Research

There is need for automated seizure detection using wearable devices, to decrease the morbidity and mortality associated with seizures, especially with generalized tonic-clonic seizures (GTCS) and to provide objective data on seizure-occurrence...

Transcranial B-mode sonography (TCS) is a non-invasive neuroimaging  method that allows high resolution imaging of deep brain structures.  The classical TCS finding of substantia nigra hyperechogenicity (SN) is widely acknowledged as a diagnostic tool for the  idiopatic Parkinson disease (PD)  in the guidlines of the European neurological societies (EAN, MDS-ES).

The July issue of the European Journal of Neurology is online!

An integrated approach, merging accurate genetic and clinical data, is critical to properly study the effect of new treatments in FSHD.

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.

The latest CME article June 2019: “European Academy of Neurology guideline on trigeminal neuralgia” is online!

For June 2019, we have selected a scientific paper: Moreno-Jimenez, Garcia, Roncal et al. Adult hippocampal neurogenesis is abundant in neurologically healthy subjects and drops sharply in patients with Alzheimer’s disease Nature Medicine 2019; 25: 554–560.

For May 2019, we have selected: Fancourt D & Steptoe A. Television viewing and cognitive decline in older age: findings from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing. Scientific Reports 2019;9:2851.

Please find below articles from authors from Slovenia and co-authors that were published in the European Journal of Neurology

Fragile X Syndrome (FXS), the most common genetic form of intellectual disability in males is caused by a ...

Awareness of atypical features in optic neuritis is crucial to initiate appropriate treatment and prevent permanent visual loss.

Whether small fiber pathology accounts for pain in fibromyalgia, and whether brain imaging can be used as an objective marker of pain remain controversial and will be discussed during the next EAN congress in Oslo.

The May issue of the European Journal of Neurology is online!

A new conceptual approach for rehabilitation biomarkers in Traumatic Brain Injury

This single centre retrospective study identifies the piriform gyrus as a crucial part in successful epilepsy surgery of temporal lobe epilepsy (TEL).