by Thomas Berger Summer time is travel time. Hence, millions of holiday-makers criss-cross the globe. Infections, prevalent in some geographical areas more than others, might be an unexpected and potentially harmful „souvenir“ back home. (Differential-) diagnosis of such infections involving… Continue Reading

One of the most significant current changes in the organisation of medical education in Europe is the falling level of pharmaceutical company financial support for congresses.

 We have learned from Dr Paolo Giannetti, Italy, that his research supported by the EFNS Fellowship in 2009 has recently been published in Neurobiology of Disease, 65 (2014) 203-210: “Microglia activation in multiple sclerosis black holes predicts outcome in progressive… Continue Reading

The couple of papers that I would like to point out to our readers are strictly related, and their relevance stream out of the fact that at least 1 person is diagnosed every minute with neurodegenerative dementia ( mainly Alzheimer’s disease, but FTD and Lewy Body Disease as well), but scientists have not yet found a cure for both the disease itself and/or its symptoms progression.

No doubt, the evidence is piling up: misfolded protein pathologies can spread throughout the nervous system in a prion-like fashion. Diseases and proteins concerned include Alzheimer’s disease and frontotemporal lobe dementia (Tau), amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (SOD1) and Parkinson’s disease (α-synuclein).… Continue Reading

Neurology is an important discipline and is rapidly developing. Recent economic studies have identified that one third of the European population is affected by a brain disease and they need treatment by neurologists, neurosurgeons and psychiatrists. The costs for these diseases are getting astronomic.

First of all I would like to thank the EAN Head Office, Julia Mayer, the EAN Education committee, especially Professor Detlef Kömpf, and all our invited speakers for their support in organising the Regional Teaching Course in Baku.

by Peter Balicza The European Academy of Neurology Regional Teaching Courses aim to bring neurological standards to Eastern countries, and to establish friendly relationships with colleagues from other countries. As a participant and EAYNT (European Association of Young Neurologist and… Continue Reading

The 6th Regional Training Course in Sub-Saharan Africa addressing Neurology took place from 19th to 21st June in Lusaka, Zambia and was hosted by the University of Zambia. The training was organised by the EAN and was supported by a consortium of European, international scientific societies and the Zambian Government, namely:

The Joint Congress of European Neurology held in Istanbul, May 31-June 3, 2014, was attended by a total of 5923 persons. This year, the participants were asked to fill in an online congress evaluation form in order to receive a… Continue Reading

FREE Access to Guidelines The European Journal of Neurology, the official journal of the EAN,  publishes regular Guidelines.  These are highly popular, highly cited and a valuable reference to neurologists around the globe.  To celebrate the forming of the EAN,… Continue Reading

Preliminary information on the Congress from 28-31 May, 2016 can be found on www.eaneurology.org/copenhagen2016.

“Our brain – our future”: Awareness-raising for the importance of brain health – Emphasis on prevention of underestimated burden of disease On 22 July, the World Federation of Neurology (WFN) launched the first “World Brain Day,” an event dedicated to… Continue Reading

…are available for EAN members and RTC participants. Just log in on our website www.eaneurology.org and click “e-Education”. If you need help, please contact education@eaneurology.org. The manuscripts from the 6th Regional Teaching Courses in Lusaka, Zambia (June 19-21, 2014) was… Continue Reading

The European Sleep Research Society (ESRS) will host its 22nd Congress in Tallinn, Estonia, from 16 – 20 September, 2014. This congress presents an opportunity for neurologists interested in sleep research and sleep medicine. Please find below a few of… Continue Reading