in and browse to the LEARN section on the EAN Website and answer… Continue Reading

The new CME article July 2017: “Lasting improvement of medication-overuse headache after brief intervention – a long-term follow-up in primary care” is online now! Please log-in and browse to the LEARN section on the EAN Website and answer the questions!… Continue Reading

The new CME article June 2017: “Epileptic manifestations in stroke patients treated with intravenous alteplase” is online now! Please log-in and browse to the LEARN  section on the EAN Website and answer the questions!
All e-learning activities are free-of-charge for… Continue Reading