This workshop took place on September 18th and 19th; its planner was Prof Antonio Pisani (Tor Vergata University, Rome) who has organised this event since 2007. Dystonia and Parkinson’s disease have traditionally been viewed as distinct movement disorders. However, compelling clinical and experimental evidence suggest that these diseases can share, at least to some extent,…
MDS Congress 2019 in Nice, France
The international congress of the “International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society” has taken place this year in Nice, in the south of France. Monika Benson and I decided to cover this event by holding a booth for Dystonia Europe and Amadys together. This congress is one of the biggest for international neurologists and movement disorders,…
The Rebel Hand, Italy
A book presented at the A.R.D meeting in Florence, Italy. Carlo Iacomucci is an artist, born in Urbino, the birthplace of Raphael. He began to draw at the age of 13 years and to paint and engrave at 22, he has been a professor of painting disciplines for 36 years. There is no doubt that…
EFNA co-hosts World Brain Day events in 4 EU capitals
To celebrate World Brain Day (July 22nd), the European Federation of Neurological Associations [EFNA] co-hosted events in four European capitals – Brussels, Bucharest, Dublin and Warsaw! The aim of these events was to hear what matters most to neurology patients in terms of their health outcomes – #BrainLifeGoals – and to discuss how this can…
Poland, the second country in Europe with the Brain Plan
A strategic Brain Plan report for Poland was announced on World Brain Day, July 22, 2019 after several years of work lead by NeuroPozytywni Foundation. The document was prepared by the foundation in cooperation with many experts. The event was organized with the support of the Patients’ Ombudsman office in Warsaw. “Brain Plan for Poland”…
