The Scientific Panel on Infectious diseases focuses on providing guidelines for the diagnosis and management of infections of the nervous system.
It is also supporting educational curricula for the annual congresses, where a main topic, a teaching course or a focused workshop devoted to infections of the nervous system are presented by experts in the field.
So far six guidelines were published and include:
- Steiner I, Schmutzhard E, Sellner J, Chaudhuri A, Kennedy P G E. EFNS-ENS guidelines for the use of PCR technology for the diagnosis of infections of the nervous system. Eur J Neurol. 2012; 19:1278–1291.
- Mygland a., Ljostad U., fingerl V., Schmutzhard E., Steiner I.. EFNS Guidelines on the diagnosis and management of European Lyme dneuroborreliosis. Eur J Neurol 2010; 17:8-16, e1-4
- Steiner I., Budka H., Chaudhuri A, Koskiniemi M, Sainio K, Salonen O, Kennedy PG. Viral meningoencephalitis: a review of diagnostic methods and guidelines for management. Eur J Neurol. 2010; 17:999-e57
- Chaudhuri A, Martinez-Martin P, Kennedy PG, Andrew Seaton R, Portegies P, Bojar M, Steiner I; Chaudhuri A, Martinez-Martin P, Kennedy PG, Andrew Seaton R, Portegies P, Bojar M, Steiner I. EFNS guideline on the management of community-acquired bacterial meningitis: report of an EFNS Task Force on acute bacterial meningitis in older children and adults. Eur J Neurol. 2008; 15:649-659.
- Steiner I, Budka H, Chaudhuri A, Koskiniemi M, Sainio K, Salonen O, Kennedy PG. Viral encephalitis: a review of diagnostic methods and guidelines for management. Eur J Neurol. 2005; 12:331-343.
- Portegies P, Solod L, Cinque P, Chaudhuri A, Begovac J, Everall I, Weber T, Bojar M, Martinez-Martin P, Kennedy PG. Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of neurological complications of HIV infection. Eur J Neurol. 2004; 11:297-304.
The "Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of opportunistic infections in the nervous system" are under preparation.
Individual panel members

Baringer, Richard J.
United States

Chakhava, George G.
Tbilisi,
Georgia

Chaudhuri, Abhijit
Glasgow,
United Kingdom

García Azorín, David
Valladolid,
Spain

Harizi (Shemsi), Edlira
Durres,
Albania

Helbok, Raimund
Linz,
Austria

Klein, Matthias
München,
Germany

Padovani, Alessandro
Brescia,
Italy

Porta-Etessam, Jesús
Madrid,
Spain

Spatola, Marianna
Barcelona,
Spain

Steck, Andreas J.
Epalinges,
Switzerland

Taba, Pille
Tartu,
Estonia

Tranchant, Christine
Strasbourg,
France
RRFS Members
Abramova, Anna
St. Petersburg,
Russian Federation

Bernard-Valnet, Raphael
Lausanne,
Switzerland

Costa Novo, Joana
Vila Nova de Gaia,
Portugal

Gonzalez Martinez, Alicia
Madrid,
Spain

Kerstens, Jeroen
Edegem,
Belgium
Kim, I Room
Mistelbach,
Austria
Moura, João
Porto,
Portugal

Muñiz Castrillo, Sergio
Palo Alto,
United States
Norbutaite, Agne
Vilnius,
Lithuania
Student Member
Partner Society Representatives
AOAN Representative
Pal, Pramod
India
EPNS representative
Bigi, Sandra
Luzern,
Switzerland
Institutional panel members
Abreu, Pedro
Porto,
Portugal

Arvaniti, Xrisa
Greece

Bakirtzis, Christos
Thessaloniki,
Greece

Bernard-Valnet, Raphael
Lausanne,
Switzerland

Budai, József
Budapest,
Hungary

Davies, Nicholas
London,
United Kingdom

De Broucker, Thomas
Saint Denis,
France

Dumanscaia, Maria
Chisinau,
Moldova

Duque, Cristina
Porto,
Portugal

Eikeland, Randi
Froland,
Norway

Ferrari, Sergio
Verona,
Italy

Fiszer, Urszula
Warsaw,
Poland

Garcia-Moncó, Juan Carlos
Bilbao, Vizcaya,
Spain
Gardin, Anna
Messina,
Italy

Gūtmane, Evija
Latvia

Jelcic, Ilijas
Zurich,
Switzerland

Karelis, Guntis
Riga,
Latvia

Lehrmann Ægidius, Karen
Copenhagen,
Denmark

Manole, Elena
Chisinau,
Moldova

Martinez, Laurent
France
Mina, Yair
Tel aviv,
Israel

Nikolaidis, Ioannis
Thessaloniki,
Greece

Shprah, Vladimir
Aland
Siminenco-Rotari, Anastasia
Baciu,
Romania
Staromłyńska, Urszula
Lodz,
Poland

Taba, Pille
Tartu,
Estonia

Thoma, Julie

Toncev, Gordana
Kragujevac,
Serbia

Valaikiene, Jurgita
Vilnius,
Lithuania

Van De Beek, Diederik
Amsterdam,
The Netherlands

Vasile, Mihai Titus
Bucharest,
Romania

Velhin, Svitaslau
Minsk,
Belarus
Voloshyn-Haponov, Ivan
Kharkiv,
Ukraine
Vucic, Marija
Afghanistan

Weber, Jörg
Berlin,
Germany

Yaka, Erdem

Zulehner, Gudrun
Vienna,
Austria