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 Thomas Berger, Chair of the e-learning Subcommittee eBrain was successfully developed within 24 months by a small but effective lead team (S. Shorvon, S. Thompson, K. Hardy-Smith, H. Cock, T. Berger), representing the unique partnership of the UK Joint… Continue Reading

by Gian Luigi Lenzi During the recent Christmas holidays I went back to one of my youth’s favourite books, a book published more than 700 years ago: “IL MILIONE”, that is the journey of Marco Polo to the Far East.… Continue Reading

By Reha Tolun The history of diagnostic neuroradiology begins with the invention of x-ray and its application as craniography in the very early 20th century. A famous neurosurgeon, Dandy, was the first to perform pneumoencephalography in 1918. Drainage of spinal… Continue Reading

Dear readers, here are the papers published in the previous month, that I suggest to read:

by Delia Lenzi We know almost nothing about it (the brain, yes, again). And we’ve (re-)started with this conviction. Maybe because of this, it might be the right time. I really recomend you to spend some of your time watching… Continue Reading

(What takes really long will finally work out well) German saying by Werner Hacke Back in time in the early 90ies as a young chairperson of Neurology at the University of Heidelberg I was a member of the ENS and… Continue Reading

Michael Strupp is Professor of Neurology at the Maximilian University in Munich, Germany. He is co-editor of the Journal of Neurology. José Ferro (JF): How do you see the creation of the European Academy of Neurology (EAN)? Michael Strupp (MS):… Continue Reading

In our Presidents' letter of November 2013 we concluded that academic general neurology should have a future. Among the main reasons for this statement we listed the care of patients, the education of students and residents, the growing evidence for an intricate and unsuspected relationship between many diseases of the nervous system, each today still „belonging“ to separate subspecialties.

For a period of 6 months, supported by the EFNS educational fellowship, I spent an amazing and enriching period of my life at the Child Neurology Department, Hospital San Joan De Deu, Barcelona, Spain, with Dr. A. Garcia Cazorla’s research team.

We are happy to inform that a list of the Symposia, Teaching Courses, Focused Workshops, Interactive Sessions, Hands-on Courses and Special Sessions that are scheduled for the 1st EAN Congress in Berlin, Germany - 20-23 June 2015 - is online now.

During the Joint Congress of European Neurology in Istanbul 2014 you will have a splendid programme to fill your heads with the latest in neurological science and clinical practice, but it is also very important to find the time to exchange ideas and set the basis for future co-operations, working groups or simply free your mind for the next day and next session.

The European Brain Council’s Weekly EU Research Update 
Please click on the links below to view updates of the latest EU projects relevant to mental health and neurological research: European-COMPARative Effectiveness research on online Depression
Project Acronym: E-COMPARED Communication of… Continue Reading

Quote of the week The time is right to elevate the conversation on health. For the past few years, the critical state of the financial system absorbed much of Davos participants’ attention. This year, there is a sense that the… Continue Reading

High grade gliomas There is a huge amount of content within ebrain that is relevant to this month’s topic.  The following is a guide to selected content but it is by no means exhaustive! As an introduction you might consider… Continue Reading