Electromyography (EMG) is the use of electrical signals from voluntary muscle to diagnose weakness as being due to nerve or muscle disease or disorders of the central nervous system. At EMG the potentials are recorded from muscle at rest, during weak effort and during maximal voluntary effort.

For December 2015 we have selected: Ramanujam R, Hedstrom A-K, Manouchehrinia A, et al. Effect of smoking cessation on multiple sclerosis prognosis. JAMA Neurol 2015; 72(10):1117-1123. The usual course of multiple sclerosis (MS) is characterized by the conversion to secondary progressive disease within about 20 years from the first attack. Great efforts are currently made to modify the disease progression with the use of aggressive and expensive medical treatments.

by Delia Lenzi Researchers working with gene-editing techniques (CRISPR) have managed to ensure that an engineered mosquito would pass on its new Plasmodium falciparum resistance genes to nearly all of its offspring— and note, not just half, as would normally… Continue Reading

It is a great pleasure to introduce the recipients of the Research Fellowship 2016 (in alphabetical order):

by Martin Rakusa and Ulf Kallweit Sleep disorders are an area, where doctors of different specialities meet. However, they are also that part of neurology, which is often overlooked. To strengthen connection between young neurologists and sleep specialists, Young European… Continue Reading

by Erich Schmutzhard and Eveline Sipido The 7th RTC took place in Khartoum, Sudan from 15 to 17 October 2015 and was hosted by the University of Khartoum. The RTC, organised by the EAN – European Academy of Neurology, was… Continue Reading

Report from Shabnam Khalilova from Azerbaijan visiting the Department of Neurology at the Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway under the supervision of Professor Ole Björn Tysnes It was my big dream to visit a European hospital and to observe the… Continue Reading

by Valeria Caso The National Education Science Forum «Neurology Update in Kazakhstan» was held on September 7 -8, 2015. This event was organised by the Asfendiyarov Kazakh National Medical University, the Kazakh National Association of Stroke, Kazakhstan National Association of… Continue Reading

It was a great honour and pleasure to be selected by the Education and Training Committee of the EFNS.

I have spent one year in the laboratory at the Department of Neurology of the University Hospital of Würzburg (the head of laboratory is Prof. Dr. Claudia Sommer). During this time, I was supported by a stipend granted by the… Continue Reading

All e-learning activities are free-of-charge for EAN registered users. Answer all questions correctly and you will receive one hour of CME. European Journal of Neurology
Every month one article is chosen for online learning. The following articles are available free… Continue Reading

Dear Readers, In this issue, we kindly invite you to read articles which have been chosen for you by our Scientific Panels ALS and frontotemporal dementia , Autonomic nervous system disorders, Higher cortical functions, Movement disorders, Neurocritical care, Neurogenetics, Neurorehabilitation  … Continue Reading

Only 6 more weeks until Abstract Submission Deadline on January 13, 2016.

Many European Neurologists are aware of Neuropenews, the blog/newsletter of the European Academy of Neurology (EAN). Neuropenews is a platform free to all EAN members and persons interested.
The main objective of Neuropenews is to effectively communicate news in the… Continue Reading

The EAN Liaison Committee (LC) is the meeting point and link for all activities and contacts that the European Academy of Neurology (EAN) has with neurology related activities and societies. The LC creates the ideal platform for all elements of the EAN’s external work to come and link together and develops new contacts with societies related to the field of neurology.