cognitive neurology

Elena Moro (EM): As incoming co-chair of the Scientific Panel “Dementia and cognitive disorders” can you briefly introduce yourself and your specific field of expertise to the EANpages readers? Sandro Sorbi (SS): I am a neurologist and psychiatrist by training, professor of Neurology and Chair of the First Neurology Clinic University of Florence, Careggi Hospital, Florence, and the scientific coordinator of the IRCSS Don Gnocchi, Florence, Italy.

For August 2015, we have selected: Ngandu T, Lehtisalo J, Solomon A, et al. A 2-year multidomain intervention of diet, exercise, cognitive training, and vascular risk monitoring versus control to prevent cognitive decline in at-risk elderly people (FINGER): a randomized controlled trial. The Lancet Neurology 2015;385:2255-2263. The progressive aging of the world population and the related increased number of people with neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer disease (AD) and other dementias, urge to find new and effective prevention strategies.

Neuropenews (NN) has as one of its constant features a Section, named “TOP 10”, with the list of the 10 most cited papers in the neurological literature over the preceding two (full) years, i.e. for the NN 2014 Issues, the publication years 2012 and 2013.

Please register early for the Teaching Courses via the Congress Website www.efns.org/efns2012. There are still some tickets available. If you will not be able to attend the EFNS Teaching Courses, you can purchase a Syllabi CD-ROM at the EFNS Booth… Continue Reading

Philip Scheltens, Chair of the EFNS Scientist Panel Cognitive Neurology and Dementia