2nd European Cooperation Neurology Workshop Te, Czech Rebublic, April 20 – 25, 2001

In the second course 61 participants from 17 countries took part. For the first time young neurologists from and Italy joined the workshop. Discussions to practical issues in neurology aimed at international comparisons and to propo- sals for future standards. The collection of data in the first and in the second course gave material for 2 papers in scientific journals:

Barto A, Kalvach P, Trost M et al: Post-graduate in neurology in central and eastern Europe. Special article. Eur J Neurol, 2001, vol. 8, p. 551-558

Herzig R, Kalvach P, Petkova V et al: The current availability of neurological in-patient services in post-communist Central and Eastern European countries. Neuroepidemiology, 2003, vol. 22, p. 255-264

The first and the second workshops invoked a new spirit of neurological solidarity, gave rise to new friendships and triggered contemplations about new international links. In the words of Prof Jim Toole who visited the second course as president of the World Federation of Neurology „it was most impressive to be with the young neurologists ... in this ... one o the stellar accomplishments of the ten years old EFNS.“

The cultural program has been performed by a quintet of students from Pardubice conservatorium, works from Bach, Mozart, Britten and Milhaud.

SUMMARY:

Participants: 61 neurologists from 17 countries - Central and Eastern Europe - 15 countries + Greece (4 participants) and Italy (4 participants) - 1, Belarus - 3, Bulgaria - 3, Croatia - 4, Czech Republic - 4, Estonia - 3, Georgia - 3, - 4, Moldova - 5, Poland - 1, Romania - 5, Russia - 4, Slovak Republic - 5, Slovenia - 4, Yugoslavia - 4 Ukraine - failed on account of bureaucratic reasons

Reports: 4 topics Pre-graduate education Post-graduate education In-patient services Out-patient services

Lecturers: 12: Austria - 2, Belgium - 1, Czech Republic - 3, Denmark - 1, Germany - 2, Italy - 1, Spain - 1, USA - 1

Lectures: 4 topics Neuroethics Movement Disorders Stroke Epilepsy

NEUROETHICS Franz Gerstenbrand, Vienna, H. Baumgartner: Neuroethics, a new approach in neurological service

MOVEMENT DISORDERS Carlo Colosimo, Italy: Parkinsonism: recognition and differential diagnosis Dirk Dressler, Rostock: Dystonic syndromes Even Rika, Prague: Clinical review and history

STROKE Michael Brainin, Vienna, Maria Gugging: Stroke units in Europe. Gudrun Boysen, Copenhagen: Secondary stroke prevention Pavel Kalvach, Prague: Pathogenesis of ischemic stroke, imaging possibilities James Toole, Winston Salem: Stroke management around the world - regional and temporal differences Gudrun Boysen, Copenhagen: Temperature, blood pressure and blood sugar in the first hours after stroke Michael Brainin, Vienna, Maria Gugging: Clinical epidemiology of stroke trials

EPILEPSY Antonio Gil-Nagel, Madrid: EEG: Indication and interpretation Paul A.J.M. Boon, Gent: Classification and differential diagnosis in epilepsy Herman Stefan, Erlangen: Presurgical evaluation of epileptic patiens

List of participans - 2001

ALBANIA - Drini Dobi, BELARUS - Yuri Alekseenko, Vitebsk, Ludmila Anatskaia, Minsk, Sergey Kulesh, Grodno BULGARIA - Marko Klissurski, Sofia, Plamen Bojinov, Pleven , Kamen Stoianov Baykouchev, Plovdiv CROATIA - Vlasta Vukovi , Zagreb, Marijana Bosnar Puretic, Zagreb, Daniel Vaj , Zagreb, Frederic Ivan Silconi, Pula CZECH REPUBLIC - Zdenk Novotn , Pardubice, Bohdan Kupka, Olomouc, Martin Vali , Hradec Králové, David koloudík, Ostrava ESTONIA - Marju Herodes, Tartu, Katrin Sikk, Tartu, Ülla Linnamägi, Tartu GEORGIA - Maia Beridze, Tbilisi, Alexander Tsiskaridze, Tbilisi, Sophia Natriashvili, Tbilisi, GREECE - Maria Karadrakonti, , Maria Gelagoti, Thessaloniki, Lambrini Soufleri, Athens, George Pantes, Athens HUNGARY - Csaba Ertsey, Budapest, Sándor Beniczky, Szeged, Csaba Munkacsi, Debrecen, Sandor Ilniczky, Budapest ITALY - Domenico Marco Bonifati, Padova, Marco Capobianco, Orbassano, Michelangelo Mancuso, Pisa, Giovanni Boero, Bari MOLDOVA - Vitalie Lisnic, Chisinau, Eremei Zota, Chisinau, Sorin Plotnicu, Chisinau, Marina Sangheli, Chisinau, Rodion Serebreanschi, Chisinau POLAND - Konrad Rejdak, Lublin ROMANIA - Cristina Tiu, Bucharest, Ioana Raluca Mindruta, Bucharest, Diana-Nicoleta Hodorog, Iasi, Gabriela Mihailescu, Bucharest, Mihnea Pastia, Bucharest RUSSIA - Alexandre Michailovits Sergueev, Petrozavodsk, Elena Melnikova, Saint Petersburg, Olga Rodina, Saint Petersburg, Natalia Shemyakina, Arkhangelsk, Sergey Maltsev, Saint Petersburg SLOVAK REPUBLIC - Gabriela Timárová, Bratislava, Milan R. Vo ko, Martin, Georgi Krastev, Bratislava, Vladimír Nosá, Martin, Zoltán Goldenberg, Bratislava SLOVENIA - Aljo a Polen i , Ljubljana, Marko Koro ec, Ljubljana, Milica Kramberger, Lenart v Slovenskih goricah, Marko Grasselli, Ljubljana YUGOSLAVIA - Gordana Djordjevi , Ni, Dragana Stefanovic, Novi Sad, Svetlana Miletic Drakulic, Kragujevac, Marko D. Ercegovac, Belgrade