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The 1st Congress of the European Academy of Neurology, held in Berlin, June 20-23, 2015, was attended by a total of 6391 participants. About 2500 (39,11%) attendees filled in the survey to receive their certificate of attendance (in Istanbul 24%… Continue Reading

The Joint Congress of European Neurology held in Istanbul, May 31-June 3, 2014, was attended by a total of 5923 persons. This year, the participants were asked to fill in an online congress evaluation form in order to receive a… Continue Reading

A massive study of the global burden of disease has been published in the most recent issue of the Lancet (Horton 2012). It reports the mortality, causes of death, years lived with disability and disability-adjusted life years for 291 conditions in 21 regions taking into account 67 risk factors. Between 1990 and 2010 the world population has risen from 3.7 to 6.9 billion people.