President's Column
Past Successes, Present Educational Opportunities, and Future Elections
Prof. Wolfgang Grisold, WFN president, reports on 2024’s global activities and some significant updates on the upcoming WFN elections in 2025.
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We would like to welcome you to the December 2024 issue of World Neurology, the final issue of this calendar year. In the President’s Column, WFN President Prof. Wolfgang Grisold provides updates on several ongoing WFN activities, including operational and global developments, education, and the introduction of the new World Brain Day 2025 theme. This [...]
READ MOREAnnouncement
The WFN Announces Positions up for Election by the Council of Delegates in 2025
A special announcement seeking candidates for three critical positions within the WFN in 2025.
READ MOREAdvancing Neurological Education
The University of Trento and the WFN celebrate the inaugural clinical neuroscience course at the university – a milestone for neurological education.
READ MOREWFN NSG Holds Joint Meeting With GAMS
The Neurosonology Specialty Group explored the use of ultrasonography as a critical care modality at the Georgian Association of Medical Specialties (GAMS) conference.
READ MOREIn Memorium
Dr. Francisco Javier Lopera Restrepo (1951-2024)
This well-known Alzheimer’s researcher leaves behind a large number of high-quality disciples and a philosophy of living life as it comes.
READ MORECentral African Neurology Takes Center Stage
A report from the hybrid Presidential Symposium of the Fourth Congress of the Camaroon Academy of Neurology.
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Gastronomy by Ali-bab, the Other Babinski
Looking back on how a well-known French cookbook ties in to two brothers and their role in the history of neurology.
READ MOREIn Memorium
The award-winning neuromuscular clinician, educator, and researcher made many contributions to neuromuscular disease research.
READ MORERethinking High-Risk Strategies in Stroke Prevention
A collaborative approach between primary health care providers and the Stroke Center at Central City Clinical Hospital in Almaty, Kazakhstan.
READ MOREOpinion | Lecanemab for Alzheimer’s: Not Just Yet
In this author’s opinion, this drug shows promise but isn’t quite ready. By Raad Shakir, CBE FRCP The whole world continues to wait for neuroscientists to come up with an effective treatment for Alzheimer’s disease. The condition attracts huge public interest, and there is intense focus on treatment availability. The “accumulation of soluble and insoluble aggregated [...]
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