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Latvia - officially the Republic of Latvia (Latvian: Latvijas Republika), is a beautiful country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe, one of the three Baltic states. The name “Latvia” comes from the ancient Latgalians, one of four Indo-European Baltic tribes who formed the core of modern Latvians. With a coastline of 531km along the Baltic Sea, Latvia is bordered by Estonia, Lithuania, Russia, and Belarus, and has 64,589 km2 of scenic plains and rivers, lakes and hills, including a majestic coastline.

Georgia (Georgian: საქართველო, Sakartvelo) is a country located at the intersection of Eastern Europe and West Asia, and generally considered to be part of the European continent. To the west it is bordered by the Black Sea, to the north and northeast by Russia, to the south by Turkey and Armenia, and by Azerbaijan to the southeast.

Finland, officially the Republic of Finland (in Finnish: Suomi), is the northernmost and the most sparsely populated country in the European Union. By size, it is the fifth-largest country in Western Europe with its 338,440 km² of land, and with a population of 5.5 million (16 persons/km²). Politically, Finland has been a parliamentary democracy since its independence 1917, after having been a grand duchy of Russian empire for 108 years and prior to that a part of Sweden for 600 years.

Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia (Estonian: Eesti Vabariik), is a small coastal country located in North-Eastern Europe. It is bordered to the North by the Gulf of Finland, to the West by the Baltic Sea, to the South by… Continue Reading

Symposium 6 ESO-EAN: Acute Stroke: New opportunities and challenges for neurologists.
Hall A, Mon, 2016-05-30, 14.45-16.45 Chairpersons Danilo Toni, Rome, Italy
Christina Kruuse, Copenhagen, Denmark Intracranial large vessel occlusions: how to recognise them as fast as possible Patrik Michel, LAUSANNE,… Continue Reading

For May 2016 we have selected: Meinzer M, Darkow R, Lindenberg R, Flöel A. Electrical stimulation of the motor cortex enhances treatment outcome in post-stroke aphasia. Brain 2016:139;1152-1163. Language deficits after a stroke can be devastating and have a remarkable impact on the quality of life. Rehabilitation strategies can improve aphasia also in the chronic phases, but there is the overall need of more efficacious and focused treatment strategies. Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) has been shown to change cortical excitability and induce synaptic plasticity without side effects.

As in the previous year, Neuropenews asked EAN committee members, panel chairs, speakers etc. which session one should not miss at the upcoming congress in Copenhagen 2016. Please find their answers below!

by Anna Sauerbier   After a stroke, electric stimulation can boost recovery ExoMars European-Russian probe lifts off to search for life on the red planet How to enhance the value Europe gets from its healthcare expenditure Advanced implant that would… Continue Reading