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President's Column

WFN Activities Update

We are glad to be able to share WFN proceedings in this issue. Unfortunately, the worldwide situation in regard to armed conflicts has not improved. In addition, we witnessed the earthquake in the region of Turkey and Syria.

From the Editors

From the Editors

We’d like to welcome all readers to the April 2023 issue of World Neurology. This issue includes heartfelt articles and tributes to recently departed neurologists, including the article by Dr. M. Akif Topcuoglu, president of the Turkish Neurological Society, about the devastating Turkiye-Syria earthquakes, with tributes to each of the five neurologists who passed away [...]

In Memorium

Prof. Johan Arild Aarli (1936-2023)

Johan Arild Aarli, former president of the World Federation of Neurology(WFN), passed away on the March 24,2023, at the age of 86 years. His name is recognized and admired by neurologists across the world.

Tribute From Africa to Johan Aarli

We, in Africa, definitively consider Johan Aarli as the great and generous man who, as president of WFN, put Africa on the map of world neurology.

Johan A. Aarli: An Inspiring Teacher and Leader of Neurology

Johan A. Aarli was an inspiring and highly respected neurologist with a worldwide influence.

Prof. Wijeratne honored during Australia Day 2023

The World Federation of Neurology (WFN) is pleased to report that Prof. Tissa Wijeratne, OAM MBBS, MD, PhD, FRACP, FRCP, FAAN, FEAN, co-chair of Public Awareness and Advocacy and World Brain Day, was honored during the Australia Day 2023 with the medal of the Order of Australia (OAM).

The WFN Committees and Specialty Groups

Joint Korean Society of Neurosonology and WFN Neurosonology Specialty Group Conference

The Neurosonology Specialty Group (NSG) of the WFN is dedicated to the promotion of science and research as well as of education and training in the field of ultrasonic techniques and its clinical use. Therefore, international cooperation and the dissemination of scientific information within the field of neurosonology is part of NSG WFN activities.

Education

The Fifth International Educational Forum

The Fifth International Educational Forum Neurology Update in Kazakhstan 2023 was held March 10-11, 2023. The forum was held in hybrid mode.

From the Field

Earthquake Disaster and Turkish Neurology

On Feb. 6, 2023, two major earthquakes occurred, nine hours apart, with epicenters in Gaziantep and Kahramanmaraş in Turkiye. In this disaster, called the 2023 Turkiye-Syria earthquakes,” nearly 43,000 people died in Turkiye and 6,000 people in Syria.

World Brain Day

Brain Health and Disability: Leave No One Behind

World Brain Day 2023 annually commemorates the foundation of the World Federation of Neurology (WFN) on July 22. The previous World Brain Day themes focused on specific neurological diseases such as Parkinson’s disease, migraine, epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, and many others.

World Stroke Congress 2022

Report of the World Stroke Congress 2022 in Singapore

The World Stroke Congress (WSC) is the flagship meeting of the World Stroke Organization (WSO). After the exclusively virtual events in 2021 and in 2020 (joint conference with the European Stroke Organization), the WSC 2022 in Singapore was the first international large-scale in-person meeting.

Education

II Latin American Course of Neuroepidemiology

Last March, the II Latin American Course of Neuroepidemiology took place in Punta del Este, Maldonado, Uruguay. This course was organized by the neuroepidemiology section of the Institute of Neurology at the University of the Republic in Uruguay, and the Université de Limoges in France, with the endorsement of the World Federation of Neurology (WFN).

History

Book Review: The Idea of Epilepsy 

First published in 1945, this revised edition appeared in 1971, and in 1994 it was published again. The book begins with the “sacred disease” in antiquity, discusses ancient medical science, and touches upon magic, superstition, possession, and lunacy in the Middle Ages.