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Bernard Dan is a neurologist, pediatric neurologist and rehabilitation specialist at Inkendaal Rehabilitation Hospital near Brussels, Belgium, professor of neuroscience and developmental psychology at the Université libre de Bruxelles, chair of the European Academy of Childhood-onset Disability, and Editor-in-Chief of Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology. He is fellow of the Royal College of Physicians (London), ordinary member of the Académie royale de Médecine de Belgique, and commander of the Order of Leopold (Belgium). His clinical and research interest includes cerebral palsy, neurogenetic conditions and neurophysiology. He received a number of national and international awards, including the John Stobo Prichard Award and the Elsass Prize. He authored over 300 journal articles and several reference books on childhood disability (including Cerebral Palsy: Science and Clinical Practice) and on bioethics. He served as scientific curator for several art exhibitions relating to disability and authored novels and short stories.