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In this paper just published in the European Journal of Neurology, the European Society of Neurosonology and Cerebral Hemodynamics (ESNCH) provided recommendations for the performance of neurovascular ultrasound investigations, with the aim of protecting both patients and ultrasound providers.

In this paper, the authors report a series of young COVID-19 patients presenting with cerebral venous system thrombosis.

In this paper, the authors report 2 cases of patients presenting with cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT) associated with COVID-19 infection.

In this paper, recently published in the American Journal of Neuroradiology, Franceschi et al. present 2 patients with COVID-19 infection who demonstrated imaging findings compatible with haemorrhagic posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES).

In this paper, the authors describe a case of facial nerve palsy as a neurological manifestation of Covid-19 Infection.

In this nice paper, recently published in the European Journal of Neurology, the authors reviewed neurological manifestations in patients with COVID-19 and the possible neuro-invasive mechanisms of Sars-CoV-2.

In this paper, the authors report three patients infected with SARS-CoV-2 who developed generalised myoclonus. Two men and one woman (aged 63 to 88) presented with mild hypersomnia and generalised myoclonus following onset of the so-called “inflammatory” phase of COVID-19 infection.

In this article, just published in Lancet, the authors report an analysis of multinational registry data on the use of hydroxychloroquine or chloroquine with or without a macrolide for treatment of COVID-19.

In this article, just published in the New England Journal of Medicine, Beigel et al. conducted a double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled trial of intravenous remdesivir in adults hospitalised with Covid-19 with evidence of lower respiratory tract involvement.

It is with great pride and gratitude that we thank everyone who took part in the 6th Annual Congress of the European Academy of Neurology last week. This was the first ever EAN Virtual Congress and truly a pioneering event in terms of neurology and academic conferences more widely.

For June 2020, we have selected: Mao L. et al. Neurologic Manifestations of Hospitalized Patients With Coronavirus Disease 2019 in Wuhan, China JAMA

The 6th Annual Congress of the European Academy of Neurology and first Virtual Congress was a record-breaking event, with more than 42,502 registered participants. This makes it the biggest neurology event in history! With more than 5,233 days of combined… Continue Reading

On the last day of the congress, the EAN Scientific Panel of dementia and cognitive disorders organized a symposium with the aim to examine the neuropathological features of non-Alzheimer pathology in the elderly

This interesting session covering the updates on acute stroke treatments started with a lecture by Dr Sandset from Norway. She discussed the last evidence for on- and off-label treatment in intravenous thrombolysis, and started her lecture reminding that all evidence indicate that time is critical in the treatment of stroke. First, the results of the recent WAKE UP trial have been discussed, in which it was demonstrated that the treatment with intravenous alteplase was associated with a favorable outcome in patients with stroke with an unknown time of onset in the presence of MRI features suggesting recent cerebral infarction.

On 25th May 2020, the first virtual general assembly of the Resident and Research Fellow Section (RRFS) of the EAN took place. The assembly received broad participation from RRFS members who were interested in gaining insight into the annual report as well as the new Treasurer elections.