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Authors and academics are in revolt against the tyranny of the giant publishing houses. There is a swing towards the growing numbers of free on line journals. Which side should the EFNS join in this rebellion?

2200 abstracts submitted to 16th EFNS Congress, Stockholm, Sweden The call for abstracts to be submitted for presentation at the 16th EFNS Congress, Stockholm, Sweden, September 08-11, 2012, was answered with a strong response of 2200 contributions. This number again… Continue Reading

Philip Scheltens, Chair of the EFNS Scientist Panel Cognitive Neurology and Dementia

Research agenda. The European Brain Council have updated their 2006 consensus document on brain research (Di Luca,M. et al. 2011 Consensus document on European brain research. Eur. J. Neurosci. 33, 768-818). In a 50 page paper covering 43 topics Monica Di Luca and colleagues, including Past EFNS President Jes Olesen, have focused on seven fields:

Abstract: Objective: Mutations in the FUS gene on chromosome 16 have been recently discovered as a cause of familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (FALS). This study determined the frequency and identities of FUS gene mutations in a cohort of Italian patients… Continue Reading

Luca Pani is Director General of the Italian Medicines Agency. Paolo Siviero is Head of the Department of Economic Strategy and Pharmaceutical policy – Italian Medicines Agency.

Dear Colleagues, In these hard times of budget restrictions, competition for funding is increasing. The committees designated for funding allocation are asked to evaluate ideas, proposals, projects and their feasibility. Questions such as “Personal experience of the Applicant” or “Scientific… Continue Reading

The EFNS Guideline Production Group has been working for almost 2 years. It consists of Magdalena Keindl a biostatistician, Julia Scheidl from the EFNS Head Office and myself as the chair of the EFNS Scientific Committee.

Pietro Cortelli is Professor of Neurology in Bologna, Italy and President of the European Federation of Autonomic Societies

In April 2011, the EFNS together with ENS and ECTRIMS, have published this important statement. What is the follow-up?
https://www.efns.org/uploads/media/CCSVI_in_MS_ECTRIMS_EFNS_ENS_02.pdf Chronic Cerebrospinal Venous Insufficiency (CCSVI) in Multiple Sclerosis – From “The Big Idea” to “The Perfect Crime”? By Christos Krogias,… Continue Reading

In early February 2012 we have announced on www.efns.org the publication of a paper by the EFNS and ENS Presidents, Richard Hughes and Zohar Argov. This article is about the establishment of the European Academy of Neurology (EAN), an organisation… Continue Reading

A 42-year-old woman came to our observation because of the subacute onset of abnormal movements in the oro-facial region. Family history was negative for neurological disorders. Her past medical history was remarkable only for spinal surgery (spinal stabilization L4-L5-S1). At… Continue Reading

A European Training Charter as a common achievement of the UEMS division of Neuroradiology, UEMS Sections of Neurology, Neurosurgery, Radiology and Cardiology has been approved by the UEMS Council
by Wolfgang Grisold, Olof Flodmark and Bernd Richling The UEMS (www.uems.net)… Continue Reading

Definition and Evaluation of Transient Ischemic Attack: A Scientific Statement for Healthcare Professionals From the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association Stroke Council; Council on Cardiovascular Surgery and Anesthesia; Council on Cardiovascular Radiology and Intervention; Council on
Cardiovascular Nursing; and the… Continue Reading

Abstract Background: The spectrum of disorders of the brain is large, covering hundreds of disorders that are listed in either the mental or neurological disorder chapters of the established international diagnostic classification systems. These disorders have a high prevalence as… Continue Reading