The derivation of the word Europe is uncertain. It may come from a Phoenician word meaning “the west” or another meaning “of a white or fair aspect”. It has nothing to do with the mythical maiden Europa who was abducted from Phoenicia (the region around modern Lebanon) by Jupiter disguised as a bull: she rode on his back to Crete where in due course she gave birth to Minos. Homer used the word Europe to define the area around Greece.

Application deadline: 31 December 2012

by Vitalie Lisnic The profile of the participants of the teaching courses (TCs) of the 16th EFNS Congress was analyzed for the 8th consecutive time since the 9th EFNS Congress in Athens, 2005. At the Congress in Stockholm 647 TC… Continue Reading

In 2011, I got the unique chance to carry out a project investigating changed pain inhibition with patients with complex regional pain syndrome at the Johannes Gutenberg University in Mainz, Germany supported by the EFNS scientific fellowship.

by Svein Ivar Mellgren and Wolfgang Grisold The 4th European Board Examination in Neurology was generously hosted by the European Federation of Neurological Societies at the venue of the 16th EFNS Congress at Stockholmmässan in Stockholm, Sweden on September 7,… Continue Reading

by Edina Timea Varga The European Association of Young Neurologists and Trainees (EAYNT) is the independent representative of 800 junior European neurologists. EAYNT was founded in 1999 in Brussels.
The aim of the society is to advocate young neurologists interests… Continue Reading

by Orsolya Györfi The close collaboration between the Italian Association of Neuroepidemiology, the EFNS and the Moldovan Neurological Society led to a great initiative: the organisation of the 1st International Course of Neuroepidemiology in Eastern Europe from 24-28 September 2012,… Continue Reading

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

Abstract: Background: Long QT syndrome (LQTS) typically presents with syncope, seizures, or sudden death. Patients with LQTS have been misdiagnosed with a seizure disorder or epilepsy and treated with antiepileptic drug (AED) medication. The gene, KCNH2, responsible for type 2… Continue Reading

Israel Steiner, Chair of the EFNS Scientist Panel on Infectious Diseases

by Marco Mancinetti, Dragana Viceic-Filipovic and Patrik Michel A 72-year-old woman, known for hypertension, hypercholesterolemia and active smoking, presented with an acute “train-like” sound in her head, retrosternal chest pain and headache. She has had epigastric pain and nausea in… 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 October 2012 issue of the European Journal of Neurology the new guideline paper on the… Continue Reading

16th EFNS Congress, Stockholm 2012 Another tournament for young neurologists took place at the EFNS Congress in Stockholm.
In two sessions, twelve young scientists presented their outstanding work. Again we could also award the runner-up prize in each session. We… Continue Reading

We congratulate the winners of the EFNS Investigator Awards 2012! The Prize consists of an Award certificate & €500,- Federica Agosta, Milan, Italy: Functional network connectivity in the behavioural variant of frontotemporal dementia awarded by the EFNS Scientist Panel on… Continue Reading

The prize for the best presentation from Israel, awarded by the Neurological Association of Israel was awarded to: Polina Rabinovich Toidman