The 2016 participants of the EAN Tournament for Young Neurologists will receive a travel grant to Amsterdam, free congress registration and up to four nights’ of hotel accommodation:
Tournament 1 – Basic neurology
Sunday May 29, 2016, 14:45h, Hall B4 M1
- Ermelinda De Meo, Italy,: “Cognitive correlates of the brain functional connectome abnormalities in pediatric patients with Multiple Sclerosis”
- Asya Ekem, France,: “Zinc release and action at excitatory Schaeffer collateral-CA1 pyramidal cell synapses”
- Roberta Messina, Italy,: “Modifications of Gray Matter Volume in Migraine Patients Over Four Years: A Tensor-Based Morphometry Study”
- Marta Pace, Switzerland,: “Role of REM sleep and melanin concentrating hormone in the neuroprotective effect of sleep deprivation pre-ischemia preconditioning”
- Lila Sirven-Villaros,: “Bevacizumab: is the lower the better for glioblastoma patients?”
- Tobi van den Bossche, Belgium: “Clinical characterization of SORL1 mutation carriers in a European early-onset Alzheimer’s disease cohort”
Tournament 2 – Clinical neurology
Monday, May 30, 2016, 14:45h , Hall B5 M1
- Antonio Martin Bastida, United Kingdom,: “Imaging nigrostriatal circuitry with 11C-PE2I PET and Neuromelanin-sensitive MR in Parkinson’s disease”
- Marte Helene Bjørk, Norway,: “Low maternal folic acid in women with epilepsy during pregnancy is linked to autistic traits in the child at 3 years of age”
- Marko Celicanin, Denmark,: “Anti-LGI1 mediated autoimmune encephalitis in Denmark – a multicenter retrospective study”
- Simão Cruz, Portugal,: “Clinical, biochemical, molecular and histological features of 65 Portuguese patients with genetically confirmed mitochondrial disorders”
- Thomas Uher, Czech Republic,: “Identification of MS patients at highest risk of cognitive impairment using integrated brain MRI assessment approach.”
- Hans-Georg Wirsching, Switzerland,: “Complete resection of contrast enhancing tumor volume is associated with improved survival in recurrent glioblastoma – results from the DIRECTOR trial”
The winner of each group will receive a prize consisting of: Free registration at the 3rd EAN Congress in Amsterdam 2017, up to four nights hotel accommodation as well as a travel grant. The prize is not transferable and will not be paid off in cash.
Two runner-up prizes in each, the clinical and basic tournament will be awarded. They will consist of a certificate and a free registration to the 3rd EAN Congress in Amsterdam 2017.
