Situated at the north-eastern end of the Mediterranean basin, Cyprus is the third largest island in the region, with an area of 9,251 square kilometers (3,572 square miles). Cyprus is a small island with a long history and a rich culture that spans 10,000 years, making it one of the oldest civilizations in the Mediterranean area. Situated at the crossroads of three continents - Europe, Asia and Africa - the island’s unique geographic position has played an important part in its turbulent past since antiquity. The island was divided in 1974 following the Turkish invasion.

David B. Vodušek (DBV): The Scientific Panel for Health – SPH is an official and unique panel of the EC within H2020. Can you introduce the SPH to the readers of EAN and explain its tasks? Karin Sipido (KS): The European Commission’s Scientific Panel for Health is a science-led expert group based on the provisions of the Horizon2020 Specific Programme.

For November 2017, we have selected: Mittal S, Bjørnevik K, Im DS, et al. ß2-Adrenoreceptor is a regulator of the α-synuclein gene driving risk of Parkinson’s disease. Science 2017;140:2295-2305. Disturbed proteostasis of α-synuclein is now thought to play a critical role in the pathogenesis of Parkinson’s disease (PD). Physiological functions of this protein include synaptic transport as well as involvement in the metabolism of membrane phospholipids, and in the differentiation and survival of dopaminergic neurons.

Registration for the 4th EAN Congress in Lisbon, Portugal, 16-19 June 2018, is now possible! If you are a member of EAN, you can save up to 200€ – benefit now from our reduced membership fees. Don’t forget to sign… Continue Reading

  The actual and ongoing agenda of the EAN – NeuroOncology Panel was presented during the EAN 2017 in Amsterdam at the Panel meeting. The following activities were discussed in detail:   Guidelines, provided by the EAN-Scientific Panels, are one… Continue Reading

  SP on Dementia and Cognitive Disorders Panel met during recent EAN Congress in Amsterdam. Co-chairs Reinhold Schmidt from Austria and Jakub Hort from Czech Republic welcomed members and announced that Prof. Dafin Muresanu from Romania has been appointed as… Continue Reading

  The Panel met at the EAN Congress in Amsterdam and the Co-Chairs presented the main points from the Panel Chairs meeting.  It was agreed that the Panel would approach all members to suggest a Neurologist in training to join… Continue Reading

In 2018, the EAN will offer 35 Clinical Fellowships.

Report from Dr Meri Grigoryan, from Yerevan, Armenia visiting the Department of Neurology, Universitatsklinikum Heidelberg, Germany under the supervision of prof. Peter Ringleb

The new CME article October 2017: “European Stroke Organization guideline for the diagnosis and treatment of cerebral venous thrombosis – endorsed by the European Academy of Neurology” is online now! Please log-in and browse to the LEARN section on the… Continue Reading

Dear Readers, An interesting interactive case has been published in eBrain this month. It has been written by the Neurology, Neuroscience and Stroke Unit teams from UCL Belgium. Please, find below the abstract. To see the full case, please log-in via the EAN-website, and once you are on the eBrain page, go to “virtual patient cases”:

During the general assembly of the Resident and Research Fellow Section (RRFS) on June 26, 2017 it was concluded that an update of the RRFS membership criteria was needed. Many neurologists in training across Europe conduct a postgraduate degree such as Master or MD or PhD program after their residency and these people should still be eligible as RRFS members until 3 years since their latest degree as we believe the RRFS section is relevant for them during this period.

A new guideline on cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT) diagnosis and treatment issued by the European Stroke Organization (ESO) and endorsed by the European Academy of Neurology (EAN) was recently published in ESO (long version) and EAN (abbreviated version) official journals [1, 2].