European Association of Neurosurgical Societies (EANS) is the continental,

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representing the neurosurgeons of

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an region. It was founded in the year 1971. It is one of the 5 Continental Associations ( AANS, AASNS, CAANS, EANS and FLANC) of the World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies (WFNS).

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