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Additional Candidate for President: Gustavo Roman

Nominated under Article 6.3 of the constitution: http://www.wfneurology.org/index.php?cID=2&cType=document   Click here for candidate statements in the June issue. Gustavo Román My nomination as candidate  for president of the World  Federation of Neurology  has been endorsed by the  American Academy of Neurology and the Neurological Association of Colombia. I was raised in a tropical Third World [...]

Literature

Recent Literature

Three Important Steps to European Neurology Harmonization: Core Curriculum, Visitation Program, European Board Examination www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/ 23829235 Struhal W, Mellgren SI, Grisold W. Eur J Neurol. 2013 Aug;20(8):e101-4. doi: 10.1111/ene.12177. No abstract available. PMID: 23829235 [PubMed - in process] Creation of the AAN Global Health Section, Part I: Introduction and Background www.neurology.org/content/80/22/ 2062.short Amy C. Lee, [...]

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WFN Research Groups on Aphasia and Cognitive Disorders, and on ALS and MND

In June 2011, the World Federation of Neurology Research Group on Aphasia and Cognitive Disorders and the World Federation of Neurology Research Group on ALS and MND collaboratively organized Workshops on Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Dementias in China and Mongolia. Financed by the WFN, Facundo Manes, Thomas Bak, Suvarna Alladi, John Ravits and Albert [...]

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Come to Kyoto, Japan, in 2017

We, the Japanese Society of Neurology (JSN), would like to host the 23rd World Congress of Neurology in 2017 in Kyoto. Founded originally in 1902, the JSN has evolved into a large society with its members topping 8,852 in the past 50 years particularly after its separation, in 1959, from the original society where both [...]

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Come to Seoul for WCN 2017

Since its establishment in 1982, the Korean Neurological Association (KNA) has demonstrated stable growth over the last three decades, and a lot of effort has been made to take the KNA to a global level. (For more, see "Changing Face of KNA" in Neurology 2013;80:1145-1147). Keeping up with the 30th anniversary of the KNA in [...]

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Hong Kong Welcomes 2017 World Congress of Neurology

Neurological diseases inflict high morbidity and mortality in China: Stroke is now the No. 1 cause of death with 1.7 million deaths each year; 9.2 million persons live with dementia and almost half of the 4 million people suffering from Parkinson's disease worldwide live in China. Teaching and research in neurological diseases have advanced greatly [...]

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Neurosonology Research Group of WFN Launches Latin American Chapter

In order to promote neurosonology in Latin America, considerable efforts of the Neurosonology Research Group (NSRG) of the WFN have been undertaken during the last two years to establish a Latin American Chapter. The nucleus of the new chapter is spearheaded by a group of Brazilian Neurosonologists chaired by Viviane F. Zetola, MD, PhD, who [...]

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New Developments for the Journal of the Neurological Sciences

As the new editor-in-chief of the Journal of the Neurological Sciences (JNS), I would like to introduce the readers of World Neurology Online to some new features for the journal. The first and most obvious change is a new "face" or cover for JNS. The new cover is more abstract to reflect the modern global [...]

From the Field

Applied Research Group on Space and Underwater Neurology

The Research Group on Space  and Underwater Neurology  was primarily founded to  coordinate studies about the  influence of the weightlessness  during space flights. After first  experiences in the real micro  gravity, it could be inferred that mainly the movement system was  affected, without an essential  influence on the cognitive abilities. The crew members in space [...]

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First East African Parkinson’s Disease Nurse Specialist (PDNS) Course Presented

There is limited access to diagnosis and treatment of Parkinson's disease (PD) in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) with few neurologists. PD nurse specialists (PDNS) have become an integral component of multidisciplinary PD care in the U.K. and may be particularly useful in SSA with the lack of specialist doctors. We therefore conducted a PDNS course for [...]

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Fifth Examination of the European Board of Neurology

The European Board Examination in Neurology took place during the ENS Congress in Barcelona June 7, 2013. Twenty-nine candidates attended the examination. These individuals were from Europe (Belgium, Cyprus, Germany, Italy, Portugal, Spain and Turkey) and from outside Europe (Canada, India, Iraq, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa and United Arab Emirates). The successful participants [...]

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Symposium: Developing Neurology in the World

The Japanese Society of Neurology (JSN) held its annual meeting in the state-of-the-art Tokyo Forum May 29-June 1. There were 6,713 participants. The meeting was primarily in Japanese with enough English language sessions to make a non-Japanese speaker fully occupied with excellent sessions from Japanese and invited speakers. There were many highlights throughout. The inclusivity [...]

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Opportunities in Global Neurology for Trainees

The past several decades have seen a groundswell of interest in the practice of neurology in low- and middle-income countries. As established clinicians, researchers and groups such as the World Federation of Neurology, American Academy of Neurology and the European Federation of Neurological Societies (EFNS) turn their attention to improving the care of neurology patients [...]

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Research Group on Neuroethics

Ethics in neurology are the  basis of all practical work  as well as for research  activities. In a critical analysis of  the used ethical principles, it has to  be stated that the contemporary ethical laws are missing different religious, traditional and cultural requirements. The contemporary ethics are based on the philosophy  of Socrates, Plato and [...]

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Organization and Delivery of Neurological Services

Members of the WFN Applied Reserach Group (ARG) from many different countries are active in their regions. In 2012, we were focused mainly on Central and Eastern European countries, and we organized several meetings. As part of these activities, members of the ARG were active in their research, related to importance of delivery of neurological [...]

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Highlights of the 53rd International Neuropsychiatric Pula Congress

The 53rd International Neuropsychiatric Pula Congress (INPC) was held June 19-22, 2013, under the auspices of the Croatian President Prof. dr. Ivo Josipovic. The congress is traditionally held in Verudela Hotels Park Plaza Histria and Brioni, and organizers are: Kuratorium International Neuropsychiatric Pula Congress and the Department of Medical Sciences of the Croatian Academy of [...]

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Report from the European Stroke Conference

I'm deeply grateful to the WFN for awarding me the Junior Traveling Fellowship in 2013 to visit the European Stroke Conference held May 27-31, in London. The conference was attended by more than 3,500 delegates from  around  the world. Following is the brief outline of the meeting and its structure and discussion items. The meeting [...]

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Neurology Nursing in Kenya: The Current State and the Way Forward

Neurological disorders make up at least 25 percent of the global burden of disease and are responsible for an even greater proportion of persons living with disability (Silberberg and Katabira, 2006). Factors such as malnutrition, adverse perinatal conditions, malaria, human immunodeficiency virus and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS), meningitis, demographic transitions, increased road traffic accidents [...]

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The Forced Migration of German-Speaking Neuroscientists

"Vienna's culture was one of extraordinary power, and it had been created and nourished in good part by Jews. My life has been profoundly shaped by the collapse of Viennese culture in 1938. … The sense of loss is heightened by the fact that Vienna was my birthplace, my home." – Eric Kandel, In Search [...]

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The Past and the Present: Parents of the Future

When Johan Aarli, my predecessor as president of the World Federation of Neurology (WFN), first mentioned that he was writing a history of the WFN, I realized that this was an important task. However, I did not expect that institutional history would be very exciting. As Aarli began sharing the chapters that he was writing, [...]

In Memorium

Kayshibaev Nurlan Smagulovich

Professor Kayshibaev Nurlan Smagulovich passed at the age of 51 on June 17, 2013. Smagulovich was a famous neurologist of Kazakhstan. After graduating from medical school in 1984, he moved his way up from doctor-intern to the head of the Institute of Neurology. During his career, he also headed the departments of neurology of Almaty [...]

Editor-in-Chief's Column

Welcome to Editorial Advisory Board, Assistant Online Editor

I am pleased to present the members of the Editorial Advisory Board. These individuals will help guide the continued development of World Neurology Online. Each of these distinguished neurologists has agreed to provide and solicit announcements and articles of interest from their regions and beyond. I also am pleased to announce that Keith Newton, the [...]

From the Field

Richard Bright Advanced Research on Apoplexy, Stroke

Richard Bright was born in 1789 in Bristol. He received his medical training at the University of Edinburgh and at Guys Hospital, which he completed in 1812 with a doctorate on infectious erysipelas. (Berry and Mackenzie). In 1820, Bright was elected assistant physician to Guy's Hospital. There, he spent time in the company of a [...]

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NCL Research Award

Medical and basic science researchers worldwide are invited to submit innovative clinical or translational basic science projects to contribute to finding a cure for juvenile Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis (NCL), also called Batten disease. Scientists from related areas of science including Alzheimer's disease, aging and other lysosomal storage disorders are particularly encouraged to apply for the [...]

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Healthy Lifestyle and Prevention of Stroke

The wonderful city of Dubrovnik was the host of the 24th Summer Stroke School with international participation June 3-8. The summer school was held under the auspices of the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts. The usual and proud auspicates were Inter-University Centre Dubrovnik, Croatian Stroke Society, Medical School University of Zagreb, Central and Eastern [...]

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WFN Elections 2013: Nominating Committee Recommendations

Three officers and one trustee are to be elected at the Council of Delegates Annual General Meeting (AGM) in September during the World Congress of Neurology in Vienna.  The nominating committee of the World Federation of Neurology now recommends to the membership those listed here as candidates in accordance with the Federation's Memorandum and Articles [...]