Prolonged symptoms following concussion, commonly called persistent post-concussion symptoms (PPCS), are a major public health burden that occur in up to an estimated 30% of all individuals that experience a concussion (a form of mild traumatic brain injury; mTBI ..read more

WFN and the Indian Academy of Neurology (IAN) are pleased to invite two Asian Oceanian colleagues to visit the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India. EXTENDED DEADLINE 23rd May 2024 ..read more

Prof. Grisold reviews the impact of the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) update, brain health, and World Brain Day ..read more

Vol. 460, May 2024 now available ..read more

World Federation of Neurology congratulates Prof. Alla Guekt on her election as President-elect of the International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE), 2025-29 ..read more

The traditional ALS multidisciplinary clinical practice of quarterly respiratory assessment may leave some individuals in danger of developing untreated respiratory insufficiency between visits or beginning non-invasive ventilation (NIV) later than would be optimal. Remote, or home-based, pulmonary function testing (rPFT) allows patients with ALS to perform regular respiratory testing at more frequent intervals in the home. The aim of this study was to determine the clinical benefit of weekly rPFT compared to standard, quarterly in-clinic respiratory assessments ..read more

In a new study published in Developmental Cell, researchers from the lab of Wim Annaert (VIB-KU Leuven) have identified a novel mechanism potentially connected to the early stages of AD ..read more

Vol. 459, April 2024 now available ..read more

Researchers at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago discover a fundamental biological mechanism that could lead to new treatments for neurological diseases, such as spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) and autism, as well as different cancers.  ..read more

Placebo and recently the term nocebo are often used in situations where uncertain effects, possibly the effect of the mind works, and have been often disregarded as scientifical activities. All of us working with patients are implicitly using the concept of placebo, and sometimes the negative prediction, the nocebo ..read more