EAN News

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.

The first EAN Science School just took place, in the picturesque city of Salzburg, Austria, on 26-29 March 2022, with 47 Participants from 21 countries making the most of a three-day programme of lectures and workshops.

The next EAN Autumn School will take in place in Loutraki, Greece, on 20-24 October, 2022. Application is open now until 1 June, 2022,

EAN and ERN-EpiCARE have signed a memorandum of understanding to promote and maintain the harmonisation of training and clinical practice and advance optimal care and management for patients.

The European Academy of Neurology condemns the military invasion of Ukraine ordered by the Russian government and the violation of international law.

The Biomedical Alliance in Europe has announced registration is open for both an internal health research webinar and their upcoming Spring meeting.

With less than two months to go, the EPNS is looking forward giving a warm Scottish welcome, either in-person in Glasgow or on their virtual platform, to EPNS Congress participants from 28 April - 2 May 2022!