Asociación ANEN

Neurological care and support

Asociación ANEN is a Barcelona nonprofit dedicated to the study, care, diagnosis, and treatment of children with disabilities related to neurological disorders. Its work spans pediatric neurology, adolescence, and adulthood, and it also has an international branch called ANEN Internacional.

Services and areas of work

• Experience and support in neuroscience treatments, including repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS or TMS).
• Neurophysiological and neuropsychological testing to diagnose neurological disorders.
• Partial funding for diagnostic testing and alternative treatments such as rTMS.
• Guidance and psychological support for patients and their families.
• Employment-integration guidance through training courses and a job board.
• Educational strategies for teachers and support with daily living.
• Volunteer training and engagement.
• Promotion of research into neurological conditions.

Training and conferences

ANEN organizes educational programs on TMS in pediatric neurology. These have included the TMS in Pediatric Neurology Workshop Congress in Barcelona, October 8–11, 2024, followed by workshops on the history and current protocols from October 14 to November 15, 2024, and on clinical cases and the future of TMS in neuroscience from November 18 to December 20, 2024. The association also offered a 2024–2025 master's program in pediatric-neurology TMS, with in-person sessions in Barcelona from September 1 to November 30, 2024, featuring pediatric neurologists and neuropsychiatrists.

Conditions and topics

The association's website covers TMS and autism spectrum disorder (ASD), Asperger's, ADHD, language disorders (DLD), epilepsy and epileptic encephalopathies, Tourette syndrome, anxiety and depression, stroke and cerebrovascular accidents, trigeminal neuralgia, refractory headaches, neuropathic pain, dementia, addiction, Parkinson's disease, dystonia, Bell's palsy, and applications in sports. It also publishes TMS protocols in Spanish, English, French, Turkish, and Italian.

Partner centers

ANEN works with organizations including Equipo Pediatría Integral Barcelona, Grupo Neuromed Avanzada Barcelona, Instituto Neurocognitivo Incia Barcelona, the MEG Magnetoencephalography Center at Complutense University of Madrid's Biomedical Research Center, Neuromodulación Infantil Barcelona, Havana's Centro Habana Pediatric Hospital, Nicklaus Children's Hospital in Miami, the Marcus Autism Center at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta and Emory University School of Medicine, and IVANEP Valencia.

Membership and contact

The association offers membership options with dues for people in Spain and abroad, as well as donation and payment options. Its medical director is pediatric neurologist Dr. Guillermo Paret Martínez.

Address: 12 Calle Europa, mezzanine, second floor, 08028 Barcelona, Spain.

Phone: +34 934 913 179. WhatsApp: +34 670 883 878, listed as available 24 hours.

Email: asociacionanen@gmail.com. Tax identification number: G66205436.