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Nominations are open again for The Grete Lundbeck European Brain Research Prize 2013 (http://www.thebrainprize.org/). The Brain Prize is awarded to one or more scientists who have distinguished themselves by an outstanding contribution to European neuroscience. The Prize recognizes a highly… Continue Reading

One of my main interests in the field of Neurology is the study and treatment of Cerebrovascular Disorders. Stroke, the main representative of this issue, is the leading cause of disability and the second most common cause of death worldwide.

The 2012 participants and winners of a travel grant to Stockholm and a free congress registration are: Tournament 1 – Clinical neurology
Sunday, 09 September 2012, 11:00-12:30h Barbara Casolla, France
Marian Galovic, Switzerland
Pietro Guaraldi, Italy
Roman Schniepp, Germany
Alba… Continue Reading

Countries of the European Union (EU) have been harmonized to a single market with free movement of citizens, goods, services and finances. This historic achievement also greatly facilitates training abroad.
The European Board of Neurology (EBN, www.uems-neuroboard.org) initiated an exchange… Continue Reading

This is the first page of a monthly series. A President needs a strong team. We have an excellent Management Committee and dedicated office staff. In addition to ad hoc email communication and occasional teleconferences we meet twice a year - once at our annual congress and once at our Head Office in Vienna. We held our spring meeting on Saturday March 3rd in Vienna when a long agenda kept us out of the spring sunshine. The agenda covered the activities of each of our liaison, training and education and scientific committees, finance and future plans. The following are of special interest:

The tradition of the EFNS grants within the “Department to Department” programme will continue also in 2012. We are aware of the tremendous help the hosting departments give their guests. This often implies convenient accommodations, help with visa issuing, help… Continue Reading

It is a great pleasure to introduce the recipients of the EFNS Fellowship 2012 (in alphabetical order): Scientific Fellowship: Olena Fartushna from Ukraine was selected for her project: cerebral ischaemia measured using MRI spectroscopy (cerebral ischaemia study) which she will… Continue Reading

In the last six months, the EFNS Scientific Fellowship programme gave me the opportunity to work as visiting scientist in the Laboratory for Molecular Neurology, coordinated by Prof. Dr. Orhan Aktas, at the Department of Neurology of the Heinrich-Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany, chaired by Prof. Dr. Hans-Peter Hartung.

Don’t miss the opportunity to present your work to more than 5000 colleagues… 16th EFNS Congress, Stockholm, Sweden, 08-11 September 2012 Abstract submission deadline: March 15, 2012 Please submit your abstract via the congress website http://efns2012.efns.org/ Bursary The EFNS offers… Continue Reading

In 2011, for the first time in its 55 year history, the World Federation of Neurology invited project proposals from its membership for specific educational or applied research projects in neurology and the applied neurosciences as part of its activities… Continue Reading

Neuromuscular diseases did always grab my attention during my residency. Due to the rising importance of skin biopsy and its usefulness in the diagnosis of vasculitic neuropathy as well as small fiber neuropathy, I aimed to study in this field. As in my thesis I studied the activation of RAGE pathway in vasculitic neuropathy, axonal neuropathy and hereditary neuropathy with liability to pressure palsy patients’ nerve biopsies I decided to extend my research by analyzing this pathway in the skin samples of different neuropathies.

Deadline of application: 31 January 2012 This year’s Spring School will take place from 10-13 May 2012.
The topics covered will be: Movement disorders; Multiple sclerosis; Consciousness, coma, intensive care in neurology and Neurology in the world – present state… Continue Reading