The BioMed Alliance members have produced a cartoon to raise awareness among doctors and the public on the importance of high quality and unbiased Continuing Medical Education (CME).

Critical review of pure autonomic failure raises awareness for early signs of Parkinson’s disease, Lewy body dementia, and Multiple System Atrophy Pure autonomic failure (PAF) is both, a rare condition and a pathogenetic mystery, first described by Bradbury and Eggleston… Continue Reading

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

Progress in understanding the genetics of epilepsies Epilepsies affect around 65 million people worldwide and are clinically a heterogeneous group of neurological disorders. Despite strong evidence for heritability, genome-wide association studies have had little success in identification of risk loci… Continue Reading

Postconcussion symptoms and health-related quality of life in patients with mild traumatic brain injury A subset of mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) patients experience post-concussion symptoms. When a cluster of post-concussion symptoms persists for over three months, it is referred… Continue Reading

The objective of the “Clinical Fellowship Programme” is to provide a well-defined clinical observational experience in a department with recognised expertise in a specific field.

The current term of the Editor-in-Chief of the European Journal of Neurology is ending. The Executive Board of the European Academy of Neurology (EAN) herewith invites applications for the position of Editor-in-Chief which foresees a term of 5 years with the option of renewal. The new Editor-in-Chief of the European Journal of Neurology will assume responsibility in January 2020.

EAN is happy to inform of its collaboration with the project “European Partnership on Competencies for High Value COst COnscious CARE” (CoCoCare).

        by Anna Sauerbier         Development of multiple sclerosis policy report and national brain plans with a focus on MS, a European Brain Council & Health Policy Partnership 2018–2019 Joint Project https://www.braincouncil.eu/activities/news/MSpolicynarrative   A… Continue Reading

Extended deadline: 7 February 2019

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has been interacting with European healthcare professionals in various areas of its work since founded in 1995. As prescribers and handlers of the medicines that the Agency evaluates, healthcare professionals are key stakeholders in the… Continue Reading

18 January: Lancet commentary highlights recommendations developed by Global Alliance for Genomics and Health, Ageing and Dementia Task Team The Lancet Neurology (February 2019 edition) has published a commentary by Adrian Thorogood et al. on “Openness, inclusion, and respect in… Continue Reading

  by RRFS Officers Anna Sauerbier, Giovanni Di Liberto, Vanessa Carvalho, Lisa Klingelhoefer         In 2016, the European Academy of Neurology – Resident and Research Fellow Section (EAN-RRFS) started a new initiative called “EAN-RRFS national representatives” to… Continue Reading

28 February 2019 is the twelfth international Rare Disease Day coordinated by EURORDIS. On and around this day hundreds of patient organisations from countries and regions all over the world will hold awareness-raising activities. The theme for Rare Disease Day 2019 is 'Bridging health and social care' focusing on bridging the gaps in the coordination between medical, social and support services in order to tackle the challenges that people living with a rare disease and their families around the world face every day.

Abstract submission for the 5th EAN Congress in Oslo, Norway, is closed. We thank the submitters and authors for their contributions and are happy to report a record number of abstracts received!  All abstracts are now under review and will… Continue Reading