About EFNS

General Information

The role of the EFNS is:

To advance the development of neurology as an independent speciality caring for all patients with a disease of the nervous system
To support that these services become available to all Europeans
To support research and dissemination of research results throughout Europe
To organise and support neurological teaching at the pregraduate as well as the postgraduate level throughout Europe
To handle the current political issues in European neurology on behalf of its members

The EFNS provides:

Annual European neurology congresses
Other meetings and workshops in clinical neurology and related neurosciences throughout Europe
Postgraduate teaching courses in neurology
A central network linking all national neurological societies and all European departments of neurology
Guidelines for diagnostic, therapeutic, rehabilitational and social programmes in clinical neurology
Scientist panels covering all subfields of neurology and with representation from all European countries
An international scientific journal
A quarterly newsletter to all members

Categories of Membership

Ordinary Members
All members of affiliated European national neurological societies are automatically members of the EFNS.

Individual Members
Qualified individuals from non-European countries, from European countries without an affiliated national neurological society or from European countries with a numerical restriction on membership in the national neurological society may apply for individual membership.

Honorary Members
Honorary members are elected by a majority vote of the Council of Delegates upon proposal by at least two Council members.

Organisation

The EFNS is governed by a Council to which each member society appoints one delegate. For further info about the current Council Members, please click this topic in the menu located to the left.

The day-to-day business of the Federation is handled by the Management Committee. For further info about the current Management Committee, please click Committees, Management Committee in the menu located to the left.