EAN Congress news

by Martin Rakusa The symposium covered specific cognitive deficits of spatial memory, orientation, and navigation which may be clinical biomarkers for Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) and Alzheimer’s disease (AD). After a short introduction by professor Thomas Brandt, professor Vladislava Segen… Continue Reading

by Benedetta Bodini This interesting session covering the mechanisms and the best strategies to treat epilepsy resulting from stroke, brain infection, and traumatic brain injury, started with a lecture by Prof Pitkänen from Finland, who discussed post-stroke and post-traumatic epileptogenesis.… Continue Reading

by Viktoria Papp This interesting session summarised the latest developments in targeted treatment for primary brain tumours and metastases, also illustrating how molecular diagnostics has contributed to this field. At present, precision medicine has become one of the most promising… Continue Reading

Alongside preparing for the congress, we’ve spent the last few months asking various important people connected with the event which sessions they most strongly recommend to other participants. To give you a little helping hand in planning your own schedule, we’re compiling those recommendations for… Continue Reading

by Isabella Colonna The session ‘Personalized palliative care for chronic progressive neurological disease’ was held in co-operation with the European Association for Palliative Care and focused on the role of palliative care in neurological disorders. The first lecture was ‘Advancing… Continue Reading

The seventh EAN congress officially got under way on Friday, June 18, with the meeting’s first plenary symposium, the Opening Session, marking the start of the academy’s second virtual congress. Following a year of continued challenges since the previous congress, EAN has adapted further to the ongoing global circumstances and—drawing on… Continue Reading

Dr Tom Jenkins, Editor-in-chief, EAN website Professor Claudio Bassetti introduced the Five Presidents Symposium on sleep disorders on Saturday morning, co-chaired with Professor Ulf Kallweit, with lectures given by the presidents of five major neurological associations: Professor James Stevens, past… Continue Reading

By Riccardo Soffietti, Stine Knudsen-Heier (Education Committee) and the RRFS EAN is happy to announce the launch of a new fellowship – the Student Teaser Fellowship. One of EAN’s priorities is to foster interest and connection to the very early… Continue Reading

Prof. Maria Stamelou & Prof. Günther Deuschl, Co-Chairs Ethics and Quality Task Force Dear Congress Participants, Every year, the EAN Ethics and Quality Task Force collects and analyses your feedback regarding the quality of the sessions attended during the EAN… Continue Reading

Dr Tom Jenkins, Editor-in-chief, EAN website We are proud to present the launch of 45,000 Brains at our Congress this year.  This is a new forum for neurologists in the EAN to discuss difficult cases on the EAN website. The… Continue Reading

Alongside preparing for the congress, we’ve spent the last few months asking various important people connected with the event which sessions they most strongly recommend to other participants. To give you a little helping hand in planning your own schedule, we’re compiling those recommendations for… Continue Reading

Neurology Advocacy Talks will be a major feature of a new online TV channel, broadcast as part of the EAN 2021 Virtual Congress.  The new advocacy series, initiated by the EAN Board, will showcase the important role of neurology in… Continue Reading

EAN is proud to have such creative and enthusiastic medical students as a part of its community!

As Chair of the Programme Committee, I cannot wait to see the culmination of the hard work that has gone into putting this congress together, both in terms of content and organisation, building on the success of last year.

Virtual 2021: Which sessions you must attend