Neurology Updates

Neurology Updates

Here you will find regular scientific news from our Scientific Panels. We cover all areas of neurology, including rare diseases. The most recent news are displayed below. You will find all news of different areas sorted into the subsections of the respective scientific panel. Enjoy reading!

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| COVID-19 | Epilepsy  

Seizures as a Feature of COVID-19

Seizures appear to be a rare feature of COVID-19. Avoiding unintentional antiseizure medicine withdrawal during the COVID-19 pandemic is a potential…

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Created by Dr. Axel Ferreira (Neurology Resident at Hospital Pedro Hispano, Portugal) and Ronan McGinty
| COVID-19  

STROKE CARE AT THE TIME OF COVID-19 OUTBREAK

According to the WHO, the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has already reached pandemic proportion, affecting at present more than…

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Created by Anna Bersano and Natan Bornstein on behalf of EAN Stroke Management Panel
| COVID-19 | Autonomic nervous system disorders  

COVID-19: statement by the Autonomic nervous system disorders Scientific Panel

The ongoing COVID-19 outbreak raises new management challenges, which lack an evidence-based answer to date. The management group of the EAN…

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Created by Alessandra Fanciulli, Mario Habek, Diogo Carneiro, Jalesh N. Panicker, Walter Struhal, Max J. Hilz
| COVID-19 | Neurocritical care  

COVID-19 Statement of the EAN Scientific Panel Neurocritical care

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Patients with…

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Created by Helbok R, Öztürk S On behalf of the Members of the EAN Scientific Panel Neurocritical care
| COVID-19 | Child neurology  

Child neurology provision during the COVID-19 pandemic

The number of subjects infected with SARS-Cov-2 is dramatically increasing worldwide since the beginning of this year.

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Created by Alessandro Simonati, MD, Sarah E. Buerki, MD
| COVID-19 | Neurorehabilitation  

Neurorehabilitation facing the COVID-19 pandemic

The SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 pandemic is deeply affecting our health systems both directly and indirectly. In several countries, neurorehabilitation units…

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Created by Letizia Leocani, Karin Diserens, On behalf of the EAN SP Neurorehabilitation Management Group: Voelker Dietz, Sasa Filipovic, Voelker Hoemberg, Marcello Moccia, Dafin Muresanu
| COVID-19 | Neurosonology  

MANAGEMENT GROUP OF THE SCIENTIFIC PANEL ON NEUROSONOLOGY RECOMMENDATIONS DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC

In view of the challenges of the current Corona virus (COVID-19) pandemic and with the aim of protecting both patients and ultrasound providers…

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Created by Milija Mijajlovic, David Skoloudik, Manfred Kaps, Claudio Baracchini
| COVID-19 | Neuro-oncology  

Neuro-oncology during the Covid-19 pandemics: considerations for the treatment of patients with brain tumors

At present, the Covid-19 pandemic is the focus of the global community and an all-consuming threat to the health care systems all across Europe.…

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Created by Anette Storstein, Prof. Riccardo Soffietti
| COVID-19 | Headache  

HEADACHE IN COVID-19 PANDEMIC

We are experiencing an unprecedented situation that no one had imagined or prepared for which has hit Europe during a period of prosperity, and the…

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Created by Dimos-Dimitrios Mitsikostas, Pablo Irimia
| COVID-19 | Coma & Chronic Disorders of Consciousness  

Neurorehabilitation of patients with severe brain injury during the Covid-19 epidemic

The growing emergency due to the Covid-19 pandemic has rapidly and abruptly stressed health systems in all involved countries. Post-acute…

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Created by Scientific Panel Coma and chronic disorders of consciousness
| COVID-19 | Infectious diseases  

Neurologists stay aware of COVID-19 brain stem involvement

The authors of this review (2) article hypothesize that respiratory dysfunction could be explained in part by the well-known neuroinvasive potential…

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Created by David Garcia Azorin (RRFS) and Johann Sellner (Panel Co-Chair)
| Clinical neurophysiology  

Cutaneous silent periods

Cutaneous silent period is a useful, although underestimated tool for the clinical assessment of poly neuropathy as well as other neurological…

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Created by Giuseppe Lucente, MD Neuromuscular and Neuropaedriatic group Neuroscience Department Hospital Universitario Germans Trias i Pujol Badalona, Spain