"amsterdam 2017"

The European Academy of Neurology is announcing its third congress from June 24th- June 27th at the RAI Congress Center in Amsterdam. We are expecting more than 6000 neurologists from Europe and all over the world for this outstanding annual event. The programme and the education committee of the EAN worked hard to create a program which will present cutting edge science and first class education for the general neurologist. The purpose is to present excellence in neurology and when the participants leave the congress they will know all about the current status and the important news in our field.

The Kingdom of the Netherlands, also known as Holland, has been densely populated from medieval times with the largest part of the population living in cities. Amongst these are many well-preserved gems like the university town of Leiden, where Rembrandt van Rijn was borne, Haarlem, the city of Frans Hals, the cheese town Alkmaar in the north, the Hansa town of Deventer in the east, the astute university city of Groningen in the north and Maastricht, the capital of the province of Limburg.

For June 2017, we have selected: Breitenstein C, Flöel A, Ziegler W, et al., for the FCET2EC study group. Intensive speech and language therapy in patients with chronic aphasia after stroke: a randomized, open-label, blinded-endpoint, controlled trial in health-care setting. Lancet Neurol 2017;389:1528-1538. Speech and language impairments are among the most disabling symptoms after a stroke. Patients with aphasia persisting 6 months (chronic aphasia) after a stroke are not infrequent (20%). Hence, the social and economic impact of chronic aphasia is substantial.

Franz Fazekas (FF): Dear Prof. Uitdehaag, the 3rd Congress of the EAN will bring 6000 neurologists to Amsterdam. How do you and the Dutch neurological community feel about hosting Europe’s major neurological scientific event of the year? Bernard Uitdehaag (BU): We are excited that the EAN congress will be held in Amsterdam in June this year. As a president of the Netherlands Society of Neurology, I was involved in releasing a bid for the organization of an EAN congress a couple of years ago.

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The Resident and Research Fellow Section (RRFS) of the European Academy of Neurology (EAN) would like to announce the advertisement of a RRFS treasurer position, starting from June 2017 for one year. The position will start from the 3rd EAN congress in Amsterdam and end after the 4th EAN congress in Lisbon.

by Antonella Macerollo & Elena Moro
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Dear EAN Individual Members, Time seems to be passing very quickly and our next Congress, the best opportunity for enjoying your membership benefits, is just around the corner! Before the early registration deadline, 29 March 2017, passes we would like… Continue Reading

By Karin Klijn   Over the past three decades the diagnosis and treatment of stroke has seen tremendous changes, which have led to a complete change of clinical practice, probably best illustrated by the adagio “time is brain”. Dutch researchers… Continue Reading

The Early Registration Deadline for the 3rd EAN Congress in Amsterdam this year is on 29 March 2017!  
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Neurology training in Europe varies considerably between countries. Results from a recent survey have been published in the European Journal of Neurology, highlighting similarities and differences between European Union (EU) countries, other European Economic Area countries, and Switzerland.