The European Brain Council (EBC) is very pleased to announce the launch of updated disease fact sheets, providing a quick overview of key facts, history, known causes, diagnosis, symptoms and treatment of brain disorders – neurological and mental alike.

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has a Healthcare Professionals’ Working Party (HCPWP) in which EAN participates since 2013. Meetings are mostly held together with the Consumers’ and Patients’ Working Party.

This year we were especially happy to receive so many good applications and are happy to announce that we could select the below grantees for an entire support of 81 months (instead of 72 as usual).

For December 2020, we have selected the following two papers: Zhang Q et al. ''COVID-19 case fatality and Parkinson’s disease'' and Bsteh G, et al. ''Multiple sclerosis and COVID-19: how many are at risk?''

EAN announces Virtual Congress in 2021

December's Executive Page is written by Elena Moro

December's Country of the Month is Albania

For December 2020, we have selected the following paper: Deuschl et al. The burden of neurological diseases in Europe: an analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

COVID-19 around the World: Clinician interviews on experience and impact of the virus (New Zealand)

Due to the health situation all over Europe, EAN had to cancel the in-person Spring School 2020, but thanks to a very enthusiastic faculty, we were able to hold this course almost with the entire programme as a virtual school.

Headache medication and the COVID-19 pandemic by Headache Scientific Panel

COVID‐19 and Headache: A Primer for Trainees by Headache Scientific Panel

Cognitive and Neuropsychiatric Manifestations of COVID-19 and Effects on Elderly Individuals With Dementia

COVID-19 around the World: Clinician interviews on experience and impact of the virus (Malaysia)

Clinician interviews on experience and impact of the virus (Argentina)