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Rudolf Martini, Würzburg, Germany, was the first speaker of this session and talked about opportunities for treatment of CMT diseases. At the moment, there is no cure for these genetic neuropathies. Studies (mouse and human) with many substances studied, such as ascorbic acid, progesterone antagonist, curcumin, neurotrophin 3, carried out without success.

The webcasts of several teaching courses and symposia that were recorded during the Joint Congress of European Neurology in Istanbul are now online and free-of-charge* available on www.ebrainjnc.com. If you wish to get an access token, please contact education@eaneurology.org. *The… Continue Reading

31 May – 3 June 2014 At this unique meeting organised by the European Federation of Neurological Societies (EFNS) and the European Neurological Society (ENS), a record number of more than 5900 neurologists from 102 countries attended.
The top ten… Continue Reading

....more pictures from the Joint Congress of European Neurology

The Joint Congress of Neurology, organised by both the European Federation of Neurological Societies (EFNS) and the European Neurological Society (ENS), took place in Istanbul, Turkey, from 31st of May to 3rd of June, 2014. Istanbul is an historical city… Continue Reading

We congratulate the winner of the P.K. Thomas Award for the best paper on peripheral nerve disorders at the EFNS-ENS Joint Congress in Istanbul 2014 Luis Querol, Madrid, Spain
Antibodies against neurofascin-155 (NF155) in CIDP associated with disabling tremor, distal… Continue Reading

The presenters of lectures at teaching courses during the Joint Congress of European Neurology kindly agreed that their manuscripts may be published in the e-education area of www.eaneurology.org. Please log in on the website and go to the registered user… Continue Reading

At the EFNS-ENS Joint Congress in Istanbul another tournament for young neurologists took place.
In two sessions, twelve young scientists presented their outstanding work. The Uschi Tschabitscher Prize consists of a medal, a certificate, travel, accommodation and registration to the… Continue Reading

First pictures from the Joint Congress of European Neurology

I was looking forward to this meeting, but it exceeded all my expectations. Excellent speakers, very relevant topics…. My two highlights were the “Year of the Brain 2014” i.e. the Plenary session and the Tournament in “basic neurology”, in which young neurologists presented their high quality research and competed with others for the Uschi Tschabitscher Prize.

At the Joint Congress of European Neurology in Istanbul several Symposia and Teaching Courses are recorded (http://efns2014.efns.org/Scientific-Programme-Satellite-Symposia.1153.0.html). These will be available soon on www.ebrainjnc.com. All EAN members will have unlimited access to the webcasts. All congress participants will have free… Continue Reading

Behçet’s disease (BD), originally described in 1937 by the Turkish dermatologist Hulusi Behçet, as a distinct disease with oro-genital ulceration and uveitis known as the “triple-symptom complex”, is an idiopathic chronic relapsing multisystem vascular-inflammatory disease of unknown origin.

Present academic and clinical positions: Professor of Neurology, Chairman of the Department of Neurology

Present academic and clinical positions: Professeur ordinaire & médecin Chef de service de neurologie, CHUV & University of Lausanne; Directeur du département des neurosciences cliniques, CHUV Lausanne; Executive co-director (medicine), Human Brain Project, EU; Professeur titulaire, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne; Honorary professor, Wellcome Department of Imaging Neuroscience, UCL Institute of Neurology, London

Present academic and clinical positions: Professor of Clinical Neurology and Head, Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford; Honorary Consultant Neurologist, Oxford, University Hospitals Trust