eanCast: Weekly Neurology

Moderator: Kristian Steen Frederiksen (Copenhagen, Denmark) Guest: Lutz Fröhlich (Mannheim, Germany) The field of dementia and specifically the treatment of Alzheimer´s disease is at the brink of a possible new era in which disease-modifying therapy will become available in the form of anti-bodies directed against beta-amyloid. Prof. Kristian Steen Frederiksen and Prof. Lutz Fröhlich kick off the June episodes on Dementia and Cognitive Disorderswith discussions on the background and development of anti-bodies directed against beta-amyloid development, status with regards to clinical trials in AD of anti-amyloid anti-body therapy, and challenges and opportunities in clinical practice if anti-amyloid anti-body therapy will be approved.

Moderator: Thomas Berger (Vienna, Austria) Guest: Wolfgang Grisold (Vienna, Austria) Prof. Thomas Berger is joined by Prof. Wolfgang Grisold, the current president of the World Federation of Neurology, to discuss brain health, global neurological topics, and joint initiatives between EAN and the WFN.

Moderator: Anna Kostera-Pruszczyk (Warsaw, Poland) Guest: Antonio Toscano (Messina, Italy) For the final episode of the month on Muscle and Neuro-muscular Junction disorders, Prof. Pruszczyk discusses Pompe’s Disease with Prof. Antonio Toscano.

Moderator: Anna Kostera-Pruszczyk (Warsaw, Poland) Guest: Maria J. Molnar (Budapest, Hungary), Massimiliano Filosto (Gussago Brescia, Italy) For this episode, Anna Kostera-Pruszczyk is joined by Prof. Maria J. Molnar and Prof. Massimiliano Filosto to discuss the Pros and Cons of genetic testing and counselling.

Moderator: Anna Kostera-Pruszczyk (Warsaw, Poland) Guest: Nicolas Dubuisson (Brussels, Belgium), Amelia Evoli (Rome, Italy) In this second episode specialist moderator Prof. Anna Kostera-Pruszczyk is joined by Dr. Nicolas Dubuisson and Prof. Amelia Evoli to discuss dilemmas for myasthenia gravis emerging therapies.

Moderator: Anna Kostera-Pruszczyk (Warsaw, Poland) Guest: Federica Montagnese (Messina, Italy) To start off this months podcasts on Muscle and neuromuscular junction disorders, specialist moderator Prof. Anna Kostera-Pruszczyk is joined by Dr. Federica Montagnese to discuss muscle hyperexcitability.

Moderator: Prof. Bogdan Draganski (Lausanne, Switzerland) Guest: Prof. Margitta Seeck (Geneva, Switzerland) To end this month’s podcast topic of Neuroimaging, specialist moderator Prof. Bogdan Draganski is joined by Margitta Seeck, Professor of Epileptology, to discuss the various steps regarding imaging after a first epileptic seizure.

Moderator: Prof. Bogdan Draganski (Lausanne, Switzerland) Guest: Prof. Roland Wiest (Bern, Switzerland) For the third week of our April episodes on Neuroimaging, specialist moderator Prof. Bogdan Draganski from Switzerland is joined by Roland Wiest, Professor for Advanced Neuroimaging, to discuss the indications for neuroimaging in acute care.

Moderator: Prof. Thomas Berger (Vienna, Austria) Guest: Dr. Edoardo Spinelli (Milan, Italy), Dr. Nelleke Tolboom (Utrecht, Netherlands) For this second on Neuroimaging, Prof. Thomas Berger is joined by Neurologist and post-Doc researcher at San Raffaele Scientific Institute in Milan, Dr. Edoardo Spinelli, and nuclear medicine physician at the University Medical Centre in Utrecht, Dr. Nelleke Tolboom, to talk about the importance of PET scans.

Moderator: Prof. Thomas Berger (Vienna, Austria) Guest: Prof. Meike Vernooij (Rotterdam, Netherlands) To start off the month of Neuroimaging, EAN moderator Prof. Thomas Berger is joined by Neuroradiologist and Prof. of Population imaging at the Erasmus MC, Prof. Meike Vernooij to discuss the importance of Neuroimaging in case of small vessel disease.

Moderator: Dr. Rolf Fronczek (Leiden, Netherlands), Dr. Nicolas Lejeune (Liège, Belgium)Guest: Prof. Anna Estraneo (Milan, Italy) Dr. Rolf Fronczek and Dr. Nicolas Legeune are joined by Prof. Anna Estraneo to discuss the Prognosis of prolonged disorders of consciousness.

Moderator: Prof. Barbara Tettenborn (St. Gallen, Switzerland) Guest: Prof. Matilde Leonardi (Milan, Italy) For our second episode for Brain Awareness Week, Prof. Barbara Tettenborn and Prof. Matilde Leonardi discuss Brain Health across Europe.

Moderator: Prof. Barbara Tettenborn (St. Gallen, Switzerland) Guest: Prof. Thomas Berger (Vienna, Austria) In honor of Brain Awareness Week, eanCast: Weekly Neurology will release 2 special episodes on the importance of brain health and brain awareness. To start off, EAN moderator Prof. Barbara Tettenborn is joined by Prof. Thomas Berger to discuss the importance of the EAN Strategic Research Agenda, its aim and its context to Brain Health.

Moderator: Dr. Rolf Fronczek (Leiden, Netherlands), Dr. Nicolas Lejeune (Liège, Belgium) Guest: Dr. Rita Formisano (Rome, Italy) To start of our Podcasts on the topic of “Coma”, EAN moderator Dr. Rolf Fronczek is being joined by Coma specialist and this month’s guest moderator, Nicolas Lejeune and guest Dr. Rita Formisano to discuss pain assessment and management in patients with disorders of consciousness.

Moderator: Prof. David Oliver (Rochester, UK) Guest: Dr. Alessandra Solari (Milan, Italy) For the final episode focusing on Palliative care, Prof. David Oliver meets with Dr. Alessandra Solari to discuss palliative care in Multiple Sclerosis.

Moderator: Prof. David Oliver (Rochester, UK) Guest: Dr. Ed Richfield (Bristol, UK) Prof. David Oliver is joined by Dr. Ed Richfield to discuss palliative care for elderly people with chronic diseases.

Moderator: Prof. Marianne de Visser (Amsterdam, the Netherlands) Guest: Astri Arnesen (Kristiansand, Norway) Prof. Marianne de Visser is joined by Astri Arnesen (ERN-RND and EHA) discuss the impact of Huntingon’s Disease on patients and their loved ones. For more information about The Patient Journey for Huntington’s disease: https://www.ern-rnd.eu/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Patient-journey-Huntington-final.pdf

Moderator: Prof. Barbara Tettenborn (St. Gallen, Switzerland) Guest: Prof. David Oliver (Rochester, UK) Prof. Tettenborn and Prof. Oliver discuss the fundamentals of palliative care in neurology.

Moderator: Dr. Konrad Weber (Zurich, Switzerland) Guest: Dr. Dan Gold (Baltimore, USA) Dr. Konrad Weber (Switzerland) and Dr. Dan Gold (USA) discuss techniques for the remote management of vertigo and ocular motor disorders.

Moderator: Prof. Michael Strupp (Munich, Germany) Guest: Dr. Anita Bhandari (Jaipur, India) Prof. Michael Strupp (Germany) is joined by Dr. Anita Bhandari (India) to discuss the diagnosis, treatment, and sequence of maneuvers of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BBPV).

Moderator: Prof. Michael Strupp (Munich, Germany) Guest: Dr. Tatiana Bremova (Bern, Switzerland) For the final episode focusing on Neuro-Ophthamology and -Otology, Prof. Michael Strupp (Germany) meets with Dr. Tatiana Bremova (Switzerland) to discuss eye-movement disorders in neurometabolic diseases.

Moderator: Dr. Konrad Weber (Zurich, Switzerland) Guest: Susan Mollan (Birmingham, United Kingdom) Starting off the month of Neuro-ophthalmology and -otology, Dr. Konrad Weber is joined by Dr. Susan Mollan from Birmingham to discuss the basics of idiopathic intracranial hypertension.

Moderator: Prof. Barbara Tettenborn (St. Gallen, Switzerland) Guest: Prof. Yildiz Degirmenci (Istanbul, Turkey), Dr. Simona Balestrini (Florence, Italy), Dr. Marian Galovic (Zurich, Switzerland) To start of the New Year 2023, Prof. Barbara Tettenborn is joined by EAN’s eLearning Associate Editors Prof. Yildiz Degirmenci, Dr. Simona Balestrini and Dr. Marian Galovic to discuss new phenomena that have arisen since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Article: “A classification of videoconferencing related illness: the Zoomnotic diseases” [https://academic.oup.com/qjmed/article/114/3/159/6007267]

Moderator: Dr. Rolf Fronczek (Leiden, Netherlands), Dr. Dagny Holly-Lee (Essen, Germany) Guest: Prof. Uwe Reuter (Berlin, Germany) In the final episode of the year, Dr. Rolf Fronczek (Leiden, Netherlands) and Dr. Dagny Holly-Lee (Essen, Germany) are joined by Prof. Uwe Reuter (Berlin, Germany) to discuss migraine during pregnancy and breastfeeding.

Moderator: Dr. Rolf Fronczek (Leiden, Netherlands), Dr. Theodoros Mavridis (Athens, Greece) Guest: Prof. Stefan Evers (Münster, Germany) Prof. Stefan Evers (Münster, Germany) joins moderators Dr. Rolf Fronczek (Leiden, Netherlands) and Dr. Theodoros Mavridis (Athens, Greece) in a thorough discussion on medication-overuse headache.

Moderator: Dr. Rolf Fronczek (Leiden, Netherlands), Dr. Dagny Holly-Lee (Essen, Germany) Guest: Prof. Messoud Ashina (Glostrup, Denmark) Monthly moderator Dr. Rolf Fronczek (Leiden, Netherlands) is joined by Dr. Dagny Holly-Lee (Essen, Germany) and guest Prof. Messoud Ashina (Glostrup, Denmark) in a discussion on migraine specific therapies.

Moderator: Dr. Rolf Fronczek (Leiden, Netherlands), Dr. Theodoros Mavridis (Athens, Greece) Guest: Prof. Dimos Mitsikostas​ (Athens, Greece) This month’s moderators, Dr. Rolf Fronczek (Leiden, Netherlands) and Dr. Theodoros Mavridis (Athens, Greece), are joined by headache expert Prof. Dimos Mitsikostas (Athens, Greece) to review how to diagnose various headache disorders.

Moderator: Prof. Bernhard Steinhoff (Kork, Germany) Guest: Dr. Marte-Helene Bjørk (Bergen, Norway) For this week’s episode, specialist moderator Prof. Bernhard Steinhoff (Kork, Germany) is joined by Dr. Marte-Helene Bjørk (Bergen, Norway) to talk about the management of epilepsy in women. Focusing on the process of reaching the childbearing age, management during pregnancy and peripartum.

Moderator: Prof. Bernhard Steinhoff (Kork, Germany) Guest: Prof. Holger Lerche (Ulm, Germany) Prof. Holger Lerche (Ulm, Germany) joins specialist moderator Prof. Bernhard Steinhoff (Kork, Germany) to talk about the relevance of molecular genetics in epilepsy, as well as the current status of Precision medicine in monogenetic epilepsy.

Moderator: Prof. Bernhard Steinhoff (Kork, Germany) Guest: Prof. Rima Nabbout (Paris, France) In this episode, specialist moderator, Prof. Bernhard Steinhoff (Kork, Germany) is joined by Prof. Rima Nabbout (Paris, France) to discuss the transition process from paediatrics to adult epilepsy.

Moderator: Dr. Rolf Fronczek (Leiden, Netherlands) Guest: Prof. Bernhard Steinhoff (Kork, Germany) To kick off the topic on Epilepsy, EAN Moderator Dr. Rolf Fronczek (Leiden, Netherlands) joins this month’s specialist moderator, Prof. Bernhard Steinhoff (Kork, Germany) to discuss the treatment of onset Epilepsy., focusing on guideline recommendations, the treatment of specific patient groups and other important basics.

Moderators: Prof. Barbara Tettenborn (St. Gallen, Switzerland) and Prof. Yildiz Degirmenci (Istanbul, Turkey) Guest: Dr. Raphael Wurm (Vienna, Austria), Dr. Benedetta Storti (Monza, Italy), and Dr. David Garcia Azorin (Valladolid, Spain) Several Members of EAN Resident and Research Fellow Section (RRFS) join Prof. Barbara Tettenborn and Prof. Yildiz Degirmenci to discuss their experience in specialising in neurology, why they chose neurology, and what they wish they would have known at the beginning of their studies.

Moderators: Prof. Barbara Tettenborn (St. Gallen, Switzerland) and Prof. Yildiz Degirmenci (Istanbul, Turkey) Guest: Prof. Cristian Fallup-Pecurariu (Brasov, Romania) Prof. Barbara Tettenborn, Prof. Yildiz Degirmenci, and special guest Prof. Cristian Fallup-Pecurariu discuss various forms of tremor, as well as diagnosis and treatment. Frequency in elderly and young populations, as well as potential side effects of medications are highlighted.

Moderators: Prof. Barbara Tettenborn (St. Gallen, Switzerland) and Prof. Yildiz Degirmenci (Istanbul, Turkey) Guest: Dr. Georg Kägi (St. Gallen, Switzerland) and Dr. Florian Brugger (St. Gallen, Switzerland) Dr. George Kägi and Dr. Florian Brugger join Prof. Barbara Tettenborn and Prof. Yildiz Degirmenci to discuss the diagnosis and treatment of Atypical Parkinsonism.

Moderators: Prof. Barbara Tettenborn (St. Gallen, Switzerland) and Prof. Yildiz Degirmenci (Istanbul, Turkey) Guest: Prof. Bas Bloem (Nijmegen, The Netherlands) Prof. Bas Bloem joins monthly moderators Prof. Barbara Tettenborn and Prof. Yildiz Degirmenci to highlight different treatment options for patients with Parkinson’s Disease. Several short cases are presented to highlight potential treatment options, including Levodopa and Dopamine-agonists.

Moderators: Prof. Barbara Tettenborn (St. Gallen, Switzerland) and Prof. Yildiz Degirmenci (Istanbul, Turkey) Guest: Prof. Matej Skorvanek (Kosice, Slovakia) Prof. Barbara Tettenborn joins specialist moderator Prof. Yildiz Degirmenci discuss the etiology and diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease alongside Prof. Matej Skorvanek. Additionally, what to focus on in early diagnostic tests, the differences between Parkinsonism and other movement disorders, as well the prevention of Parkinson’s Disease are highlighted.

Moderator: Prof. Christian Enzinger (Graz, Austria) Guest: Dr. Antonia Lefter (Bucharest, Romania) Prof. Christian Enzinger and Dr. Antonia Lefter discuss a recent article on Multiple Sclerosis progression.

Moderator: Prof. Christian Enzinger (Graz, Austria) Guest: Dr. Melinda Magyari (Copenhagen, Denmark) Prof. Christian Enzinger speaks with Dr. Melinda Magyari regarding real-world Multiple Sclerosis data, and what this data can tell us about management of the disease.

Moderator: Prof. Christian Enzinger (Graz, Austria) Guest: Dr. Paolo Preziosa (Milan, Italy) Prof. Christian Enzinger speaks with specialist Dr. Paolo Preziosa to gain insight on the use of MRI in the diagnosis, differential diagnosis, and management of MS.

Moderator: Prof. Christian Enzinger (Graz, Austria) Guest: Prof. Andrew Chan (Bern, Switzerland) Prof. Christian Enzinger, co-chair of the EAN Scientific Panel on Multiple Sclerosis, moderates the first of this month’s episodes alongside specialist Prof. Andrew Chan. The two discuss the basic understanding of the epidemiology, neuroimmunology and clinical characteristics of MS.

Moderator: Prof. Barbara Tettenborn (St. Gallen, Switzerland) Guest: Prof. Claudio Bassetti (Bern, Switzerland) For this special episode Prof. Barbara Tettenborn sits down Prof. Claudio Bassetti, former President of the European Academy of Neurology, to talk about the recent brain health strategy and the importance of brain health

Moderator: Prof. Barbara Tettenborn (St. Gallen, Switzerland) Guest: Dr. Cheryl Carcel (Sydney, Australia) For the final episode focusing on Stroke Prof. Barbara Tettenborn meets with Dr. Cheryl Carcel, academic lead of the Sex Differences in Stroke Group, to talk about the gender differences of stroke epidemiology, as well as management and outcome.

Moderator: Prof. Barbara Tettenborn (St. Gallen, Switzerland) Guest: Prof. Dr. Thorsten Steiner (Frankfurt, Germany) Prof. Barbara Tettenborn speaks with Prof. Dr. Thorsten Steiner about the etiology, diagnosis and management of intracerebral hemorrhages.

Moderator: Prof. Barbara Tettenborn (St. Gallen, Switzerland) Guest: Prof. Simon Jung (Bern, Switzerland) Prof. Barbara Tettenborn speaks with Stroke specialist Prof. Simon Jung to gain insight on acute stroke care in pre-hospital phase and developments in the field.

Moderator: Prof. Barbara Tettenborn (St. Gallen, Switzerland) Guest: Prof. Hanne Krarup Christensen (Copenhagen, Denmark) This month’s moderator Prof. Barbara Tettenborn speaks with Stroke Specialist Prof. Hanne Krarup Christensen to cover the burden, prevention, treatment and care, as well as life after Stroke.

Moderators: Prof. Thomas Berger (Vienna, Austria) and Dr. Ambra Stefani (Innsbruck, Austria) Guest: Prof. Claudio Bassetti (Bern, Switzerland) The final episode focusing on Sleep-Wake disorders brings together the monthly moderators, Prof. Berger and Dr. Stefani, with Prof. Claudio Bassetti to discuss controversies and other hot topics in narcolepsy.

Moderators: Prof. Thomas Berger (Vienna, Austria) and Dr. Ambra Stefani (Innsbruck, Austria) Guest: Leontien Sickenga (The Netherlands) Prof. Berger and Dr. Stefani meet with Ms. Leontien Sickenga, a founding member and the Vice-President of the European Narcolepsy Alliance for Patients (eNAP) to discuss the affects of narcolepsy, diagnosis, and treatment from a patient’s point-of-view.

Moderators: Prof. Thomas Berger (Vienna, Austria) and Dr. Ambra Stefani (Innsbruck, Austria) Guest: Dr. Rolf Fronczek (Leiden, Netherlands) Prof. Berger and Dr. Stefani speak with somnologist, Dr. Rolf Fronczek, about diagnosing and treating narcolepsy, as well as anticipated future developments in the field.

Moderators: Prof. Thomas Berger (Vienna, Austria) and Dr. Ambra Stefani (Innsbruck, Austria) Guest: Dr. Evelina Pajediene (Vilnius, Lithuania) Prof. Berger and Dr. Stefani speak with sleep specialist Dr. Evelina Pajediene about the basics of sleep complaints and sleep-wake disorders, as well as what students and new residents will need to know about sleep-wake disorders.

Moderators: Prof. Thomas Berger (Vienna, Austria) and Dr. Ambra Stefani (Innsbruck, Austria) Guest: Prof. Barbara Tettenborn (St. Gallen, Switzerland) This month’s moderators, Prof. Thomas Berger and Dr. Ambra Stefani, discuss the release of the eanCampus, the innovative new eLearning platform from EAN, as well as the current status of eLearning in Neurology.