This symposium was chaired by Prof. Reetta K. Kälviäinen, Kuopio, Finland, and Prof. Hannah Cock, London, United Kingdom. Overall, the symposium updated us about the link between genetic and epilepsy, and outlined the benefits and controversies regarding the use of genetical test in epilepsy.

Prof. T. Fleming Outeiro, from Goettingen, Germany, gave a very interesting lecture about “Tau protein in normal and pathological brain”.  He lectured on the misfolding of tau protein and its effects.  Protein folding and homeostasis remain a constant challenge for the normal cell. Tau is a complex microtubule binding protein.

Prof. Günther Deuschl, President of the EAN, also welcomed everybody. He highlighted some recent important studies published by European researchers, the celebration of the Brain Prize in Europe, and some EAN achievements such as the guidelines project. The EAN is also particularly interested in assessing the burden of neurological diseases in Europe.

The new CME article June 2018: “Re-emergent tremor in Parkinson’s disease: the effect of dopaminergic treatment” is online now! 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 … Continue Reading

The European Academy of Neurology held the traditional educational 4-day course in May – the EAN Spring School.

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

In order to guarantee the quality of our upcoming congresses, we are carrying out congress evaluations. General Evaluation The general evaluation of the congress will be sent to all congress participants after the congress. Session Evaluation/CME Certificate If you wish… Continue Reading

Recently, EAN held elections of the Scientific Panel Management groups. All Panel Members - institutional that are nominated by a national society, and individual - were invited to send in their applications. The Scientific Committee received altogether 163 applications, from 30 different countries (59 female and 104 male applicants).

The year of 1949 was a celebrating year for Neurosciences in Portugal, since our professor of Neurology Egas Moniz was awarded the Nobel Prize of Medicine and Physiology, an important recognition of his neuroscience research. This was a mark that very much inspired the interest of our medical school on neurosciences.

The European Academy of Neurology provides access to ebrain for all its members entirely free of charge and it is a highly valuable part of your EAN membership. We strongly encourage you to engage with the ebrain programme. Ebrain is fully intergrated via a seamless link on the EAN website. To get access go to www.ean.org, log in via my EAN, rest your mouse over learn and click on ebrain.

Prof. G. Deuschl, President of the EAN and Prof. W. Wick President of EANO are pleased to announce that: EAN has joined with EANO to promote optimal management of neuro-oncological care in neurology in Europe.

Dear Colleague, We seek your help in identifying candidates for the € 1 million prize, The Brain Prize, which is awarded by the Lundbeck Foundation. The Brain Prize recognizes highly original and influential advances in research on the nervous system,… Continue Reading

David B. Vodušek (DBV): Mr Bundgaard-Nielsen, you have been director of the Lundbeck Foundation. Can you explain to our readers the facts about this foundation and its relations to Lundbeck, the well known pharmaceutical company? Mogens Bundgaard-Nielsen (MBN): The Lundbeck Foundation was established in 1954 by Grete Lundbeck. She was the widow after Hans Lundbeck, the founder of the company H. Lundbeck who died some 10 years earlier. She eventually