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Neuroinflammation — a common thread in neurological disorders

Inflammatory processes contribute to neurological disorders, and many therapeutic breakthroughs in neurological disease have been immune-targeted. The choice of neuroinflammation as the theme for the 5th European Academy of Neurology Congress in 2019 and of this Focus issue highlights its importance to neurologists across the discipline.

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The authors thank F. Fazekas, President of the European Academy of Neurology (EAN), for preparing the theme of neuroinflammation and the 5th EAN Congress. N.E.G. is a member of the local organizing committee of the 5th EAN Congress. G.D. is the Past-President of the EAN.

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Gilhus, N.E., Deuschl, G. Neuroinflammation — a common thread in neurological disorders. Nat Rev Neurol 15, 429–430 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41582-019-0227-8

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