Research

The Scientific Committee is fully committed to a great mission: To increase and share the best clinical knowledge and the cutting-edge information from translational research in all neurological fields. Main actions are i) to facilitate exchanges and synergies with the Scientific Panels ii) to support the Guideline Production Group (update and diffusion of expertise and best clinical practice), iii) to interact positively with other scientific societies with reciprocal exchanges and liaise with the European Affairs sub-Committee to increase the awareness of Neurology in Europe.

For August 2019, we have selected Wilson, Sample et al. Clinical metagenomic sequencing for diagnosis of meningitis and encephalitis. N Eng J Med 2019; 380:24;2327-2340

Guidelines for single fiber EMG

IFCN-endorsed practical guidelines for clinical magnetoencephalography (MEG)

Treating Disorders of Consciousness With Apomorphine: a Clinical Trial Using Multimodal Assessments

Every month, you will find an original self-portrait of one Scientific Committee member, who will respond informally to the same 5 questions. Here we go!

For July 2019, we have selected a scientific paper: RESTART Collaboration. Effects of antiplatelet therapy after stroke due to intracerebral haemorrhage: a randomised open label trial. Lancet 2019; May 21 [Epub ahead of print]

There is need for automated seizure detection using wearable devices, to decrease the morbidity and mortality associated with seizures, especially with generalized tonic-clonic seizures (GTCS) and to provide objective data on seizure-occurrence...

Transcranial B-mode sonography (TCS) is a non-invasive neuroimaging  method that allows high resolution imaging of deep brain structures.  The classical TCS finding of substantia nigra hyperechogenicity (SN) is widely acknowledged as a diagnostic tool for the  idiopatic Parkinson disease (PD)  in the guidlines of the European neurological societies (EAN, MDS-ES).

The July issue of the European Journal of Neurology is online!

An integrated approach, merging accurate genetic and clinical data, is critical to properly study the effect of new treatments in FSHD.

The Scientific Committee is fully committed to a great mission: To increase and share the best clinical knowledge and the cutting-edge information from translational research in all neurological fields. Main actions are i) to facilitate exchanges and synergies with the Scientific Panels ii) to support the Guideline Production Group (update and diffusion of expertise and best clinical practice), iii) to interact positively with other scientific societies with reciprocal exchanges and liaise with the European Affairs sub-Committee to increase the awareness of Neurology in Europe.

The latest CME article June 2019: “European Academy of Neurology guideline on trigeminal neuralgia” is online!

For June 2019, we have selected a scientific paper: Moreno-Jimenez, Garcia, Roncal et al. Adult hippocampal neurogenesis is abundant in neurologically healthy subjects and drops sharply in patients with Alzheimer’s disease Nature Medicine 2019; 25: 554–560.

For May 2019, we have selected: Fancourt D & Steptoe A. Television viewing and cognitive decline in older age: findings from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing. Scientific Reports 2019;9:2851.