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The EPDA is the only European Parkinson’s disease umbrella association. Founded in 1992, we represent national Parkinson’s associations in nearly 30 countries across Europe and advocate for the rights and needs of more than 1.2 million people with Parkinson’s and their families.
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Executive PageFeatured Slider
President’s page: Working for European Neurology: The partners of EAN in Brussels
March 1, 20172 years ago I have already highlighted the work of the European Affairs sub-Committee of the European Academy of Neurology. This is to more closely introduce the partners of EAN at this in Brussels. It is important that our members know about activities of our Society on a European level. -
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Paper of the month: Migraine as a risk factor of perioperative ischemic stroke
March 1, 2017For March 2017, we have selected: Timm FP, Houle TT, Grabitz SD, et al. Migraine and risk of perioperative ischemic stroke and hospital readmission: hospital based registry study. BMJ 2017 Jan 10;356:i6635. doi: 10.1136/bmj.i6635. A higher risk of ischemic stroke has been found in patients with migraine, especially in those with migraine with aura. -
Education corner
About the Poster Presentations at the 2016 Copenhagen EAN congress: insights for Amsterdam 2017
February 1, 2017When coming back from international congresses, it happens to be asked by our patients if we have heard about new innovative and highly effective treatments or new research about specific neurological diseases… -
Neurology training in Europe varies considerably between countries. Results from a recent survey have been published in the European Journal of Neurology, highlighting similarities and differences between European Union (EU) countries, other European Economic Area countries, and Switzerland.
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Report from Dr Sandra Manuela Dias Moreira from Amarante, Portugal visiting Institute of Genetic Medicine, International Centre for Life, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK under the supervision of Dr. Teresinha Evangelista.
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Education corner
The 9th European Board Examination in Neurology for young neurologists. Amsterdam June 23th 2017
February 1, 2017After the 8th EBN Exam in Copenhagen 2016 there will be a 9th one at the site of the EAN-meeting, close to the famous canals of the inner city in Amsterdam. 72 candidates showed up in Copenhagen, 67 of them… Continue Reading -
The new CME article February 2017: “Can we stop immunomodulatory treatments in secondary progressive multiple sclerosis?” 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 EAN may endorse proposals from other organizations as for example: scientific programmes from international or national meetings and conferences organized by other neurology related organizations or national neurological societies, policy statements related to neurology from other European or international organizations and publications from other organizations.
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13th Annual Update Conference on Clinical Neurology and Neurophysiology
February 20-21, 2017 Jerusalem, Israel, The conference will be held this year in Jerusalem on February 20-21, 2017. The conference will feature two parallel streams and workshops. Participants are invited to… Continue Reading -
On January 19, the EBC presented at the European Parliament in Strasbourg the final outcomes of the Science and Technology Options Assessment (STOA) study: Technological Innovation strategies in substance use disorders.
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Other News
Report about Master of Headache disorders programme at University of Copenhagen
February 1, 2017by Elena Lebedeva
I participated at the first part the Masters of Headache disorders program in Copenhagen and I passed the exam after that. Participants need to complete five more parts about: headache mechanisms, risk factors, diagnostics and treatment, including… Continue Reading -
Atrial Fibrillation – related stroke policy series workshop European Parliament, Brussels – 25 January 2017 The European Brain council, in cooperation with the EAN – European Academy of Neurology, the ESO – European Stroke Organisation, the AFA – Atrial Fibrillation… Continue Reading
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By Anna Sauerbier
The balance between science and public opinion is ‘difficult’
http://www.euractiv.com/section/agriculture-food/interview/mcguinness-the-balance-between-science-and-public-opinion-is-difficult/
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The inequalities between men and women are most visible when it comes to mental health
https://www.theparliamentmagazine.eu/articles/opinion/gender-inequality-most-evident-mental-health
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Multiple sclerosis drug ‘a landmark’… Continue Reading -
News from EAN member societies
Report of the recent Turkish Neurological Congress: Increasing voice for cerebrovascular diseases
February 1, 2017The traditional annual congress of Turkish Neurological Society, the 52nd Turkish Neurological Congress, was held on 25 November- 1 December 2016 in Antalya. It was attended by 1,600 participants.









