by Elena Moro, Antonella Macerollo and Anna Sauerbier The 1st Congress of the European Academy of Neurology took place in Berlin, Germany, between the 20th and 23rd of June 2015. Among the several social and scientific appointments, a new event… Continue Reading

by Jan Kuks, Gabrielle Lohner UEMS Section of Neurology – European Board of Neurology “The European board Exam should be a reference of excellence recognised by all European countries.” This was the slogan of one of the candidates, taking the… Continue Reading

Hospital visit Campus Benjamin Franklin, Charité, Berlin, Germany, June 22, 2015 by Anna Sauerbier, Peter Balicza, Antonella Macerollo on behalf of the European Association of Young Neurologists and Trainees (EAYNT) The hospital visit followed by a get-together during the first… Continue Reading

During 20th and 23rd of June 2015, Berlin was the capital of European neurology. At the 1st Congress of European Academy of Neurology, young neurologists had a session specially organized for them by the European Association of Young Neurologists and… Continue Reading

In this issue of Neuropenews we would like to invite you to read the following interesting articles which were kindly chosen by our Subspecialty Scientific Panel on Higher Cortical Functions. Memory Redick, Thomas S., et al.: “Measuring working memory capacity… Continue Reading

by Antonio Federico, Chair of the EAN Scientific Committee A list of the Rare Neurological Diseases (RND) consists of more than 5000 disorders. Half of them has a neurological interest including the central and peripheral nervous system or muscles, or… Continue Reading

On Saturday evening, June 20, Professor Wolfgang Oertel, Local Chairperson, opened the Congress with his welcoming address to all participants.
His speech was followed by Professor Raad Shakir, President of the World Federation of Neurology, who also had the most… Continue Reading

The networking event during the 1st Congress of the European Academy of Neurology took place on Monday, June 22nd, 2015 at the Orangery of Charlottenburg Palace (Schloss Charlottenburg), which is the largest palace in Berlin, and the only surviving royal residence in the city dating back to the time of the Hohenzollern family. It was built at the end of the 17th century and expanded during the 18th century. It includes much exotic internal decoration in baroque and rococo styles.

We congratulate the winners of the EAN Tournament during the 1st EAN Congress in Berlin. In two sessions, twelve young scientists presented their outstanding work. The EAN Tournament Prize consists of a certificate, travel, accommodation and registration to the 2nd… Continue Reading

The title ‘Fellow of the EAN’ acknowledges a limited number of neurologists who are full individual members and who deserve a special recognition of the EAN because

In the previous Newsletter we introduced the EAN History Walk as a one-time-only feature during the 1st Congress of the EAN in Berlin to show how the two parent societies EFNS and ENS developed over the past 20+ years and how, with the help of many, but especially with the TTF (Transition Task Force), grew together to an orgnisation from which we will all will benefit: a unified home for Neurology in Europe – EAN.

….. was the title of the chamber music recital in the historic amphitheatre of the Charité Department of Dermatology. On Sunday evening, Department of Neurology chairman Professor Matthias Endres, an amateur pianist himself,  had invited congress participants to join Potsdam… Continue Reading

The EAN booth at the 1st Congress of the EAN was located in the Exhibition Hall and provided information about the EAN, its membership categories & educational grants, as well as the upcoming EAN congress in Copenhagen 2016.

New Impact Factor 4.055! Here you can find the most cited articles from the European Journal of Neurology: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1111/(ISSN)1468-1331/homepage/MostCited.html Don’t miss the latest Guideline in European Journal of Neurology: EFNS-ENS/EAN Guideline on concomitant use of cholinesterase inhibitors and memantine in… Continue Reading

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