David B Vodušek (DBV): In light of your long-standing experience in the world of neurology world-wide, what would your “diagnosis” be concerning its “state of art”? William Carroll (WC): What a good question to begin with. I would say my “diagnosis” is healthy and its prognosis is one of cautious optimism mixed with exciting opportunities and challenges.

The past year has been a good year for neurology. With the major progress for neurological treatments and the aging of the population, neurology is becoming one of the key disciplines of medicine. Its organized bodies like the World Federation of Neurology, the regional societies in America, Asia and Europe as well as the specialty societies for stroke, movement disorders, dementia, multiple sclerosis and many other diseases are becoming the key drivers of this development.

Abstract Submission Deadline for the Lisbon Congress  is only 6 weeks away.
Don’t miss you chance to be part of htis outstanidng event  in European Neurology.
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      by Anna Sauerbier     The societal impact of pain (SIP) 2017 Steering Committee Meeting New techniques target protein clumps linked to Alzheimer’s and cancer Inside the solitary life of an Alzheimer’s sufferer E-health Tallinn 2017: i-prognosis… Continue Reading

The new CME article December 2017: “Characterization of isolated amyloid myopathy” 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 for EAN registered users.
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It is a great pleasure to introduce the recipients of the Research Fellowship 2018 (in alphabetical order):

Report from Dr Anca Adriana Arbune, from Bucharest, Romania visiting the Neurophysiology Department, Filadelfia Hospital, Dianalund, Denmark under the supervision of Prof. Sándor Beniczki.

The International Brain Tumour Alliance (IBTA) is a global network founded in 2005 as a worldwide community for brain tumour patient organisations, medical professionals  and others in the field of neuro oncology. We bring together international experience and expertise with the aim of enhancing the well-being and quality of life of brain tumour patients and their families and promoting the need for more brain tumour research.

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

The French Republic was born in 1793, fruit of a long and tormented political history. France is a constitutional republic with a semi presidential regimen, and it has around 67 million people. The French national statement is “to govern the nation, by the nation and for the nation”, which fits well with our motto: “liberté, égalité, fraternité”. The capital is Paris, and the official language is French. Paris and the French Riviera are both high touristic places.

For December 2017, we have selected: Dwivedi R, Ramanujam B, Chandra PS, et al. Surgery for drug-resistant epilepsy in children. NEJM 2017;377:1639-1647. Drug-resistant epilepsy can be particularly devastating in children due to the heavy impact on psychosocial aspects and quality of life of these little patients and their family.

  Following the Board Meeting and General Assembly of the Alliance for Biomedical Research in Europe  that took place on November 8, please find attached the Alliance’s joint statement with FEAM – Federation of European Academies of Medicine related to… Continue Reading

  The panel met during the EAN Congress on June 25, 2017 from 10 am to 12 am with Fabio Antonaci and Stefan Evers as Co-Chairs and 14 other members.   1) Guidelines The guideline on trigeminal neuralgia is in… Continue Reading

Outcome of the elections of the new Executive During the November 22nd, Board meeting the elections for the EBC new Executive took place. The new Executive is composed as follows: • President Prof. Monica di Luca (FENS)
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  On the occasion of the 2017 Amsterdam conference the EAN Autonomic Nervous Disorders panel gave an overview of their activities and set future goals. After welcoming words by the panels chair Professor Max Hilz, the panel members reviewed the… Continue Reading