This study, first published in 2005, aimed at estimating the Cost of Brain Disorders in Europe. The report consisted of two parts: the first presenting an overall estimate of the cost of brain disorders in Europe; the second presenting summaries of the epidemiological and economic evidence for the different groups of diseases that form the [...]
On 23 April 2018, the European Brain Council launched its Brain Mission, focused on Understand. Fix. Enhance. The target of the proposed Brain Mission was to call for increased support of research to decrease the enormous burden of brain disorders (neurological and mental alike) through better understanding of the physiology of the brain and disease [...]
EBC created the #ILoveMyBrain logo as a communication tool for promoting and connecting all the work being done to promote brain health and prevent and treat brain disorders in Europe. Different organisations, researchers, patients and carers are working on different conditions – Stroke, Multiple Sclerosis, Traumatic Brain Injury, Epilepsy, Mental Illness are only a few [...]
The European Brain Council (EBC) launched RETHINKING MS in 2018, calling for change in how MS care and support is organised. Building on the findings from the 2017 Value of Treatment report, this pan-European policy narrative identifies key challenges in MS care and makes recommendations for how they can be addressed. The project aims to create [...]
The Value of Treatment for Brain Disorders (VOT) is a health economics and outcomes research project coordinated by the European Brain Council (EBC), conceptualised in 2015 and launched with nine case studies in 2016: schizophrenia, Alzheimer’s disease, epilepsy, headache, normal pressure hydrocephalus, Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis, restless legs syndrome and stroke. The Value of Treatment [...]
In 2006, EBC published a Consensus Document on European Brain Research, detailing the needs and achievements of brain research in Europe and presenting proposals for future research programs. The document underwent a major revision in 2011 and another one in 2015. Read them all: Consensus Document on European Brain Research 2015 Consensus Document on European [...]
Twenty years ago, the European Brain Council (EBC) was formed on 22 March 2002. The brain child of Prof. Jes Olesen, EBC was the answer to the need for increased unity within the brain community, building a more connected network of key players in the brain space — scientists, clinicians, patients, industry — encompassing basic [...]
