As in the previous year, EANpages asked EAN committee members, panel chairs, and invited speakers  which session one should not miss at the upcoming congress in Amsterdam 2017. Please find their answers below!

Many thanks to everyone who participated in the congress quiz for the
3rd EAN Congress in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, this year! Below you can find the three lucky winners who will receive a free registration to the Amsterdam congress! Ana… Continue Reading

The annual congress is the most important event of our Society. This year European and International Neurologists are invited to attend the third EAN congress in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, June 24-27. Literally hundreds of EAN-members are involved to in the preparation of this congress. I wanted to explain to our members how the congress programme is developed. In its third year of existence of the Society, some of the preparation has come to routine but most of the tasks are highly challenging year after year as one of the aims of the Society is to have new innovations every year.

For April 2017, we have selected: Chen H, Kwong JC, Copes R, et al.  Living near major roads and the incidence of dementia, Parkinson’s disease, and multiple sclerosis: a population-based cohort study. Lancet 2017:389;718-726. Some studies have suggested that smog and noise can play a role in the pathogenesis of neurodegenerative disorders by inducing oxidative stress, neuroinflammation, microglia and neuronal antibody activation.

by Catharina G. Faber Neuromuscular Centre the Netherlands The field of neuromuscular diseases in the Netherlands is characterized by a longstanding tradition of collaboration between seven neuromuscular centres of the university hospitals. This collaboration has been formalised since 1993, when… Continue Reading

News from the Journal editors: Effect of delayed-release dimethyl fumarate on no evidence of disease activity in relapsing–remitting multiple sclerosis: integrated analysis of the phase III DEFINE and CONFIRM studies

The EAN congress quiz 2017 is online now until March 29: Just log-in to “MyEAN” on the EAN website and click on Congress Quiz 2017 Answer all questions correctly, and you participate in the raffle for 3 free congress registrations… Continue Reading

Dear EAN Individual Members, Time seems to be passing very quickly and our next Congress, the best opportunity for enjoying your membership benefits, is just around the corner! Before the early registration deadline, 29 March 2017, passes we would like… Continue Reading

On Thursday, 16 March 2017 a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the EAN and the AFAN. The signed MoU will be an important instrument of cooperation between the two societies.

18th March 2017: Three months left to the most important event for European Neurologists: the 3rd congress of the European Academy of Neurology is coming. Find out more at the congress website. Deadline for the early registration is 29th of… Continue Reading

By Karin Klijn   Over the past three decades the diagnosis and treatment of stroke has seen tremendous changes, which have led to a complete change of clinical practice, probably best illustrated by the adagio “time is brain”. Dutch researchers… Continue Reading