EAN Congress news

Registration for the 4th EAN Congress in Lisbon, Portugal, 16-19 June 2018, is now possible! If you are a member of EAN, you can save up to 200€ – benefit now from our reduced membership fees. Don’t forget to sign… Continue Reading

We are delighted to inform that our media partner touchNEUROLOGY has produced the following Interviews during the EAN congress 2017 in Amsterdam: EAN 2017 Peter Goadsby Interview about premonitory-like symptomatology in migraine, EAN 2017 Patrick Vermersch Interview on teriflunomide’s role… Continue Reading

Palliative care has featured again at a session at the 3rd Congress of the European Academy of Neurology in Amsterdam at the end of June 2017.  There has been a developing collaboration between the EAN and the EAPC and in… Continue Reading

After a very successful congress in Amsterdam with more than 6000 participants, the Editors-in-chief, Elena Moro and Tim von Oertzen interviewed the two persons, responsible for the organisation of the congress, Prof. Paul Boon, chair EAN programme committee and Prof.… Continue Reading

Following the the very well attended lunch session: “Challenges for women in neurology”  Elena Moro and Selma Tromp invited the 3 lecturing ladies for a round-talbe discussion.                       Please read the enitre report on this session, or the follow-up article… Continue Reading

During the 3rd Congress of the EAN, an outstanding opportunity of meeting colleagues who took part in previous Spring School meetings was organized.

Residents and research fellows discover the VUmc This year’s annual hospital visit on Sunday 25th of June 2017 brought 80 residents and research fellows from all over the world to the impressive VU University Medical Center Amsterdam (VUmc) located in the southwestern part of Amsterdam, close to the campus of VU University. The RRFS hospital visit was organised in collaboration with the Dutch Junior Neurology Association.

We congratulate the winners of the Investigator Awards to their presentation during the
3rd EAN Congress in Amsterdam 2017! The Prize consists of an Award certificate and free registration to the Lisbon Congress.   All winners’ presentations were filmed –… Continue Reading

The special session of the Residents and Research Fellow Section (RRFS) took place on Sunday 25.06.2017 during the EAN congress 2017 in Amsterdam. This year the special session was held in a novel format with the aim to create a more informal environment between juniors and senior researchers and clinicians.

Symposium 6: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD) as a model of interaction between cognition, behaviour and motor impairment Chairpersons: 
Albert C. Ludolph, Ulm, Germany
Yolande A.L. Pijnenburg, Ouderkerk aan de Amstel, The Netherlands The neuropathology of ALS… Continue Reading

Memories from the 3rd EAN Congress in Amsterdam find yourself, a colleague or a friend in the Amsterdam photo-gallery        Amsterdam 2017: Memories from the 3rd EAN Congress – view the photo gallery was last modified: July 31st,… Continue Reading

Chairpersons:
Bernard Uitdehaag, Guenther Deuschl, Paul Boon
during the Highlight session the most prominent topics of the congress were given special recognition: Stroke
Veerle De Herdt, , Belgium Multiple Sclerosis
Rogier Q. Hintzen, Rotterdam, The Netherlands Degenerative disorders including dementia… Continue Reading

ESO/EAN symposium 7: uncommon cerebrovascular diseases Chairpersons:
Stefan Engelter, Basel, Switzerland
C.J.M. (Karin) Klijn, AMERSFOORT, The Netherlands Reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome: how to recognise it?
Anne Ducros, Montpellier, France Cervical artery dissection: where are we now?
Stefan Engelter, Basel, Switzerland… Continue Reading

CME TOPICAL SYMPOSIUM: Spinal muscular atrophy Chairperson
Ulrike Schara, Essen, Germany
Enrico Bertini, Roma, Italy Diagnosis of spinal muscular atrophy
W.Ludo Van Der Pol, Utrecht, The Netherlands Clinical aspects of spinal muscular atrophy
Ulrike Schara, Essen, Germany Therapy and management… Continue Reading