Copyright and permissions

All images on this site are available free for use in low resolution (72 ppp) for the purposes of:

• private study and non-commercial research
• inclusion in examination papers
• personal use by private individuals

Attribution of sources

Citations, quotations, and any other use of text or images from our collections must acknowledge their source as: Spanish Society of Neurology’s museum and historical archive (MAH SEN).

If you wish to use the resources for publication or for any commercial purposes, please contact us at archivo@sen.org.es

Legal notice - privacy statement

1. OWNER OF THE WEBSITE http://nhi.sen.es

The website http://nhi.sen.es is owned by the Sociedad Española de Neurología (Spanish Society of Neurology, SEN), whose registered address is at Furteventura, 4 Bajos, Of. 4, 28703, San Sebastian de los Reyes, Madrid. This entity is listed in the National Register of Associations (managed by the Spanish Ministry of Home Affairs) as entry no. 5660-RNA. Its telephone number is +34 93 342 6233 and its e-mail address is web@sen.org.es.

2. USERS OF THE INFORMATION

This website contains medical information in the form of visual images and may be freely accessed by health professionals and all other users. This information is provided to the general public for the purpose of presenting generic information on relevant topics in neurology and neurological diseases. Under no circumstances is this content intended to be a substitute for a neurologist's or other doctor's advice. For all health-related questions, we recommend that you consult a neurologist and follow the indications, guidelines, and recommendations he/she provides.

3. OWNERSHIP OF CONTENT

The content of this web page, referring to its text, graphics, images, layout, and any intellectual property rights corresponding to this content, remain the property of the SEN or of its legitimate third-party owners who have authorised its use by the Society. This content may not be reproduced, whether fully or in part, in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical (including photocopying or other copying). Likewise, all forms of distribution, transmission, public broadcast, or adaptation of this material not expressly authorised by this document, or not granted prior authorisation in writing by the SEN or its legitimate owners, are prohibited.

Any act of copying and posting the Digital Content (images, photographs) included in this web page shall necessarily be accompanied by the following mention of author's rights: “© Sociedad Española de Neurología”.

4. PERMITTED USE

Users of the present web page may freely access and download the Digital Content (images and photos) included in the sections of this web page solely and exclusively for personal, educational, and or research purposes.

No part of the Digital Content described above may be used for commercial or promotional purposes, referring to full or partial reproduction in any form or by any means, whether electronic or mechanical (including photocopying or other copying), and all forms of distribution, transmission, public broadcast, and adaptation of material for purposes other than those expressly authorised by this document, without prior written authorisation by the SEN or by the content's legitimate owners.

5. RESTRICTIONS ON USE

The following activities, among others, are expressly prohibited to users of the web page:

1. Lending, copying, modifying, transforming, distributing, and/or making publicly available this digital content, whether fully or partially, for purposes other than those expressly authorised by this legal notice. All commercial and/or promotional uses of the content of this web page are expressly prohibited.
2. Applying reverse engineering techniques, decompiling, decoding, modifying, or creating derivative works based on the content or any part of the content.
3. Omitting or eliminating from the Digital Content any mentions of or references to the legal notice describing the rights to that content.
4. Using the Digital Content made available on this page in any way that would entail failure to comply with the present conditions.

In addition, the user shall be bound to take all reasonable steps to prevent any unauthorised use of the Digital Content made available on this page.

Any queries as to whether a particular use is permitted; petitions for authorisation to create works derived from the images, photographs, or other materials published on this web page; and any requests for images with a higher resolution than those freely displayed shall be sent to the Sociedad Española de Neurología at archivo@sen.org.es

6. RESPONSIBILITY AND LINKS

The Sociedad Española de Neurología shall not be held responsible for the ways in which content from this web page may be used; full liability pertains to the person accessing or using the material.

This page may include outbound links leading to other web pages that may be of interest to visitors, but under no circumstances does this constitute an endorsement of or invitation to acquire the products or services that are displayed on the linked web page. This placement does not imply any ownership or responsibility on the part of the Society for the content, maintenance, and accessibility of those links; however, these conditions are verified periodically by the webmaster.

Creation of inbound links to this web page is permitted, actively promoted, and encouraged by the SEN. No prior authorisation is required. However, any links created by for-profit and e-commerce entities require prior authorisation by the Sociedad Española de Neurología. In all cases, inbound links must afford full navigation of this web page rather than providing a frame. The site's full web address must appear in the navigation bar. This situation frequently arises with websites that use framesets. Should you experience technical difficulties with establishing the link to our page without using a frame, please contact our webmaster at web@sen.org.es.

7. COOKIES

This web page may use cookies. The user has the option of blocking cookies by selecting the corresponding option offered by his/her browser.

8. SPONSORS AND MEDICAL PRODUCTS MENTIONED ON THIS PAGE

This web page contains no advertising. However, it may present information about its sponsors, if any. Sponsorship situations will always be indicated, and this will by no means imply the existence of a direct relationship between this web page and the sponsor. Furthermore, in the event that a concrete section or individual publication on this web page should be supported by a specific sponsor, that sponsor shall be clearly indicated so as to be identifiable by the user.

Names of medical and drugstore products and pharmaceutical brand names may appear on the web page at certain times and in certain locations. Appearance of these names by no means implies that any of those brands or products exerts an influence on the scientific research and content connected to this website and to the Society. We endeavour for the information posted on this web page to be based on scientific evidence at all times, and in line with current scientific advances.

9. FREE SOFTWARE

This page includes references to free software that may be downloaded from the Internet. The links it includes lead directly to pages belonging to the companies and organisations that offer that software. Visitors using those links must carefully follow the instructions provided by the software company in order to have access to the software. The Sociedad Española de Neurología is not liable for any relationships that visitors may establish with these entities.

10. PRIVACY POLICY

The owner of this page is bound to keep any personally identifiable information strictly confidential. According to current Spanish legislation on data protection, information society services, and electronic commerce, the user accepts that the data which he/she may provide to the Sociedad Española de Neurología in order to gain access to certain web services will be included in archives belonging to that Society. This shall be done to facilitate provision of services, to identify those users requesting personalised services, to manage basic administrative services, and to keep users informed, using e-mail or other means, of activities having to do with the Sociedad Española de Neurología or with collaborating third parties.

The Sociedad Española de Neurología agrees to abide by its obligation to protect and manage personal data in strict confidentiality, in accordance with Organic Law 15/1999 of 13 December for the Protection of Personal Data and all other applicable legislation.

All persons who have voluntarily used the Internet to provide their personal information may exercise their right to correct and cancel that information by writing to the Sociedad Española de Neurología, Vía Laietana 23, entreplanta A-D, 08003 Barcelona, Spain, or by sending an e-mail to socios@sen.org.es