Welcome to the August 2024 issue of World Neurology. In this issue’s President’s Column, WFN President Prof. Wolfgang Grisold provides updates on several ongoing activities, including the upcoming Council of Delegates (COD) meeting in September, the recent success of World Brain Day 2024, the introduction of the WHO IGAP toolkit, the upcoming World Federation of Neurology (WFN) Digital Neurology Updates (WNU) 2024 (an important educational initiative also planned for September), as well as many other ongoing global initiatives.
Dr. Mohammad Wasay and Dr. Safa Younis provide an up-to-date summary on central nervous system tuberculosis (CNS-TB), which continues to be a global problem. Dr. Gagandeep Singh provides a report on the highly prestigious Padma Shri, which was recently awarded by the president of India to Dr. Chandrashekhar Meshram, WFN trustee. The editors send their congratulations to Dr. Meshram for this remarkable and so richly deserved honor. We thank him for his contributions to neurology in India and throughout the globe, and for his many contributions to World Neurology.
In this issue’s History article, Dr. Peter Koehler provides his thought-provoking and well-illustrated report about a 17th century Dutch physician and the speculation surrounding a “renowned painter” whose treatment he described. Dr. Kevin Rostasy and Dr. Anna Jansen report on the activities of the European Paediatric Neurology Society (EPNS), raising the voice of the remarkably advancing field of pediatric neurology.
This issue also includes two thoughtful reports from recipients of WFN Junior Traveling Fellowships to attend the Fourth Congress of the African Academy of Neurology (AFAN), which was held in conjunction with the Fifth Congress of the Association Senegalese of Neurology (ASN), in July in Dakar, Senegal.
Dr. Olivia Begasse de Dhaem reports on the upcoming course, “Education in Headache to Health Care Professionals in Africa (EHHPA),” sponsored by the WFN, AFAN, the Global Patient Advocacy Coalition (GPAC), and the International Headache Society (IHS). The free course will take place virtually on Nov. 23, 2024, and registration is now open. Dr. László Vécsei provides an update about the ongoing activities of the International Danube Neurology Symposium for Neurological Sciences, including continuing education and international disease-based registries.
Prof. Renato Verdugo and Prof. Marco T. Medina report on the successful Latin American workshop on the Intersectoral Global Action Plan (IGAP) that took place in June in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. The workshop was organized by the Chilean League Against Epilepsy and the Autonomous University of Honduras with the support of the Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO).
This issue also includes an important reminder to all readers to register to attend the WFN WNU course occurring Sept. 26-27, 2024. We encourage all readers globally to attend!
Finally, we would like to remind and encourage all our younger readers from all regions of the globe, such as those neurologists in training or early in their careers, to consider contributing to World Neurology. We especially encourage contributions about programs and activities unique to your regions to inform our many thousands of readers worldwide. Please feel free to send any inquiries about possible articles to the editors. Email addresses can be found in the masthead on the left side of this page.
Thank you for your interest in the WFN and World Neurology. We look forward to continuing to share more details about upcoming activities for neurologists worldwide in future issues. •
