Ann Little (AL): Alistair, congratulations on winning an EFNA Neurology Advocacy Award in the Patient Advocate category. Can you tell us when, how and why you became involved in patient advocacy?  Alistair Newton (AN): Thank you.  It is an honour to have been chosen for this award, especially as I was part of the 'core' team of the EFNA Board during its formation and through its first decade.  In turn, I congratulate the current EFNA leadership on its successes and excellent development since then.

by Antonella Macerollo 
  Ebrain is a comprehensive e-learning platform for clinical neurosciences, with a broad range of content to support learning in a variety of ways. Of note, EAN members can access to Ebrain platform directly through their own… Continue Reading

By Claudia Sommer   Another format of teaching at the EAN congresses are the interactive sessions, which encourage the participant to actively engage, and with immediate feedback to support learning Each course lasts for 90 minutes, and the number of… Continue Reading

David Vodušek (DV): Can you briefly illustrate the structure and mission of the International Neuro-Urology Society (INUS) to the EANpages readers? H. Madersbacher (HM): The International Neuro‐Urology Society (INUS) is a charitable, non‐for‐profit organization with the aim of promoting worldwide the clinical care of patients with neuro‐urological problems by raising awareness for Neuro-Urology and to increase its visibility.

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