Dear EAN members, dear readers,
as EANpages Editor, it is my privilege to send you a few lines at the end of this 2016, which has been a very important and special year for EANpages.
Together with the launch of… Continue Reading
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By Anna Sauerbier
Human Brain Project – 4th Annual Summit
From 12 to 15 October more than 430 participants (scientists, students, members of Partnering Projects) attended the fourth annual summit of the Human Brain… Continue Reading -
Executive PageFeatured SliderPresident’s Page: Treatment of neurodegenerative diseases: are we close to a breakthrough?
It is a dream of neurologists to cure degenerative diseases. The big brothers, Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease have always been a huge burden of the population but are now, in the millennium of increasing population age becoming a scourge of humanity. While everybody is acknowledging this, both PD (1) and AD (2) communities of clinician researchers and basic researchers are preparing to attack the problem fundamentally frequently unnoticed by the general neurology community. -
It is a dream of neurologists to cure degenerative diseases. The big brothers, Alzheimers’ and Parkinsons’ disease have always been a huge burden of the population but are now, in the millennium of increasing population age becoming a scourge of humanity. While everybody is acknowledging this, both PD1 and AD2 communities of clinician researchers and basic researchers are preparing to attack the problem fundamentally frequently unnoticed by the general neurology community.
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by Anna Sauerbier
Integrated healthcare: From tipping point to turning point
https://www.theparliamentmagazine.eu/articles/opinion/integrated-healthcare-tipping-point-turning-point
Scientists about Brexit
http://www.sciencebusiness.net/news/79839/Scientists-stunned-by-Brexit
Improving patients’ outcomes
http://www.ehealthnews.eu/download/white-papers/4873-improving-patient-outcomes
PharmaPoint: Bipolar Disorder – Global Drug Forecast and Market Analysis to 2024… Continue Reading -
Other News
1st Annual Conference of the Scientific Panel for Health “Better research for better health – A holistic approach to challenges & opportunities “
Brussels, Belgium – 21 January 2016 The final minutes of the Scientific Panel for Health (SPH) first annual conference on “Better research for better health – A holistic approach to challenges & opportunities” have been uploaded on the SPH… Continue Reading -
The official journal of the European Academy of Neurology
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Other News
Report from the International Resident and Fellow Roundtable at the 68th AAN Annual Meeting
Martin Rakusa, Ayaz M. Khawaja* and Johann Sellner** Dept. of Neurology, University Medical Centre Maribor, Slovenia, *Dept. of Neurology, University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital, Birmingham, AL, USA, ** Dept. of Neurology, Christian Doppler Medical Center, Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg,… Continue Reading -
Brain HealthOther News
The day of the Brain – Brain health in an ageing population: “The ageing brain”
By: Prof. Dr Mohammad Wasay MD, FRCP, FAAN Prof. Grisold Wolfgang, MD Prof Dr Steven L. Lewis The World Federation of Neurology (WFN) will celebrate the 3rd Day of the Brain on July 22nd, 2016. The day commemorates the foundation… Continue Reading -
Lord Walton of Detchant sadly passed away at the age of 93 years. He was one of the leading figures of International and European Neurology and we will keep his memory. -
Interviews
Interview with Prof. B. Schoser & Prof. A. Toscano incoming co-chairs of the EAN Scientific Panel “Muscle and NMJ disorders”
Elena Moro (EM): As incoming co-chair of the Scientific Panel “Muscle and NMJ disorders” can you briefly introduce yourself and your specific field of expertise to the EANpages readers. Benedikt Schoser has more than 20 years’ experience as a neurologist and myopathologist in a variety of areas of neuromuscular disorders, including myopathological, structural, biochemical and molecular genetic muscle research, and clinical trials. -
Are you interested to take actively part in the educational activities of EAN? Are you keen to improve your skills on writing educational questions linked to EJN papers? If so, why not consider to apply to become a member of… Continue Reading
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The 2nd Congress of the EAN includes the following networking programme and special sessions:
Friday, May 27, 2016: EBN Examination.
The UEMS EBN examination will be held one day prior to the congress at Bella Center Copenhagen. The examination… Continue Reading -
InterviewsInterview with Prof. Lieven Lagae incoming co-chair of the EAN Scientific Panel “Child Neurology”
Elena Moro (EM): As incoming co-chair of the Scientific Panel “Child Neurology” can you briefly introduce yourself and your main areas of interest to the Neuropenews readers. Lieven Lagae (LL): Currently, I am the president of the European Pediatric Neurology Society (EPNS) which is representing the large majority of pediatric neurologists in Europe. I am a full Professor at the University of Leuven Belgium and Director of the Pediatric Neurology program at the University Hospitals of the University of Leuven Belgium. We offer a comprehensive diagnostic and therapeutic program for all major neurological problems in children. -
Dear Readers, We invite you to read the following article recommendations, prepared for you by our Scientific Panels: Dementia and cognitive disorders, Higher cortical functions, Infectious diseases, Movement disorders, Palliative care. Winblad B, Amouyel P, Andrieu S, et al. Defeating… Continue Reading