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Some of the lessons learned from CADASIL show that: - Patients should not be forced into known categories when the condition is not clear - A descriptive acronym is better than multiple wordings - Family history and examination of family members is important - Once recognised a rare disorder rapidly becomes not so rare - Clinical observations can stimulate basic research - A monogenic condition can be a good model and elucidate polygenic disorders

Like in the previous years the interest for attendance in our course was overwhelming. With sad heart we were forced to refuse applications of 90 colleagues. Out of those 136 accepted the majority have overcome various administrative obstacles (visas, permissions, insurance etc.) and after some cancellations 123 participants have come from 36 countries.

he Nobel Museum is a museum devoted to circulate information on the Nobel Prize, Nobel laureates from 1901 to present, and the life of the founder of the prize, Alfred Nobel (1833-1896). The museum is, together with the Swedish Academy and the Nobel Library, located in the former Stock Exchange Building (Börshuset) taking up the north side of the square Stortorget in Gamla stan, the old town in central Stockholm.

One of my main interests in the field of Neurology is the study and treatment of Cerebrovascular Disorders. Stroke, the main representative of this issue, is the leading cause of disability and the second most common cause of death worldwide.

In order to benefit from the lower early registration rate,
please make sure to register by June 18, 2012. Please visit the congress website and register at: http://www2.kenes.com/efns/reg/Pages/Reg.htm   EFNS 2012: Don’t miss the early registration deadline! was last modified:… Continue Reading

The 2012 participants and winners of a travel grant to Stockholm and a free congress registration are: Tournament 1 – Clinical neurology
Sunday, 09 September 2012, 11:00-12:30h Barbara Casolla, France
Marian Galovic, Switzerland
Pietro Guaraldi, Italy
Roman Schniepp, Germany
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The congress quiz is online now until June 6, 2012: http://www.kenes.com/efns2012/quiz/ Answer all questions correctly, and you will perhaps win a free registration to the 16th EFNS congress in Stockholm, Sweden, September 8-11, 2012.   The EFNS Congress Quiz was… Continue Reading

2200 abstracts submitted to 16th EFNS Congress, Stockholm, Sweden The call for abstracts to be submitted for presentation at the 16th EFNS Congress, Stockholm, Sweden, September 08-11, 2012, was answered with a strong response of 2200 contributions. This number again… Continue Reading

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

In 2011 I performed a scientific fellowship on the role of the plasminogen system in pneumococcal meningitis at the Klinikum Grosshadern, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, in Munich, Germany which was funded by an EFNS scientific fellowship grant.

Space is limited – please make sure to register early via the congress website! www.efns.org/efns2012 Saturday, September 8, 2012 9.30-11.00
Free Teaching Course: How do I examine…? 11.30 – 13.30
Teaching Course 1: Movement disorders – basic clinical knowledge
Teaching… Continue Reading

At the last two EFNS congresses (Geneva & Budapest) we made recordings of selected presentations, launching the concept of “webcasting”. This has proved to be valuable reference material, especially for those who couldn’t make it to the congress, missed certain… Continue Reading

We thank all congress participants who filled in the evaluation forms at the 15th EFNS Congress in Budapest – Your feedback helps us to improve our congresses and scientific programme! Among all evaluation forms received, five free registrations to the… Continue Reading

The EFNS Guideline Production Group has been working for almost 2 years. It consists of Magdalena Keindl a biostatistician, Julia Scheidl from the EFNS Head Office and myself as the chair of the EFNS Scientific Committee.

The tradition of the EFNS grants within the “Department to Department” programme will continue also in 2012. We are aware of the tremendous help the hosting departments give their guests. This often implies convenient accommodations, help with visa issuing, help… Continue Reading