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A coalition of Irish and European organisations representing people affected by neurological conditions, researchers and clinicians, has called on Ireland to use its Presidency of the Council of the European Union to champion the development of a European Neurological Health Strategy.
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E-BrainVirtual interactive case report June: A 69-year-old lady with severe swallowing and speech problems: bulbar ALS?
by Antonella Macerollo Dear Readers, An interesting interactive case has been published in eBrain this month. It has been written by the Neurology and Rheumatology Teams from Utrecht. Please, find below the abstract. -
The third congress of the EAN will take place in Amsterdam from June 24-27. This is of course well known and already in the agenda of many European neurologists! What makes this EAN congress extra special, besides the exciting program… Continue Reading -
News from EAN member societiesNews from EAN member societies: 16th National Congress of Neurology – Bulgaria
he XVI Bulgarian National Congress of Neurology took place in Golden Sands Resort, Bulgaria on 18th -21nd May 2017. On behalf of the Bulgarian Society of Neurology and its President Acad. Prof. Ivan Milanov, we would like to express our gratitude to all participants and lecturers for their participation. -
Report from Dr Cristiana Filipa Henriques Silva from Lisbon, Portugal visiting the Sleep Unit, Department of Neurology, Hospital Clinic de Barcelona, Spain under the supervision of Prof. Alex Iranzo -
The new CME article June 2017: “Epileptic manifestations in stroke patients treated with intravenous alteplase” is online now! Please log-in and browse to the LEARN section on the EAN Website and answer the questions!
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The European Academy of Neurology is announcing its third congress from June 24th- June 27th at the RAI Congress Center in Amsterdam. We are expecting more than 6000 neurologists from Europe and all over the world for this outstanding annual event. The programme and the education committee of the EAN worked hard to create a program which will present cutting edge science and first class education for the general neurologist. The purpose is to present excellence in neurology and when the participants leave the congress they will know all about the current status and the important news in our field. -
The Kingdom of the Netherlands, also known as Holland, has been densely populated from medieval times with the largest part of the population living in cities. Amongst these are many well-preserved gems like the university town of Leiden, where Rembrandt van Rijn was borne, Haarlem, the city of Frans Hals, the cheese town Alkmaar in the north, the Hansa town of Deventer in the east, the astute university city of Groningen in the north and Maastricht, the capital of the province of Limburg. -
Dear EAN member, The European Academy of Neurology congress is the largest European congress on Neurology gathering more than 5500 participants from all over Europe and the rest of the world each year! Neurologists and other specialists have the chance… Continue Reading
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28th Summer Stroke School – Healthy Lifestyle and Prevention of Stroke and Other Brain Impairments June 5th – 9th 2017, Dubrovnik, Croatia Primary objective of the course is to encourage cooperation and to promote exchange of knowledge between participants from… Continue Reading
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Paper of the MonthFeatured SliderPaper of the month: Never too late to improve post-stroke aphasia?
For June 2017, we have selected: Breitenstein C, Flöel A, Ziegler W, et al., for the FCET2EC study group. Intensive speech and language therapy in patients with chronic aphasia after stroke: a randomized, open-label, blinded-endpoint, controlled trial in health-care setting. Lancet Neurol 2017;389:1528-1538. Speech and language impairments are among the most disabling symptoms after a stroke. Patients with aphasia persisting 6 months (chronic aphasia) after a stroke are not infrequent (20%). Hence, the social and economic impact of chronic aphasia is substantial. -
Title of the project: “Occurrence of vascular events in a cohort of spontaneous intracerebral haemorrhages: incidence, predictive factors and influence on long-term outcome”.
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The event entitled “Expanding Brain Research in Europe: A societal Need?” prompted excellent debate and discussion among the speakers and audience throughout the meeting. Key speakers were: Monica Di Luca – Vice President of EBC, and former President of FEN),… Continue Reading
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Pain Alliance Europe (PAE) was established in November 2011 by a handful of enthusiastic patients organizations from across Europe that wanted to have pain recognised as a disease in its own right. -
Resident and Research FellowsEuropean Academy of Neurology – Resident and Research Fellow Section: innovations and future direction in 2017
The link between both scientists and clinical health professionals in Neurology among the European countries is crucial to maintain and improve the continuous development of Neurology in Europe. In order to ensure the integrity of the European neurological community, it is important to overcome geographical and age gaps and to create links aiming for “one common” neurological understanding in Europe and worldwide across all generations (1,2).