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Increasing Calls for Brain Health Action at High-level New York Event

September 30, 2026

At the Global Brain Coalition’s Brain Days, which took place alongside the 81st United Nations General Assembly (UNGA81) during High-level Week, policymakers, scientists, clinicians, patient advocates and international organisations gathered to discuss how brain health can move higher up the global policy agenda.

Parkinson’s Disease Costs Europe €22.8 Billion A Year As Cases Rise – COIN-Eu Study

September 2, 2026

First EAN Annual Report Reviews Major Milestones of 2025

August 7, 2026

Look Back at the EAN Congress 2026 in Our Congress Review eBook

August 5, 2026

Ireland Urged to Champion A European Neurological Health Strategy During its EU Presidency

July 22, 2026

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Amsterdam 2017: RRFS hospital visit at VUmc

August 1, 2017

Residents and research fellows discover the VUmc This year’s annual hospital visit on Sunday 25th of June 2017 brought 80 residents and research fellows from all over the world to the impressive VU University Medical Center Amsterdam (VUmc) located in the southwestern part of Amsterdam, close to the campus of VU University. The RRFS hospital visit was organised in collaboration with the Dutch Junior Neurology Association.
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Investigator Award Winners 2017

August 1, 2017

We congratulate the winners of the Investigator Awards to their presentation during the
3rd EAN Congress in Amsterdam 2017! The Prize consists of an Award certificate and free registration to the Lisbon Congress. All winners’ presentations were filmed –… Continue Reading
Resident and Research Fellows EAN Congress news Top Articles
Amsterdam 2017: RRFS special session: “Meet the experts and learn about clinical work and research (clinical and laboratory) around Europe”

August 1, 2017

The special session of the Residents and Research Fellow Section (RRFS) took place on Sunday 25.06.2017 during the EAN congress 2017 in Amsterdam. This year the special session was held in a novel format with the aim to create a more informal environment between juniors and senior researchers and clinicians.
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Amsterdam 2017: Report on Symposium 6: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD)

August 1, 2017

Symposium 6: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD) as a model of interaction between cognition, behaviour and motor impairment Chairpersons:
Albert C. Ludolph, Ulm, Germany
Yolande A.L. Pijnenburg, Ouderkerk aan de Amstel, The Netherlands The neuropathology of ALS… Continue Reading
Education corner
Report from the EAN Spring School 2017

August 1, 2017

The 18th course of the Spring School attracted attention of 187 colleagues from 36 countries. Due to the capacity reasons we were forced to refuse one third of the applicants. Traditionally the highest interest was from Russia – 29, Uzbekistan - 21 and Romania - 19. As usually we had again delegates from mediterranian Africa. this year, we had 90 female participants and 31 male participants.
Fellowship reports
Clinical Fellowship – Reports from 2017

August 1, 2017

Report from Dr Ayman Ahmed Ashmawi, from Cairo, Egypt visiting the Department of Clinical Epileptology, Sleep Disorders and Functional Neurology in Children University Hospitals of Lyon, France, under the supervision of Prof. Alexis Arzimanoglou.
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Reading recommendations- news from other societies

August 1, 2017

by Anna Sauerbier Neuroscience-based Nomenclature
https://www.ecnp.eu/research-innovation/nomenclature.aspx?ec_as=B7D865F484714A188FBBD8563A5F7CF8 New Alzheimer Europe publication highlights inequalities in access to dementia care and treatment across Europe
http://cordis.europa.eu/news/rcn/141444_en.html?&WT_mc_id=email-Notification Alzheimer Europe launches European Dementia Monitor 2017 at the European Parliament
http://alzheimer-europe.org/News/Alzheimer-Europe/Tuesday-27-June-2017-AE-launches-European-Dementia-Monitor-2017-at-the-European-Parliament Atomic… Continue Reading
Partner Societies
News from EAN member societies: 1st Congress of Georgian Union of Neurologists

August 1, 2017

The First Congress of Georgian Union of Neurologists was held in Tbilisi, Georgia, on 16th-17th June 2017. The aim of the congress was to establish active cooperation at the regional and national basis, to increase information level about burden and importance of neurological disease, to establish and support high standards in medical, scientific and ethic basis in the professional society of neurologists.
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Amsterdam 2017: Memories from the 3rd EAN Congress – view the photo gallery

August 1, 2017

Memories from the 3rd EAN Congress in Amsterdam find yourself, a colleague or a friend in the Amsterdam photo-gallery Amsterdam 2017: Memories from the 3rd EAN Congress – view the photo gallery was last modified: July 31st,… Continue Reading
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Interview with Professor Per Soelberg Sorensen

August 1, 2017

the understanding or treatment of MS. David B. Vodušek (DBV): Can you tell us about your training and how you ended up looking after neurological patients with MS and pursuing research in MS? Per Soelberg Sorensen (PSS): When I was a young doctor, I was fascinated by neurology because of the way the neurologist would deduct where the lesion in the nervous system was located based on the history and objective examination. This was before the appearance of scanners.
EFNA
News from EFNA: “World Brain Day 2017”

July 25, 2017

Over the past number of months, member organisations of the European Federation of Neurological Associations [EFNA] have been profiled in EANpages. Flick back through previous editions to meet those groups advocating at the European level in the fields of Dystonia,… Continue Reading
E-Brain
Virtual interactive case report July: Ischemic stroke caused by aortic and carotid dissection

July 21, 2017

by Antonella Macerollo Dear Readers, An interesting interactive case has been published in eBrain this month. It has been written by the neurology, radiology and neurosurgery teams from Belgrade, Serbia. Please, find below the abstract. To see the full… Continue Reading
Scientific panels reports
Scientific Panel on infectious diseses: EAN Consensus Review on Prevention, Diagnosis and Management of Tick-Borne Encephalitis

July 7, 2017

Tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) is a vector transmitted viral infections of the central nervous system, with an increasing health burden in Europe. The occurrence of TBE shows a tendency for prolongation of a season and extension to new geographic areas – to North and South Europe, and also in higher altitudes. The total number of TBE cases has shown an increase during recent decades, that might be associated with an occupational exposure, growing migration and travel, and outdoor leisure activities.
Research Eur J Neurol
European Journal of Neurology – Contributions from Serbian Authors

July 7, 2017

Please find below articles from Serbian authors and co-authors that were published in the European Journal of Neurology.
Country of the Month
Country of the Month: Serbia

July 7, 2017

The Rebuplic of Serbia is situaded on the Balkan Penisula and is inhabited with more than 7,000,000 people. With its geoghrafical, pollitycal and cultural position Serbia always united East and West. Giving its history along the centuries - long shape and turbulent past resulting in constant migration of population, Serbia became a multiethic, multicultural and multiconfessional society.

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