EAN News

The ETRN (European Training Requirements for Neurology) have been updated with the input of the European Union of Medical Specialists – Section of Neurology (UEMS-SN) and the European Academy of Neurology (EAN), including its Scientific Panels, and the support of education experts across Europe, as well as the patients’ representatives - European Federation of Neurological Associations (EFNA).

It was our great pleasure to once again hold an in-person Spring School following a two-year period when these courses could only take place virtually.

A joint symposium between the EANM Neuroimaging Committee and EAN will take place during the EANM Virtual Multidisciplinary Days on 28-30 June, 2022.

EAN Programme Committe Chair, Tony Marson provides a preview of our forthcoming 8th annual congress.

In this population-based study, the authors aimed to investigate whether increased life expectancy determined by the adherence to a healthy lifestyle has an impact on the overall years lived with AD across the lifespan.

To evaluate the association of COVID-19 infection with olfactory bulb, our authors of the month conducted this multicenter postmortem cohort study, using ultrastructural and histopathological analysis.

The Global Action Plan will address the worldwide challenges and gaps in providing care and services for people with epilepsy and other neurological disorders and ensure a comprehensive, coordinated response.

Following the election of new EAN Board members at EAN 2022, the newly composed board will appoint new chairs to the EAN Education Committee and the EAN Programme Committee.

Following the election of the EAN Board on 25 June, the new board will be looking for new officers to join the ranks of its committees and working groups. Here's your chance to play a part in the future of neurology in Europe!

The EAN NeuroCOVID-19 Task Force has published a position paper on COVID-19 vaccination hesitancy among people with chronic neurological disorders in the European Journal of Neurology.

TREAT AIE, the first European networking conference to provide guidelines and improve treatment of Autoimmune Encephalitis, takes place in Florence, Italy on 29-30 April (with online participation also available)

The EAN Scientific Panel on Stroke is delighted to announce a joint session between EAN and ESO, which will take place at the ESOC 2022, 4-6 May, 2022.

EAN President, Claudio Bassetti on recent and upcoming collaborations with National Neurological Societies and their vital importance to the European neurology landscape.

Our paper of the month describes a study led by Stanford University researchers, which now provides a mechanistic basis for how EBV infection can trigger the patient’s immune cells to attack self-tissue within the CNS.

Our authors of the month conducted a longitudinal, multi-modal brain imaging study using the UK biobank, whereby participants had already been scanned before getting infected with SARS-CoV-2, offering a unique resource to elucidate these questions.