by Antonella Macerollo, P. Balicza, O. Györfi, L. Klingelhöfer, A. Macerollo, V. Papp, A. Sauerbier There has been the outstanding need to provide European junior colleagues with a platform for encouraging intercultural exchanges and support, and tackling upcoming challenges of… Continue Reading

Thanks to the support from the European Academy of Neurology (EAN) I was able to spend a research fellowship at the Stroke Research division, Institutes of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences (University of Glasgow, United Kingdom), in the research group led by Professor Kennedy R. Lees.

I was fortunate to receive a Fellowship from European Academy of Neurology in order to spend 6 months of my education at the John Walton Muscular Dystrophy Research Centre (JWMDRC), Institute of Genetic Medicine, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. This education was conducted in cooperation with the departments of neurology and clinical neurophysiology, Newcastle University and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Trust.

Report from Maria Paola Cabboi from Italy visiting the Laboratory of Histology of the Neurology Clinic, University of Würzburg, Germany under the supervision of Professor Claudia Sommer I attended the Laboratory of Histology of the Neurology Clinic of the University… Continue Reading

by David Oliver In the January issue  of the European Journal of Neurology, a Consensus review on the development of palliative care for patients with chronic and progressive neurological disease is published and we highlight this important article by offering… Continue Reading

Dear readers, As in 2015, our Scientific Panels are back with their article recommendations! In this issue, the Autonomic nervous system disorders , Higher cortical functions, Movement disorders, Neuroepidemiology & Sleep-wake disorders Scientific Panels invite you to read the following… Continue Reading

This year the EAN Spring School will take place from May 12th to May 15th, 2016 at the Hotel Bezděz in Staré Splavy, Czech Republic.

Most Accessed Articles EFNS/MDS-ES recommendations for the diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/enhanced/doi/10.1111/ene.12022/ Summary of the recommendations of the EFNS/MDS-ES review on therapeutic management of Parkinson’s disease http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/enhanced/doi/10.1111/j.1468-1331.2012.03866.x EFNS-ENS/EAN Guideline on concomitant use of cholinesterase inhibitors and memantine in moderate to… Continue Reading

by David B. Vodusek and Eveline Sipido The neurological societies of the Maghreb held their 10th Congress in Tunis, Tunisia from December 3 – 5, 2015.
Prof. Riadh Gouider, President of the Tunisian Society of Neurology hosted the meeting. More… Continue Reading

by Anna Sauerbier   Follow-up to the Paris agreement: the role of public health in preventing and responding to climate change (EUROHEALTHNET) Should pregnant women be included in clinical trials (Healthcare Economist) E- fact 76: Well being at work: creating… Continue Reading

On behalf of Prof. Ulrich Jäger, member of the BioMed Alliance Board of Directors and of the Monitoring Horizon 2020 Task Force, we are asking you to provide your input to improve Horizon 2020 and the next Research and Innovation… Continue Reading

The 2015 has been a very important year for the EAN, mainly signed by the celebration of the first EAN Congress in Berlin last June. Many other important achievements have been reached by the EAN during this year, thank to the hard and generous work of the EAN President, Executive Board, Committees, Panels, and so many other EAN members. This end of the year gives us the special opportunity to thank all who have contributed to the EAN successful development, and to invite everybody to look forward to even more and better to come.

is available now! Click here to read. The European Journal of Neurology is free of charge for EAN members! Log-in on www.eaneurology.org. If you encounter difficulties accessing the Journal, please contact headoffice@eaneurology.org. European Journal of Neurology – January 2016 issue… Continue Reading

See the latest Reviews Radiological imaging in acute ischaemic stroke Neuromyelitis optica: a positive appraisal of seronegative cases See  more on http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1111/(ISSN)1468-1331/homepage/reviews.htm Did you see the Special Issue? ParadigMS Don’t miss the Invited Reviews Virtual Issue See the latest Special… Continue Reading

The European Academy of Neurology was founded just 18 months ago and is becoming increasingly accepted as a hub for scientific knowledge and premier education (please see the EAN movie). This is reflected in the number of neurologists and trainees who join the EAN as members. To remind you: EAN has close to 25 000 associated members from 47 national European Member Societies, but accepts neurologists wanting to upgrade their membership as individual members.