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 personalized approaches. Thomas Berger and Gereon Fink reflect upon how methodological advances have catalyzed this progress and how an exact understanding of disease pathology also informs the prevention of neurological diseases, opening avenues for a new era of neurology.

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 the need to explore new languages and approaches for diverse patient populations.

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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 causes and the main consequences of this underrepresentation. Please find suggested further reading on this episode here: Further Reading on eanCast Episodes - ean.org

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