Norwegian team takes on rest of world in exciting battle of the brains!
The BrainChallenge took place today at EAN 2019, for the second time following the success of its introduction in Lisbon at last year’s congress. It proved to be even more popular the second-time round, and every bit as much fun. The tension and excitement could be felt in the room as the local team from Norway had to face a formidable international team made up of delegates from several countries.
| Local Team (Norway) | International |
| Øyvind Torkildsen
Jeanette Koht Ole-Bjørn Tysnes Åse Hagen Morsund Joakim Goberg Jørgensen Iselin M. Wedding |
Eduardo Freitas – Portugal
Anna Stefansdottir – Denmark Ismaíl IbrahimMoustafa – Kuwait Koldo Berganzo – Spain Sabina Munasipova – Russia Fabiola de Marchi – Italy
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This year, the BrainChallenge was an even more thrilling experience for the audience and participants alike. Professors Marie Vidailhet and Angelo Antonini once again hosted the challenge, which this time had an improved format as the feedback from last year’s BrainChallenge was implemented. The contestants eagerly competed in a battle of the brains across the 10 multiple-choice questions and a further 10 open questions relating to a range of highly challenging cases selected by EAN’s Scientific Panels. Of course, just like last year, the audience were also able to take part by submitting their own answers via the Congress App.
In the end, one team had to win and it finally went to the locals, with Norway taking the victory. Following this highly successful second edition, the BrainChallenge is already becoming an entertaining and popular feature of the EAN Congress, and is sure to return next year and beyond.
Of course, all this fun would not be possible without the hard work and contribution from the Scientific Panels and Individual Member show contributed the cases and deserve many thanks for their efforts:
| Scientific Panels | BrainChallenge Taskforce |
| ANS Panel – Mario Habek & Ivan Adamec
Coma Panel – Rita Formisano Dementia Panel – Philip Scheltens & Flavio Nobili Epilepsy Panel – Tim von Oertzen Headache Panel – Stefan Evers Higher Cortical Functions Panel – Noa Bregman Neurogenetics Panel – Alessandro Filla & Maria Lieto Neuroimaging – Roland Wiest Neuroimmunology Panel – Domizia Vecchio Neuro-oncology Panel – Riccardo Soffietti Neuro-ophthalmology Michael Strupp & Alessandra Rufa Neurophysiology Panel – Josep Valls-Solé Sleep Panel – Rolf Fronczek Stroke Panel – Simona Sacco & Charlotte Cordonnier Aurelie Meneret Dan Healy Tim Sinnecker & Tobias Derfuss |
Viktoria Papp
Claudia Sommer David Garcia Azorin Marie Vidailhet Angelo Antonini Theodor Landis
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| Local organisers: | |
| Geir Bråthen
Erik Taubøll |
By Mike Crean
