The 2015 participants of the EAN Tournament for Young Neurologists will receive a travel grant to Berlin, free congress registration and up to four nights’ of hotel accommodation:
Tournament 1 – Basic neurology
Monday, 22 June 2015, 14:45-16:15h, Hall A2
- Antonio Canosa, Turin, Italy: “The Metabolic Correlates of Cognitive Impairment in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: a 18F-FDG-PET Study”
- Alin Ciobica, Iasi, Romania: “Pain manifestations in an MPTP-induced rat model of Parkinson’s disease”
- Renato Docimo, Naples, Italy: “Longitudinal DMN changes in cognitively preserved MS patients”
- Kathrin Doppler, Würzburg, Germany: “Phosphorylated alpha-synuclein in dermal nerve fibers of patients with multiple system atrophy”
- Paolo Preziosa, Milan, Italy: “New Insights on the Pathophysiology of Fatigue in MS: a fMRI Study of the Motor Network”
- Zhongxing Zhang, Barmelweid, Switzerland: “Cerebral hemodynamics show different patterns between patients with obstructive sleep apnea and periodic limb movement sleep syndrome during nocturnal sleep”
Tournament 2 – Clinical neurology
Sunday, 21 June 2015, 14:45-16:15h, Hall A2
- Diana Aguiar de Sousa, Lisboa, Portugal: “Safety of Pregnancy Following Cerebral Venous Thrombosis (ISCVT2 – Pregnancy)
- Alvino Bisecco, Milan, Italy: “Connectivity-based parcellation of the thalamus in multiple sclerosis and its implications for cognitive impairment: a multicenter study”
- Alvaro Cobo, Barcelona, Spain: “Antibodies to MOG in patients with a first episode of longitudinally extensive transverse myelitis: clinical implications”
- Antonella Macerollo, London, United Kingdom: “Sensory attenuation and Parkinson’s disease: a new pathophysiological framework of bradykinesia”
- Arturo Nuara, Milan, Italy: “Corticospinal reserve predicts walking impairment but not fatigability in progressive multiple sclerosis”
- Anna Sauerbier, London, United Kingdom: “Insufficient global health education in European post-graduate training: an EAYNT survey”
The winner of each group will receive free registration at the 2nd EAN (European Academy of Neurology) Congress in Copenhagen, Denmark, 28-31 May 2016, up to four nights’ of hotel accommodation, a travel grant, as well as € 1,000. The prize is not transferable and participation in the EAN Congress 2016 will not be paid off in cash.
One runner-up prize in each, the clinical and basic tournament will be awarded. This will consist of a certificate and € 200.-
