Research

For February 2018, we have selected: Feneberg E, Oeckl P, Steinacker P, et al. Multicenter evaluation of neurofilaments in early symptom onset amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Neurology 2018;90:e22-30. doi:10.1212/WNL.0000000000004761. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a devastating neurological disorder affecting motor neurons. The course of the disease is progressive with life span of 3 to 5 years from the onset of the symptoms.

For January 2018, we have selected: Mendell JR, Al-Zaidy S, Shell R, et al. Single-dose gene-replacement therapy for spinal muscular atrophy. NEJM 2017;377:1713-1722. Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is caused by loss or dysfunction of the gene encoding survival motor neuron 1 protein (SMN1). Disease severity is also influenced by a second gene, SMN2, which can produce smaller amounts of this protein.

  The EAN Scientific Panel held its annual meeting on 25 June 2017 09:45 to 10:45 during the 3rd EAN Congress in Amsterdam. Chair of the meeting: Lueder Deecke, Management Group members present: Co-Chair Stefano Cappa, Pasquale Calabrese, Wolfgang Heide,… Continue Reading

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

For December 2017, we have selected: Dwivedi R, Ramanujam B, Chandra PS, et al. Surgery for drug-resistant epilepsy in children. NEJM 2017;377:1639-1647. Drug-resistant epilepsy can be particularly devastating in children due to the heavy impact on psychosocial aspects and quality of life of these little patients and their family.

  The panel met during the EAN Congress on June 25, 2017 from 10 am to 12 am with Fabio Antonaci and Stefan Evers as Co-Chairs and 14 other members.   1) Guidelines The guideline on trigeminal neuralgia is in… Continue Reading

  On the occasion of the 2017 Amsterdam conference the EAN Autonomic Nervous Disorders panel gave an overview of their activities and set future goals. After welcoming words by the panels chair Professor Max Hilz, the panel members reviewed the… Continue Reading

  Vincenzo Silani and Albert Ludolph welcomed the members. It was emphasized that the Collaboration with the ALS/FTD Panel with the European ALS Group and the WFN Research Group on ALS/MND is excellent. The EAN Panel is preparing guidelines for… Continue Reading

  The SP Neuropathies met during recent EAN Congress in Amsterdam. Co-chairs Davide Pareyson (DP) and Peter Van den Bergh (PVdB) welcomed the 16 attending members. The following themes and activities were discussed. 1) The relationship with the Peripheral Nerve… Continue Reading

  The EAN Specialist Panel “Neurocritical Care” held its annual meeting on the 25th June 2017 during the EAN Congress in Amsterdam. Chair: Maxwell Damian. Management Group members present: Erich Schmutzhard and Raimund Helbok. The Chair welcomed the attendees and… Continue Reading

  SP Neuroimaging met during recent EAN Congress in Amsterdam. Co-chairs Massimo Filippi from Italy and Irena Rektorova from Czech Republic reviewed Panel activities at the EAN congresses and announced proposals which have been selected for the Lisbon 2018 congress:… Continue Reading