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

September 2, 2026

The annual societal cost of Parkinson's disease across Europe reached €22.8 billion in 2019 according to a new study within the EAN-led Cost of Illness in Neurology in Europe (COIN-Eu) initiative.

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

EAN 2026 Presidential Symposium: Translating Neuroscience Discoveries into Clinical Transformation

June 28, 2026

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Amsterdam 2017 – The Educational Sessions – Case-based workshops

March 1, 2017

The case-based workshop is a new format of teaching available during the EAN congress, and it has already become very popular. While preparing this workshops requires considerable prerequisite work from the presenters, attendees will have a high level educational experience.
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March 1, 2017

by Anna Sauerbier Promoting gender equality in mental health and clinical research
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//TEXT+TA+P8-TA-2017-0028+0+DOC+XML+V0//EN&language=EN Developing tools for early diagnosis and treatment of Alzheimer’s
http://ec.europa.eu/research/infocentre/article_en.cfm?id=/research/headlines/news/article_17_01_31_en.html?infocentre&item=Infocentre&artid=42936 Mental Health & Active Ageing: Event, video and press release
http://www.mhe-sme.org/news-events/news/news-details/article/mental-health-active-ageing-event-video-and-press-release/ … Continue Reading
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Report on the EAN-IBRO co-sponsored symposium “BRAIN AGEING AND DEMENTIA IN LOW AND MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRIES 2016”

March 1, 2017

in collaboration with the Institute of Neuroscience and Institute for Ageing, Newcastle University, UK; Centre for Ageing and Health (AgeCAP), Sweden; Alzheimer’s Research, UK and the African Academy of Neurology (AFAN) 6th – 9th December 2016 Nairobi, Kenya The landmark… Continue Reading
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News from EFNA – About European Parkinson’s Disease Association (EPDA)

March 1, 2017

Founded/Established in and Short synopsis of aims and objectives 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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President’s page: Working for European Neurology: The partners of EAN in Brussels

March 1, 2017

2 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, 2017

For 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.
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About the Poster Presentations at the 2016 Copenhagen EAN congress: insights for Amsterdam 2017

February 1, 2017

When 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…
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Neurology training in Europe

February 1, 2017

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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Clinical Fellowship – Reports from 2016

February 1, 2017

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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The 9th European Board Examination in Neurology for young neurologists. Amsterdam June 23th 2017

February 1, 2017

After 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
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CME online – February 2017

February 1, 2017

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
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EAN Endorsement: What happened in 2016 and how and why to apply

February 1, 2017

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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EAN endorsed meetings in February

February 1, 2017

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
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Report from the EBC – STOA Panel Meeting, Strasbourg 19.01.17

February 1, 2017

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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Report about Master of Headache disorders programme at University of Copenhagen

February 1, 2017

by 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

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