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Application deadline: 31 December 2012

by Vitalie Lisnic The profile of the participants of the teaching courses (TCs) of the 16th EFNS Congress was analyzed for the 8th consecutive time since the 9th EFNS Congress in Athens, 2005. At the Congress in Stockholm 647 TC… Continue Reading

In 2011, I got the unique chance to carry out a project investigating changed pain inhibition with patients with complex regional pain syndrome at the Johannes Gutenberg University in Mainz, Germany supported by the EFNS scientific fellowship.

16th EFNS Congress, Stockholm 2012 Another tournament for young neurologists took place at the EFNS Congress in Stockholm.
In two sessions, twelve young scientists presented their outstanding work. Again we could also award the runner-up prize in each session. We… Continue Reading

We congratulate the winners of the EFNS Investigator Awards 2012! The Prize consists of an Award certificate & €500,- Federica Agosta, Milan, Italy: Functional network connectivity in the behavioural variant of frontotemporal dementia awarded by the EFNS Scientist Panel on… Continue Reading

The prize for the best presentation from Israel, awarded by the Neurological Association of Israel was awarded to: Polina Rabinovich Toidman

All e-learning activities are free-of-charge for EFNS members, who are registered to www.efns.org! Answer all questions correctly and you will receive one hour of CME. European Journal of Neurology Every month one article is chosen for online learning. The following… Continue Reading

5-7 July 2012 Novosibirsk, Russia
by Pavel Pilipenko The Teaching Course brought together leading neurologists of Germany, Russia, Greece, Czech Republic, Italy and Austria. More than 300 physicians were registered! – and that’s just only part of our participants, because… Continue Reading

by Edina Varga Thanks to the kind invitation and support of EFNS, the European Association of Young Neurologists and Trainees (EAYNT) could represent junior neurologists on the last EFNS Regional Teaching Course (RTC) in Novosibirsk, Russia.
EFNS has for the… Continue Reading

We would like to bring your attention to the following sessions: Free Teaching Course: “How do I examine…?”
Saturday, 8 September 2012 – 9.30-11.00 – Hall K1 eBrain – Special Session
Sunday, 9 September 2012 – 14.30-15.00 – Hall T6… Continue Reading

As every year, the Scientist Panels will hold their Business Meetings during the EFNS Congress to discuss their ongoing activities. The aims of the EFNS Scientist Panels are: to co-ordinate clinical research at a European level to disseminate good neurological… Continue Reading

Please register early for the Teaching Courses via the Congress Website www.efns.org/efns2012. There are still some tickets available. If you will not be able to attend the EFNS Teaching Courses, you can purchase a Syllabi CD-ROM at the EFNS Booth… Continue Reading

The problem of multiple sclerosis demands a multidisciplinary approach, so my clinical and research work made me face a lot of its serious issues: epidemiology, neurogenetics, neuroimmunology, diagnostics, treatment, rehabilitation, and social care.

From 30 May till 2 June 2012 a regional teaching course of the European Federation of Neurological Societies in collaboration with the Movement Disorders Society and the Romanian Neurology Society was held in Iasi, Romania.

by Erich Schmutzhard and Eveline Sipido in Nairobi, Kenya 20th July 2012, organized by the European Federation of Neurological Societies  in cooperation with the Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi, the University of Nairobi, the International Brain Research Organization (IBRO) and… Continue Reading