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.
Also, this issue includes an important call for nominations for the three WFN positions that will be elected in 2025.
This issue includes several reports of recent national and regional meetings, including a report by Dr. Daniel Gams Massi on the hybrid Presidential Symposium of the Fourth Congress of the Cameroon Academy of Neurology, a report by Profs. Marina Alpaidze, George Chakhava, and Alex Razumovsky on the joint meeting of the WFN Neurosonology Specialty Group and the Georgian Association of Medical Specialties, and a report by Prof. Bruno Giometto on the inauguration of the first clinical neuroscience course at the University of Trento in Italy.
In the History column, Dr. Peter Koehler explores the life of the other Babinski: Ali-bab, the author of a French cookbook, and its interface with the history of neurology. This issue also includes an opinion piece from Prof. Raad Shakir regarding the current clinical status of anti-amyloid therapy, specifically lecanemab, for Alzheimer’s disease. Readers should note that opinions in World Neurology represent those of the author(s) and are not necessarily the opinions of the WFN, its trustees, or its member societies.
We also have two obituaries for prominent neurologists who we recently lost. Dr. Natalia Acosta-Baena and Dr. Ricardo Nitrini provide their heartfelt tribute to the life and legacy of Prof. Francisco Javier Lopera Restrepo, a prominent Alzheimer’s disease researcher from Latin America. Dr. Duygu Selcen and Dr. P. James B. Dyck provide their remembrance of Prof. Andrew Engel, a legend in the field of neuromuscular disease.
In closing, thank you to all neurologists and neurologic trainee readers in all regions of the world for your interest in the WFN and World Neurology over this past year. We look forward to continuing to share more details about the upcoming activities for neurologists worldwide in future issues and invite your contributions to the following email addresses: Dr. Lewis at steven.lewis@wfneurology.org or Dr. Struhal at walter.struhal@wfneurology.org.
