by Hannah Cock Epilepsy is one of the commonest serious neurological conditions, on a par with stroke and dementia so whatever your field, you need to know at least the basics. July also hosts the European Congress of Epileptology in… Continue Reading

by Delia Lenzi Villeda et al. (but many others are working on this) in a series of elegant experiments demostrate that age-related synaptic alterations might be reversible. Authors use parabiois to show that young blood contains a factor that reverses… Continue Reading

he first paper that I would like to point out to our readers is “Use of a novel high-resolution magnetic resonance neurography protocol to detect abnormal dorsal root ganglia in Sjögren patients with neuropathic pain: case series of 10 patients and review of the Literature”, published in Medicine; May 2014; Vol. 93; Issue 3 ; p. 121-134.

by Günther Deuschl Dear colleagues, The European Academy of Neurology (EAN) has been founded on the 3rd of June 2014 in Istanbul. A new era of European neurology is starting because all neurologists in this part of the world have… Continue Reading

With the advent of the European Academy of Neurology just established we have the pleasure to survey the past 14 years, when the Department to Department Cooperation Programme has been running under the agenda of the EFNS. In 2001 the… Continue Reading

31 May – 3 June 2014 At this unique meeting organised by the European Federation of Neurological Societies (EFNS) and the European Neurological Society (ENS), a record number of more than 5900 neurologists from 102 countries attended.
The top ten… Continue Reading

....more pictures from the Joint Congress of European Neurology

The congress was really impressive and fantastic, the most attended neurology meeting that ever took place in Europe with almost 6,000 participants! There were a lot of interesting symposia, presentations, teaching courses, and focused workshops, and often it was hard to choose the one to attend, out of the many running at the same time.

The Joint Congress of Neurology, organised by both the European Federation of Neurological Societies (EFNS) and the European Neurological Society (ENS), took place in Istanbul, Turkey, from 31st of May to 3rd of June, 2014. Istanbul is an historical city… Continue Reading

We congratulate the winners of the Investigator Awards for their presentation during the EFNS-ENS Joint Congress of European Neurology in Istanbul 2014!
The Prize consists of an Award certificate & €500,- Ina Almdahl, Oslo, Norway: Selective affection of hippocampal subfields… Continue Reading

We congratulate the winner of the P.K. Thomas Award for the best paper on peripheral nerve disorders at the EFNS-ENS Joint Congress in Istanbul 2014 Luis Querol, Madrid, Spain
Antibodies against neurofascin-155 (NF155) in CIDP associated with disabling tremor, distal… Continue Reading

The presenters of lectures at teaching courses during the Joint Congress of European Neurology kindly agreed that their manuscripts may be published in the e-education area of www.eaneurology.org. Please log in on the website and go to the registered user… Continue Reading

Call for applications for the
Chair of the Education Committee
of the European Academy of Neurology Candidates should
• be European neurologists and EAN members with experience in the field of medical education
• be neurologists with a track record… Continue Reading

At the EFNS-ENS Joint Congress in Istanbul another tournament for young neurologists took place.
In two sessions, twelve young scientists presented their outstanding work. The Uschi Tschabitscher Prize consists of a medal, a certificate, travel, accommodation and registration to the… Continue Reading

Christian Krarup: How does it feel to be the EAN Vice President? What is your main message to the European community?