As in the previous years, EANpages asked EAN committee members, panel chairs, and invited speakers  which session one should not miss at the upcoming congress in Oslo 2019. Please find their answers below!

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).

Trigeminal neuralgia (TN) is an extremely painful condition which can be difficult to diagnose and treat.

Genetic Variant and Phenotypic Heterogeneity

Better understanding of RLS and narcolepsy neurobiology

The European Parliament and the Council of the European Union are currently conducting their negotiations on Horizon 2020’s successor, the Horizon Europe EU research programme. The European Commission had proposed a budget of €94.1 billion while the European Parliament seeks €120 billion. The Council aims to allocate only €91 billion. The final budget will not be settled for another few months, and at the moment the negotiators are working towards an agreement on the content of the programme.

The European Brain Council launches its Election Manifesto for the 2019 European elections and calls on Members of the European Parliament to:

Fighting Discrimination at Work was the theme for the latest meeting of EFNA’s MEP Interest Group on Brain Mind and Pain, which took place in the European Parliament on March 6th. It was opened by Dutch MEP, Jeroen Lenaers who reminded participants that the EC President, Jean-Claude Junker, said that Europe should not just have a financial AAA rank, but also a social one.

Now in its third year, from 15 April to 26 May ebrain will host the 2019 set of 100 formative test questions in collaboration with the Association of British Neurologists and the European Academy of Neurology. The uptake of this formative exercise is growing steadily each year: in 2018, 146 neurologists completed the exercise, with a mean score of 77.9%, and we are expecting well over 200 participants this year.

Dear Prof. Stamelou, dear Maria, I congratulate you very much on the 2019 L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science prize that you won.  Prof. Elena Moro (EM): Can you please briefly illustrate the L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science initiative, its aims and goals?