In 2 weeks, my sabbatical period in the United States, which started in April 2018, will come to an end. The word sabbatical comes from “Sabbath,” which in the biblical Old Testament was described as, “In the seventh year the land shall have a Sabbath of complete rest …” Today in Academics, it is obviously not simply rest. For me it was a break after 23 years of an uninterrupted hospital and university activity, 17 of which as chair or vice-chair of large neurological departments.

This is the Land of Fire and the Pearl of the Caucasus, a land where eastern colors combine magnificently with western progress. Azerbaijan is situated at the eastern side of the Transcaucasia on the shores of the Caspian Sea. The… Continue Reading

For September 2018, we have selected:  Katzenschlager R, Poewe W, Rascol O, et al. Apomorphine subcutaneous infusion in patients with Parkinson’s disease with persisten motor fluctuations (TOLEDO): a multicenter, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial. Lancet Neurol July 25, 2018. doi:10.1016/S1474-4422(18)30284-4. Subcutaneous infusion of apomorphine, a potent dopamine receptor agonist, is widely used in patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD) with motor fluctuations not optimally controlled with oral medication, but the previous evidence base to support this approach was weak, derived from open label studies.

2-5 JULY 2018, EFORIE NORD, ROMANIA As it is tradition, the 2018 edition of the International Summer School of Neurology was held in the resort on the Black Sea coast, Eforie Nord, Romania.

Manel  Ben Hmidene Ep Tezeghdenti, Ben Arous, Tunisia Term of the stay: 6 weeks

Are you already skilled at, or interested in learning how to review and write good Single Best Answer (SBA, multiple choice) questions? The EAN Education committee is seeking expressions of interest from anyone in the European neurology community to support… Continue Reading

The latest CME article August 2018: “Syndrome and outcome of antibody-negative limbic encephalitis” is online! Please log-in and browse to the LEARN section on the EAN Website and answer the questions! All e-learning activities are free-of-charge for EAN registered users.… Continue Reading

We would like to congratulate the winners of this year’s Investigator Award. The chosen winners have presented their work at the 4th EAN Congress in Lisbon this June. The Investigator Award consists of a free registration to the 5th EAN… Continue Reading

            by Anna Sauerbier         EFNA’s Survey of Young Europeans with Neurological Conditions https://www.efna.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/EFNAYoungPeopleSurvey.pdf   Two years after Brexit vote, a cloud still hangs over research https://sciencebusiness.net/news/two-years-after-brexit-vote-cloud-still-hangs-over-research   Societal Impact of Pain… Continue Reading

he Congress will begin each morning and afternoon with Plenary Sessions providing overviews of the phenomenology, pathophysiology, and current diagnostic and therapeutic strategies of various movement disorders. These sessions will be followed by Parallel Tracks, permitting participants to select specific diagnostic or therapeutic areas for more concentrated study.

RRFS special session: “Meet the experts and learn about clinical work and research (clinical and laboratory) around Europe” The special session of RRFS took place on Sunday, 17.06.2018 during the 4th EAN congress in Lisbon. The special session was held… Continue Reading

I would like to state my deepest gratitude and appreciation to the European Academy of Neurology for having granted me the research-training fellowship for 12 months at Prof. Benazzouz Abdelhamid’s research group, at the Institute of Neurodegenerative disease, Bordeaux University, France.

We congratulate the winners of the EAN Tournament during the 4th EAN Congress in Lisbon.
In two sessions, twelve young scientists presented their outstanding work. The EAN Tournament Prize consists of a certificate, travel, accommodation and registration to the 5th… Continue Reading

I would like to express my gratitude to the European Academy of Neurology for awarding me with research-experience fellowship at Prof. Bastiaan Bloem’s research group at the Department of Neurology, Radboud University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.

This year, the hospital visit of the Resident and Research Fellow Section (RRFS) of the European Academy of Neurology during the EAN congress was on Monday 18th June 2018. Sixty-seven residents and research fellows from 16 different countries mainly around Europe but also including countries from Africa went to the Hospital de Santa Maria which is one of the university hospitals of Lisbon.