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ReviewEuropean journal of neurology2024

General neurology: Current challenges and future implications.

Claudio Lino Alberto Bassetti, Alice Accorroni, Astri Arnesen, Hamidon Bin Basri, Thomas Berger, Peter Berlit, Paul Boon, Augustina Charway-Felli, Jera Kruja, Steven Lewis and 7 more

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Review in European journal of neurology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

24 citing papers in PubMed.

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  7. Burnout and career satisfaction in neurology.Frontiers in public health · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

17 authors.

Claudio Lino Alberto BassettiNeurology Department, Inselspital, University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-4535-0245
Alice AccorroniNeurology Department, Geneva University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0001-8165-9816
Astri ArnesenEuropean Federation of Neurological Associations, Brussels, Belgium.
Hamidon Bin BasriDepartment of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Malaysia.
Thomas BergerDepartment of Neurology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Peter BerlitGerman Society of Neurology, Berlin, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-9544-7256
Paul BoonDepartment of Neurology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium.
Augustina Charway-FelliAfrican Academy of Neurology, Accra, Ghana.
Jera KrujaDepartment of Neurology, University Medical Center Mother Teresa, University of Medicine, Tirana, Albania.
Steven LewisLehigh Valley Fleming Neuroscience Institute, Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA.
Michael MarkowskiCape Cod Healthcare, Hyannis, Massachusetts, USA.
Marco Tulio MedinaFacultad de Ciencias Medicas, National Autonomous University of Honduras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
Pamela McCombeFaculty of Medicine, UQ Centre for Clinical Research, University of Queensland, Herston, Queensland, Australia.
Elena MoroDepartment of Psychiatry, Neurology, and Neurological Rehabilitation, Grenoble Alpes University Hospital, Grenoble, France.ORCID 0000-0002-7968-5908
Serefnur OzturkDepartment of Neurology, Selcuk University, Selçuklu/Konya, Turkey.
Phil SmithDepartment of Neurology, University Hospital of Wales Heath Park, Cardiff, UK.
Vladimira VuleticDepartment of Neurology, Medical Faculty, University of Rijeka, Rijeka, Croatia.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

background and purposeIn the coming decades, the world will face an increasing burden of neurological disorders (ND) and an urgent need to promote brain health. These challenges contrast with an insufficient neurological workforce in most countries, as well as decreasing numbers of general neurologists and neurologists attracted to work in general neurology (GN). This white paper aims to review the current situation of GN and reflect on its future.

methodsThe European Academy of Neurology (EAN) task force (TF) met nine times between November 2021 and June 2023. During the 2023 EAN annual meeting, attendees were asked to answer five questions concerning the future of GN. The document was sent for suggestions and eventually approval to the board and the presidents of the 47 national societies of the EAN.

resultsThe TF first identified four relevant current and future challenges related to GN: (i) definition, (ii) practice, (iii) education, and (iv) research. The TF then identified seven initiatives to further develop GN at both the academic and community level. Finally, the TF formulated 16 recommendations to promote GN in the future.

conclusionsGN will remain essential in the coming decades to provide rapid, accessible, and comprehensive management of patients with ND that is affordable and cost-effective. There is also a need for research, education, and other initiatives aiming to facilitate improved working conditions, recognition, and prestige for those pursuing a career in GN.

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NeurologyEuropeForecastingHumansNervous System DiseasesNeurologistsgeneral neurologyneurology

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PMCPMC11236055

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