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President's Column

An Important Year for Neurology

The year will bring face-to-face meetings and personal encounters and will reveal how stable and useful our newly developed communication tools are.

In Memorium

Late AAN President Sacco Strengthened International Relationships

Ralph Sacco succumbed from a brain tumor on Jan. 17, 2023, at his home in New York with his family by his side. Read more about his career and contributions.

First Pan-European University Course on Clinical Autonomic Neuroscience

The European Federation of Autonomic Societies (EFAS), together with the Danube University Krems, and the Karl Landsteiner University have initiated the first Pan-European University Course to study techniques on bedside and lab investigations of ANS disorders and common strategies of therapeutic management.

From the Editors

From the Editors

By Steven L. Lewis, MD, Editor, and Walter Struhal, MD, Co-Editor We’d like to welcome all readers to the February 2023 issue of World Neurology. This issue begins with the President’s Column, where World Federation of Neurology (WFN) President Dr. Wolfgang Grisold describes the many international activities being planned by the WFN this year, including [...]

Report on the Ninth International Course of Neuroepidemiology: Methods and Clinical Applications

By Dr. Carlos N. Ketzoian Last November, the ninth edition of the International Course of Neuroepidemiology:  Methods and Clinical Applications took place in Erice, Sicily, Italy, with the WFN’s endorsement. An historical first course of neuroepidemiology was held in San Miniato, Pisa, Italy, in 1981, and was organized by Prof. Bruce Schoenberg. Prof. Schoenberg passed [...]

Nominating Committee Announcement 2023

On behalf of the World Federation of Neurology, the Nominating Committee invites nominations for the positions of Treasurer (four-year term) and Elected Trustee (three-year term). Treasurer to take office from Jan. 1, 2024. (Position vacated by Dr. Richard Stark, who is not eligible for re-election.) Having previous similar experience as a treasurer would be an [...]

History

Named Lectures at the World Congress of Neurology (WCN)

Giving names to lectures has been a general phenomenon in various fields of society, including the humanities and sciences, since at least over 100 years ago. These may be public lectures or lectures presented for members of an association.

Growing the African Neurological and Scientific Workforce

Congratulations to the 10 new African professors of neurology (and three psychiatrists) who were successful at the biennial Francophone contest that concluded in Abidjan in Cote d’Ivoire.

Dementia Prevention: Can We Do Better?

The publication of the results of lecanemab for the treatment of early Alzheimer’s disease has generated hype, hope, and questions.

Department Visit

My Experience at the Medical University of Graz, Austria

Seblewongel Asmare Seyoum spent four weeks at the Medical University of Graz in an observership program.

Department Visit

My visit to Innsbruck Hospital, Austria

Heena Narotam Jeena visited Innsbruck following the stroke teams and the neurology intensive care unit.

Department Visit

Austrian Neurology Department in Salzburg

Daniel Ekhaeyouno Ezuduemoih was mentored by seasoned tutors whom themselves have extensive clinical experience from many years of practice.

Department Visit

Program at the Universitätsklinikum Leipzig, Germany

Prisca-Rolande Bassolé, a neurologist from Dakar, Senegal, shares her experience when she visited the department of neurology at Universitätsklinikum Leipzig.

World Brain Day 2023: Brain Health and Disability

The WFN, global regions, and the World Federation of Neurorehabilitation By Tissa Wijeratne, David Dodick, Steven Lewis, and Wolfgang Grisold Key Message World Brain Day (WBD) 2023 jointly with the global regions and World Federation of Neurorehabilitation (WFNR). Spread the news on Brain Health and Disability, World Brain Day 2023 campaign in your community, hospital, [...]

The Tournament of Minds at the World Congresses of Neurology

The Tournament of Minds has been a well-loved component of the World Congress of Neurology since 2001.