It is not new that human disease is imposing a burden on the sufferers and a challenge for the physician. While neurologists are having the privilege being physicians and have the single patient in our focus of attention, health economists take a different view. Their thinking is focusing on the burden of disease for the society and its economic implications. They look at the costs of disease in different terms. The classical measures for the burden of disease are the costs in terms of disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) which are defined as the sum of years of life lost due to the disease (YLLs) and years lived with the disease (YLDs) accounting for reduced life time with good quality of life due to the disability. Another important measure is the Socio-demographic Index (SDI) reflecting economic and educational development. There is big science behind all these calculations which I will not go into detail here.

  The EAN Specialist Panel “Neurocritical Care” held its annual meeting on the 25th June 2017 during the EAN Congress in Amsterdam. Chair: Maxwell Damian. Management Group members present: Erich Schmutzhard and Raimund Helbok. The Chair welcomed the attendees and… Continue Reading

  SP Neuroimaging met during recent EAN Congress in Amsterdam. Co-chairs Massimo Filippi from Italy and Irena Rektorova from Czech Republic reviewed Panel activities at the EAN congresses and announced proposals which have been selected for the Lisbon 2018 congress:… Continue Reading

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

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.