General information about sub-specialty
This sub-speciality concerns the diagnosis and management of cognitive disorders and dementia with a special emphasis on neurodegenerative diseases. Cognitive disorders may impair various cognitive domains, including memory, perception, language, social cognition, attention, and executive functions. At the stage of dementia, cognitive impairment interferes with the normal activities of daily living. The diagnosis of cognitive disorders relies on neurological examination, neuropsychological testing, structural (MRI) and functional (PET) brain imaging, amyloid and tau positron emission tomography (PET), and fluid biomarkers. Family history collection and genetic screening are essential for the diagnosis of hereditary forms of dementia. Dementia research is investigating new blood and cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers, new radiotracers for PET, effective tools to detect early cognitive decline, genetic and environmental risk factors, preventive strategies, and targeted molecular therapies.
About the EAN Scientific Panel Dementia and Cognitive Disorders
The dementia and cognitive disorders scientific panel (SP) is responsible for promoting scientific and educational activities of the European Academy of Neurology related to the topic of dementias. The SP is active in the development of guidelines that provide a unified European framework for the diagnosis and management of neurocognitive disorders and related issues. The members of the SP collaborate to produce scientific contributions on international peer-reviewed journals. Among the ongoing collaborative efforts of the SP there are a global consensus initiative for Alzheimer’s disease, a European study on the biomarker-based diagnosis of mild cognitive impairment (MCI), an ongoing review on dementia and COVID-19, and the preparation of guidelines on physical activities and exercise in dementia with the European Geriatric Medicine Society (EUGMS). The SP has contributed to the Neurology Updates available on the EAN website, and to the Scales and Scores collection. This year, the SP have organised two teaching courses, one symposium, and one focused workshop on the topic of dementia and neurocognitive disorders, contributed to a EAN Regional Teaching Course (Moscow, Russia) as well a joint symposium with the European Association of Nuclear Medicine (EANM) at the 2021 EANM Annual Congress. Junior Residents and Research Fellows Section (RRFS) members are actively involved in the scientific activities of the Panel. The SP management group organizes meetings approximately five times a year to update on ongoing projects and discuss new proposals.
Individual panel members
![Abdellatif Elelwany, Doaa Abdellatif Elelwany, Doaa](/fileadmin/user/profile/medium/0033Y00002v6nOhQAI.jpeg)
![Agosta, Federica Agosta, Federica](/fileadmin/user/profile/medium/0033Y00002v6o4iQAA.png)
![Boban, Marina Boban, Marina](/fileadmin/user/profile/medium/0033Y00002v6sMCQAY.jpeg)
![Calvo, Andrea Calvo, Andrea](/fileadmin/user/profile/medium/0033Y00002v707xQAA.jpeg)
![Cappa, Stefano F. Cappa, Stefano F.](/fileadmin/user/profile/medium/0033Y00002v6tDzQAI.jpeg)
![Chabriat, Hugues Chabriat, Hugues](/fileadmin/user/profile/medium/0033Y00002v6vYHQAY.png)
![Chakhava, George G. Chakhava, George G.](/fileadmin/user/profile/medium/0033Y00002v6xfSQAQ.jpeg)
![Clarke, Stephanie Clarke, Stephanie](/fileadmin/user/profile/medium/0033Y00002v6zQ4QAI.png)
![Colosimo, Carlo Colosimo, Carlo](/fileadmin/user/profile/medium/0033Y00002v6iBlQAI.jpeg)
![Değirmenci, Yıldız Değirmenci, Yıldız](/fileadmin/user/profile/medium/0033Y00002v6yEXQAY.png)
![Dichgans, Martin Dichgans, Martin](/fileadmin/user/profile/medium/0033Y00002v6haAQAQ.png)
![Engelborghs, Sebastiaan Engelborghs, Sebastiaan](/fileadmin/user/profile/medium/0033Y00002v6zNiQAI.jpeg)
![Filipovic, Sasa Filipovic, Sasa](/fileadmin/user/profile/medium/0033Y00002v6ueTQAQ.jpeg)
![Filippi, Massimo Filippi, Massimo](/fileadmin/user/profile/medium/0033Y00002v6iBoQAI.png)
![Frederiksen, Kristian Steen Frederiksen, Kristian Steen](/fileadmin/user/profile/medium/0033Y00002v6jUTQAY.jpeg)
![Frisoni, Giovanni B. Frisoni, Giovanni B.](/fileadmin/user/profile/medium/0033Y00002v6jrcQAA.jpeg)
![Fumagalli, Giorgio Giulio Fumagalli, Giorgio Giulio](/fileadmin/user/profile/medium/0033Y00002v6owKQAQ.png)
![Harizi (Shemsi), Edlira Harizi (Shemsi), Edlira](/fileadmin/user/profile/medium/0033Y00002v6ygQQAQ.png)
![Henriette, Szabó Mathe Henriette, Szabó Mathe](/fileadmin/user/profile/medium/0033Y00002v6tN3QAI.png)
![Hort, Jakub Hort, Jakub](/fileadmin/user/profile/medium/0033Y00002v6qPvQAI.png)
![Husain, Masud Husain, Masud](/fileadmin/user/profile/medium/0033Y00002v6ujOQAQ.jpeg)
![Laczó, Jan Laczó, Jan](/fileadmin/user/profile/medium/0033Y00002v6yy1QAA.png)
![Luca, Antonina Luca, Antonina](/fileadmin/user/profile/medium/0033Y00002v6hf6QAA.jpeg)
![Mosa, Ahmed Mosa, Ahmed](/fileadmin/user/profile/medium/0033Y00002v6z9OQAQ.png)
![Nedelska, Zuzana Nedelska, Zuzana](/fileadmin/user/profile/medium/0033Y00002v6wMDQAY.jpeg)
![Novotni, Gabriela Novotni, Gabriela](/fileadmin/user/profile/medium/0033Y00002v6qcQQAQ.png)
![Öz, Didem Öz, Didem](/fileadmin/user/profile/medium/0033Y00002v6mXXQAY.jpeg)
![Padovani, Alessandro Padovani, Alessandro](/fileadmin/user/profile/medium/0033Y00002v6tCiQAI.png)
![Pardini, Matteo Pardini, Matteo](/fileadmin/user/profile/medium/0033Y00002v6hOMQAY.png)
![Plantone, Domenico Plantone, Domenico](/fileadmin/user/profile/medium/0033Y00002w51jyQAA.jpeg)
![Portela Moreira, Isabel Portela Moreira, Isabel](/fileadmin/user/profile/medium/0033Y00002v6wMWQAY.png)
![Precup, Alina Precup, Alina](/fileadmin/user/profile/medium/0033Y00002vZrEjQAK.jpeg)
![Rauen, Katrin Rauen, Katrin](/fileadmin/user/profile/medium/0033Y00002v6rg0QAA.jpeg)
![Rektorova, Irena Rektorova, Irena](/fileadmin/user/profile/medium/0033Y00002v6sxXQAQ.jpeg)
![Religa, Dorota Religa, Dorota](/fileadmin/user/profile/medium/0033Y00002v6zReQAI.jpeg)
![Rossor, Martin N. Rossor, Martin N.](/fileadmin/user/profile/medium/0033Y00002v6kV4QAI.jpeg)
![Rraklli, Ereida Rraklli, Ereida](/fileadmin/user/profile/medium/0033Y00002v6rUVQAY.png)
![Salmon, Eric Salmon, Eric](/fileadmin/user/profile/medium/0033Y00002v6xhLQAQ.png)
![Scarmeas, Nikolaos Scarmeas, Nikolaos](/fileadmin/user/profile/medium/0033Y00002v6lkaQAA.png)
![Struhal, Walter Struhal, Walter](/fileadmin/user/profile/medium/0033Y00002v6woWQAQ.jpeg)
![Tigkas, Dimitris Tigkas, Dimitris](/fileadmin/user/profile/medium/0033Y00002v6i34QAA.png)
![Tomic, Svetlana Tomic, Svetlana](/fileadmin/user/profile/medium/0033Y00002v6rVmQAI.jpeg)
![Vavougios, Georgios Vavougios, Georgios](/fileadmin/user/profile/medium/0033Y00002v6kN4QAI.png)
![Versijpt, Jan Versijpt, Jan](/fileadmin/user/profile/medium/0033Y00002v6sveQAA.jpeg)
![Vuletic, Vladimira Vuletic, Vladimira](/fileadmin/user/profile/medium/0033Y00002v6ukDQAQ.png)
![Waldemar, Gunhild Waldemar, Gunhild](/fileadmin/user/profile/medium/0033Y00002v6vqYQAQ.jpeg)
![Wojtecki, Lars Wojtecki, Lars](/fileadmin/user/profile/medium/0033Y00002wjbbfQAA.jpeg)
RRFS Member
![Acampora, Roberto Acampora, Roberto](/fileadmin/user/profile/medium/0033Y00002v6r6oQAA.jpeg)
![Accorroni, Alice Accorroni, Alice](/fileadmin/user/profile/medium/0033Y00002v6nt1QAA.jpeg)
![Agastra, Aida Agastra, Aida](/fileadmin/user/profile/medium/0033Y00002v6pf5QAA.png)
![Andriievska, Mariana Andriievska, Mariana](/fileadmin/user/profile/medium/0033Y00002v6viVQAQ.png)
![Bernardes, Catarina Bernardes, Catarina](/fileadmin/user/profile/medium/0033Y00002v6mHMQAY.png)
![Bougea, Anastasia Bougea, Anastasia](/fileadmin/user/profile/medium/0033Y00002v6lbIQAQ.png)
![Cabreira, Verónica Cabreira, Verónica](/fileadmin/user/profile/medium/0033Y00002v6pqZQAQ.png)
![Chen, Hongying Chen, Hongying](/fileadmin/user/profile/medium/0033Y00003bxW1IQAU.jpeg)
![Cuffaro, Luca Cuffaro, Luca](/fileadmin/user/profile/medium/0033Y00002v6sBIQAY.jpeg)
![Dobri-Nicoara, Ana Maria Dobri-Nicoara, Ana Maria](/fileadmin/user/profile/medium/0033Y00002v6qgFQAQ.png)
![Durães, João Durães, João](/fileadmin/user/profile/medium/0033Y00002v6n9aQAA.jpeg)
![Erdil, Esra Erdil, Esra](/fileadmin/user/profile/medium/0033Y00002v70FuQAI.jpeg)
![Ghirelli, Alma Ghirelli, Alma](/fileadmin/user/profile/medium/0033Y00003bwFooQAE.png)
![Gonzalez Martinez, Alicia Gonzalez Martinez, Alicia](/fileadmin/user/profile/medium/0033Y00002v6v1tQAA.jpeg)
![Gossye, Helena Gossye, Helena](/fileadmin/user/profile/medium/0033Y00002v6qvOQAQ.jpeg)
![Kaya Gülec, Zeynep Ece Kaya Gülec, Zeynep Ece](/fileadmin/user/profile/medium/0033Y00002v6qvWQAQ.jpeg)
![Kurucu King, Hatice Kurucu King, Hatice](/fileadmin/user/profile/medium/0033Y00002v6k0wQAA.jpeg)
![Laczó, Martina Laczó, Martina](/fileadmin/user/profile/medium/0033Y00002v6rhNQAQ.png)
![Malvaso, Antonio Malvaso, Antonio](/fileadmin/user/profile/medium/0033Y00003QYgI5QAL.jpeg)
![Maranzano, Alessio Maranzano, Alessio](/fileadmin/user/profile/medium/0033Y00002vYWCJQA4.jpeg)
![Massa, Federico Massa, Federico](/fileadmin/user/profile/medium/0033Y00002wJEcNQAW.jpeg)
![Nencha, Umberto Nencha, Umberto](/fileadmin/user/profile/medium/0033Y00002v6skSQAQ.jpeg)
![Novakova Martinkova, Julie Novakova Martinkova, Julie](/fileadmin/user/profile/medium/0033Y00002v6qtwQAA.png)
![Passaretti, Massimiliano Passaretti, Massimiliano](/fileadmin/user/profile/medium/0033Y00003JBZQrQAP.jpeg)
![Popovic, Zvonimir Popovic, Zvonimir](/fileadmin/user/profile/medium/0033Y00002v6rUfQAI.jpeg)
![Pozzato, Mattia Pozzato, Mattia](/fileadmin/user/profile/medium/0033Y00002v6mWgQAI.png)
![Pozzi, Federico Emanuele Pozzi, Federico Emanuele](/fileadmin/user/profile/medium/0033Y00002v6mJDQAY.png)
![Rollo, Eleonora Rollo, Eleonora](/fileadmin/user/profile/medium/0033Y00003bwGSrQAM.jpeg)
![Ruzhdii, Nadia Ruzhdii, Nadia](/fileadmin/user/profile/medium/0033Y00002v6ye5QAA.png)
![Scarioni, Marta Scarioni, Marta](/fileadmin/user/profile/medium/0033Y00002v6uTzQAI.jpeg)
![Spinelli, Edoardo Gioele Spinelli, Edoardo Gioele](/fileadmin/user/profile/medium/0033Y00002v6yzJQAQ.jpeg)
![Tábuas Pereira, Miguel Tábuas Pereira, Miguel](/fileadmin/user/profile/medium/0033Y00002v6wapQAA.jpeg)
![Terryn, Joke Terryn, Joke](/fileadmin/user/profile/medium/0033Y00002v6viAQAQ.png)
![Voskou, Panagiota Voskou, Panagiota](/fileadmin/user/profile/medium/0033Y00002v6py8QAA.png)
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![Di Cosmo, Leonardo Di Cosmo, Leonardo](/fileadmin/user/profile/medium/0033Y00003md8yeQAA.png)
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![Goeschl, Stella Goeschl, Stella](/fileadmin/user/profile/medium/0033Y00002v6jQMQAY.jpeg)
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![Gosch Berton, Giovanni Gosch Berton, Giovanni](/fileadmin/user/profile/medium/0033Y00003XHJYhQAP.jpeg)
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Partner Society Representatives
![Georges, Jean Georges, Jean](/fileadmin/user/profile/medium/0033Y00002v6y2eQAA.jpeg)
Alzheimer Europe representative
AOAN Representative
Institutional panel members
![Araújo, Rui Araújo, Rui](/fileadmin/user/profile/medium/0033Y00002v6pKoQAI.png)
![Audronyte, Egle Audronyte, Egle](/fileadmin/user/profile/medium/0033Y00002v6iJlQAI.png)
![Avasilichioaei, Mioara Avasilichioaei, Mioara](/fileadmin/user/profile/medium/0033Y00002v6o9EQAQ.png)
![Balanuta, Tatiana Balanuta, Tatiana](/fileadmin/user/profile/medium/0033Y00002v6hMdQAI.png)
![Cerman, Jiří Cerman, Jiří](/fileadmin/user/profile/medium/0033Y00002v6xrGQAQ.png)
![Christou, Yiolanda Christou, Yiolanda](/fileadmin/user/profile/medium/0033Y00002v6u0YQAQ.png)
![Cinar, Nilgun Cinar, Nilgun](/fileadmin/user/profile/medium/0033Y00002v6yGWQAY.png)
![Ciolac, Dumitru Ciolac, Dumitru](/fileadmin/user/profile/medium/0033Y00002v6jV5QAI.png)
![De Mendonça, Alexandre Valério De Mendonça, Alexandre Valério](/fileadmin/user/profile/medium/0033Y00002v6yTFQAY.png)
![Di Lorenzo, Francesco Di Lorenzo, Francesco](/fileadmin/user/profile/medium/0033Y00002v6ks1QAA.jpeg)
![Dubois, Bruno Dubois, Bruno](/fileadmin/user/profile/medium/0033Y00002v6ugHQAQ.png)
![Felbecker, Ansgar Felbecker, Ansgar](/fileadmin/user/profile/medium/0033Y00002v6vjiQAA.jpeg)
![Franke, Christiana Franke, Christiana](/fileadmin/user/profile/medium/0033Y00002v6oE3QAI.png)
![Gmitterova, Karin Gmitterova, Karin](/fileadmin/user/profile/medium/0033Y00002v6skEQAQ.png)
![Gregoric Kramberger, Milica Gregoric Kramberger, Milica](/fileadmin/user/profile/medium/0033Y00002v6rbqQAA.jpeg)
![Grontvedt, Goril Rolfseng Grontvedt, Goril Rolfseng](/fileadmin/user/profile/medium/0033Y00002v6tOtQAI.png)
![Guekht, Alla Guekht, Alla](/fileadmin/user/profile/medium/0033Y00002v6xpmQAA.png)
![Hasselbalch, Steen Gregers Hasselbalch, Steen Gregers](/fileadmin/user/profile/medium/0033Y00002v6k17QAA.png)
![Hutchinson, Siobhan Hutchinson, Siobhan](/fileadmin/user/profile/medium/0033Y00002v6jU1QAI.png)
![Ioannidis, Panagiotis Ioannidis, Panagiotis](/fileadmin/user/profile/medium/0033Y00002v6wEeQAI.png)
![Kálmán, János Kálmán, János](/fileadmin/user/profile/medium/0033Y00002v6tb3QAA.png)
![Kaubrys, Gintaras Kaubrys, Gintaras](/fileadmin/user/profile/medium/0033Y00002v6trvQAA.png)
![Konstantinidis, Vasilios Konstantinidis, Vasilios](/fileadmin/user/profile/medium/0033Y00002v6opgQAA.png)
![Kostiks, Andrejs Kostiks, Andrejs](/fileadmin/user/profile/medium/0033Y00002v6sYBQAY.png)
![Kovács, Tibor Kovács, Tibor](/fileadmin/user/profile/medium/0033Y00002v6o2IQAQ.png)
![Krikmann, Ülle Krikmann, Ülle](/fileadmin/user/profile/medium/0033Y00002v6iLTQAY.png)
![Manvelyan, Hovhannes Manvelyan, Hovhannes](/fileadmin/user/profile/medium/0033Y00002v6hh5QAA.png)
![Mcgrath, Emer Mcgrath, Emer](/fileadmin/user/profile/medium/0033Y00002v6lsRQAQ.jpeg)
![Ozbabalik Adapinar, Belgin Demet Ozbabalik Adapinar, Belgin Demet](/fileadmin/user/profile/medium/0033Y00002v6nfZQAQ.png)
![Pariente, Jérémie Pariente, Jérémie](/fileadmin/user/profile/medium/0033Y00002v6ljXQAQ.png)
![Pietruczuk, Aleksandra Pietruczuk, Aleksandra](/fileadmin/user/profile/medium/0033Y00002v6pFpQAI.jpeg)
![Popescu, Bogdan O. Popescu, Bogdan O.](/fileadmin/user/profile/medium/0033Y00002v6w00QAA.png)
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![Priede, Zanda Priede, Zanda](/fileadmin/user/profile/medium/0033Y00002v6h3pQAA.png)
![Rejdak, Konrad Rejdak, Konrad](/fileadmin/user/profile/medium/0033Y00002v6wvXQAQ.jpeg)
![Remes, Anne Remes, Anne](/fileadmin/user/profile/medium/0033Y00002v6uLlQAI.png)
![Sando, Sigrid Botne Sando, Sigrid Botne](/fileadmin/user/profile/medium/0033Y00002v6gbqQAA.png)
![Schmidt, Reinhold Schmidt, Reinhold](/fileadmin/user/profile/medium/0033Y00002v6w5cQAA.png)
![Schott, Jonathan Schott, Jonathan](/fileadmin/user/profile/medium/0033Y00002v6op1QAA.png)
![Sheardova, Katerina Sheardova, Katerina](/fileadmin/user/profile/medium/0033Y00002v6kJdQAI.jpeg)
![Sidarovich, Emiliya Sidarovich, Emiliya](/fileadmin/user/profile/medium/0033Y00002v6tHOQAY.png)
![Stefanova, Elka Stefanova, Elka](/fileadmin/user/profile/medium/0033Y00002v6ww6QAA.jpeg)
![Stögmann, Elisabeth Stögmann, Elisabeth](/fileadmin/user/profile/medium/0033Y00002v6w81QAA.png)
![Tanne, David Tanne, David](/fileadmin/user/profile/medium/0033Y00002v6zkKQAQ.jpeg)
![Traykov, Latchesar Traykov, Latchesar](/fileadmin/user/profile/medium/0033Y00002v6vwUQAQ.png)