For almost 100 years there have been Danish neurologists with a dedicated interest in migraine and other headache disorders. 50 years ago the champion was Dr. Dalsgaard-Nielsen and my mentor Erik Skinhøj got his interest in migraine during his clinical training with Dalsgaard-Nielsen.

by Delia Lenzi It is well known in the scientific community that the connectomes will in the near future deeply influence our vision of how the brain works. In this very comprehensive article, published in Nature early this month, Amber… Continue Reading

For November 2015, we have selected: Kalra L, Irshad J, Simpson J, et al., on behalf of the STROKE-INF Investigators. Prophylactic antibiotics after acute stroke for reducing pneumonia in patients with dysphagia (STROKE-INF): a prospective, cluster-randomised, open-label, masked endpoint, controlled trial. Lancet Neurology 2015; September 4. Dysphagia is common after a stroke, and associated with an increased risk of pneumonia and mortality. However, the use of antibiotics to prevent post-stroke pneumonia has been controversial.

EAN unites and supports neurologists across the whole of Europe and aims at strengthening collaboration between clinical neurology and related scientific societies. We are delighted to hereby announce that EAN and the European Stroke Organisation have signed a letter of… Continue Reading

I spent my EFNS scientific fellowship period at the University College London (UCL) in the United Kingdom between 1st April 2014 and 31st March 2015, under the guidance of Professor Martin M Brown. The title of my research project was… Continue Reading

by Julia Mayer For the first time the EAN regional teaching course “travelled” to Montenegro, to the lovely town of Budva, at the coast, just one hour from the capital Podgorica.
The course was organised by Professor Slavica Vujisic, President… Continue Reading

by Antonella Macerollo I attended the Regional Teaching Course of the European Academy of Neurology that took place from 9-11 October 2015 in Budva, Montenegro and represented the European Association of Young Neurologists and Trainees (EAYNT). The course covered several… Continue Reading

by Slavica Vujisic and Sanja Vodopic The Regional Teaching Course of the European Academy of Neurology took place on October 9th -11th, 2015 in Budva, Montenegro. It was the first time the regional teaching course was organised in our country.… Continue Reading

Report from Anna Damulina from Russia visiting the Department of Neurology in the Medical University of Graz, Austria under the supervision of Professor Franz Fazekas I took part in Department-to-Department programme from 18.05.2015 until 26.05.2015 at the Department of Neurology… Continue Reading

In 2016, the EAN will offer 35 Clinical Fellowships. The programme is designed for a stay of 6 weeks in the Hosting Department. The objective of the “Clinical Fellowship Programme” is to provide a well-defined clinical observational experience in a department with recognised expertise in a specific field.

Dear readers, Do not miss the chance to read articles which have been carefully chosen for this issue by our Scientific Panels Higher cortical functions, Movement disorders, Neuroimaging and Neuroepidemiology: Qin P, Wu X, Huang Z, et al. How are… Continue Reading

As proposed by Professor Günther Deuschl, a special session which included also Prof. David B. Vodušek (Ljubljana, Slovenia), Prof. Wolfgang Oertel (Marburg, Germany) and D. A. Macerollo (London, UK) and Prof. Stefan Zierz (Halle, Germany) was organised by the German Neurological Society within their DGN Forum - Germany Meets Europe: What EAN can achieve for science, medical care and education.

Registration and abstract submission for the 2nd EAN Congress in Copenhagen, Denmark are open now!

On October 1-3, 2015 the 5th Congress of Neurologists of the Republic of Moldova took place in Chisinau. The congress was held jointly with the works of the Symposium of Neurologists and Neurosurgeons Chisinau (Republic of Moldova) – Iasi (Romania) at its 14th edition.

by Claudia Sommer and Theodor Landis The Teaching Course sub-Committee consists of the following members: Theodor Landis, Switzerland – Chairman Members: Anish Bahra, UK (responsible for interactive sessions); Gilles Edan, France (responsible for Spring School); Oleg Levin, Russia; Viktoria Papp,… Continue Reading