Swedish Neurological Society – past, present and future challenges
by Martin Gunnarsson
During the 19th century, neuroscience was established as a very important research area in the Swedish scientific community (see article by professor Sten Fredrikson in the May issue… Continue Reading
We are offering an open forum for neurological agenda arising from daily practice of neurology, educating (or receiving education) in neurology, research in neurology, working or clashing with other specialities, confrontations with bureaucracies…
We invite you to either contribute your own observation, commentary or story, or else suggest a particular hot topic, which you think should be elaborated further.
We shall invite members of the EAN Committees, Scientist panels, Sub-committees, particularly chairpersons, but also other leading neurologist across Europe to give their opinion.
Please send your contribution to newsletter@eaneurology.org.
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Chapters in the history of Swedish Neuroscience – Swedish Academic Neurology: a brief outline by Sten Fredrikson This year, 2012, it is 125 years since the first chair of neurology was established at Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm. 1887, only a… Continue Reading
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by Alexandre Bisdorff The European Union of Medical Specialists (UEMS: Union Européenne des Médecins Spécialistes) is a professional European organization of doctors (except general practitioners).
The UEMS was founded in 1958 and is constituted by the national medical associations of… Continue Reading -
The Challenge Neuropathy in Parkinson disease: prevelance and determinants
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Objective: To ascertain the prevalence and determinants of neuropathy in patients with Parkinson disease (PD), in particular, the roles of vitamin B12 and levodopa exposure.
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Dear Colleagues, In these hard times of budget restrictions, competition for funding is increasing. The committees designated for funding allocation are asked to evaluate ideas, proposals, projects and their feasibility. Questions such as “Personal experience of the Applicant” or “Scientific… Continue Reading
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The European Board Examination in Neurology will take place for the 4th time during the EFNS meeting in Stockholm, in 2012. After Milan, Geneva and Lisbon, the UEMS* European Board of Neurology (EBN) examination has become established and is an… Continue Reading
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Forum
Forum: Chronic Cerebrospinal Venous Insufficiency (CCSVI) in Multiple Sclerosis – From “The Big Idea” to “The Perfect Crime”?
In April 2011, the EFNS together with ENS and ECTRIMS, have published this important statement. What is the follow-up?
https://www.efns.org/uploads/media/CCSVI_in_MS_ECTRIMS_EFNS_ENS_02.pdf Chronic Cerebrospinal Venous Insufficiency (CCSVI) in Multiple Sclerosis – From “The Big Idea” to “The Perfect Crime”? By Christos Krogias,… Continue Reading -
by Eveline Sipido The European Brain Council (EBC), as a co-ordinating body representing European organisations in neurology, neurosurgery, psychiatry, basic brain research (neuroscience) as well as patient organisations and industry, is ideally positioned to champion and promote brain research in… Continue Reading
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In early February 2012 we have announced on www.efns.org the publication of a paper by the EFNS and ENS Presidents, Richard Hughes and Zohar Argov. This article is about the establishment of the European Academy of Neurology (EAN), an organisation… Continue Reading
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A European Training Charter as a common achievement of the UEMS division of Neuroradiology, UEMS Sections of Neurology, Neurosurgery, Radiology and Cardiology has been approved by the UEMS Council
by Wolfgang Grisold, Olof Flodmark and Bernd Richling The UEMS (www.uems.net)… Continue Reading -
The right size for the European Neurology Congress
by Richard Hughes, EFNS President The British geneticist JBS Haldane began his 1928 essay “On being the right size” by illustrating the impossibility of fairy tale giants. He wrote “consider a giant… Continue Reading -
Nils Erik Gilhus
Not only neurologists but also neurosurgeons, psychiatrists and pediatricians are specialists that work with disorders in the brain and nervous system. Furthermore neuroradiologists, neurophysiologists and neuropathologists are professionals in the field, as are psychologists, speech therapists, physiotherapists… Continue Reading -
Dear Colleagues, Last week I sent out an invitation to all Heads of European Neurological Departments to contribute to Grand Rounds.
From many of you I got positive feedback, some of you agreed in sending cases, others will help commenting… Continue Reading -
Abstract Background: The spectrum of disorders of the brain is large, covering hundreds of disorders that are listed in either the mental or neurological disorder chapters of the established international diagnostic classification systems. These disorders have a high prevalence as… Continue Reading
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