Balthasar Schaap is Secretary General of the European Federation of Neurological Associations (EFNA).

presented by João Martins and Luís Santos We report the case of a 75-year-old lady who at the age of 25 initiated slowly progressive proximal paresis of lower limbs, and became dependent of a wheelchair when 30 years old. At… Continue Reading

The Editors have – together with the Scientific Committee – decided that new guideline papers will be presented in the Forum of NEUROPENEWS. In the March issue of the European Journal of Neurology and in Early View the EFNS Guidance… Continue Reading

Last month I told you that the bill for brain disease in Europe is €800 billion. To reduce this burden, we need to buy better brain treatment. To make a real long-term difference, we need more research to understand, treat and prevent brain disease better. In the meantime, of course, European and national governments should support healthcare and societal policies which we already know will help, such as reducing smoking, alcohol consumption, obesity and road traffic accidents.

We are happy to inform that a list of the Symposia, Teaching Courses, Focused Workshops and Special Sessions that are scheduled for the EFNS/ENS Joint Congress of Neurology in Istanbul, Turkey - 31 May - 3 June 2014 is online.

The Teaching Course Syllabi of the EFNS 2012 Congress in Stockholm can be found online on www.efns.org. Please log in and go to the registered user area. Under “e-education” you can read the syllabi of the TCs held at the… Continue Reading

by Eva Bartels, Susanne Bartels, Holger Poppert, Editors, Elsevier Publisher This 500 paged book is based on scientific contributions to the 16th Meeting of the European Society of Neurosonology and Cerebral Hemodynamics (ESNCH) in Munich 2011. Additionally, written by international… Continue Reading

The European Commission has today launched a call asking experts from all fields to participate in shaping the agenda of Horizon 2020, the European Union’s future funding programme for research and innovation. This marks the first time that the Commission… Continue Reading

The ECNP Media Prize is for any media-related activity (journalism, fiction, TV, theatre, dance – i.e. in any medium) that contributes to the de-stigmatisation of disorders of the brain. It comes with a € 5,000 prize. The key determinant is… Continue Reading

The section TOP 10 has been changed since January 2013. We will present two lists of the 10 most quoted articles, published in the previous years. This time we will present the top articles 2011 (List 1) and 2010 (List… Continue Reading

Emilio Perucca is President-Elect of ILAE (International League Against Epilepsy).

presented by Ricardo Ginestal et al. An 84-year-old woman, with chronic renal insufficiency due to hypertension and a restrictive and obstructive chronic respiratory condition was admitted to our internal medicine ward with pneumonia and hypoxia. Before admission, her general practitioner… Continue Reading

presented by Burcu Gökçe and Kemal Erdemoğlu A 39-year-old, right-handed male presented to our outpatient clinic reporting daily occipital headache associated with recurrent syncope over a period of 2 years. His medical history was unremarkable and he took no medication… Continue Reading

The Editors have – together with the Scientific Committee – decided that new guideline papers will be presented in the Forum of NEUROPENEWS. In the January issue of the European Journal of Neurology the EFNS/MDS-ES/ENS Recommendations for the Diagnosis of… Continue Reading

A massive study of the global burden of disease has been published in the most recent issue of the Lancet (Horton 2012). It reports the mortality, causes of death, years lived with disability and disability-adjusted life years for 291 conditions in 21 regions taking into account 67 risk factors. Between 1990 and 2010 the world population has risen from 3.7 to 6.9 billion people.