We often focus on clinical excellence, but spend less time developing broader skills that could help us better lead with purpose and build more fulfilling, impactful careers. In this episode, part of a mini-series in partnership with LEADderm, Dr Jennifer Soung and Denise Mann explore how clinicians can engage with the media to educate, empower and extend their impact beyond the clinic.

      The European Stroke Organisation (ESO) has issued a renewed call for immediate national action following the publication of the mid-term review and update of the Stroke Action Plan for Europe 2018–2030 (SAP-E). Published in the European Stroke Journal, ...

In this year-end review, we are pleased to share personal highlights from members of the touchNEUROLOGY Editorial Board, whose perspectives offer a window into the innovations that have most influenced clinical practice and research over the past 12 months. Their reflections capture not only the momentum of 2025, but also the promise of what lies ahead as the field continues to evolve.

It is my pleasure to introduce the 2025 of touchREVIEWS in Neurology, which brings together an exceptional collection of reviews, original research and congress highlights that reflect the continued evolution of neurological science and clinical innovation. This issue opens with Jelle ...

Acute ischaemic stroke management Recent randomized controlled trials (RCTs) comparing bridging intravenous thrombolysis (IVT) with tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) to direct endovascular treatment (EVT) for large-vessel occlusion (LVO) strokes within 4.5 hours of onset have failed to show inferiority of direct ...

Policymakers, clinicians, researchers, and patient advocates gathered at the European Parliament in Brussels for the event “Closing the Gaps in Stroke Care: A Call to Action for Europe.” Jointly hosted by MEP Billy Kelleher (Ireland) and MEP Romana Jerković (Croatia), alongside the European Stroke Organisation (ESO) and the Stroke Alliance for Europe (SAFE), the meeting highlighted the urgent need to align national and EU health strategies around one cohesive framework, the Stroke Action Plan for Europe (SAPE).

At Nordic Stroke 2025, experts from across the region explored advances in stroke prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation, with a strong focus on quality assessment and multidisciplinary stroke unit care. In this interview, Dr Hanne Krarup Christensen discusses emerging models of personalised stroke management and evolving standards for certification and outcome improvement.

In our inaugural touchNEUROLOGY Future Leaders 2025 campaign, we celebrate the next generation of neurologists, rising stars shaping the future of clinical practice, research, and education across neurological specialties.

Dr Ellis van Etten, vascular neurologist and clinical scientist at Leiden University Medical Center, specializes in cerebral amyloid angiopathy and other types of cerebral small vessel disease. With early research training at J. Philip Kistler Stroke Research Center at Massachusetts General Hospital, and a PhD on cerebral amyloid angiopathy at Leiden University, she is now actively contributing to international research, including participation in a multicentre phase II trial.