The European Brain Council, brain child of former EFNS President Jes Olesen, has announced the launch of the long waited Year of the Brain (YotB) this year. We had an official European Union Month of the Brain in May 2013 to which we have already drawn attention in NEUROPENEWS [https://www.eanpages.org/?p=3375].

It is a great pleasure to introduce the recipients of the Fellowship 2014 (in alphabetical order):

As Julia Scheidl, EFNS Staff member for almost 5 years is on maternity leave, the EFNS has hired Marion Russ and Claudia Schalk to help us execute our ever-growing daily tasks at the Headoffice.

Top articles 2012 1 = Randomized phase III study 306: adjunctive perampanel for refractory partial-onset seizures.
Krauss, GL; Serratosa, JM; Villanueva, V; et al.
NEUROLOGY  Volume: 78   Issue: 18   Pages: 1408-1415   Published: MAY 2012 Times Cited: 46 (from Web of… Continue Reading

Dr. Vicenzini is the Chairperson of the next which actually is the 19th Congress of the European Society of Neurosonology and Cerebral Hemodynamics (ESNCH) in Rome

The EFNS Scientist Panels and ENS Subcommittees aim at coordinating different facets of clinical research and good neurological practice at European level. They will play a very important role in the European Academy of Neurology – EAN. We invited the… Continue Reading

The EFNS Scientist Panels and ENS Subcommittees aim at coordinating different facets of clinical research and good neurological practice at European level. They will play a very important role in the European Academy of Neurology – EAN. We invited the… Continue Reading

As in previous issues, Neuropenews asked EFNS/ENS committee members, Panel chairs, Speakers, … which session one should not miss at the upcoming congress in Istanbul, June 2014. You will find the answers below …

by Hannah Cock Movement disorders feature prominently in the March edition of European Journal of Neurology, so this month we are focussing on Parkinson’s disease. How up to date are you on the diagnostic criteria and pathophysiology of PD? Update… Continue Reading

by Jean Schoenen Narcolepsy, a rare disabling disorder Narcolepsy is rare disorder with an incidence of ±0.3-0.6 per 1000,000 person-years and onset typically in the teens. It is clinically characterized by excessive daytime sleepiness, cataplexia and REM sleep abnormalities, but… Continue Reading

by Serefnur Öztürk The Turkish Neurological Society (TNS) was founded in 1992 as an organisation of neurologists and other professionals dedicated to neurology and neurosciences. Objectives and activities of TNS are to promote studies of neurology, to contribute to the… Continue Reading

I like to signal a couple of papers that could be worthwhile reading with a slightly more focused attention, since both are - to me - evidence of the growing impact of genetics in clinical studies.

by Delia Lenzi For a long time it has been a classical science fantasy. But the idea of gene therapy – introducing copies of normal genes into people who lack them, to cure disease – it may become science fact.… Continue Reading

by José Ferro The application process for members of the Board of the European Academy of Neurology (EAN) was underway and many nominations and several applications have been received. The application portal was closed at 24h CET on 14 February… Continue Reading

Most neurologists used to carry out few practical procedures beyond the neurological examination which one of us has already discussed in this Forum (https://www.eanpages.org/?p=1443). This is changing. Some undertake diagnostic procedures such as electrophysiology, ultrasonography, nerve, muscle and now skin biopsies.