The international Congress of Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders took place in Hong Kong from 5th to 9th October 2018. The conference is a yearly event organized by the International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society (MDS).

EAN-RRFS was founded in 2016 and we are delighted to report an impressive increase of colleagues who joined the European Academy of Neurology – Residents and research fellow section (EAN-RRFS)!

The European Psychiatric Association (EPA) calls for nominations: EPA Constance Pascal – Helen Boyle Prize of €10 000 for Outstanding Achievement by a Woman  in Working to Improve Mental Health Care in Europe

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

1.12. Welcome to the EAN Holiday Countdown!

Dear EAN members, Dear colleagues and friends, the political landscape across Europe and around the world is currently quite shaky and experiences a lot of turmoil, confrontation and egocentric behaviour. In this situation it is comforting that the “Neurological World“ does not follow this dissolution but rather moves in the opposite direction. There is increasing readiness for close collaboration and efforts to join forces among scientific societies and these synergies are critical for convincing decision makers of the benefits of supporting health research and other measures which help to assure the well-being of Europe’s population in the future.

For December 2018, we have selected: Reuter U, Goadsby PJ, Lanteri-Minet M, et al. Efficacy and tolerability of erenumab in patients with episodic migraine in whom two-to-four previous preventive treatments were unsuccessful: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 3b study. Lancet Neurol 22 October, 2018.

Denmark is placed in Northern Europe and is one of the three Scandinavian countries. The population is 5.7 million and Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark, is by far the largest city with a population of 1.3 million. Denmark has a total area of 42.924 km2 (16.573 sq mi).

The European Parliament is preparing to vote on the legislative proposal on health technology assessment (HTA), the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Regulatory Affairs Committee - chaired by Prof Alan Fraser - is preparing a statement calling for policymakers' support.

EANpages is the electronic news tool of EAN reporting on what happens in the neurological and allied-disciplines field, in the EAN community, and providing informed opinions on different scientific and healthcare related topics in neurology. The EANpages Editor-in-Chief is expected… Continue Reading

Registration for the 5th EAN Congress in Oslo, Norway, 29 June-2 July 2019, is now possible! You can find the scientific programme here. Save on the registration fee by becoming an EAN member! And don’t forget to sign up for… Continue Reading

1 November 2018 marked the launch of the European Brain Council (EBC)-coordinated EU project The European Brain Research Area (EBRA). EBRA was designed to respond to the Horizon 2020 call, SC1-HCO-10-2018, entitled “Coordinating European brain research and developing global initiatives”, which called for the reduction of fragmentation and duplication of research efforts, fostering synergies through enhanced coordination of brain research efforts

The Regional Teaching Course of the European Academy of Neurology (EAN) took place from 14th to 16th of September 2018 in Struga, Macedonia and was hosted by the Macedonian Neurology Society. The teaching course was organised by the EAN and was endorsed by the European Stroke Organization. The course was also supported by the Macedonian Ministry of Health, University Ss Cyril and Methodius, Medical Faculty, Macedonian Medical Chamber, Macedonian Physicians Society and the University Clinic of Neurology.

European Journal of Neurology: December issue online! The December issue of the European Journal of Neurology is online! You can find a section below:

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