I spent 6 weeks in the Neurocenter of the Inselspital, Bern, Switzerland. I had the opportunity to work in the out-patient department (1 week), in the hospital (3 weeks), in the EMG department (1 week), and in the intensive and… Continue Reading

Dear Prof. Jean Marc Leger, Dear Prof. Pavel Kalvach, Dear Ms Magda Dohnalova and all EFNS representatives,
I would like to take this opportunity to sincerely thank you for being awarded with EFNS D-D Programme 2012 and given the opportunity… Continue Reading

by Antonella Macerollo and Johann Sellner The European Association of Young Neurologists and Trainees (www.eaynt.org) is an independent Brussels-based organization founded in 1999. The main objectives of the organization are to improve clinical training, provide access to exchange programmes and… Continue Reading

EBC – External Environment Reports and EU Research updates As you are aware, times change rather quickly so that we must think, work, and step out of the box we are in. In order to help to better understand the… Continue Reading

In the latest issue of the Communications of the European Neurological Society you will find information on: – The upcoming 23rd ENS Meeting in Barcelona, Spain
– 5th European Board Examiniation in Neurology
– ENS Fellowship Stipends 2014: Deadline –… Continue Reading

We are here reporting the ten most quoted neurological papers published in the years 2010 and 2011, updated on February 25, 2013. Top Articles 2010 1 = HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders persist in the era of potent antiretroviral therapy: CHARTER Study… Continue Reading

Rossetti, AO; Oddo, M; Logroscino, G; et al.
ANNALS OF NEUROLOGY Volume: 67 Issue: 3 Pages: 301-307 Published: March 2010 Abstract
Objective: Current American Academy of Neurology (AAN) guidelines for outcome prediction in comatose survivors of cardiac arrest (CA) have… Continue Reading

Mary Baker is President of the European Brain Council (EBC)

by Raja Sawaya and S. Hammoud Abstract: We report another case of posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome following Bevacizumab therapy for metastatic ovarian cancer. The prominent features of this report are the extension of the MRI changes to the anterior hemispheres… Continue Reading

by Gunhild Waldemar The Liaison Committee assists the Management Committee in liaising with other professional and lay organizations as well as with the communication strategy. In 1998 at the 3rd Congress of the EFNS in Seville, Spain Professor Jes Olesen,… Continue Reading

by Eduard Auff and Wolfgang Grisold Fostering quality neurology and brain health worldwide This year the World Congress of Neurology (WCN) will take place in Vienna from September 21-26. It is a great event for world neurology, Europe and Austria.… Continue Reading

by Alexandre Bisdorff The European Union of Medical Specialists (UEMS) is a non-governmental organisation founded in 1958 comprising the national medical organisations that represent medical specialists in the European Union and in associated countries. The UEMS is committed to the… Continue Reading

This title stands not, regrettably, for the President’s present state of mind or place but for the brilliant acronym of a research project called Psychosocial fActors Relevant to brAin DISorders in Europe.

Through the support of the EFNS Scientific Fellowship I had the opportunity to work between June 2011 and May 2012 in Lille, France joining the Stroke group chaired by Prof. Didier Leys. During the fellowship my research focused on the occurrence of seizures after an intracerebral haemorrhage.

In order to evaluate the EFNS Fellowship and how it was helpful to the grantees, we decided to ask the Fellowship winners 2008 to 2012 about their opinion and experiences. Altogether we sent the questionnaire to 55 Fellowship winners (Educational… Continue Reading