Elena Moro (EM): We would like to join the EFNA Board in congratulating you with your election as the President of EFNA. We look forward at collaborating with you! Could you share with us your plans for the EFNA? Ann Little (AL): In recent years, EFNA has worked with great dedication on establishing a new strategic direction focussed on the four pillars of Advocacy, Awareness, Empowerment and Engagement. This is laid out in our Strategic Plan 2015-2020 document ‘Stronger Connected’.

Ebrain (www.ebrainJNC.com) is the largest and most comprehensive web-based training resource in clinical neurosciences, both for training and continuous professional development. In the field of spinal diseases, eBrain offers lots of information regarding different aspects of spinal cord problems. Spinal… Continue Reading

For October 2015, we have selected: M. Goedert. Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease: The prion concept in relation to assembled Aβ, tau, and α-synuclein. Science 2015;349(6248):1255555. Doi: 10.1126/science.12555550. In this review of Michel Goedert, the pathophysiology of the two most frequent neurodegenerative disorders, Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and Parkinson’s disease (PD), is unified in a common process that shares the prion-like spreading of abnormal protein assemblages inside the brain.

by Delia Lenzi It is called follistatin-like 1 (FSTL1) and in animal models promotes cardiac muscle regeneration. This incredible result has been obtained by a team coordinated by Pilar Ruiz Lozano and recently published in Nature. The application of the… Continue Reading

I was fortunate to receive a 6-month Scientific Fellowship from the European Academy of Neurology (EAN) to spend one year of my neurology residency training programme at the Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences in Oxford (Head of Department: Prof… Continue Reading

Which patients have taught you the most? Is there a case you’ve seen – recently or some time ago – which highlighted key diagnostic or management issues and really supported your training? If so, why not consider publishing it as… Continue Reading

Report from Floriana Boghez from Romania visiting the Sleep Center, Civic Hospital in Lugano, Switzerland under the supervision of Dr Mauro Manconi I spent six very useful weeks in the Neurology and Neurophysiology Department of the Civic Hospital in Lugano,… Continue Reading

According to the new rules, from now on there will be two panel membership categories: membership via European national neurological societies and individual panel membership. Members nominated via National society will be re-appointed every two years. Each EAN full, corresponding… Continue Reading

Dear readers, In this issue, we invite you to read three articles which have been carefully chosen by our Scientific Panels: Higher cortical functions, Sleep-wake disorders, and Palliative care: Ossenkopele R, Pijnenburg Y, Perry DC, et al. The behavioural/dysexecutive variant… Continue Reading

Dear readers, We are happy to inform you that, after a productive disucssion with our panel chairpersons, the Scientific Committee and the Board finalised the rules of the EAN Scientific Panel (SP): Tasks of the SPs Suggesting educational and congress… Continue Reading

Dear readers, In order to ensure continuity and efficiency of the EAN Scientific Panels, it was decided that a small Management Group consisting of 3-6 members will be introduced for each of the Scientific Panels. The Management Group will be… Continue Reading

EAN Guideline Production Group: Procedure for updating EAN guidelines The EAN Scientific Committee (SC) determines each year the need for updating guidelines. In addition, each Scientific Panel (SP) may decide to update a guideline at any moment, depending on the… Continue Reading

At the first EAN Congress, held in Berlin in June 2015, more than 3000 participants attended the 25 Teaching Courses and 5 Hands-on courses:

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The European Brain Council sends out a newsletter as well as an External Environmental Report that brings articles and projects of interest to the attention of its members. From these, the Neuropenews Editors identify those that are of interest for… Continue Reading