Charles Miller Fisher, MD (1913-2012) established the relationship of carotid disease to ischemic stroke, characterised the clinical and pathological feature of lacunar syndromes, and proved that atrial fibrillation can cause stroke in the absence of cardiac valvular disease.

Welcome to the February 2021 issue of World Neurology. This issue begins with the news that Prof. Raad Shakir, immediate past president of the World Federation of Neurology (WFN), has been made a Commander of the British Empire (CBE) in the U.K. New Year Honorus List, with a commentary on this remarkable honour provided by WFN President William M. Carroll.

Vol. 421, February 2021 now available

This October, at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Council of Delegates (COD), elections will be held for the following positions President, First Vice President, and One Elected Trustee.

Professor Riadh Gouider, who recently stepped down as a WFN Trustee, has accepted the appointment as Convenor of the 2021 WFN/AFAN e-Learning Day.