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Sunday, October 26, 2025
Monday, October 27, 2025
Tuesday, October 28, 2025
Wednesday, October 29, 2025
Thursday, October 30, 2025
Main Hall (Forum 1)
Parallel Hall 1 (Rhone 3A)
Parallel Hall 2 (Rhone 3B)
| 18:00 -19:00 | Welcome |
| 19:00-22:00 | Welcome Reception |
| 09:00 -13:00 | Pre-Congress Course 1: Understanding ICP in pediatric neurosurgery (*registration required) |
| 14:00- 17:30 | Pre-Congress Course 3: Hands-on workshop on optimizing osteotomies in pediatric neurosurgery (*registration required) |
| 19:00-22:00 | Welcome Reception |
| 09:00 -15:00 | Pre-Congress Course 2: Innovating Cranial Neurosurgery: Robotics, Visualization, and Multimodal Planning (*registration required) |
| 19:00-22:00 | Welcome Reception |
Main Hall (Forum 1)
Parallel Hall 1 (Rhone 3A)
Parallel Hall 2 (Rhone 3B)
Parallel Hall 3 (Rhone 2)
Parallel Hall 4 (Rhone 4)
| 08:00 -08:15 | Welcome |
| 08:15-10:30 | Session on Craniofacial I Co-Chairs: Gianpiero Tamburrini, Federico di Rocco, Wan Tew Seow |
| 08:15-08:30 | Invited Lecture: New Perspectives of Perspectives on New Embryological Brain Development Martin Catala |
| 08:30-08:38 | PF-002 An Unexpected Ally? Evaluating Generative Artificial Intelligences as a Training Tool for Pediatric Neurosurgery Residents, Camilla de Laurentis, France |
| 08:38-08:46 | PF-003 The Incidence of Subsequent High Intracranial Pressure in Patients Undergoing Early, Open, and Wide Strip Craniectomy for Sagittal Synostosis, Sapir Sadon, Israel |
| 08:46-08:54 | PF-004 To Stave or Not to Stave? The Impact of Barrel-Stave Osteotomy on Cephalometric Measurements in Patients Who Have Undergone Endoscopic Repair of Sagittal Craniosynostosis, Mandeep Tamber, Canada |
| 08:54-09:02 | PF-005 Long-Term Clinical Outcomes of Non-Syndromic Sagittal Suture Synostosis Following Surgical Intervention: A Skull Base Index Analysis, Wu Qiang Che, China |
| 09:02-09:10 | PF-007 Discriminating Bathrocephaly from Sagittal Synostosis: The Diagnostic Power of Objective Cranial Metrics, Semra Işık, Turkey |
| 09:10-09:18 | PF-009 The Effect of an Extension of Endoscopy Assisted Vertex Craniectomy in Sagittal Synostosis, Benjamin Liniger, Switzerland |
| 09:18-09:26 | PF-010 Aesthetic and Functional Satisfaction in Patients with Non-Syndromatic Trigonocephaly Treated with Fronto-Orbital Advancement and Fixation Without Absorbable Plates. A Low-Cost and Easy-To-Replicate Technique, Jose Ascencion Arenas-Ruiz, Mexico |
| 09:26-09:34 | PF-011 Spring Assisted Cranioplasty for Metopic Craniosynostosis: Perioperative Metrics in Comparison to Fronto-Orbital Advancement and Strip Craniectomy, Anna Carlson, US |
| 09:34-09:42 | PF-012 Craniosynostosis Surgery: Advantages, and Disadvantages of Using a Patient Specific Template for Intra-Operative, Cranial Vault Remodeling, Muriel Heimann, Germany |
| 09:42-09:50 | PF-013 Associations Between FGFR-Mutations and Hydrocephalus and Clinical Presentation in Crouzon-Pfeiffer Syndrome, Marie Lise Charlotte van Veelen, Netherland |
| 09:50-09:58 | PF-014 Neurodevelopmental Outcomes in Nonsyndromic Craniosynostosis: Preventive Impact of Timely Surgical Intervention in Pediatric Neurosurgery, María Fernanda Sánchez Silva, Mexico |
| 09:58-10:13 | Cultural Lecture I: Chauvet-Pont-d’Arc: Humanity’s First Masterpiece Christie Broche |
| 10:30-11:00 | COFFEE BREAK |
| 11:00-13:00 | Session on Neurotrauma I Co-Chairs: Eric Sribnick, Ronnie Baticulon, Deepak Gupta |
| 11:00-11:15 | Invited Lecture: Neurotrauma in Children – Our Responsibility in Surgery, Science, and Social Change, Anthony Figaji |
| 11:15-11:23 | PF-016 Admission Blood-Based TBI Biomarkers Are Predictive of Neurosurgical Intervention: An Analysis of 425 Children, Jacob Lepard, US |
| 11:23-11:31 | PF-017 Delay and Outcomes in Paediatric Traumatic Brain Injury Transfer: Specialist Retrieval vs Standard Ambulance, Peter Adidharma, UK |
| 11:31-11:39 | PF-018 Intensive Care Management of Traumatic Brain Injury in Children Without Intra Cranial Pressure Monitoring in a Resource Constrained Setting, Jaymin Gupta, India |
| 11:39-11:47 | PF-019 Factors Affecting Mortality Risk in Pediatric Head Injuries in Africa: A Meta-Analysis, Bernice Limann, Ghana |
| 11:47-11:55 | PF-020 Associations Between Cerebral Metabolites, Brain Physiology and Outcome in Paediatric Traumatic Brain Injury, Ursula Rohlwink, South Africa |
| 11:55-12:03 | PF-021 Dural Venous Sinus Thrombosis Associated with Pediatric Epidural Hematoma: A 10-Year Single-Center Case Series and Systematic Review, Candice H. W. Lam, Hong Kong |
| 12:03-12:11 | PF-022 Prognostic Factors Affecting Mortality and Neurological Outcome in Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury at Kalasin Hospital, Thailand, Supachai Srichantha, Thailand |
| 12:11-12:19 | PF-024 Brain Tissue Oxygenation Thresholds in Children, Anthony Figaji, South Africa |
| 12:19-12:27 | PF-025 Treatment Outcome and Prognostic Factor Analysis of Children With Head Trauma: A Retrospective Cohort Study, Taisuke Akimoto, Japan |
| 12:21-12:35 | PF-026 Re-evaluating Protocols: The Role of CT Scanning in the Management of Mild Pediatric Trauma – When is it Really Necessary? Julia Santana de Oliveira, Brazil |
| 12:35-12:43 | PF-027 Epidural Hematoma Management Based on BIG Criteria in The Pediatric Population, Anzhela Moskalik, US |
| 12:43-12:51 | PF-028 Functional Outcomes after Moderate Head Injury in the Pediatric Population, Karthigeyan Madhivanan, India |
| 13:00-14:00 | LUNCH |
| 13:10-13:55 | Sponsored Symposium Medtronic |
| 14:00-16:00 | Session on Neurotrauma II & Prevention in Neurosurgery Co-Chairs: Jonathan Roth, Yi Peng Han, Graham Fieggen |
| 14:00-14:08 | PF-060 Neurosurgeons’ Role in Shaping Public Policy To Combat Traumatic Brain Injury Resulting From Child Abuse, Jalilarah Nassozi, Kenya |
| 14:08-14:16 | PF-061 Demographic Factors Impacting Severity of Pediatric Cranial Gunshot Wounds, Heather McCrea, US |
| 14:16-14:24 | PF-062 Cell Division Cycle 42 Binding Protein Beta as a Plasma-Based Biomarker for Cerebral Cavernous Malformations, Edward Smith, US |
| 14:24-14:32 | PF-063 Pediatric Patients with Dog Bites Resulting in Skull Fractures Requiring Neurosurgical Evaluation and Management: A Single-Center Review, Jerome Volk, US |
| 14:32-14:40 | PF-064 Presenting Characteristics Correlate with Long-Term Neurodevelopmental Outcomes after Abusive Head Trauma in Infants, Eric Sribnick, US |
| 14:40-14:48 | PF-065 Conservatively Managed Paediatric Skull Fractures with Significant Clinical Features: A Single-Centre Experience, Peter Adidharma, UK |
| 14:48-14:56 | PF-066 Pediatric Traumatic Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis in the post-COVID 19 era: A Single Institution Comparative Study Between Pre and Post-COVID cohorts, Kerrin Sunshine, US |
| 14:56-15:04 | PF-067 Utilizing EyeGuide Focus to Prevent Secondary Impact Syndrome in Pediatric Athletes, Marcos Arciniega, US |
| 15:04-15:12 | PF-068 Changes in Pupil Light Reflex Due To Soccer Heading, Ai Muroi, Japan |
| 15:12-15:20 | PF-069 The Use of In-Patient Concussion Consultation for Patient Education as a Model for Anticipatory Guidance in a Cohort of Pediatric Patients to Improve Symptom Score and Associated Health Outcomes, Stenia Accilien, US |
| 15:20-15:28 | PF-070 Comparison of PEEK and Titanium Implants in Pediatric Cranioplasty: A Multi-Center Retrospective Study in China, Yi-Peng Han, China |
| 15:28-15:36 | PF-071 Anti-PD-L1 as a Potential Therapeutic for Reversing Post-TBI Immunosuppression in a Juvenile TBI Polytrauma Rat Model, Eric Sribnick, US |
| 15:36-15:51 | Cultural Lecture II TBA – Bénédicte ROY |
| 16:00-16:45 | COFFEE BREAK |
| 16:10-16:40 | Sponsored Symposium Integra |
| 16:45-18:20 | Flash Session on Neurooncology I Co-Chairs: Gurish Solanki, Kevin Beccaria, Eduardo Juca |
| 16:45-16:48 | FL-004 Giant Supratentorial Tumors in the Pediatric Population: A Single Center Retrospective Review of a Rare Pathology Over 10 Years, Robert Keating, US |
| 16:48-16:51 | FL-003 Surgical Management of Brain Tumors in Infants Under OneYear of Age, Duygu Baykal, Turkey |
| 16:51-16:54 | FL-019 Brain Tumors in Infancy: An Institutional Experience of the Surgical Outcome, Predictive Factors, and Overall Survival., Mahak Sipani, India |
| 16:54-17:00 | Discussion |
| 17:00-17:03 | FL-012 Non DIPG Pediatric Diffuse Midline Gliomas: collaborative case series evaluating clinical subtypes, Sara Iglesias, Spain |
| 17:03-17:06 | FL-018 Diagnosis and Treatment of Off-Midline Germinoma, Hiroki Karita, Japan |
| 17:06-17:09 | FL-009 Use of sodium fluorescein in pediatric oncological neurosurgery. Preliminary results in a single institution, Esperanza Arcas Navarrete, Spain |
| 17:09-17:15 | Discussion |
| 17:15-17:18 | FL-023 Fluorescence-Guided Resection of Pediatric Brain Tumors Using 5-ALA: Insights from Clinical Cases and Literature, Samvel Sargsyan, Armenia |
| 17:18-17:21 | FL-022 Corticosteroids in pediatric brain tumors: lessons from 12 Years of neurosurgical practice, Riccardo Valiera Valiera, Italy |
| 17:21:17:24 | FL-014 Intra-Operative and Post-Operative Outcomes of Medulloblastoma by Molecular Subgroup: A 15-Year Retrospective Study, Chloé Louise Gelder, UK |
| 17:24-17:30 | Discussion |
| 17:30-17:33 | FL-008 Presence of Human Cytomegalovirus in Tumor Tissue of Pediatric Medulloblastoma Patients: A European Review, Maria Fabiola De la Cerda Vargas, Germany |
| 17:33-17:36 | FL-010 Copy number variation and gene mutations in Medulloblastoma: Inhibitors of HDAC and PI3K as potential therapeutic options, Meena Jhanwar-Uniyal, US |
| 17:36-17:40 | Discussion |
| 17:40-17:43 | FL-016 Neurocognitive Changes After Posterior Fossa Tumor Surgery in Children: A Pilot Study, Alina Mohanty, US |
| 17:43-17:46 | FL-017 Unique clinical-molecular features of atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumor of the pineal region, Chenran Zhang, China |
| 17:46-17:49 | FL-020 Endoscopic- assisted microsurgery in the management of lateral and third ventricular pediatric brain tumors, Mohamed Rady, Egypt |
| 17:49-17:55 | Discussion |
| 17:55-17:58 | FL-005 Endoscopic Transnasal Surgery for Pituitary Neuroendocrine Tumors (Pit-NETs) in Children and young adolescents (CYP) – Clinical profile and outcomes – An Institutional Experience, Kevin Sudevan, India |
| 17:58-18:01 | FL-024 Meningioma of the Central Nervous System in the pediatric population: Ten years of experience in a single center and literature review, Thais Melo, Brazil |
| 18:01-18:04 | FL-002 A pronounced sensitivity to sarcoma-based chemotherapy guides the therapeutic strategy for pediatric SMARCB1-deficient chordomas, Kévin Beccaria, France |
| 18:04-18:07 | FL-006 Maximal Safe Resection in Pediatric Intramedullary Tumors: Balancing Oncological Control with Preserved Neurological Function, Marcello Magnani, Italy |
| 18:07-18:15 | Discussion |
| 08:30-10:30 | Nursing Symposium |
| 08:30-08:35 | Introduction |
| 08:35-08:47 | NS-001 Post-Operative Care Bundle Decreases CNS and Non-CNS Nosocomial Infections Among Pediatric Brain Tumor Patients, Jessica Vitug, Philippines |
| 08:47-08:59 | NS-002 Parental Involvement in Medical Decision-Making in a Complex Neurosurgical Cases: A Case Report and Literature Review, Leali Y. Halfon, Israel |
| 08:59-09:11 | NS-003 When It’s not “just a virus” – a case study on Negative Pressure Hydrocephalus, Kylie Telfer, Australia |
| 09:11-09:23 | NS-004 Nursing Care Provider Rules for Pediatric and Young Adult after Mild Traumatic Craniocerebral Injuries, Nikolaos Syrmos, Greece |
| 09:23-09:35 | NS-005 Pediatric Brain Tumor Coordinator Improves Neuro-Oncology Service Integration and Patient Care, Jessica Vitug, Philippines |
| 09:35-09:40 | NS-006 A recurrent germ cell neoplasm in pediatric patient. A case report, Alexandrina Nikova, Greece |
| 09:40-09:45 | NS-007 A Rare Finding: Frontosphenoidal Craniosynostosis and PSMC5 Genetic Abnormality, Suzanne Martin, US |
| 09:45-09:50 | NS-008 Firearm Safety in Pediatrics: A Comparative Review of the US and Global Practices, Kristi Hildebrand, US |
| 09:50-09:55 | NS-009 Prevalence and Factors Associated with Urinary Tract Infections among Children with Spina Bifida doing Clean Intermittent Catheterization in Uganda, Lydia VN Ssenyonga, Uganda |
| 09:55-10:20 | Keynote Lecture: P3 + Y = Professional Success, Cathy Cartwright |
| 10:30-11:00 | COFFEE BREAK |
| 10:55-13:00 | Nursing Symposium |
| 10:55-10:58 | Introduction |
| 10:58-11:10 | NS-010 Mind the Gap: Strengthening Transitional Care for Young People with Hydrocephalus in the UK, Molly Perham, UK |
| 11:10-11:22 | NS-011 Pediatric awake neurosurgery under hypnosedation: a three-year experience, Magalie Marchal, France |
| 11:22-11:34 | NS-012 Knowledge and Practices of Nurses Care of External Ventricular Drain Placement in the Neuroscience Unit, Department of Surgery, Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Accra Ghana, Frank Kwame Opoku, Ghana |
| 11:34:11:46 | NS-013 Improving patient outcomes by utilizing Nurse Practitioners (NPs) in Boston Children’s Hospital Brain Tumor Center by decreasing emergency department visits and hospital readmissions within the global postoperative period, Jessica Bryk, US |
| 11:46-11:58 | NS-014 Therapeutic Patient Education after Chiari decompression surgery, Isabelle Verlut, France |
| 11:58-12:10 | NS-015 Multidisciplinary approach to Cranosynostosis: a bumpy ride in everyday-lifeAn experience of Music Team Building to soften the rough edges, Sabrina Mariani, Italy |
| 12:10-12:22 | NS-016 Multimodal Pain Management in the Pediatric Neurosurgery Department of Lyon, Sofia Guernouche, France |
| 12:22-12:27 | NS-017 Endoscopic Assisted Trigonocephaly Surgery, Sofia Guernouche, France |
| 12:27-12:32 | NS-018 The Challenges of Pediatric Neurosurgical Nursing in a Brazilian Public Hospital, Allison Roberto Da Silva, Brazil |
| 12:32-12:37 | NS-019 Interdisciplinary Surgical Care for a Newborn with Orbital Teratoma, Suzanne Martin, US |
| 12:37-12:42 | NS-020 Parental Anxiety Management before Craniosynostosis surgery, Sofia Guernouche, France |
| 12:42-13:02 | Keynote Lecture: Neurosurgery Without Borders: A Conversation on Practice and Expertise, Caterina Stella, Giulia Petruccini |
| 13:02-13:05 | Wrap-up |
| 13:00-14:00 | LUNCH |
| 13:55-16:00 | Nursing Symposium |
| 13:55-13:58 | Introduction |
| 13:58-14:10 | NS-021 The Vital Role of the Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus Clinical Nurse Coordinator in Optimizing Multidisciplinary Care and Patient Outcomes, Ashley Birch, US, Norbert Muzahura, Uganda, Meskerem Denekew, Ethiopia |
| 14:10-14:22 | NS-022 Neurovascular Patient Tracker: Improving Long-Term Outcomes by Ensuring Appropriate Follow-Up for At-Risk Patients, Allison Rodman, US |
| 14:22-14-34 | NS-023 Transition of Care: The Road from Pediatric to Adult Neurosurgery, Jennifer Amon, US |
| 14:34-14:46 | NS-024 BRAIN Series: Neuroscience focused nursing education course impacts patient care nursing confidence and competence, Kentlee Pell Battick, US & Luis Rodriguez, US |
| 14:46-14:58 | NS-025 Vein of Galen Malformation: Treatment Advances – Successful in Utero Treatment, Christopher Isibor, US |
| 14:58-15:10 | NS-026 Beyond the Bedside: The Integrative Role of a Single Nurse Practitioner with Four Pediatric Neurosurgeons, Shanna L. Baron, US |
| 15:10-15:22 | NS-027 Impact of a Multidisciplinary Head Shape Clinic on Pediatric Neurosurgery Volumes, Jennifer M Johnson, US |
| 15:22-15:34 | NS-029 Nurses–Parents’ Relationships in the Context of Neural Tube Defects in Neonaatal Intensive Care Units, Ana Carolina Reis Di Gregorio, Brazil |
| 15:34-15:46 | NS-030 The Process for Correction of Pfiffer Syndrome Grade 3. How direct and indirect care actions save the lives of children with poor prognosis, Allison Roberto da Silva, Brazil |
| 15:46-15:58 | NS-031 Management of Pediatric Epilepsy: SEEG Electrode Implantation and Epileptogenic Focus Resection, Sofia Guernouche, France |
| 15:58-16:00 | Closing & Acknowledgements |
| 16:00-16:45 | COFFEE BREAK |
| 16:45-18:20 | Flash Session on Hydrocephalus Co-Chairs: Ramiro del Rio, Marie Lise van Veelen, Marianne Juhler |
| 16:45-16-48 | FL-033 Prolonged puncturing decreases ventriculoperitoneal shunt insertion rate in neonates with posthemorrhagic ventricular dilatation, Marie Lise Charlotte van Veelen, Netherland |
| 16:48-16:51 | FL-043 NICU bedside ventricular access device placement for posthemorrhagic hydrocephalus is feasible and safe, Philippe De Vloo, Belgium |
| 16:51-16:54 | FL-045 Proof of Principle Study on Inflammasome Proteins as Biomarkers in Pediatric Patients with Hydrocephalus due to Intraventricular Hemorrhage, Heather McCrea, US |
| 16:54-17:00 | Discussion |
| 17:00-17:03 | FL-029 Stem cells in the treatment of hydrocephalus due to intraventricular hemorrhage of prematurity, Christodoulos Komiotis, Greece |
| 17:03-17:06 | FL-044 Pilot Experience Implementing a Shared Preoperative Case Selection Form for Infant Hydrocephalus Management in Low Resource Settings, Michael Dewan, US |
| 17.06-17-09 | FL-041 Factors affecting Success and failure of ETV in infantile hydrocephalus : Do we know enough? Monica Narayanaswamy, India |
| 17:09-17:15 | Discussion |
| 17:15-17:18 | FL-026 Efficacy of dexamethasone in managing aseptic meningitis post-craniovertebral decompression (CVD) in the paediatric population, Abeeran Ranjan, UK |
| 17:18-17:21 | FL-032 Intraoperatory topical antibiotics for prevent CSF shunt infection: A 10-year experience, Kelvin Hagi Silva Fonseca, Brazil |
| 17:21-17:24 | FL-025 Changes of head circumference and ventricular width in infants managed with adjustable differential pressure or gravitational shunt valves, Isabel Fernandes Arroteia, Germany |
| 17:24-17:30 | Discussion |
| 17:30-17-33 | FL-047 A robust, pathology-invariant ventricular segmentation model in pediatrics, Birra Taha, US |
| 17:33-17:36 | FL-037 A systematic review of evidence based guidelines, practice and approaches for follow-up in pediatric patients with hydrocephalus, Marianne Juhler, Denmark |
| 17:36-17:39 | FL-028 Dealing with pediatric hydrocephalus in a demographically and geographically challenging area of Europe, Christodoulos Komiotis, Greece |
| 17:39-17:45 | Discussion |
| 17:45-17-48 | FL-042 Endoscopic third ventriculostomy with or without choroid plexuscauterization for preventing shunt dependence in pediatrichydrocephalus: preliminary results of a prospective clinical case seriesin a lower‑middle‑income country (Egypt), Assem Abdel-Latif, Egypt |
| 17:48-17-51 | FL-040 Spontaneous cutaneous rupture secondary to untreated congenital hydrocephalus: Systematic review and illustrative case, Manilyn Ann Hong, Philippines |
| 17:51-17:54 | FL-035 Pediatric Hydrocephalus: Impact of endoscopic third ventriculostomy and endoscopic third ventriculostomy with choroid plexus cauterization on shunt reduction, Samvel Sargsyan, Armenia |
| 17:54-18:00 | Discussion |
| 18:00-18:03 | FL-036 Reassessing the Transition of Care: Financial Implications of a Pediatric Neurosurgeon Treating Adults, Serena Zhang, US |
| 18:03-18:06 | FL-030 Laparoscopic Approach: first option in pediatric ventriculoperitoneal distal shunt dysfunctions? Eduardo Jucá, Brazil |
| 18:06-18:09 | FL-038 Intra-abdominal Complications in Children Shunted for Hydrocephalus, Fezeka Princess Nkwanyana, South Africa |
| 18:09-18:15 | Discussion |
| 10:30 – 11:00 | COFFEE BREAK |
| 11:00 – 13:00 | Session on Spinal Deformities I Co-Chairs: Adrian Caceres, Abhishek Patel, William Lo |
| 11:00 – 11:15 | Invited Lecture: Modern Treatments of Achondroplasia, Laurence Legeai Mallet |
| 11:15 – 11:23 | PF-031 Multicenter Study of Modeling of Foramen Magnum Growth in Typical Children and in Achondroplasia, Jeffrey Campbell, US |
| 11:23 – 11:31 | PF-033 Management and Outcomes of Foramen Magnum Stenosis in Children with Achondroplasia at a Single Center Over 15 Years, Ulrika Sandvik, Sweden |
| 11:31 – 11:39 | PF-034 Retro-Odontoid Mass in Complex CCJ Pathology: Outcomes of Posterior Cervical Spinal Fixation from a 16-Year Paediatric Neurosurgery UK Experience, Guirish Solanki, UK |
| 11:39 – 11:47 | PF-035 Impact of Oscillating Saw Laminoplasty Technique on Spinal Deformity Prevention in Pediatric Spinal Tumor Resection: A Cohort Analysis, Kateryna Goloshchapova, Germany |
| 11:47 – 11:55 | PF-037 Spinal Dysraphism in Adulthood: Do Symptoms and Outcomes Differ from the Pediatric Population? An Evaluation of Quality of Life and the Role of Transitional Care, Davide Palombi, Italy |
| 11:55 – 12:03 | PF-038 Bulbocavernosus Reflex vs Anal Motor Evoked Potentials for predicting post operative bladder dysfunction; is the specificity less in females? Abhishek Patel, India |
| 12:03 – 12:11 | PF-039 Pediatric Patients With Myelomeningocele Treated in a Low- and Middle-Income Country: What Happens After Discharge? Maame Amma Doudua Boateng, Ghana |
| 12:11 – 12:19 | PF-040 Correlation of Spina Bifida Lesion Characteristics on MRI, Surgical Complexity, Hindbrain Reversal and Wound Healing after Fetal Repair, John-Kaleb Lesage, Belgium |
| 12:19 – 12:27 | PF-042 Functional Outcome after Fatty and Tight Filum Sectioning in Children with Tethered Cord Syndrome, Aurelia Peraud, Germany |
| 12:27 – 12:35 | PF-043 Re-evaluating the Necessity of Filum Terminale Transection in Split Cord Malformations: Insights from a Retrospective Cohort, Madhusudhan Nagesh, India |
| 12:35 – 12:43 | PF-044 Fortification of Food in Sub-Saharan Africa: An Urgent Call to Prevent Spinal Dysraphism Review of Literature, Jalilarah Nassozi, Kenya |
| 12:43 – 12:51 | PF-032 Foramen Magnum Stenosis in Children With Achondroplasia: A Multicenter Study, Luca Massimi, Italy |
| 13:00 – 14:00 | LUNCH |
| 14:00 – 16:00 | Session on Dysraphism Co-Chairs: Luca Massimi, Meng Fai Kuo, Wofgang Wolfgang |
| 14:00 – 14:08 | PF-073 The Role of Genetic Mutations in the Pathogenesis of Myelomeningocele, Marcelo Volpon Santos, Brazil |
| 14:08 – 14:16 | PF-074 Fetal surgery for myelomenigocele: is it reliable in developing countries scenarios?, Eduardo Jucá, Brazil |
| 14:16 – 14:24 | PF-075 Longitudinal Volumetric Analysis of Inclusion Cysts in Open Fetal Myelomeningocele/Myeloschisis Repair: Incidence, Growth Patterns and Treatment Outcome, Timothy Mueller, Switzerland |
| 14:24 – 14:32 | PF-076 Spina Bifida Clinic: A Multi-Disciplinary One-Stop Clinic With Increased Social Value, Marina Pitsika, UK |
| 14:32 – 14:40 | PF-077 Long Term Mortality Outcomes and Mortality Predictors in Patients with Myelomeningocele – A Single Center Experience, Selami Çağatay Onal, Turkey |
| 14:40 – 14:48 | PF-078 Time Intervals in Neurosurgical Care and Their Impact on Postoperative In-Hospital Outcomes in Myelomeningocele Patients, Emmanuel Kwadwo Adjei Osei, Ghana |
| 14:48 – 14:56 | PF-080 Cryopreserved Human Umbilical Cord in the Treatment of Pediatric Tethered Cord Syndrome, Erin Kiehna, US |
| 14:56 – 15:04 | PF-081 Tethered Cord Syndrome Among Patients with Prenatal or Postnatal Myelomeningocele Repair, Andrew Kobets, US |
| 15:04 – 15:12 | PF-082 Development of an Objective Clinical Assessment Tool for Tethered Spinal Cord in Individuals with Spina Bifida, Betsy Hopson, US |
| 15:12 – 15:20 | PF-083 Mortality and Associated Risk Factors Among Patients with Myelomeningocele Undergoing Surgical Closure at Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital, Tomson Mabare Katungi, Uganda |
| 15.20 – 15:28 | PF-084 Is The Neuroplacode in Open Spinal Dysraphism Receptive To Neuroprotection? Fetal Expression of Neural Progenitor Cell (NPC) Markers in Rat Neuroplacodes, and Artificial Amniotic Fluid Impact on Cellular Profiles of Rat Spinal Cord NPCs in Vitro, Friederike Knerlich-Lukoschus, Germany |
| 15:28 – 15:36 | PF-085 Managing Anterior Sacral Meningoceles: The Role of the Posterior Sagittal Approach, Flavio Giordano, Italy |
| 15:36 – 15:44 | PF-086 Development of an anti-fibrotic nanodelivery strategy to prevent post-operative spinal cord re-tethering in a myelomeningocele in vitro model, Martina Salvati, Italy |
| 15:44 – 15:52 | PF-087 Neurophysiological identification and differentiation between the motor and sensory roots in pediatric spinal cord lipoma surgery, Katharina Lutz, Switzerland |
| 16:00 – 16:45 | COFFEE BREAK |
| 16:45 – 18:20 | Flash Session on Functional Neurosurgery Co-Chairs: Kemel Gothme, Erin Kiehna, Masakio Nonaka |
| 18:45 – 18:48 | FL-068 Feature Extraction from MRI Clinical Reports in Pediatric Epilepsy: Rule-based, Open-weight LLMs and Hybrid Methods, Mandeep Tamber, Canada |
| 16:48 – 16:51 | FL-072 Early Vagal Nerve Stimulator Implantation for Treatment of Generalized Medically Refractory Epilepsy in the Youngest Patients, Erin Kiehna, US |
| 16:51 – 16:57 | FL-056 Treatment of Drug-Resistant Epilepsy in Pediatric Patients with Vagus Nerve Stimulation (VNS): Case Series and Systematic Review, Paulo Ronaldo Jubé Ribeiro, Brazil |
| 16:57 – 17:00 | Discussion |
| 17:00 – 17:03 | FL-059 Long-Term Seizure Outcome With or Without Vagal Nerve Stimulation Therapy in Pediatric Drug-Resistant Epilepsy: A Single Site Study, Ashutosh Singhal, Canada |
| 17:03 – 17:06 | FL-067 Pillars of Sustainable Pediatric Epilepsy Surgery: A Qualitative Exploration of Global Program Development, Rya Muller, US |
| 17:06 – 17:09 | FL-062 Experience in Epilepsy Surgery in Pediatric Patients at ABC Medical Center, Javier Terrazo-Lluch, Mexico |
| 17:09 – 17:15 | Discussion |
| 17:15 – 17:18 | FL-052 Second time’s the charm? Multiple intracranial electroencephalography evaluations in paediatric drug-resistant focal epilepsy: A systematic review, Charlotte McClure, UK |
| 17:18 – 17:21 | FL-055 LEAT: Low-grade developmental epilepsy-associated brain tumors in children: is electro-corticography (ECoG) really necessary? Helio Rubens Machado, Brazil |
| 17:21 – 17:24 | FL-057 Neurostimulation in Children with Drug Resistant Epilepsy: Strategies in Subcortical Targeting and Systematic Review of the Evidence, Melissa LoPresti, US |
| 17:24 – 17:30 | Discussion |
| 17:30 – 17:33 | FL-060 Peri-lead edema after deep brain stimulator placement for epilepsy in pediatric patients: an institutional experience at Children’s Hospital Colorado, Catherine Wassef, US |
| 17:33 – 17:36 | FL-049 Surgery for medically refractory insular epilepsy: A systematic review and individual participant data meta-analysis, Aimee Goel, UK |
| 17:36 – 17:39 | FL-054 Is an intrathecal baclofen trial helpful to select patients and predict outcomes after selective dorsal rhizotomy? Richard Anderson, US |
| 17:39 – 17:45 | Discussion |
| 17:45 – 17:48 | FL-053 Combined Lumbosacral Ventral Rhizotomy and Microsurgical Drezotomy for painful mixed Hypertonia in Cerebral Palsy, Carolina Maldonado Alejos, Argentina |
| 17:48 – 17:51 | FL-051 Motor evoked potentials as a functional method to optimize outcomes of selective dorsal rhizotomy in spastic diplegic cerebral palsy patients, Assem Mounir Abdel-Latif, Egypt |
| 17:51 – 17:54 | FL-066 Histological Examination of Sensory Nerve Rootlets from Selective Dorsal Rhizotomies: Searching for signs of chronic inflammation, Corbett Wilkinson, US |
| 17:54 – 18:00 | Discussion |
| 18:00 – 18:03 | FL-058 Stakeholder Feedback on Surveys Assessing Communication, Behavior, and Quality of Life in Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome, Nicole Villalba, US |
| 18:03 – 18:06 | FL-063 Navigating the Diagnosis: A Survey on Caregivers’ Journeys to Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome, Rya Muller, US |
| 18:06 – 18:09 | FL-064 Improving Care for Patients with Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome: A Community-Focused Study of Caregivers’ Experiences, Rya Muller, US |
| 18:09 – 18:15 | Discussion |
| 10:30 – 11:00 | COFFEE BREAK |
| 11:00 – 13:00 | Session on Craniofacial II Co-Chairs: Kazuaki Shimoji, Marc Proctor, Sergio Valenzuela |
| 11:00 – 11:08 | PF-045 Personalized Molecular Therapy for Craniosynostosis: From Proteomics to Targeted Nanodelivery, Federica Tiberio, Italy |
| 11:08 – 11:16 | PF-047 Mixed-Reality-Based Platform for Treatment Planning of Craniosynostosis, Luca Massimi, Italy |
| 11:16 – 11:24 | PF-048 Trends in Craniofacial Procedures for Syndromic Craniosynostosis: Analysis of 92 Patients, Pablo M. Munarriz, Spain |
| 11:24 – 11:32 | PF-049 Long-Term Morphometric and Clinical Outcomes of Cranial Vault Reconstruction in Craniosynostosis: A 10-Year Retrospective Review, Sandrine de Ribaupierre, Canada |
| 11:32 – 11:40 | PF-050 Clinical Characteristics Associated with Surgical Treatment in Patients With Syndromic Craniosynostosis Versus Patients with Isolated Craniosynostosis in a Tertiary Care Center in Mexico, Celia Geovana Herrera Rivera, Mexico |
| 11:40 – 11:48 | PF-051 Challenges and Outcomes in The Management of Multisutural Craniosynostosis – Our Experience of 10 Years, Vishakha Karpe, India |
| 11:48 – 11:56 | PF-052 A Six-Year Retrospective Evaluation of Craniosynostosis Patients in a Tertiary Center: Surgical, Cognitive, and Aesthetic Outcomes, Elif Ezgi Cenberlitas, Turkey |
| 11:56 – 12:04 | PF-053 Minimally Invasive Endoscopic Surgery for Mercedes Benz Type Craniosynostosis, Mark Proctor, US |
| 12:04 – 12:12 | PF-054 Oxycephaly, A Mysterious and Heterogeneous Craniosynostosis, Michela Vita, Italy |
| 12:12 – 12:20 | PF-055 Incidence and Differential Diagnosis of Lambdoid Synostosis in Infants Assessed for Cranial Deformities: A Retrospective Study from a Specialized Cranial Deformity Clinic in Japan, Akira Gomi, Japan |
| 12:20 – 12:28 | PF-056 Evaluation of the Efficiency of the "Tiara" Open Reconstructive Technique in the Treatment of Scaphocephaly, Eduardo de Moraes Schuch, Brazil |
| 12:28 – 12:36 | PF-057 Minimal-invasive operation in single suture craniosynostosis combined with cranial orthosis: a 5-year experience, Sarah-Marie Gallert, Germany |
| 12:36 – 12:44 | PF-058 Missed Opportunities in Plagiocephaly Prevention: A Survey of Parental Awareness and Treatment Outcomes, Shanzeh Sayied, US |
| 12:44 – 12:52 | PF-059 Comparative Efficacy of Perioperative Blood Conservation Agents in Pediatric Cranial Vault Remodeling: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis, Kwadwo Darko, Ghana |
| 12:52 – 13:00 | PF-015 Evaluation of The Improvement of Hemodynamic Profiles, Frontal Lobe Volume and Social Emotions on Metopic Synostosis with Frontal-Orbital Advancement: A Multicenter Clinical Study, Sen Li, China |
| 13:00 – 14:00 | LUNCH |
| 14:00 – 16:00 | Session on Hydrocephalus & Oncology Co-Chairs: Eylem Ocal, Hsin-Hung Robert Chen, Ricardo Santos de Oliveira |
| 14:00 – 14:08 | PF-088 Impact of molecular subtypes on postoperative hydrocephalus following resection of posterior fossa medulloblastoma and ependymoma in children: A systematic review, Kasper Amund Henriksen, Denmark |
| 14:08 – 14:16 | PF-089 Hydrocephalus management in children with posterior fossa tumors: Flexible third ventriculostomy as a primary approach, Rodrigo Lopez Mondragon, Mexico |
| 14:16 – 14:24 | PF-090 Spinal tumors with concomitant hydrocephalus in children, Yu-Cheng Chou, Taiwan |
| 14:24 – 14:32 | PF-091 Factors Associated with Ventricular Shunt Failure in Children with Tumor-Related Hydrocephalus, Eveline Teresa Hidalgo, US |
| 14:32 – 14:40 | PF-092 Disseminated pediatric low-grade glioma and hydrocephalus: a multinational consortium analysis of incidence and mortality, Alexander Lyons, US |
| 14:40 – 14:48 | PF-093 Paediatric Central Nervous System Tumours: A One-Year Review At A Tertiary Hospital in Uganda, Tomson Mabare Katungi, Uganda |
| 14:48 – 14:56 | PF-095 Pediatric Meningioma: Experience From A Tertiary Cancer Center, Prakash Shetty, India |
| 14:56 – 15:04 | PF-096 Surgical Complications and Outcomes in Pediatric Meningioma at a High Volume Pediatric Tertiary Care Center, Dylan Keusch, US |
| 15:04 – 15:12 | PF-097 Modeling Immune Evasion in Pediatric Brain Tumors Using Patient-Derived Tumor Organoids, Steven Schneider, US |
| 15:12 – 15:20 | PF-098 Clival Chordomas in Children: Clinical Features, Surgical Approaches, and Long-Term Follow-Up, Bahattin Tanrıkulu, Turkey |
| 15.20 – 15:28 | PF-099 Residues in low-grade CNS tumors in paediatric age: a single-center observational study on the outcomes according to tailored treatments, Maria Luisa Gorgoglione, Italy |
| 15:28 – 15:36 | PF-100 Pineal Region Tumors in Children: Treatment Strategies and Long-Term Outcomes from a Single Pediatric Neurosurgical Center, Marek Mandera, Poland |
| 15:36 – 15:44 | PF-101 Application of the Six Core Elements of Health Care Transition for neurosurgical transitional care, Amber L. Gaulden, US |
| 15:44 – 15:52 | PF-102 A novel playful neurological examination device for children, from idea to product, Ido Ben Zvi, Israel |
| 16:00 – 16:45 | COFFEE BREAK |
| 16:45 – 18:05 | Flash Session on Dysraphism Co-Chairs: Suchanda Bhattacharjee, Thomas Beez, Sonia Tejada |
| 16:45 – 16:48 | FL-088 Filum Terminale Lipoma in Childhood – Analysis of patients treated in a reference service: should refractory constipation be considered a red flag? Patricia Dastoli, Brazil |
| 16:48 – 16:51 | FL-074 The Impact of Lumbar Fatty Filum Terminale Detection on Surgical Decision-Making in Suspected Tethered Cord Syndrome: Evaluation with T1-Weighted Axial MRI, Burcu Göker, Turkey |
| 16:51 – 16:57 | FL-078 Quality of Life in Spinal Dysraphism: A Comparative Evaluation in a LMIC scenario, Karthigeyan Madhivanan, India |
| 16:57 – 17:00 | Discussion |
| 17:00 – 17:03 | FL-091 Single centre operative series of lipomyelomeningoceles – the pros of prophylaxis, Benedetta Pettorini, UK |
| 17:03 – 17:06 | FL-083 Knowledges and Practices of Perinatal Healthcare Professionals Regarding Folic Acid and Neural Tube Defects, Broalet Maman You Esperance, Cote D’Ivoire |
| 17:06 – 17:09 | FL-077 Open Repair versus Fetoscopic Fetal Surgery: Which is the Best Approach for Intrauterine Myelomeningocele Correction? Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis, Jairo Porfírio de Oliveira Junior, Brazil |
| 17:09 – 17:15 | Discussion |
| 17:15 – 17:18 | FL-081 Decision Making for Postoperative Hydrocephalus After Neonatal Myelomeningocele Repair: When and Whom to Shunt? Semra Işık, Turkey |
| 17:18 – 17:21 | FL-080 Association between Social Vulnerability Index and CSF Diversion among Myelomeningocele (MMC) Patients: A Single-Institution Experience, Maria Punchak, US |
| 17:21 – 17:24 | FL-085 Lumbosacral Myelomeningocele: Under the critical spotlight, the antenatal repair is worthwhile? Guillermo García, Mexico |
| 17:24 – 17:30 | Discussion |
| 17:30 – 17:33 | FL-084 A Mathematical Description of the Myelomeningocele Defect, Debajyoti Datta, India |
| 17:33 – 17:36 | FL-082 Novel Three Layered Fascia-Muscle-Fascia (FMF) Technique for Wound Closure in Open Spinal Dysraphism, Bharat Kumar Subramanya, India |
| 17:36 – 17:39 | FL-079 Effectiveness of closed incisional negative pressure wound therapy in pediatric spinal dysraphism, Kusawadee Juengsirakulwit, Thailand |
| 17:39 – 17:45 | Discussion |
| 17:45 – 17:48 | FL-093 Determinants of Wound Dehiscence Post Myelomeningocele Repair at Tertiary Hospital in Zambia, Kabelele Mariane Sipalo, Zambia |
| 17:48 – 17:51 | FL-089 Postnatal Surgical Myelomeningocele Repair at a UK Tertiary Neurosurgical Centre: An 8-Year Service Evaluation, Rahul Shah, UK |
| 17:51 – 17:54 | FL-050 Intrathecal baclofen therapy in children: Testing, dose-finding and complications, a single-centre experience, Camilla de Laurentis, France |
| 17:54 – 17:57 | FL-096 Do routine antibiotics change the myelomeningocele infection rate? case series, Paulo Ronaldo Jubé Ribeiro , Brazil |
| 17:57 – 18:05 | Discussion |
| 16:00 – 16:45 | COFFEE BREAK |
| 16:45 – 18:20 | Flash Session on Technology & Advancements Co-Chairs: Pierre-Aurelian Beuriat, Samvel Sargsyan, Samer Elbabaa |
| 16:45-16:48 | FL-105 Kryptonite for Adamantinomatous Craniopharyngiomas, Sergio Cavalheiro, Brazil |
| 16:48:16:51 | FL-098 DTI-based tractography of the language network in pediatric neurosurgery – a feasibility, Ulrich-Wilhelm Thomale, Germany |
| 16:51-16-54 | FL-071 Use of the Globus ExcelsiusGPS Robotic System for Stereoelectroencephalography in Pediatric Patients: A Single Center Experience, Antonio Malaspina, US |
| 16:54-17:00 | Discussion |
| 17:00-17:03 | FL-065 Characterization of Globus Pallidus Internus (GPi) Local Field Potentials and Correlation with Electromyographic and EEG Recordings in a Case of Dyskinetic Cerebral Palsy Treated with Bilateral GPi Deep Brain Stimulation, Andrea Di Rita, Italy |
| 17:03-17:06 | FL-120 H-Port as an Alternative to the Ommaya Reservoir for Intraventricular Chemotherapy in Resource-Limited Settings During Wartime, Yurii Perekopaiko, Ukraine |
| 17:06-17:10 | Discussion |
| 17:10-17:13 | FL-108 Sustainable Neurosurgery: Reducing the Carbon Footprint in Paediatric Neurosurgery, Rebecca Hodnett, UK |
| 17:13-17:16 | FL-100 Does the use of intra-operative ultrasound increase the risk of post-operative infection? Emer Campbell, UK |
| 17:16-17:19 | FL-109 Development and Validation of a Mixed Reality Training Model for the Retrosigmoid Approach, Ricardo Santos de Oliveira, Brazil |
| 17:19-17:25 | Discussion |
| 17:25-17:28 | FL-107 Which type of discectomy more preferable in adolescence: microsurgical discectomy or PECD? Pavel Lobankin, Russia |
| 17:28-17:31 | FL-099 H-shape laminoplasty for pediatric lumbosacral surgery, Hao Tseng, Taiwan |
| 17:31-17:34 | FL-102 Beyond “Intraoperative”-Conceptualizing a normative baseline to build a prognostication model based on intraoperative neuromonitoring for tethered cord, Suhas Udayakumaran, India |
| 17:34-17:40 | Discussion |
| 17:40-17:43 | FL-111 Thecal Sac Ligation as an adjunct to spinal deformity correction in myelomeningocele (MMC), Isabel Tulloch, UK |
| 17:43-17:46 | FL-115 Microscope-Integrated Indocyanine Green Videoangiography as an Intraoperative Tool in Pediatric Spinal Dural Arteriovenous Fistulae Surgery: Feasibility, Safety, and Clinical Value, Ehab Shabo, Germany |
| 17:46-17:49 | FL-116 Emerging Evidence on Low-Intensity Focused Ultrasound for Pediatric DIPG: A Review of Pre-Clinical and Early-Phase Clinical Studies, Taylor Vadset, US |
| 17:49-17:55 | Discussion |
| 17:55-17:58 | FL-110 A large scale, automated approach captures ventricular volumetrics in Chiari 1 malformation, Birra Taha, US |
| 17:58-18:01 | FL-112 Evaluating the Efficacy and Safety of Flow Diverter in Pediatric Cerebral Aneurysm Treatment: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis, Jairo Porfírio de Oliveira Junior, Brazil |
| 18:01-18:05 | Discussion |
Main Hall (Forum 1)
Parallel Hall 1 (Rhone 3A)
Parallel Hall 2 (Rhone 3B)
| 08:00-10:30 | Session on Hydrocephalus Co-Chairs: Shlomi Constantini, Anthony Figaji, Tracy Flanders |
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| 08:00-08:20 | Invited lecture: Perspectives for collaborative research in Pediatric Neurosurgery – lessons learned from the past John Kestle |
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| 08:20-08:28 | PF-104 Choroid plexus may work bi-directionally for cerebro-spinal fluid movement – Mouse fetus study, Takuya Akai, Japan | |
| 08:28-08:36 | PF-105 Accurate non-invasive phase-contrast (PC) MRI volumetric CSF flow determination in pediatric ventricular shunts, J. Gordon McComb, US | |
| 08:36-08:44 | PF-106 Ventricular Indices in Infants with Benign Enlargement of the Subarachnoid Space (BESS): Defining a new normal, Shih-Wei Chen, UK | |
| 08:44-08:52 | PF-107 Interim report of the First in Man trial of the Kitea Implantable ICP Monitor, Peter Heppner, New Zealand | |
| 08:52-09:00 | PF-108 An ECG-electrode guided innovative low-cost technique for palcement of proximal catheter in Ventriculoperitoneal shunt,enchancing accuracy in Parieto-occipital ventriculostomy in absence of navigation in Low-income countries, Mazen Agour, Egypt | |
| 09:00-09:08 | PF-109 Unusual site ventricular shunting: experience in a single center in Brazil, Robert Zawadzki Pfann, Brazil | |
| 09:08-09:16 | PF-110 Management of shunted hydrocephalus during transition from childhood to adulthood: Is routine clinic review required? Hadleigh Cuthbert, UK | |
| 09:16-09:24 | PF-111 Predicting Failure of Ventricular Shunts in the Acute Setting: the SMaRT Score (Shunt Malfunction and Revision Triage), Eric Jackson, US | |
| 09:24-09:32 | PF-112 Benchtop Characterization of Flow Dynamics in VP Shunt Systems: Implications for Overdrainage, Bermans Iskandar, US | |
| 09:32-09:40 | PF-113 Retrospective two-center study comparing an adjustable differential pressure valve plus gravitational assistance versus non-adjustable differential pressure valve, Isabel Fernandes Arroteia, Germany | |
| 09:40-09:48 | PF-115 VA Shunts as Salvage Therapy for Failed VP Shunts in Children: Long-Term Benefits in Abdominal Failure and Low-Pressure Hydrocephalus Cases, Mustafa Sakar, Turkey | |
| 09:48-09:56 | PF-116 Seizures in pediatric patients with hydrocephalus: A predictive symptom of ventricular shunt malfunction? Giuliana Agras Menghi, Argentina | |
| 09:56-10:04 | PF-117 A Comparison Between Proximal and Distal Cerebrospinal Fluid Sampling Sites in Patients with External Ventricular Drains, Philippe De Vloo, Belgium | |
| 10:04-10:07 | CNS Journal, Ulrich Thomale | |
| 10:07-10:15 | Raimondi Award Presentation: Survival outcomes and risk factors for ventriculo-peritoneal shunt failure in pediatric hydrocephalus: a multi-center cohort study in Vietnam, Can Dang Do Thanh, Vietnam | |
| 10:15-10:18 | ISPN Research Committee Activities Jonathan Roth |
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| 10:30-11:00 | COFFEE BREAK | |
| 11:00-13:00 | Session on Intraoperative Imaging Co-Chairs: Nir Shimony, Mohamed El Beltagy, Paul Steinbok |
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| 11:00-11:15 | Invited Lecture: Functional diagnostics (TMS, MEEG and fMRI) for preoperative planning and navigation Nir Shimony |
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| 11:15-11:23 | PF-118 Age- and Lobe-Dependent Speech-Language Network Plasticity in Brain Tumor Patients Identified by Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) to Aid Surgical Planning, Shalini Narayana, US | |
| 11:23-11:31 | PF-119 Distribution of fast ripples (250-500 Hz) is associated with neurocognitive and language dysfunction in pediatric focal epilepsy, Roy W.R. Dudley, Canada | |
| 11:31-11:39 | PF-120 Machine learning on ictal intracranial EEG predicts surgical outcome in drug resistant epilepsy, Christos Papadelis, US | |
| 11:39-11:47 | PF-122 Role of Right Hemisphere Language Cortex and Tracts as Functional Compensation in Left Temporal Tumors of Childhood, Shalini Narayana, US | |
| 11:47-11:55 | PF-123 Impact of Childhood Cerebellar Tumor Surgery on White Matter Integrity in adulthood: Insights from Automated Tract Segmentation, Cora Hedrich, Austria | |
| 11:55-12:03 | PF-124 Reconstructing Neuronavigation CT Scans from Standard Head CTs: An Artificial Intelligence Approach, Irene E Harmsen, Canada | |
| 12:03-12:11 | PF-125 Automated ventricular segmentation in pediatric hydrocephalus: How close are we? Birra Taha, US | |
| 12:11-12:19 | PF-126 Intraoperative visual evoked potentials in pediatric neurosurgery: Insights from a single-center case series, Flavie Grenier-Chartrand, Canada | |
| 12:19-12:27 | PF-127 Intraoperative Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound in Pediatric Posterior Fossa Tumor Resection: Safety, Feasibility, and Impact on Surgical Strategy, Cecilia Casali, Italy | |
| 12:27-12:35 | PF-128 Intraoperative MRI utilization leads to increased extent of resection and lower recurrence rate in pediatric ependymoma, Casey Jarvis, US | |
| 12:35-12:43 | PF-130 Effectiveness of intraoperative ultrasonography in pediatric neurosurgery, Leonid Marushchenko, Ukraine | |
| 13:00-14:30 | Sponsored Symposium Biomarin | |
| 14:30-16:30 | Mentor/Mentee Session Moderators: Eylem Ocal, Zulma Tovar-Spinoza | |
| 14:30-16:30 | Wellbeing and mentorship, Zulma Tovar-Spinoza Panel discussion about mentorship with Shlomi Constantini & Gianpiero Tamburrini Q&A from the audience |
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| 10:30-11:00 | COFFEE BREAK |
| 11:00-13:00 | Session on Hydrocephalus II Co-Chairs: John Kestle, Teddy Totimeh, Xenia Doorenbosch |
| 11:00-11:08 | PF-132 Comparative Impact of Blood Product Removal and Temporary Cerebrospinal Fluid Diversion on Permanent Shunting Rates in Intraventricular Hemorrhage of Prematurity: A Comparative Meta-Analysis, Bernice Limann, Ghana |
| 11:08-11:16 | PF-133 Impact of an Early-Intervention Management Algorithm for Preterm Severe Intraventricular Hemorrhage and Post-Hemorrhagic Ventricular Dilation, Kelly Mahaney, US |
| 11:16-11:24 | PF-134 Investigating the Association Between Ventricular Volumetric Changes and Long-term Functional Outcomes of Children with Neonatal Intraventricular Hemorrhage: Preliminary Data from a Cross-Sectional, Observational, Clinical Research Project, Hailey Reisert, US |
| 11:24-11:32 | PF-136 Contemporary Surgical Management of Preterm Intraventricular Hemorrhage in North America, Mandeep Tamber, Canada |
| 11:32-11:40 | PF-137 Early Intervention Protocol for Neonatal Intraventricular Hemorrhage: How early are we really intervening? Julia Pazniokas, US |
| 11:40-11:48 | PF-138 Surgical Complications in Early versus Late Intervention Centers for Post-Hemorrhagic Ventricular Dilatation (PHVD) in Preterm Infants: A Multi-Center Analysis, Grace Lai, US |
| 11:48-11:56 | PF-139 Prevention of Severe Germinal Matrix–Intraventricular Hemorrhage in Preterm Infants at a Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Moise Danielpour, US |
| 11:56-12:04 | PF-140 Ventriculo-subgaleal shunt as a temporising measure in the treatment of paediatric hydrocephalus – a value proposition, Estiaan Mellet, South Africa |
| 12:04-12:12 | PF-141 Reintroduction of an old procedure for newer indication: Use of VSG in Post infectious hydrocephalus, A prospective observational study, Monica Narayanaswamy, India |
| 12:12-12:20 | PF-142 Predictors of Post-Traumatic Hydrocephalus in Operated Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury: A Decade of Experience from a Thai Trauma Center, Cheewin Khawprapa, Thailand |
| 12:20-12:28 | PF-144 Temporary Shunts: An unconventional use of programmable valves, Laura Grazia Valentini, Italy |
| 12:28-12:36 | PF-145 Cross-Calibration of CSF Valves Using Digital Tools: A Patient Safety Concern, Sergey Abeshaus, Israel |
| 12:36-12:44 | PF-146 Functional Connectivity Reorganization and Mathematical Gains Following Computer-Based Learning Program in Children with Infantile Hydrocephalus, Derya Adil, Canada |
| 12:44-12:52 | PF-135 Investigating Associations between Neonatal Post-hemorrhagic Hydrocephalus Management Protocols and Subsequent Developmental Outcomes, Ramin Eskandari, US |
| 14:30-16:30 | Poster Session (Exhibition Area) |
| 10:30-11:00 | COFFEE BREAK |
| 11:00-13:00 | Session on Craniospinal Deformities II Co-Chairs: Richard Anderson, Llewellyn Padayachy, Cristina Bleil |
| 11:00-11:08 | PF-147 Giant Encephaloceles – a perioperative challenge, Kaushik Sil, India |
| 11:08-11:16 | PF-148 Craniovertebral Junction Injuries in Children: A Single Centre Retrospective Review, Debajyoti Datta, India |
| 11:16-11:24 | PF-149 Volumetric Analysis of Foramen Magnum Decompression for Chiari 1 with Syringomyelia, Chloé Louise Gelder, UK |
| 11:24-11:32 | PF-150 Duration of Syrinx Improvement after Chiari Malformation Surgery, Meng-Fai Kuo, Taiwan |
| 11:32-11:40 | PF-151 Natural History of Craniocervical Alignment in Chiari Malformation Patients and the Impact of Posterior Fossa Decompression, Daniel Guillaume, US |
| 11:40-11:48 | PF-152 Concerns for Chiari Malformation in Pediatric Sickle Cell Patients, Vincent Gadioma, US |
| 11:48-11:56 | PF-153 Lateralized Cerebellar Tonsillar Descent and Its Association with Syringomyelia and Spinal Curvature in Chiari Malformation, Ryo Ando, Japan |
| 11:56-12:04 | PF-154 Our surgical modification for Chiari malformation surgery with syringomyelia, Young-Soo Park, Japan |
| 12:04-12:12 | PF-155 The Management of Pediatric Chiari I Malformation with Concomitant Hydrocephalus: A Multicenter Retrospective Analysis, Jehuda Soleman, Switzerland |
| 12:12-12:20 | PF-156 Chiari I Malformation and Scoliosis: does posterior-fossa decompression influence the curve progression ? A systematic review and meta-analysis of 339 pediatric patients, Davide Palombi, Italy |
| 12:20-12:28 | PF-157 Prevalence and Types of Tethered Spinal Cord in the Chiari Type 1 Population, Carline Dogue, US |
| 12:28-12:36 | PF-158 From Prenatal Ultrasound to the Classroom: Planning, Separation, and Follow-Up of Craniopagus Twins, Bruna Sousa Rodrigues, Brazil |
| 12:36-12:44 | PF-159 AI-assisted Augmented Reality Implant Design for Craniopagus Twin Separation: simXAR Experience, Ali Haddad, UK |
| 12:44-12:52 | PF-161 A Review of Special Considerations in Neurosurgical Management of Encephaloceles in Infants Less Than Six Months of Age, Shanzeh Sayied, US |
| 12:52-13:00 | PF-036 Vertebral Column Length (VCL) Between UIV and LIV Increases Significantly in Adult Idiopathic Scoliosis (AIS) and Decreases Significantly in Scheuermann’s Kyphosis (SK) after Correction by Surgical Fusion, Mari Groves, US |
| 14:30-16:30 | Poster Session (Exhibition Area) |
Main Hall (Forum 1)
Parallel Hall 1 (Rhone 3A)
Parallel Hall 2 (Rhone 3B)
| 08:00-10:30 | Session on Epilepsy I Co-Chairs: Jeffrey Blount, Nelci Zanon, Maurice Choux |
| 08:00-08-18 | Invited lecture: Global education in pediatric neurosurgery Maurice Choux |
| 08:18-08:26 | PF-163 The Connectome Analysis for Pediatric Epilepsy Surgery (CAPES) Study: Leveraging Normative Disconnectome Mapping to Predict Seizure Outcomes , Xavier Carmona, Canada |
| 08:26-08:34 | PF-164 A Curriculum for Epilepsy Surgery: a report from the Surgical Commission’s Epilepsy Surgery Educational Task Force and the Educational Council of the ILAE, Christian Dorfer, Austria |
| 08:34-08:42 | PF-165 Caregiver Perceptions and Barriers to Pediatric Epilepsy Surgery in an Urban Safety-Net Population, Eveline Teresa Hidalgo, US |
| 08:42-08:50 | PF-166 Analyzing the outcome of MR-guided Laser Ablation (MRgLA) in refractory Insular Epilepsy according to the extension of the Epileptic Zone – A Pediatric Single-Center Retrospective Study, Lelio GUIDA, France |
| 08:50-08:58 | PF-167 The outcome of laser interstitial thermal therapy for hypothalamic hamartoma in children. A single institute experience, Ido Ben Zvi, Israel |
| 08:58-09:06 | PF-168 Laser ablation (LITT) for cortical and subcortical epileptogenic lesions., Karl Roessler, Austria |
| 09:06-09:14 | PF-169 Hydrocephalus, Blood Loss, and Fever After Hemispherotomy Decline with Experience, Benjamin Kennedy, US |
| 09:14-09:22 | PF-170 Integration of Augmented Reality into Pediatric Epilepsy Surgery, Julia Sharma, US |
| 09:22-09:30 | PF-171 Endoscopic-assisted hemispherotomy surgery: lessons learned from 65 cases, Sandi Lam, US |
| 09:30-09:38 | PF-172 Augmented Reality Guided Vertical Parasagittal Hemispherotomy, Ulrich-Wilhelm Thomale, Germany |
| 09:38-09:46 | PF-173 Hemispherotomy for Rasmussen Encephalitis: Clinical Outcomes in Mexican Hospital, Jorge Alberto Rivera Segura, Mexico |
| 09:46-09:54 | PF-174 Hemispherotomy for Schizencephaly-Related Epilepsy: An Eight-Patient Series and Literature Review, Mildred Gifty Obeyaa Marfo, Ghana |
| 09:54-10:02 | PF-175 Hemispherotomy for Drug-Resistant Epilepsy in Bilateral Sturge-Weber Syndrome: A Multi-Center Case Series, Eveline Teresa Hidalgo, US |
| 10:02-10:22 | Presidential Address Gianpiero Tamburrini |
| 10:22-10:30 | ISPN 2026 Cairo Mohamed El Beltagy |
| 10:30-11:00 | COFFEE BREAK |
| 11:00-13:00 | Session on Neurooncology I Co-Chairs: Alison Wray, Michael Dewan, Tai Tong Wong |
| 11:00-11:15 | Invited Lecture:Nanopore Sequenpic Einar Vik Mo |
| 11:15-11:23 | PF-176 Rapid Intraoperative Classification of Pediatric CNS Tumors Using Deep Learning and Nanopore Sequencing: an update of Impact on Surgical Decision-Making, Eelco Hoving, Netherland |
| 11:23-11:31 | PF-177 The relaxation technique of imagery based story telling reduces intensity of anxiety in children and adolescents undergoing brain tumor surgery, Stefan Rueckriegel, Germany |
| 11:31-11:39 | PF-178 Sub-pial technique in pediatric eloquent brain area tumors (EBATs) surgery, Kevin Venegas, Belarus |
| 11:39-11:47 | PF-179 Advantages of exoscopic microneurosurgery in treating pediatric brain tumors, Carlo Giorgio Giussani, Italy |
| 11:47-11:55 | PF-181 Continuous intra-operative monitoring of the laryngeal adductor reflex – a useful adjunct in surgery for posterior fossa lesions in children, Ivana Jankovic, UK |
| 11:55-12:03 | PF-182 Anatomical volumetric Comparison of Supracerebellar Infratentorial and Occipital interhemispheric transtentorial Approaches for Pineal Region Tumors: a Cadaveric Study with a Tumor Simulation Technique and a Systematic Review of the literature, Davide Palombi, Italy |
| 12:03-12:11 | PF-275 Pediatric Insular Gliomas, Nir Shimony, US |
| 12:11-12:19 | PF-184 Application of Frameless Robotic-Assisted Stereotactic Procedures in Pediatric Intracranial Lesions: Insights from a Single-Center Experience, Gesa Cohrs, Germany |
| 12:19-12:27 | PF-185 Preliminary results of pediatric pineal region tumor resection: A single-center experience in Vietnam, Can Dang Do Thanh, Vietnam |
| 12:27-12:35 | PF-186 Vimentin and Synaptophysin as Prognostic Biomarkers in Pineal Parenchymal Tumors: Toward Improved Risk Stratification, Arianna Barbotti, Italy |
| 12:35-12:43 | PF-187 Diagnosis and management of multifocal germinoma, Wong Tai-Tong, Taiwan |
| 12:43-12:51 | PF-188 Late Recurrences in Paediatric CNS Germ Cell Tumours: A Call for Extended Surveillance, Sophie Jia Qian Koh, Singapore |
| 12:51-12:59 | PF-189 Second Look Surgery for Intracranial Germ Cell Tumors in Chulalongkorn hospital, Kusawadee Juengsirakulwit, Thailand |
| 13:00-14:00 | LUNCH |
| 13:10-13:55 | Sponsored Symposium BBraun |
| 14:00-16:00 | Session on Global Neurosurgery Co-Chairs: Peter Ssenyonga, Kaushik Sil, Andrew Kobets |
| 14:00-14:15 | Invited Lecture: Balance in high quality and delivering broader care James Balogun |
| 14:15-14:23 | PF-224 The NeuroKids Train-the-Trainers Model as an Approach to Close the Gap of Untreated Infant Hydrocephalus, Jacob Lepard, US |
| 14:23-14:31 | PF-223 Multinational Simultaneous Pediatric Neurosurgical Capacity Building: Results from the First Three Years of the NeuroKids Remote Presence Training Model, Michael Dewan, US |
| 14:31-14:39 | PF-220 A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Remote Presence Mentorship Compared to Traditional Training Models for Endoscopic Hydrocephalus Management, Katherine Chandler, US |
| 14:39-14:47 | PF-222 Augmented Reality-Based Neuronavigation: A Cost-Effective Alternative for Pediatric Neurosurgery in Low- and Middle-Income Countries, Jared Clouse, US |
| 14:47-14:55 | PF-225 Comparative Outcomes for Pediatric Cranial Procedures by General Surgeons and Neurosurgeons in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Ethiopia, Bereket Hailu Mekuria, Ethiopia |
| 14:55-15:03 | PF-226 Building Bridges in Pediatric Neurosurgery: Evaluation of the Inaugural ISPN Mentorship Program, Eylem Ocal, US |
| 15:03-15:11 | PF-227 Archives of Pediatric Neurosurgery: From Concept to Global Recognition, Ricardo Santos de Oliveira, Brazil |
| 15:11-15:19 | PF-228 Organized Pediatric Neuro Oncology care in Latin-America, Adrian Caceres, Costa Rica |
| 15:19-15:27 | PF-229 Equity in Pediatric Neurosurgery, Analysis of Barriers to Pediatric Neurosurgical Care in Nepal and Community-Centric Solutions, Nischal Soti, Nepal |
| 15:27-15:35 | PF-231 Pineal region tumors in children: Kantha Bopha Hospital’s experiences, Vuthy Kong, Cambodia |
| 15:35-15:43 | PF-232 Case discussions in pediatric neurosurgery: A model for improving service delivery and neurosurgery education in Southeast Asia, Ronnie Baticulon, Philippines |
| 15:43-15:51 | PF-233 Using Experiential Learning to Develop a Framework for African Medical Student Participation in the Organization of Professional Conferences: A Multistage Qualitative Study, Teddy Totimeh, Ghana |
| 16:00-16:30 | COFFEE BREAK |
| 16:30-17:30 | Flash Session on Neurooncology II Co-Chairs: Eelco Hoving, Shih-Hung Yang, Will Singleton |
| 16:30-16:33 | FL-124 Functional Heterogeneity of Microenvironmental Kinases in Medulloblastoma Based on SERS Nanopipettes, Chenran Zhang, China |
| 16:33-16:36 | FL-131 The splicing machinery is dysregulated and represents a therapeutic vulnerability in Paediatric Brain Tumours, Juana M Vidal Miñano, Spain |
| 16:36-16:39 | FL-125 Evaluating the Effects of Negative Environmental Exposures on Pediatric Malignant Head, Neck, and Brain Tumor Presentations in the Bronx, Shaynie Segal, US |
| 16:39-16:45 | Discussion |
| 16:45-16:48 | FL-132 Neurosurgical Intra-Operative MRI Efficiency– Lessons From a Single Centre, Chloé Louise Gelder, UK |
| 16:48-16:51 | FL-128 Usefulness of Intraoperative Ultrasound for Real-Time Guidance in Pediatric Spinal Cord Tumor Resection, Monika Putz, Poland |
| 16:51-16:54 | FL-122 Pediatric Endoscopic Pituitary and Skull Base Surgery, a Single Center’s Experience in Taiwan, Shih-Hung Yang, Taiwan |
| 16:54-17:00 | Discussion |
| 17:00-17:03 | FL-129 Program for the Certification of Specialized Centers for the Neurosurgical Treatment of Pediatric Patients with Central Nervous System Tumors in a Middle-Income Country, Carlos Alberto Razo Vite, Mexico |
| 17:03-17:06 | FL-121 Epidemiological profile of pediatric brain tumors at tertiary facility in Zambia, Kabelele Mariane Sipalo, Zambia |
| 17:06-17:09 | FL-126 Issues with insurance coverage for comprehensive cancer genomic profiling in central nervous system tumors in children and adolescent and young adult: A retrospective study at a single institution in Japan, Chihiro Oka, Japan |
| 17:09-17:15 | Discussion |
| 17:15-17:18 | FL-123 The Changing Landscape of Pediatric Hemispheric Tumors: What the Shift Means, Shweta Kedia, India |
| 17:18-17:21 | FL-139 Treatment of depressed skull fractures with vacuum devices in the neonatal period: A case series, Maria Carolina Portela Fernández, Colombia |
| 17:21-17:25 | Discussion |
| 17:30-18:30 | Business Meeting (all ISPN society members) |
| 19:30-20:30 | 51st Annual Society Networking Dinner |
| 10:30-11:00 | COFFEE BREAK |
| 11:00-13:00 | Session on Hydrocephalus III Co-Chairs: Artur Da Cunha, Benedetta Pettorini, Gordon McComb |
| 11:00-11:08 | PF-190 Retrospective Review of Low/Negative Pressure Hydrocephalus – Does Venous Thrombosis Play a Role? Debajyoti Datta, India |
| 11:08-11:16 | PF-191 Effect of Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy on Subsequent Shunt Failure: A Hydrocephalus Clinical Research Network Study, Brandon Rocque, US |
| 11:16-11:24 | PF-192 ETV for Fourth Ventricle Outlet Obstruction (FVOO) in the long-term period following pediatric posterior fossa tumor resection, Jonathan Roth, Israel |
| 11:24-11:32 | PF-194 Evaluation of the ETV Success Score and its Predictive Value in Pediatric Occlusive Hydrocephalus: Implications for Patient Counseling, Matthias Krause, Austria |
| 11:32-11:40 | PF-195 Absence of membranous obstruction in the posterior fossa for pediatric blake’s pouch cyst with hydrocephalus, Yutong Liu, China |
| 11:40-11:48 | PF-196 Evaluating the clinical profile, treatment strategies and management outcomes of paediatric patients with hydrocephalus related to Dandy-Walker Syndrome managed at a single neurosurgical unit in Durban, South Africa, Ruald de Vos, South Africa |
| 11:48-11:56 | PF-197 Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Outcomes Following ETV ± CPC in Open Prenatally Repaired Myelomeningocele: A Single-Institutional Case Series, Bethany Andrews, US |
| 11:56-12:04 | PF-198 Prior failed endoscopic third ventriculostomy with choroid plexus cauterization protects against future shunt surgery for the treatment of infant hydrocephalus, Emma Puglisi, US |
| 12:04-12:12 | PF-199 Exploring and translating novel approaches targeting the choroid plexus for the treatment of hydrocephalus: where are we now? Olivier Sluijters, UK |
| 12:12-12:20 | PF-200 Ruptured arachnoid cysts in children: modalities of treatment and prognosis in a retrospective single-center study of 98 patients, Kévin Beccaria, France |
| 12:20-12:28 | PF-201 Surgical procedure selection and outcomes of intracranial arachnoid cysts in children, Kenichi Usami, Japan |
| 12:28-12:36 | PF-202 Keyhole mini-pterional craniotomy as a minimally invasive approach for middle fossa arachnoid cysts: a single Center retrospective experience compared with current surgical techniques, Giovanni Pancucci, Spain |
| 12:36-12:44 | PF-203 Prospective Evaluation of Treatment Strategies for Pediatric Intracranial Arachnoid Cysts: A 10-Year Single-Center Experience, Bojana Zivkovic, Serbia |
| 12:44-12:52 | PF-204 Diagnosis and treatment of idiopathic intracranial hypertension in neonates, infants and toddlers, Efstathios Beys-Kamnarokos, Germany |
| 13:00-14:00 | LUNCH |
| 14:00 – 16:00 | Session on Vascular Co-Chairs: Sergio Cavalheiro, Frederick Boop, Kyu-Chang Wang |
| 14:00-14:08 | PF-234 The rationale for a Hemispheric Score for surgical decision making and follow-up in Pediatric Moyamoya patients, Sebastian Gaston Jaimovich, Argentina |
| 14:08-14:16 | PF-235 Serum Exosomal miRNA as a Potential Biomarker for Early Moyamoya Disease Diagnosis: From Small RNA Sequencing to Machine-Leaning-Based Identification, Lin Yan, China |
| 14:16-14:24 | PF-236 Vascular malformations of the spinal cord in children: A single center review of 104 cases, Gao Zeng, China |
| 14:24-14:32 | PF-237 Feasibility of awake craniotomy for artero-venous malformations (AVMs) in pediatrics, Alexandru Szathmari, France |
| 14:32-14:40 | PF-239 Recent Advances in Radiosurgery for Pediatric Arteriovenous Malformations: A Retrospective Cohort Study of Treatment Outcomes and Functional Impact, Shweta Kedia, India |
| 14:40-14:48 | PF-241 Pediatric brain AVM: the role of DSA during surgery in hybrid operating room, Gao Zeng, China |
| 14:48-14:56 | PF-242 Management of Pediatric AVM at King’s College: a 22 year experience, Christos Tolias, UK |
| 14:56-15:04 | PF-243 Analysis of Comorbities of Pediatric Moyamoya Patients, Sung Hyun Kang, Korea |
| 15:04-15:12 | PF-244 Moyamoya disease in Bangladesh: A Case Series from a Tertiary Referral Center, Shivani D. Rangwala, US |
| 15:12-15:20 | PF-245 Champagne Bottle Neck Sign of the Extracranial Internal Carotid Artery in Pediatric Moyamoya Disease, Goichiro Tamura, Japan |
| 15:20-15:28 | PF-246 Operative Management of Pediatric Radiation‑Induced Cavernous Malformations: Insights from a Single‑Center Cohort, Dylan Keusch, US |
| 15:28-15:36 | PF-247 Seizure Risk and Cavernoma Burden in the Pediatric Population: A 10-Year Single-Center Experience, Noor Malik, US |
| 15:36-15:44 | PF-248 Clinical Presentation and Angioarchitecture Features of Pediatric Brain Arteriovenous Malformation: Single Institution Retrospective Review, Michael Bounajem, US |
| 15:44-15:52 | |
| 16:00-16:30 | COFFEE BREAK |
| 16:30-17:00 | Flash Session on Trauma Co-Chairs: Ursula Rohlwink, Hakan Karabagli, Thomas Roujeau |
| 16:30-16:33 | FL-136 Rate and Clinical Utility of Early Postoperative CT Head in Pediatrics, Cameron A Elliott, Canada |
| 16:33-16:36 | FL-137 From Soft Swellings to Solid Lesions: The Role of Prompt Monitoring in Cephalohematoma Management., Giacomo Piaser Guerrato, Italy |
| 16:36-16:39 | FL-138 Paediatric Head Injuries in a City Centre Emergency Department over 1 year following updated 2023 NICE Head Injury Guidelines, Hannah Redpath, UK |
| 16:39-16:45 | Discussion |
| 16:45-16:48 | FL-140 Arachnoid Cysts and Traumatic Brain Injury: Neurosurgical Prospectives and Management Strategies, Paola Lacroce, Italy |
| 16:48-16:51 | FL-141 Clinical Utility of Intracranial Pressure Monitoring in Pediatric Severe Traumatic Brain Injury: Implications for Early Intervention and Outcome, Masae Kuroha, Japan |
| 16:51-16:54 | FL-153 Clinical Features and Surgical Outcomes of Type 1 and Type 1.5 Chiari Malformations with Scoliosis, Minami Sasaki, Japan |
| 16:54-17:00 | Discussion |
| 17:00-17:03 | FL-097 Elevated Pressure Induced Microglial Activation and Delayed Neuronal Cell Death Using a Novel In-Vitro Cell Culture System, Ramin Eskandari, US |
| 17:03-17:05 | Discussion |
| 19:30-23:30 | 51st Annual Society Networking Dinner |
| 10:30-11:00 | COFFEE BREAK |
| 11:00-13:00 | Session on Epilepsy II Co-Chairs: Sebastian Jaimovich, Sandi Lam, Nobohito Morota |
| 11:00-11:08 | PF-205 in vitro mechanism of epileptogenesis in focal cortical dysplasia pediatric brain tissue containing high frequency oscillations, Adriano Cattani, Canada |
| 11:08-11:16 | PF-206 Pediatric evaluation of Raman spectroscopy for focal cortical dysplasia discrimination: a real-time, label-free intra-operative approach, Trang Tran, Canada |
| 11:16-11:24 | PF-207 Intraoperative magnetic resonance during surgical resection for drug refractory epilepsy eliminates the incidence of inadvertent incomplete resection of the epileptogenic zone and early surgical failure, Joyce Koueik, US |
| 11:24-11:32 | PF-208 Transcriptomic and morphologic vascular aberrations underlying FCDIIb etiology, Rui Zhao, China |
| 11:32-11:40 | PF-209 Surgical outcome of Drug resistant epilepsy in focal cortical dysplasia, Suchanda Bhattacharjee, India |
| 11:40-11:48 | PF-210 Does Repeat Stereoelectroencephalography in Paediatric Patients Lead to Seizure Freedom? Seán Rumble, UK |
| 11:48-11:56 | PF-211 The Utility of Placement of Additional Electrodes During SEEG for Pediatric Epilepsy Surgery, Jeffrey Blount, US |
| 11:56-12:04 | PF-212 Bayesian Search in Stereoelectroencepalography (sEEG): Rating and Optimizing Intracranial Electrode Targets in Pediatric Epilepsy Surgery, Joseph Madsen, US |
| 12:04-12:12 | PF-213 Thalamic sEEG in pediatric patients: Clinical practice and considerations, Nunthasiri Wittayanakorn, US |
| 12:12-12:20 | PF-214 Electroencephalography Network Effects and Outcomes of Total Corpus Callosotomy with Mini-Craniotomy, Hsin-Hung Chen, Taiwan |
| 12:20-12:28 | PF-215 Does More Mean Better? Electrode Burden and Outcome After SEEG, Tommaso Francesco Galbiati, US |
| 12:28-12:36 | PF-216 Is Moravec’s Paradox Evident in Decision-Making for Stereoelectroencephalography? Reliability of Human Clinical Judgment in the Era of Artificial Intelligence, Sandrine De Ribaupierre, Canada |
| 12:36-12:44 | PF-217 Can the 5-SENSE Score Guide Stereoelectroencephalography in Children? First Validation in a Purely Paediatric Cohort, Arnav Sher Singh, UK |
| 12:44-12:52 | PF-218 Comparative Efficacy of Vagus Nerve Stimulation, Intracranial Neurostimulation, and Surgery for Drug-Resistant Focal Epilepsy in Pediatric Patients: A Propensity Score-Matched Multi-Institutional Cohort Study, Kwadwo Darko, Ghana |
| 13:00-14:00 | LUNCH |
| 14:00 – 16:00 | Session on Spacticity / Functional Co-Chairs: Xiao Bo, Zulma Tovar-Spinoza, Moise Danielpour |
| 14:00-14:08 | PF-249 Peripheral neurotomies for spasticity in pediatrics: a systematic review and a 4-year case series in Lyon, Pierre-Aurélien Beuriat, France |
| 14:08-14:16 | PF-250 Intraoperative F-wave Monitoring as an Indicator of Spasticity Reduction in Functional Posterior Rhizotomy, Nobuhito Morota, Japan |
| 14:16-14:24 | PF-251 Functional Characteristics of Sensory Nerves Based on Intraoperative Neuro-physiological Data during Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy, Wenbin Jiang, China |
| 14:24-14:32 | PF-252 Long-Term Efficacy of Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy in Pediatric Spastic Cerebral Palsy: A Multicenter Retrospective Cohort Study, Qijia Zhan, China |
| 14:32-14:40 | PF-254 Endoscopic Lumbosacral Ventral-Dorsal Rhizotomy: A Novel Approach for Tone Reduction, Lucinda Chiu, US |
| 14:40-14:48 | PF-255 Selective dorsal rhizotomy in cerebral palsy patients with scoliosis, Kevin Venegas, Belarus |
| 14:48-14:56 | PF-256 Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy enhances quality of life in ambulant diplegic cerebral palsy — with the most profound benefits seen in those at GMFCS level III, George Hudson, UK |
| 14:56-15:04 | PF-257 Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy for Spasticity in Non-Ambulating Patients, John Andrews, US |
| 15:04-15:12 | PF-258 Intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring in infants: a single center experience, Andrea Di Rita, Italy |
| 15:12-15:20 | PF-259 high-resolution ultrasound assisted early diagnosis of traumatic upper extremity nerve lesion in children and outcome of surgical treatment, Martin U. Schuhmann, Germany |
| 15:20-15:28 | PF-260 Predictors of Recovery in Neonatal Brachial Plexus Injury: Retrospective Study of 190 Patients, Robert Keating, US |
| 15:28-15:36 | PF-262 Innovative methodologies for studying and analyzing intraoperative microelectrode recordings during GPi-DBS in pediatric dystonia, Andrea Di Rita, Italy |
| 15:36-15:44 | PF-263 Pallidotomy Revisited: Outcomes in Pediatric Severe Spastic-Dystonic Cerebral Palsy, Bahattin Tanrıkulu, Turkey |
| 16:00-16:30 | COFFEE BREAK |
| 16:30-17:30 | Flash Session on Craniosynostosis Co-Chairs: Suhas Udayakumaran, Pasquale Gallo, Eric Thompson |
| 16:30-16:33 | FL-151 Evaluation of parental anxiety in preoperative and postoperative phases for children undergoing craniosynostosis surgery, Federico Di Rocco, France |
| 16:33-16:36 | FL-146 Neuroethical scenarios of paediatric craniofacial surgery, Pasquale Gallo, UK |
| 16:36-16:39 | FL-149 A software solution for monitoring long-term neuropsychological follow-up on craniosynostosis, Isabelle Verlut, France |
| 16:39-16:45 | Discussion |
| 16:45-16:48 | FL-148 Chaos to flow: Categorization, nomenclature to problem mapping. Unified Interdisciplinary language in craniosynostoses, Suhas Udayakumaran, India |
| 16:48-16:51 | FL-150 Disparities Among Children with Craniosynostosis in Arkansas: A Systematic Analysis of a Database and an Institutional Experience in a Rural State, Stenia Accilien, US |
| 16:51-16:54 | FL-154 Comparing Rates, Demographic, and Clinical Differences Between Partial and Complete Single Suture Non-Syndromic Cases of Craniosynostosis: A Single Center Experience, Kaushik Ravipati, US |
| 16:54-16:57 | Discussion |
| 16:57-17:03 | FL-155 Atypical sagittal suture craniosynostosis “Clinocephaly”: pathological considerations for early closure of the sagittal suture, Toshiaki Hayashi, Japan |
| 17:03-17:06 | FL-147 Craniosynostosis and RNAseq profiles: study of RNA obtained from normal and fused sutures in children with single suture synostosis, Sofia Guernouche, France |
| 17:06-17:09 | FL-152 Maximizing the functional benefits of Posterior Calvarial Vault Distraction in syndromic craniosynostoses: A nuanced approach to volume, vein, vector, and the vexed challenge of functional outcome in craniosynostoses, Suhas Udayakumaran, India |
| 17:09-17:15 | Discussion |
| 17:15-17:18 | FL-069 Epilepsy in Syndromic Craniosynostosis: case series from a reference center in Brazil, João Pedro Leite Pereira, Brazil |
| 17:18-17:21 | FL-156 A comparison of prone versus sitting position for the surgical treatment of Chiari malformation type I in children, Pasquale Gallo, UK |
| 17:21-17:25 | Discussion |
| 19:30-23:30 | 51st Annual Society Networking Dinner |
Main Hall (Forum 1)
Parallel Hall 1 (Rhone 3A)
| 08:00-10:30 | Session on Neurooncology II Co-Chairs: Ulrich-W. Thomale, Adriana Fonseca, Alexandru Szathmari |
| 08:00-08-18 | Invited lecture: The role – and challenge – of molecular diagnostics and targeted therapy in a resource-limited setting Naureen Mushtaq |
| 08:18-08:26 | PF-264 Society for Pediatric Neurosurgical Oncology: Why Now is the Time, Lissa Baird, US |
| 08:26-08:34 | PF-265 Craniopharyngiomas: MRI assessment of hypothalamic dysfunction and outcome, Luca Massimi, Italy |
| 08:34-08:42 | PF-266 Two decades of Paediatric Craniopharyngiomas: Insights from a Neurosurgical department in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa (2003-2023), Nomusa Shezi, South Africa |
| 08:42-08:50 | PF-267 Pituitary Stalk Preservation in Pediatric Craniopharyngiomas: Correlation with Endocrinological Outcomes and Surgical Extent of Resection, Nidhisha Sadhwani, India |
| 08:50-08:58 | PF-268 Clinical and MRI findings in patients with pediatric optic pathway glioma presenting with initial leptomeningeal dissemination, Hsin-Hung Chen, Taiwan |
| 08:58-09:06 | PF-269 Pediatric thalamic incidentalomas: characteristics, development and management, Vladimír Beneš IIIrd, Czechia |
| 09:06-09:14 | PF-270 Prognosis based on location of pediatric diffuse midline gliomas- results from a tertiary health care center, Aprajita Chaturvedi, India |
| 09:14-09:22 | PF-271 A prognostic human brain network for diffuse midline glioma, Valentina Lind, UK |
| 09:22-09:30 | PF-272 Disseminated Pediatric Low-Grade Gliomas: The Impact of Surgical Intervention on Treatment Outcomes, Alexander Lyons, US |
| 09:30-09:38 | PF-273 Neurosurgical management and molecular characterisation of primary thalamic diffuse midline glioma, H3K27-altered: a multicentre observational study, Jai Sidpra, UK |
| 09:38-09:46 | PF-183 MR-guided low intensity focused ultrasound with aminolevulinic acid sonodynamic therapy (ALA SDT) for diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma leads to volumetric changes in tumor burden, Joseph H. McAbee, US |
| 09:46-09:54 | PF-276 Opening of the blood-brain barrier with the SonoCloud® device for the treatment of brain tumors in the pediatric population: preliminary data of the SONOKID clinical trial (NCT05293197), Kévin Beccaria, France |
| 09:54-10:02 | PF-278 Neurosurgical treatment patterns for low grade glioma in infancy in the German HIT-LOGGIC-Registry, Isabel Fernandes Arroteia, Germany |
| 10:02-10:10 | PF-180 Minimally Invasive Supraorbital Keyhole Approach in Childhood: Clinical Experience and Outcomes in two Tertiary Center, Gokmen Kahilogullari, Turkey |
| 10:10-10:30 | Invited Lecture: Modern perspective on precision medicine in diagnostics and treatment of pediatric brain tumors Dominik Sturm |
| 10:30-11:00 | COFFEE BREAK |
| 11:00-13:00 | Session on Neuroendoscopy Co-Chairs: Martin Schuhmann, Abhaya Kulkarni, Joo Whan Kim |
| 11:00-11:08 | PF-279 Measurement of intersiphon distance for normal skull base development and estimation of surgical window for endoscopic transtuberculum approach in children, Joo Whan Kim, Korea |
| 11:08-11:16 | PF-280 Effect of endoscopic endonasal skull base approaches on olfactory function and facial development in children, Gokmen Kahilogullari, Turkey |
| 11:16-11:24 | PF-281 Multi-corridor approaches to complex paediatric skull base pathologies over a 5 year period: need for specialist paediatric skull base expertise, Cristina Cernei, UK |
| 11:24-11:32 | PF-282 Outcome of Endonasal Endoscopy for Craniopharyngiomas in Children, Sivashanmugam Dhandapani, India |
| 11:32-11:40 | PF-283 Endoscopic Endonasal Approach for Pediatric Craniopharyngiomas: A Consecutive Series of 26 Cases (comparison to 96 adult cases), Peizhi Zhou, China |
| 11:40-11:48 | PF-284 Key Hole Suboccipital Microsurgical and Endoscopic Approach in Semisiting Position for Hemispheric Cerebellar Lesions, Simon S. Velasco-Montano, Mexico |
| 11:48-11:56 | PF-285 Endoscopic Resection of Hypothalamic Hamartoma Using an Ultrasonic Aspirator: A Case Series from a Novel Technical Approach, Wagner Lazaretto Padua, Brazil |
| 11:56-12:04 | PF-286 Endoscopic Strategies for Giant Pediatric Ventricular Tumors, Sivashanmugam Dhandapani, India |
| 12:04-12:12 | PF-287 Beyond the Vault: Endoscopic Surgery for Multisuture Synostosis, Kelsi Chesney, US |
| 12:12-12:20 | PF-288 Microscopic and endoscopic bimanual resection by QEVO® integration in DORO® retractor system: Technical Note with Case Illustrations, Souei Zohra, Tunisia |
| 12:20-12:28 | PF-289 Endoscopic Flexible Management of Intraventricular Hemorrhage in Pediatrics, Julieta Moran Montero, Mexico |
| 12:28-12:36 | PF-290 Functional outcomes of neuroendoscopic ventricular lavage versus conventional external ventricular drainage in pediatric ventriculitis-associated hydrocephalus, Jose Ascencion Arenas-Ruiz, Mexico |
| 12:36-12:44 | PF-291 Endoscopic Management of Pediatric Complex Hydrocephalus – A procedure survival analysis and clinico-radiological outcome study using Ventricular volumetry, Kevin Sudevan, India |
| 12:44-12:52 | PF-292 Effectiveness of Multiple Endoscopic Fenestrations for the Treatment of Sylvian Fissure Arachnoid Cysts: a Multicenter Study, Tugba Morali Guler, Turkey |
| 13:00-13:15 | Handover Ceremony: Flag Hand-Over to Egypt Farewell |
| 10:30-11:00 | COFFEE BREAK |
| 11:00-13:00 | Session on Neurooncology III Co-Chairs: Kristian Aquilina, Albert Tu, Robert Keating |
| 11:00-11:08 | PF-294 Analysis of Epidemiological Profile and Survival in Pediatric Medulloblastoma: A Cohort of 150 Cases from a Specialized Center, Patricia Dastoli Brazil |
| 11:08-11:16 | PF-295 A Proposal of Novel Predictive Model for Post-Operative Cerebellar Mutism and Comparison with the Pre-Existing Rotterdam Model at Single Institute, Utkarsh Kumar, India |
| 11:16-11:24 | PF-296 Distinguishing High-Risk Pediatric DNETs: Are FGFR1 Alteration Subtypes Prognostically Equivalent, Ahmet Harun Yaşar, Turkey |
| 11:24-11:32 | PF-297 De novo epilepsy after intraventricular pediatric brain tumor resection, Hanna Salauyeva, Belarus |
| 11:32-11:40 | PF-298 The Impact of Tumor Resection on Brain Tumor Related Epilepsy: A Retrospective Review Over 10 Years at Children’s National Hospital, John Myseros, US |
| 11:40-11:48 | PF-299 Results of microsurgical resection for Subependymal Giant Cell Astrocytoma: single center retrospective analysis and meta-analysis, Luca Sartori, Italy |
| 11:48-11:56 | PF-300 Enhanced plasma and brain concentrations and medulloblastoma cytotoxicity of asciminib and nilotinib by P-glycoprotein inhibition with tariquidar, Eric Thompson, US |
| 11:56-12:04 | PF-301 Cytomegalovirus Expression in Tumor Tissue of Pediatric Medulloblastoma Patients: A Novel Predictor of Survival? A Single-Center Study, Maria Fabiola De la Cerda Vargas, Germany |
| 12:04-12:12 | PF-302 Travelling oncoproteins in medulloblastomas, Eric Vigneul, Belgium |
| 12:12-12:20 | PF-303 Mapping Naturally Presented T cell Antigens in Medulloblastoma Based on Integrative Multi-omics, Velz Julia, Switzerland |
| 12:20-12:28 | PF-304 Preoperative hydrocephalus and the risk of postoperative speech impairment following posterior fossa tumour surgery in children: results from a prospective, multinational cohort study, Marianne Juhler, Denmark |
| 12:28-12:36 | PF-305 Prediction of cerebellar mutism syndrome in posterior fossa tumors: the role of the Rotterdam score and multivariate analysis of associated factors, Daniele Piccolo, Italy |
| 12:36-12:44 | PF-306 Artificial intelligence improves the preoperative prediction of cerebellar mutism syndrome: a multinational, multi-reader study and practice recommendations from the Posterior Fossa Society, Jai Sidpra, UK |
| 12:44-12:52 | PF-307 Consensus-based neurocognitive and psychosocial assessment protocol for pediatric CNS tumors: the Italian AIEOP initiative, Daniela Pia Rosaria Chieffo, Italy |
| 12:52-13:00 | PF-308 A validation study of two pre-operative predictive models for Cerebellar Mutism Syndrome in children with posterior fossa tumours, Marina Pitsika, UK |
| 14:00-18:30 | Post-Congress Course: Update in Neuro-oncology: Current Knowledge in Pediatric Neuro-oncology and Increasing Worldwide Access (*registration required) |