Albania, officially the Republic of Albania (in Albanian: Republika e Shqipërisë), is situated in South-East Europe on the West of Balkan peninsula. It is bordered with Montenegro to the northwest, Kosovo to the northeast, Republic of Macedonia to the east and Greece to the south and southeast. Albania has a long coastal line facing the Adriatic Sea on the west and the Ionian Sea on the south and southwest.
EAN Congress 2025 relocated to HELSINKI due to UN summit (dates remain 21-24 June)
September 20, 2024
Due to unforeseen developments, the 11th Congress of the European Academy of Neurology has been relocated and will now be held in Helsinki on June 21-24, 2025.
EAN co-hosting G7 side-event in Ancona, Italy, on 8 October
September 13, 2024
Upcoming Joint Sessions at Partner Societies’ Congresses
August 26, 2024
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Worth €8.5 billion, the 2017 tranche of the EU’s Horizon 2020 flagship science funding program has a jobs focus in 2017, especially improving migrant integration into labor markets. More here: http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_MEMO-16-2604_en.htm 2017 Research work program released was last modified: December… Continue Reading
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Prof. Cesare Fieschi passed away last June in Rome (Italy) at the age of 84.
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InterviewsFeatured Slider
Interview with Prof. Kim Krogsgaard: Lundbeckfonden – Brain Prize
August 1, 2016David Vodušek (DV): The Lundbeckfonden Brain Prize is a very prestigious award. Can you illustrate to the EANpages readers how this prize came into existence and what is the scope of such a prize? Kim Krogsgaard (KK): In 2008 Lundbeckfonden’s board of trustees envisioned a large personal research prize within brain research. -
Paper of the MonthTop ArticlesFeatured Slider
Paper of the month: New genetic insights supporting the primary role of vascular dysfunction on migraine pathophysiology
August 1, 2016For August 2016 we have selected: Gormley P, Anttila V, Winsvold BS, et al. Meta-analysis of 375,000 individuals identifies 38 susceptibility loci for migraine. Nature Genetics 2016 June 20;doi: 10.1038/ng.3598. Migraine is a worldwide common, disabling, and costly disease. Its pathophysiology has been related to either a primary vascular dysfunction or a primary neuronal dysfunction with secondary vascular involvement. -
Interviews
Interview with Dr. Davide Pareyson incoming co- chair of the EAN Scientific Panel “Neuropathies”
August 1, 2016Elena Moro (EM): As incoming co-chair of the Scientific Panel “Neuropathies” can you briefly introduce yourself and your specific field of expertise to the Neuropenews readers. Davide Pareyson (DP): It is a great pleasure and honour to co-chair the Panel. I am a clinical neurologist working at the Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico C.Besta of Milan, Italy, where I am Head of the Functional Department on Rare Neurological Diseases and Chief of the Unit of Clinic of Central and Peripheral Degenerative Neuropathies. -
This summer, EAN signed a Memorandum of Understanding with our colleagues at the European Federation of Neurological Associations [EFNA].
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A course held by Dr. P. Iannone, Emergency Department, Tigullio Hospital, Genova, Italy. The Institute of Medicine (2011) defines guidelines as “statements that include recommendation intended to optimize patient care that are informed by a systematic review of evidence and… Continue Reading
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We are happy to announce the winner of the 2016 DB Gupta Fellowship
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The new CME article August 2016: “A European multicentre survey of impulse control behaviours in Parkinson’s disease patients treated with short- and long-acting dopamine agonists” is online now!
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By Anna Sauerbier A successful MS fundraising story http://www.emsp.org/news-messages/2878/ What does quality care mean? http://www.eu-patient.eu/Members/Weekly-Mailing/quality-care-survey/ Countries start to act on non-communicable diseases but need to speed up efforts to meet global commitments http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/notes/2016/noncommunicable-diseases-global-commitments/en/ Presenting a… Continue Reading
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Report from Dr Giulia Coarelli from Roma, Italy visiting the ICM (Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle épinière) INSERM U1127, CNRS UMR7225, UPMC UMR_S1127, 47 Boulevard de l’Hôpital, 75013 Paris, France under the supervision of Professor Alexandra Durr
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Resident and Research FellowsEAN Congress news
Prospects for neurologists in training in three corners of Europe – Report on the special session organized by EAN Resident and Research Fellow Section in Copenhagen 2016
August 1, 2016The special session organized by EAN RRFS was held on the last day of the EAN Congress 2016 and brought together an inquisitive group of neurologists in training and board certified neurologists, who are interested in neurology education. The focus of the special session was to explore the differences in residency training, and work prospects across Europe. -
Resident and Research FellowsOther News
Report: The Swiss Association of Young Neurologists
August 1, 2016The Swiss Association of Young Neurologists (SAYN) was founded on the 31st of October 2014 in Interlaken during the annual meeting of the Swiss Neurological Society (SNS) by a group of young and enthusiastic Neurology trainees. It was supported by and organised from the beginning on as part of the SNS. Since inception the SAYN is structured as an executive committee and core group. -
MEPs to Welcome Scientists STOA will host, on 8 November 2016, the second ‘Science meets Parliaments’ event, in cooperation with the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC). This annual event aims at promoting evidence-based policy-making and enables open and direct… Continue Reading