eanCast: Weekly Neurology

EAN moderator: Maria Pia Giannoccaro (Bologna, Italy) Guests: Alberto Vogrig (Udine, Italy), Maarten Titulaer (Rotterdam, The Netherlands) In this first episode of the Neuroimmunology series, Maria Pia Giannoccaro talks with Alberto Vogrig and Maarten Titulaer about the current approach to diagnosis, acute treatment and long-term management of autoimmune encephalitis.

Moderator: Prof. José Ferro (Lisbon, Portugal) Guests: Saša Filipović (Belgrade, Serbia), Charlotte Lens (Leuven, Belgium) In this episode, first, join Ferro and Filipović as they discuss updated consensus recommendations from the COVID Task Force on managing chronic neurological conditions during and after COVID-19, covering treatment strategies, vaccination guidance, and approaches to long COVID...

Moderator: Luca Sebastianelli (Vipiteno, Italy) Guest: Olli Tenovuo (Turku, Finland) In this episode Luca Sebastianelli and Olli Tenovuo discuss the many factors that influence the recovery and thus outcome after a TBI, including the use of available assessment tools.

EAN Moderator: Jana Midelfart Hoff (Bergen, Norway) Guest: Marte Roa Syversen (Drammen, Norway) In this week’s episode Jana Midelfart Hoff and Marte Roa Syversen discuss what happens in the brain when a calm 10-year-old evolves into an emotional volcano of thirteen. They explore the structural changes in the brain and their effect when going from child to grown-up.

EAN moderator: Thomas Berger (Vienna, Austria) Guest: Gereon Fink (Cologne, Germany) In this first eanCast episode of 2025, Thomas Berger and Gereon Fink discuss how dramatically Neurology has changed due to fundamental breakthroughs in understanding the pathophysiology and pathomechanisms of neurological disorders, enabling the development of specific novel treatments, eventually resulting in per...

Moderator: Francesco Pasini (Milano, Italy) Cianán Russell (Brussels, Belgium) In this last episode of the year, Francesco Pasini and Cianán Russel talk about inclusive communication with sexual and gender minorities in Neurology. The topics discussed include the stigma experienced by the LGBTI population in healthcare, some suggestions for inclusive communication with patients, and reflections on...

Moderator: Vanessa Carvalho (Lisbon, Portugal) Guest: Angelo Antonini (Padua, Italy) This week Vanessa Carvalho hosts expert Angelo Antonini as they review not only prevalence but also sex and gender differences in response to treatment, and the treatment of specific populations such as pregnant women. They also approach the bias in enrollment of women living with PD in clinical trials, its main c...

Moderator: Luca Cuffaro (Milano, Italy) Guest: Julie Novakova Martinkova (Prague, Czechia) In this episode, Dr. Luca Cuffaro and Dr. Julie Novakova Martinkova discuss sex and gender differences in Alzheimer's disease. Topics discussed include differences in Alzheimer's disease epidemiology, progression, biomarkers, clinical trials, and prospective treatments, with a special focus on their potentia...

Moderator: Alice Accorroni (Geneva, Switzerland) Guest: Marianne de Visser (Amsterdam, Netherlands) In this week’s episode Alice Accorroni and Marianne de Visser discuss the multifaceted impact of gender on career trajectories in neurology, examining mentorship dynamics and the intersectionality of gender with ethnicity and socioeconomic background. They discuss the importance of support networks,...

Ean Moderator: Anja Sander (Vienna, Austria) Guest: Peter Dedeken (Sint-Katelijne-Waver, Belgium) Guest: Vanessa Carvalho (Lisbon, Portugal) This week we are happy to share an episode about the EAN Leadership Programme. EAN Executive Director, Anja Sander, hosts two participants of the current round of the Leadership Programme: Peter Dedeken and Vanessa Carvalho. They share their motivation, learn...

Moderator: Bernhard J. Steinhoff (Kehl-Kork, Germany) Guest: Jakob Christensen (Aarhus, Denmark) In this last November episode Bernhard Steinhoff and Jakob Christensen give an update on new data concerning the risk of the offspring of male patients under antiseizure medications. They discuss that the warnings of the EMA about autism spectrum disorders and cognitive impairment that raised major con...

Moderator: Bernhard J. Steinhoff (Kehl-Kork, Germany) Guest: Jakob Christensen (Aarhus, Denmark) This week Bernhard Steinhoff talks with Jakob Christensen about the latest news on the risk of antiseizure medications in pregnancy and beyond. They mention new data on teratogenicity and the increased probability of autism spectrum disorders and cognitive impairment of the offspring.

Moderator: Bernhard J. Steinhoff (Kehl-Kork, Germany) Guest: Kristl Vonck (Gent, Belgium) In this episode, Bernhard Steinhoff speaks with expert Kristl Vonck on the latest advancements in neurostimulation therapies for epilepsy. They explore how innovations in vagus nerve and deep brain stimulation are enhancing personalized treatment approaches, offering new hope for epilepsy patients resistant t...

Moderator: Bernhard J. Steinhoff (Kehl-Kork, Germany) Guest: Andreas Schulze-Bonhage (Freiburg, Germany) In this episode Bernhard J. Steinhoff and Andreas Schulze-Bonhage discuss the new fascinating perspectives and possibilities of EEG technologies that allow high-class long and ultra-long recordings. Schulze-Bonhage shares these new developments of a method still uniquely important for epileptol...

Moderator: Theodoros M. Mavridis (Dublin, Ireland) Guest: Messoud Ashina (Glostrup, Denmark) In this episode Theodoros M. Mavridis and Messoud Ashina delve into the findings of the Phase 2 HOPE clinical trial, which assesses the efficacy and safety of Lu AG09222, a monoclonal antibody that targets the PACAP pathway. They explore the potential of this innovative treatment for migraine prevention wh...

Moderator: Roland Wiest (Bern, Switzerland) Guest: Randolf Klingebiel (Bielefeld, Germany) In this episode, Roland Wiest and Randolf Klingebiel explore rare causes of myelopathy, a challenging condition due to its infrequent occurrence and diverse origins. They discuss the diagnostic workup, imaging protocols, and differential diagnoses, emphasizing the importance of collaboration between neurolog...

Moderator: Raphael Wurm (Vienna, Austria) Guest: Majda Thurnher (Vienna, Austria) For this episode, Raphaela Wurm welcomes Majda Thurnher to dive into the challenges and joys of diagnosing spinal cord ischemia as they explore MRI protocols, key imaging findings, and the impact of diffusion-weighted imaging.

Moderator: Raphael Wurm (Vienna, Austria) Guest: Dr. Wolfgang Marik (Vienna, Austria) In this episode, Raphael Wurm and Wolfgang Marik explore key neuroimaging techniques for the spine, focusing on when to use CT, MRI, myelography, and spinal arteriography. They discuss how to choose the right technology and address common challenges that can be avoided with proper indications.

EAN moderator: Youssuf Saleh (Oxford, United Kingdom) Guest: Sebastiaan Engelborghs (Brussel, Belgium) In this episode Youssuf Saleh and Sebastiaan Engelborghs discuss dementia prevention, with particular reference to the recently published lancet commission report on dementia prevention, intervention and care. Key areas of discussion include what those risks are, how they can be mitigated and wha...

EAN moderator: Marian Galovic (Zurich, Switzerland) Guest: Michel van Putten (Enschede, The Netherlands) In this episode, Marian Galovic talks with Prof. Michel van Putten about the effects of cardiac arrest on the brain. They highlight the role of EEG in assessing long-term prognosis following cardiac arrest and discuss the treatment of rhythmic or periodic EEG patterns.

Moderator: Federica Agosta (Milan, Italy) Guest: Philip van Damme (Leuven, Belgium) In this week’s episodes Federica Agosta hosts Philip van Damme as they discuss the new EAN Guideline on the Management of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis.

EAN moderator: Youssuf Saleh (Oxford, United Kingdom) Guest: Thanh Doan (Trondheim, Norway) For this episodes Youssuf Saleh is joined by Thanh Doan as they discuss the role of brain circuits in neuroscience and how they can be used to advance both our understanding of disease and lay foundations for circuit-based treatments including neuromodulation.

EAN Moderator: Melinda Magyari (Copenhagen, Denmark) Special Moderator: Brett Drummond (Melbourne, Australia) Guest: Susana Otero (Barcelona, Spain) In this episode eanCast: Weekly Neurology is joined by The ECTRIMS Podcast. Hosts Melinda Magyari and Brett Drummond talk about the ECTRIMS-EAN Vaccination Consensus Statement with lead author Susana Otero. Find the full article here.

Moderator: Melinda Magyari (Copenhagen, Denmark) Guest: Celia Oreja-Guevara (Madrid, Spain) In this last August episode Melinda Magyari hosts Celia Oreja-Guevara as they explore the impact of MS on women's fertility, the shift in advice regarding pregnancy, and how pregnancy affects MS activity. They also discuss the importance of consulting a neurologist, considerations for artificial reproductio...

Moderator: Melinda Magyari (Copenhagen, Denmark) Guest: Thomas Berger (Vienna, Austria) Melinda Magyari and her guest Thomas Berger talk about how aging affects MS progression and management, focusing on immunosenescence's impact on the immune response and DMT effectiveness. They cover the rise of comorbidities in older MS patients, the challenges of using DMTs over age 55, the lack of clinical tr...