On behalf of the German Neurological Society I am pleased to invite you to the 1st Congress of the European Academy of Neurology (EAN), taking place in Berlin from 20 to 23 June 2015.
The European Huntington Association is thrilled to announce its 5th Biennial Conference, in Bucharest, Romania, on 25–28 September. Under the theme “Shaping our Future Together, We are the Change!”
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Call for Abstracts, Bursaries, Tournament Would you like to have the chance to perform in front of 6,000 delegates at the Joint Congress of European Neurology? Don’t miss the opportunity to present your latest research at this memorable Joint Congress … Continue Reading
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by Wolfgang Grisold and Svein Ivar Mellgren The 6th European Board examination in Neurology will be held on Friday May 30, 2014 during the Joint Congress of European Neurology in Istanbul, Turkey.
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Top articles 2011 1 = Diagnostic criteria for multiple sclerosis: 2010 revisions to the McDonald criteria Polman, CH.; Reingold, SC; Banwell, B; et al.
ANNALS OF NEUROLOGY Volume: 69 Issue: 2 Pages: 292-302 Published: FEB 2011
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Active total care of patients whose disease is not responsive to curative treatment. Control of pain, of other symptoms, and of psychological, social and spiritual problems is paramount. The goal of palliative care is the achievement of the best quality of life for patients and their families.
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Interviews
Interview with the chairman of the EFNS Scientist Panel Autonomic Nervous System Disorders
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 -
by Raja Sawaya, S. Daouk, W. Radwan, S. Hammoud Introduction: Occipital lobe seizures are rare. They are usually the result of occipital lobe infarcts, haemorrhages, or metastatic tumours. They usually present with complex visual hallucinations, sensory or proprioceptive dysfunction, speech… Continue Reading
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by Vanja Basic Kes and Vida Demarin A 25-year-old female patient was admitted to our department because of deterioration of consciousness and showing verified intracerebral haemorrhagic zones on both sides of the brain on MSCT. (Figure 1)
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Education cornerForum
Creating a good questionnaire – tips and tricks for making multiple choice questions
by Jan Kuks
Many neurologists are most enthusiastic about educating colleagues, medical students, paramedical staff etc. This may be because education and explanation are crucial for good patient-care. Education goes closely together with testing. Exams should be fair, reliable, valid… Continue Reading -
by Gian Luigi Lenzi
A few weeks ago I was confronted with a striking consideration on the burden of scientific production in neurosciences that by no means individuals can ever be able to process and digest. Prof. Henry Markram… Continue Reading -
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Science from a Tweet: Elementary, my dear Watson, our behavior is influenced by our belly (but why then we got there so late?)
by Delia Lenzi Trillions of bacteria live in your gut and, taken as a whole, is what we call gut microbiota. The gut microbial is a moving organ, and has many and unexpected different roles. Studies show how it can… Continue Reading -
Preamble. The European Academy of Neurology (EAN) is founded on the initiative of the European Neurological Society (ENS) and the European Federation of Neurological Societies (EFNS), who both consider it essential to have one joint professional and scientific Neurology organisation… Continue Reading
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Roadmap to Istanbul: Election of the EAN Board: Person Specifications and Job Descriptions of the EAN Board Officers
The EAN Board consists of the following 9 members: 1. President (elected)
2. Vice President (elected)
3. Secretary General (elected)
4. Treasurer (elected)
5. Chairperson Programme Committee (appointed)
6. Chairperson Scientific Committee (elected)
7. Chairperson Liaison Committee (elected)
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Elections to the first Board of the European Academy of Neurology (EAN) are to be held on Tuesday June 3rd at its first General Assembly. Elections will be held under the supervision of the Election Organising Committee appointed by the… Continue Reading
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Conflicts of interest (COI) in biomedical research are a matter of increasing interest, concern and debate and have led particularly over the last 10 years to a number of studies to analyse the problem and recommendations to avoid it. One of the last and most prominent recommendations is that of the Institute of Medicine in the US, in which COI were defined as follows: “a set of circumstances that creates a risk that professional judgement or actions regarding a primary interest will be unduly influenced by a secondary interest” (1).