View the ISPN 2024 Preliminary Scientific Program in pdf here.
| 08:30 – 08:45 | Welcome and Introduction |
| 08:45 – 09:39 | Session on Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy (LiTT) Co-Chairs: Martin Tisdall & Zulma Tovar Spinoza |
| 08:45 – 09:00 | Invited lecture: MRgLITT in the management of brain tumors on children. Indications, technique and preliminary results in 23 cases Giuseppe Cinalli |
| 09:00 – 09:15 | Invited lecture: Evolution of LITT in pediatric epilepsy surgery Daniel J. Curry |
| 09:15 – 09:23 | PF-001 MRI guided laser interstitial thermal therapy for epilepsy in the paediatric population: efficacy and safety from Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children experience, Martin M Tisdall, UK |
| 09:23 – 09:31 | PF-002 Real-time Changes in Large-scale Thalamic Circuitry Following Laser Ablation of Hypothalamic Hamartomas, Karim Mithani, Canada |
| 09:31 – 09:39 | PF-003 Corpus callosotomy in children with drug-resistant epilepsy: a 10-year experience from a single centre, Michael R Carter, UK |
| 09:39 – 10:18 | Session on Epilepsy Co-Chairs: William Lo & Graciela Zuccaro |
| 09:39 – 09:54 | Invited lecture: Evolution of surgical techniques in paediatric epilepsy Wirginia Maixner |
| 09:54 – 10:02 | PF-004 Thalamic neuromodulation in pediatric patients with refractory epilepsy, Saadi Ghatan, US |
| 10:02 – 10:10 | PF-005 Are fast ripples (250 – 500 Hz) biomarkers of pathological tissue in pediatric focal epilepsy? Roy William Roland Dudley, Canada |
| 10:10 – 10:18 | PF-006 Intraoperative electrocorticography in epilepsy surgery: initial results in a resource-limited hospital, Thang Nam Le, Vietnam |
| 10:18 – 11:06 | Flash Session on Epilepsy Co-Chairs: Mony Benifla & Michael Carter |
| 10:18 – 10:21 | FL-001 The utility of multicentre epilepsy lesion detection algorithm in identifying epileptic activity and predicting seizure freedom in MRI lesion-negative children, Aimee Goel, UK |
| 10:21 – 10:24 | FL-002 Pre-surgery and post-surgery characterization of pediatric patients undergoing temporal lobe surgical treatment for refractory epilepsy at an epilepsy center in Bogotá-Colombia, Juliana Paola Mendoza Mantilla, Colombia |
| 10:24 – 10:27 | FL-003 An observational study on outcome of hemispherotomy in children with refractory epilepsy, Suchanda Bhattacharjee, India |
| 10:27 – 10:30 | FL-004 Spectrum of FCD in surgically treated epilepsy patients, Suchanda Bhattacharjee, India |
| 10:30 – 10:34 | Discussion |
| 10:34 – 10:37 | FL-005 Mobility outcome following functional hemispherotomy for intractable epilepsy, Lauren Baldwin, UK |
| 10:37 – 10:40 | FL-006 Clinical results of anatomical hemispherectomy as surgical treatment for Rasmussen’s Encephalitis, Zita Elizabeth Salazar Ramirez, Mexico |
| 10:40 – 10:43 | FL-007 Vertical or horizontal hemispherotomy for pediatric hemispheric drug-resistant hemispheric epilepsy: Does one outwit the other?-A technical comparison, George Chandy Vilanilam, India |
| 10:43 – 10:46 | FL-008 An anterior quadrant disconnection, as a subtotal modification of a periinsular hemipsherotomy was effective in seizure control for pediatric intractable frontoparietal epilepsy associated with early ischemic stroke or hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy, Goichiro Tamura, Japan |
| 10:46 – 10:50 | Discussion |
| 10:50 – 10:53 | FL-009 Stereo-EEG for epileptogenic focus localization in Schizencephaly: A Single-center experience in four patients, Hsin Hung Chen, Taiwan |
| 10:53 – 10:56 | FL-010 Low-intensity focused ultrasound to disrupt epileptogenesis: A proof-of-concept preclinical study, Whitney Erin Parker, US |
| 10:56 – 10:59 | FL-011 Stereotactic radiofrequency anterior capsulotomy for paediatric Tourette syndrome, Kostiantyn Kostiuk, Ukraine |
| 10:59 – 11:02 | FL-012 Seizure and educational attainment in children undergoing hippocampus-sparing temporal lobectomy (HSTL), Yan Ting Woo, UK |
| 11:02 – 11:06 | Discussion |
| 11:06 – 11:35 | COFFEE BREAK |
| 11:35 – 12:38 | Session on Cranio Cervical Junction Co-Chairs: Raheel Ahmed & Eric M. Jackson |
| 11:35 – 11:50 | Invited Lecture: Foramen Magnum Stenosis in Achondrolasia: consensus or controversy Dominic Thompson |
| 11:50 – 11:58 | PF-007 Foramen magnum stenosis in achondroplasia: a dynamic but not necessarily insidious process. A twenty-year cohort study, Richard Moon,UK |
| 11:58 – 12:06 | PF-008 Range of motion after occipitocervical and C1-2 posterior spinal instrumentation and fusion in children, Richard Anderson, US |
| 12:06 – 12:14 | PF-009 Temporal changes in tonsillar herniation and associated syringomyelia in so-called benign pediatric Chiari type I malformation, Hiroaki Sakamoto, Japan |
| 12:14 – 12:22 | PF-010 Pediatric cervical stenosis and instability: Exploring pathogenesis, treatment efficacy, and prospects ahead in 100 cases, Olga M Sergeenko, Russia |
| 12:22 – 12:30 | PF-011 Which type of duraplasty for CM surgery? Laura Grazia Valentini, Italy |
| 12:30 – 12:38 | PF-012 Variations of the atlas vertebra amongst children undergoing craniovertebral fixation, Anita Ahmadi Birjandi, Iran |
| 12:38 – 13:06 | Flash Session on Cranio Cervical Junction Co-Chairs: Raheel Ahmed & Eric M. Jackson |
| 12:38 – 12:41 | FL-013 Pattern & outcome of cranio-cervical and cervical spine injuries associated with head injuries in children: 30-year institutional review, Guirish A Solanki, UK |
| 12:41 – 12:44 | FL-014 Surgical management of Chiari malformation Type I in pediatric population: a single center experience, Maria Sole Venanzi, Italy |
| 12:44 – 12:47 | FL-015 Atlantoaxial rotatory fixation in children – a systematic review of contemporary management, Thomas Beez, Germany |
| 12:47 – 12:50 | FL-016 Calvarial bone graft for craniovertebral junction fixation in children, Vitor Yamaki, UK |
| 12:50 – 12:54 | Discussion |
| 12:54 – 12:57 | FL-018 Endoscopic foramen magnum decompression for Chiari malformation type I, Tomoru Miwa, Japan |
| 12:57 – 13:00 | FL-019 Surgical, clinical and radiological outcome analysis of pediatric bony craniovertebral junction abnormalities – An institutional experience in a resource poor low middle income country peripheral institute, Aayush Gupta, India |
| 13:00 – 13:03 | FL-020 Posterior angulation of dens in operated and non-operated Chiari cohort and implications, Fardad T. Afshari, UK |
| 13:03 – 13:06 | Discussion |
| 13:10 – 14:25 | LUNCH |
| 13:30 – 14:15 | Industry Luncheon Symposium I |
| 14:25 – 14:30 | Education Award Chair: Wan Tew Seow |
| 14:30 – 14:35 | The Guide Chair: Rick Abbott |
| 14:35 – 15:35 | Session on Technology and Innovation Co-Chairs: William Singleton & Sergio Cavalheiro |
| 14:35 – 14:50 | Invited lecture: Developing optical and electromagnetic technologies for open, minimally invasive, and endovascular neurosurgical treatments Victor Yang |
| 14:50 – 14:55 | Discussion |
| 14:55 – 15:03 | PF-013 Automated artificial intelligence evaluation of upper extremity function using single view smartphone video, Kevin Sun, Canada |
| 15:03 – 15:11 | PF-014 Development of visual analytics tool to track adverse events, develop quality metrics and improve outcomes in pediatric neurosurgery, George Jallo, US |
| 15:11 – 15:19 | PF-015 Burr hole approach for tumor resection – Endoscopic ultrasonic aspirator use in a bi-center experience, Ulrich Wilhelm Thomale, Germany |
| 15:19 – 15:27 | PF-016 Artificial intelligence in traumatic brain injury: A comparison of XGBoost machine learning algorithm versus logistic regression in moderate and severe pediatric TBI, Matheus Fernando Manzolli Ballestero, Brazil |
| 15:27 – 15:35 | PF-017 Tubular single-port endoscopic assisted surgery for fetal myelomeningocele repair, Sergio Cavalheiro, Brazil |
| 15:35 – 15:59 | Flash Session on Technology and Innovation Co-Chairs: Luca Massimi & Llewellyn Padayachy |
| 15:35 – 15:38 | FL-021 A service evaluation on the use of chest-sited intraventricular access devices for the infusion of cerliponase alfa in Batten disease at a single tertiary UK paediatric centre, Jack Read, UK |
| 15:38 – 15:41 | FL-022 Development and validation techniques for machine learning outcome prediction in post-operative paediatric brain tumours; a step towards personalised medicine? Catherine Pringle, UK |
| 15:41 – 15:44 | FL-023 Exoscope efficacy and feasibility in pediatric spinal neurosurgery: A single-institution cohort case series, Ramin Eskandari, US |
| 15:44 – 15:47 | Discussion |
| 15:47 – 15:50 | FL-024 Revolutionizing pediatric neurosurgical planning with high-resolution mixed reality: Beyond the conventional in craniopagus twins separation, Ali Rezaei Haddad, UK |
| 15:50 – 15:53 | FL-025 Medical education and technology: Brain surgery training with avatars, Giselle Coelho, Brazil |
| 15:53 – 15:56 | FL-026 Evaluation of the use of a non-invasive MR technique (Time-STAMP) for clinical management of abnormal cerebral spinal fluid circulation in a pediatric population, Peter Chiarelli, US |
| 15:56 – 15:59 | Discussion |
| 16:00 – 17:00 | COFFEE BREAK Poster Session 1 |
| 17:00 – 18:03 | Session on Dysraphism Co-Chairs: Jeffrey Blount & William Whitehead |
| 17:00 – 17:15 | In Memoriam Sandip Chatterjee |
| 17:15 – 17:23 | PF-018 Long-term outcomes after fetal Spina Bifida closure, Charlotte C. Kik, Netherlands |
| 17:23 – 17:31 | PF-019 Folic acid consumption among Hispanic women of reproductive age in the US: A systematic review, Nicole Villalba, US |
| 17:31 – 17:39 | PF-020 Urodynamic based early tethered cord release can preserve lower urinary tract function and avoid augmentation cystoplasty in patients with myelomeningocele, Tomomi Kimiwada, Japan |
| 17:39 – 17:47 | PF-021 Global variability in fetal Spina Bifida surgery: A survey of neurosurgical strategies, Charlotte C Kik, Netherlands |
| 17:47 – 17:55 | PF-022 Fetoscopic Prenatal spina bifida repair: How we developed this approach and how currently we do, Jose Luis Peiro, US |
| 17:55 – 18:03 | PF-023 The incidence of third-trimester motor function decline in postnatal repair myelomeningocele patients, William Ernest Whitehead, US |
| 18:03 – 18:15 | Flash Session on Dysraphism Co-Chairs: Jeffrey Blount & William Whitehead |
| 18:03 – 18:06 | FL-027 Factors affecting retethering following surgery for spinal cord lipomas, Shibu Vasudevan Pillai, India |
| 18:06 – 18:09 | FL-028 Assessment of ventricular size and neurocognitive outcomes in children with post-natal closure of myelomeningocele, Grace Y Lai, US |
| 18:09 – 18:12 | FL-029 Retethering risk in pediatric spinal lipoma of the conus medullaris, Toshiaki Hayashi, Japan |
| 18:12 – 18:15 | Discussion |
| 09:15 – 17:55 | NURSING SYMPOSIUM (hybrid) |
| 09:15 – 09:20 | Welcome, Jenny Sacree |
| 09:20 – 10:05 | Living and working with Spina bifida – a neurosurgeon’s perspective Karin Muraszko |
| 10:05 – 10:25 | NS-001 Assessing sleep related breathing disorders, vocal cord dysfunction and feeding issues in infants with Myelomeningocele, Ashley Birch, US |
| 10:25 – 10:45 | NS-002 Evaluation and revision of the neurosurgery incision care protocol at the Hospital for Sick Children, Rheanna Glombitza, Canada |
| 10:45 – 11:05 | NS-003 Developing and maintaining a high-volume non-invasive presurgical mapping center using Magnetoencephalography (MEG) and Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) at a pediatric NAEC IV Epilepsy Center, Theresa Williard, US |
| 11:06 – 11:35 | COFFEE BREAK |
| 11:35 – 11:55 | NS-004 Retrospective analysis of external intraventricular drain related infections in pediatric patients at Ruth Rappaport Children’s Hospital, Amalia Elkinr,Israel |
| 11:55 – 12:15 | NS-005 Development of a neurosurgical advanced practice provider bootcamp, Christopher Isibor, US |
| 12:15 – 12:35 | NS-006 Implementing a standardized pin site care protocol for patients with Halo devices, Ji Sung Elizabeth An, Canada |
| 12:35 – 13:20 | It’s all in your head Patrick Belec |
| 13:20 – 14:25 | LUNCH BREAK |
| 14:25 – 14:45 | NS-007 Neuroscience nursing in Tanzania: Sharing knowledge and skill to improve patient care , Haley Vance, US |
| 14:45 – 15:05 | NS-008 Global neurosurgery nursing in the ISPN: What, how, when and why? Jenny Sacree, Qatar |
| 15:05 – 15:25 | NS-009 Collaborative Robotic Surgery for Pediatric Spine Arthrodesis. From planning to execution of the first case in Latin America, Allison Roberto Da Silva, Brazil |
| 15:25 – 15:45 | NS-010 The impact of specialized neurosurgical care on advanced practice providers, Michaela Mamary, US |
| 15:45 – 16:30 | Neuro nurses and death doulas: Allies or adversaries? Nancy Thornton |
| 16:30 – 16:50 | COFFEE BREAK |
| 16:50 – 17:10 | NS-011 Novel administration of intraventricular baclofen for intractable dystonia, Jenny Sacree, Qatar |
| 17:10 – 17:30 | NS-012 Peri-operative, non-surgical management of babies with craniosynostosis, Leali Y Halfon, Israel |
| 17:30 – 17:50 | NS-013 Adaptation of Collaborative Robotic Equipment for Epilepsy Surgeries: SEEG implant, Allison Roberto Da Silva, Brazil |
| 17:50 – 17:55 | Closure |
| 08:00- 08:20 | Special Session Co-Chairs: Concezio di Rocco & Shlomi Constantini |
| 08:00 – 08:10 | Raimondi Award Lecture: Stented endoscopic third ventriculostomy: Technique, safety and indications. A multicenter multinational study Lee Azolai |
| 08:10 – 08:20 | African Pediatric Neurosurgery Section (AfPNS) Llewellyn Padayachy |
| 08:30- 09:58 | Session on Hydrocephalus Co-Chairs: Michael Dewan & Ronnie Baticulon |
| 08:30 – 08:45 | Invited lecture: Outcomes in paediatric hydrocephalus Kristian Aquilina |
| 08:45 – 09:00 | Invited lecture: Use of ultrasound diagnostics in managing pediatric diseases with potentially raised intracranial pressure Martin Schuhmann |
| 09:00 – 09:10 | Discussion |
| 09:10 – 09:18 | PF-024 De novo variants truncating the LIM domain of LDB1 cause a novel human neurodevelopmental disorder featuring cerebral ventriculomegaly, Neel H Mehta, US |
| 09:18 – 09:26 | PF-025 Hydrocephalus treatment ETV/CPC vs VPS outcome in Al-Basheer Hospital, NeuroKids project- Jordan, Anas Said, US |
| 09:26 – 09:34 | PF-026 Does machine learning improve prediction accuracy of the endoscopic third ventriculostomy success score? A contemporary hydrocephalus clinical research network cohort study, Armaan K Malhotra, Canada |
| 09:34 – 09:42 | PF-027 A multi-center study of non-invasive wireless assessment of CSF shunt function in hydrocephalus patients, Sandi K. Lam, US |
| 09:42 – 09:50 | PF-028 Exploring mechanisms driving ventricular catheter obstruction in patients with pediatric hydrocephalus: Insights from a multicenter shunt biobank study, Prashant Hariharan, US |
| 09:50 – 09:58 | PF-029 Impact of the BASICS trial (The British Antibiotic or Silver Impregnated Catheters for ventriculoperitoneal Shunts) on ventriculoperitoneal shunt surgery in the UK: a clinical and health economic analysis, Conor Mallucci, UK |
| 09:58– 11:05 | Flash Session on Hydrocephalus Co-Chairs: Sandrine de Ribaupierre & Torben Skovbo Hansen |
| 09:58 – 10:01 | FL-031 Correlation of ventricular anatomical variants in hydrocephalus patients after myelomeningocele repair during ETV and CPC procedures using FIESTA-C/CISS MRI, Mohamed Badran, Egypt |
| 10:01 – 10:04 | FL-032 ETV v/s Ventriculoperitoneal shunt for management of tubercular meningitis with hydrocephalus in pediatric population: A Randomised control study, Monica Narayanaswamy, India |
| 10:04 – 10:07 | FL-033 Treatment of hydrocephalus following fetal repair of myelomeningocele: comparing endoscopic third ventriculostomy with choroid plexus cauterization (ETV/CPC) to ventricular shunting (VPS), Joseline Haizel Cobbina, US |
| 10:07 – 10:10 | Discussion |
| 10:10 – 10:13 | FL-034 Evaluating a standardised algorithm for the management of posthaemorrhagic hydrocephalus in preterm infants, Kristian Aquilina, UK |
| 10:13 – 10:16 | FL-035 Comparative efficacy of ventriculosubgaleal shunt rersus rentricular reservoir in achieving shunt independence for infants with post-hemorrhagic hydrocephalus by six months, Lucinda Chiu, US |
| 10:16 – 10:19 | FL-036 Short-term outcomes of endoscopic third ventriculostomy and choroid plexus cauterization in children with hydrocephalus at Arusha Lutheran Medical Center in Northern Tanzania: A retrospective study, Kerry Alexandra Vaughan, Tanzania |
| 10:19 – 10:22 | FL-037 Comparison of third ventriculostomy alone versus with cauterization of the choroid plexus in infants: Preliminary results, Artur Henrique Galvao Bruno Da Cunha, Brazil |
| 10:22 – 10:26 | Discussion |
| 10:26 – 10:29 | FL-038 Surgical management of hydrocephalus in open myelomeningocele, Benjamin Hall, UK |
| 10:29 – 10:32 | FL-039 Jugular foramen stenosis in infants with external hydrocephalus, Giuseppe Cinalli, Italy |
| 10:32 – 10:35 | FL-040 Why do ventricles dilate? A thermodynamic perspective, Michael Egnor, US |
| 10:35 – 10:38 | FL-041 Using optic nerve sheath diameter over ventricular size to assess hydrocephalus in pediatric patients with pineal region tumors, Ash Singhal, Canada |
| 10:38 – 10:42 | Discussion |
| 10:42 – 10:45 | FL-042 Change in Optic nerve sheath diameter (ONSD) and Optic Disc Elevation (ODE) in predicting shunt failure in the Emergency department (ED) (CHOOSE study), Adrienne L Davis, Canada |
| 10:45 – 10:48 | FL-043 Endoscopic management of pediatric complex hydrocephalus – A procedure survival analysis and clinico-radiological outcome study using Ventricular volumetry, Kevin Jude Sudevan, India |
| 10:48 – 10:51 | FL-044 Elevated systemic venous pressures as a common pathology in prepubertal pediatric idiopathic intracranial hypertension, Marianne Juhler, Denmark |
| 10:51 – 10:54 | Discussion |
| 10:54 – 10:57 | FL-045 Radiologic signs in endoscopic third ventriculocisternostomy in non-communicating pediatric hydrocephalus, Ulrich Wilhelm Thomale, Germany |
| 10:57 – 11:00 | FL-046 Neuroendoscopic lavage for the management of neonatal intraventricular haemorrhage: an analysis of procedural safety and long-term outcomes, Shailendra Magdum, UK |
| 11:00 – 11:03 | FL-080 Socioeconomic disparities in the presentation and management of shunting procedures for cerebrospinal fluid diversionHailey Reisert, US |
| 11:03 – 11:05 | Discussion |
| 11:05 – 11:35 | COFFEE BREAK |
| 11:35 – 12:13 | Session on Trauma Co-Chairs: Gregory Albert & Ibrahim Jalloh |
| 11:35 – 11:50 | Invited lecture: Paediatric head injury – changing trends Ajay Sinha |
| 11:50 – 12:05 | Invited lecture: Merging clinical care and science in neurocritical patients Anthony Figaji |
| 12:05 – 12:13 | PF-030 Prognostic modeling for clinical outcomes in Diffuse Axonal Injuries via Magnetic Resonance Imaging: Insights from a single-center investigation, Maria Sole Venanzi, Italy |
| 12:13 – 12:25 | Flash Session on Trauma Co-Chairs: Gregory Albert & Ibrahim Jalloh |
| 12:13 – 12:16 | FL-047 Improving hospital resource utilization through an advanced practice provider-led pediatric head injury outpatient clinic, Stefanie Hartman, US |
| 12:16 – 12:19 | FL-048 Neurotrauma and post-traumatic seizures in pediatric patients at an urban level 2 trauma center: A retrospective study, Eric Alexander Grin, US |
| 12:19 – 12:22 | FL-049 Complexity of skull fractures in children: Characteristic features, clinical assessment and imaging, Alkim Demirci, Bulgaria |
| 12:22 – 12:25 | Discussion |
| 12:25 – 13:00 | Presidential Address |
| 12:25 – 12:30 | Introduction to Presidential Address Rick Boop |
| 12:30 – 13:00 | Presidential Address ISPN & Pediatric Neurosurgery: Past, Present, & Future Shlomi Constantini |
| 13:00 – 14:15 | LUNCH |
| 13:25 – 14:10 | Industry Luncheon Symposium II |
| 14:15 – 14:20 | Presentations Awards Chair: Michael Dewan |
| 14:20 – 14:35 | Cultural Lecture Chair: James Drake |
| 14:20 – 14:35 | The rise of clinical artificial intelligence Devin Singh |
| 14:35 – 15:23 | Session on Functional Co-Chairs: John Goodden & Shibu Vasudevan Pillai |
| 14:35 – 14:43 | PF-032 Quantitative analysis and clustering of sensory nerves by triggered EMG data during single-level SDR in spastic cerebral palsy with different levels of motor function, Wenbin Jiang, China |
| 14:43 – 14:51 | PF-033 Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy – Quality of life and spasticity outcomes at 5-year follow-up – the Leeds experience, John Goodden, UK |
| 14:51 – 14:59 | PF-034 Effect of selective dorsal rhizotomy on bladder dysfunction in children with spastic cerebral palsy: Correlation with intraoperative neurophysiology monitoring, Wenbin Jiang, China |
| 14:59 – 15:07 | PF-035 The application of neurosurgical treatments for pediatric chronic pain, Sunny Abdelmageed, US |
| 15:07 – 15:15 | PF-036 Robot-assisted implantation of bilateral GPi DBS electrodes in children with dystonia: experience of planning software integration with bespoke surgical tooling, Moumin Awadelkarim K Mohamed, UK |
| 15:15 – 15:23 | PF-037 Are intrathecal baclofen test doses needed prior to intrathecal pump implantation? Experience of a tertiary multidisciplinary paediatric complex movement disorder clinic, Jack Wildman, UK |
| 15:23 – 15:47 | Flash Session on Functional Co-Chairs: Mandeep Tamber & Richard Edwards |
| 15:23 – 15:26 | FL-050 Multimodal neurosurgical therapy for cases of severe refractory hypertonia: a case series, Sunny Abdelmageed, US |
| 15:26 – 15:29 | FL-051 The (missing) impact of Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy (SDR) on Cerebral Palsy (CP) treatment -concepts, Maria Abel, Germany |
| 15:29 – 15:32 | FL-052 Palliative single-level selective dorsal rhizotomy for children with spastic cerebral palsy GMFCS grade IV and V – A case series and systematic review of the literature, Maria Licci, Switzerland |
| 15:32 – 15:35 | Discussion |
| 15:35 – 15:38 | FL-053 Woof Woof! What lessons can paediatric epilepsy surgeons learn from helping set up a canine VNS programme? Michael Rust Carter, UK |
| 15:38 – 15:41 | FL-054 Evaluation of the effect of vagal nerve stimulation with the SenTiva M1000 device on seizure frequency in paediatric patients, Milan Makwana, UK |
| 15:41 – 15:44 | FL-055 Characteristics of pediatric drug resistant epilepsy responders and nonresponders to vagus nerve stimulation: a retrospective cohort study, James Mossner, US |
| 15:44 – 15:47 | Discussion |
| 15:50 – 16:50 | COFFEE BREAK Poster Session 2 |
| 16:50 – 17:54 | Top Abstracts Session Co-Chairs: Frederick Boop & Martin U Schuhmann |
| 16:50 – 16:58 | PF-038 Post-operative ocular motility disorders in children with posterior fossa tumours: 24 years’ GOSH experience, Nishchit Hegde, UK |
| 16:58 – 17:06 | Discussant: Conor Mallucci |
| 17:06 – 17:14 | PF-039 Bridging pediatric epilepsy surgery with basic science: From SEEG to intracellular recordings, Adriano Cattani, Canada |
| 17:14 – 17:22 | Discussant: Suchanda Bhattacharjee |
| 17:22 – 17:30 | PF-040 Embolization vs stereotactic radiosurgery for arteriovenous malformations in children. A comparative trial between two large referral centers, Noa Schwartz, Israel |
| 17:30 – 17:38 | Discussant: Christian Dorfer |
| 17:38 – 17:46 | PF-041 Functional benefit following Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy in ambulant diplegic cerebral palsy shows continued growth in functional improvement at 2 years, George Richard Hudson, UK |
| 17:46 – 17:54 | Discussant: Benedetta Pettorini |
| 08:30- 10:04 | Session on Oncology Co-Chairs: Mark Souweidane & Eric Thompson |
| 08:30 – 08:45 | Invited lecture: Research discoveries impacting on the neurosurgical care of children with brain tumours James Rutka |
| 08:45 – 09:00 | Invited lecture: Transforming the lives of children and young adults with low grade gliomas in the era of precision medicine Uri Tabori |
| 09:00 –09:08 | PF-042 From vein to brain: enhancing trafficking of CAR T-cells to diffuse midline glioma, Louise F Steele Saukila, UK |
| 09:08 – 09:16 | PF-043 Intraoperative ultra-fast deep-learned CNS tumor classification and its impact on pediatric neurosurgical decision making, Mariska Sie, Netherlands |
| 09:16 – 09:24 | PF-044 External validation of predictive models for postoperative hydrocephalus in pediatric patients with posterior fossa tumors, Hendrik-Jan Mijderwijk, Germany |
| 09:24 – 09:32 | PF-045 Subsequent primary neoplasms in survivors after initial radiotherapy in SMARCB1/INI1-deficient atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumors (AT/RT) and SMARCB1/INI1-retained AT/RT-like tumors in brain and spine, Tai Tong Wong, Taiwan |
| 09:32 – 09:40 | PF-046 Revisiting the application of intraoperative MRI in maximizing complete resection in pediatric LGG, Sofie Dietvorst, UK |
| 09:40 – 09:48 | PF-047 Neurosurgical outcomes for pediatric medulloblastoma in 8 Low- and Middle-Income Countries, Ronnie E Baticulon, Philippines |
| 09:48 – 09:56 | PF-048 Long-term outcomes of paediatric craniopharyngiomas: multi-centre comparative study, Vitor Nagai Yamaki, UK |
| 09:56 – 10:04 | PF-049 International rare brain tumor program: Paving the pathway to cure rare brain tumors, Adriana Fonseca, US |
| 10:04– 10:32 | Flash Session 1 on Oncology Co-Chairs: Christian Dorfer & Tai Tong Wong |
| 10:04 – 10:07 | FL-056 Navigated intraoperative ultrasound in pediatric brain tumors, Kevin Klein Gunnewiek, Netherlands |
| 10:07 – 10:10 | FL-057 Radioresistant cell surface molecules in paediatric diffuse midline glioma brainstem tumours: a preclinical in vitro study, Sharon Yin Yee Low, Singapore |
| 10:10 – 10:13 | FL-058 Use of intraoperative MRI (iMRI) in pediatric low grade glioma (pLGG) surgery in the era of high quality intraoperative ultrasound (iUS), Martin Ulrich Schuhmann, Germany |
| 10:13 – 10:16 | Discussion |
| 10:16 – 10:19 | FL-059 Evaluation of neurosurgical robot-assisted precision navigation biopsy surgery for pediatric brainstem tumors based on multimodal image fusion and analysis of pathological findings, Wu Qiang Che, China |
| 10:19 – 10:22 | FL-060 The comparative outcomes in effectiveness of transcallosal interhemispheric over transcortical approach for pediatric intraventricular tumors, Hanna Salauyeva, Belarus |
| 10:22 – 10:25 | FL-061 The changes in attitude to paediatric tumour sampling for diagnostic and research purposes from 2014 to 2024, Yazan El Adwan, UK |
| 10:25 – 10:28 | FL-062 Sonodynamic therapy using MR-guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS) for pediatric patients with DIPG: a single-center experience with 43 treatments, Gregory Keating, US |
| 10:28 – 10:32 | Discussion |
| 10:32 – 11:05 | COFFEE BREAK |
| 11:05 – 12:05 | Flash session 2 on Oncology Co-Chairs: Christian Dorfer & Tai Tong Wong |
| 11:05 – 11:08 | FL-063 From clinical to imaging: The application of machine learning in the differential diagnosis of Pineal Region Germinoma, Ningrong Ye, China |
| 11:08 – 11:11 | FL-064 Role of Bevacizumab in Giant progressive Vestibular Schwannomas in NF2 patients following gamma Knife Radiosurgery, Deepak Agrawal, India |
| 11:11 – 11:14 | FL-065 Aggressive surgical resection for children craniopharyngioma based on prerequisite for hypothalamic preservation: a series of 782 pediatric patients, Shi Xiang Xiangen, China |
| 11:14 – 11:17 | FL-066 Radical resection of large and giant craniopharyngiomas in children may decrease need for adjuvant radiotherapy, Jillian H Plonsker, US |
| 11:17 – 11:21 | Discussion |
| 11:21 – 11:24 | FL-067 Identification and validation of the ferroptosis related hub genes by unsupervised machine learning in medulloblastoma, Qijia Zhan, China |
| 11:24 – 11:27 | FL-068 Hypnosis and pediatric awake neurosurgery, Pierre Aurélien Beuriat, France |
| 11:27 – 11:30 | FL-069 A comparative analysis of prognostic factors in thalamic and brainstem H3 K27M–altered diffuse midline gliomas from a tertiary health care center, Aprajita Chaturvedi, India |
| 11:30 – 11:33 | FL-070 Clinical features and surgical results of pediatric CNS sarcomas. A referral center experience in Peru, Danny Alex Campos Sanchez, Peru |
| 11:33 – 11:37 | Discussion |
| 11:37 – 11:40 | FL-071 Radiation-induced meningiomas have an aggressive clinical course: the genetic signature is limited to NF2 alterations, and the epigenetic signature is H3K27me3 loss, Seung Ki Kim, South Korea |
| 11:40 – 11:43 | FL-072 Characterization of the pattern of leptomeningeal metastasis in childhood medulloblastoma, Daniel P Sexton, US |
| 11:43 – 11:46 | FL-073 Incidence of postoperative paediatric cerebellar mutism syndrome over a 17-year period with an emphasis on the surgical technique – The Alder Hey experience, Natasha Aziz, UK |
| 11:46 – 11:49 | FL-074 Copy number variation in Sonic Hedgehog (SHH)-Medulloblastoma: inhibitors of HDAC and PI3K as potential therapeutic options, Monica Mureb, US |
| 11:49 – 11:53 | Discussion |
| 11:53 – 11:56 | FL-075 Should post-operative stereotactic radiosurgery be the standard of care in craniopharyngioma patients? Deepak Agrawal, India |
| 11:56 – 11:59 | FL-077 Cushing’s disease in children – Challenges and outcomes over 15 years in a single centre, Kristian Aquilina, UK |
| 11:59 – 12:02 | FL-078 The learning curve for intra-operative MRI in a single centre, Chloé Louise Gelder, UK |
| 12:02 – 12:05 | Discussion |
| 12:05 – 12:52 | Session on Basic Research and Trials Co-Chairs: Kristian Aquilina & Todd Hankinson |
| 12:05 – 12:20 | Invited Lecture: Grokking the Homo sapiens rhombic lip: How understanding developmental biology allows us to prevent rather than treat medulloblastoma Michael Taylor |
| 12:20 – 12:28 | PF-060 TROPHY registry study – Surgical results from 6 months follow-up data, Ulrich Wilhelm Thomale, Germany |
| 12:28 – 12:36 | PF-061 Site-targeted complement inhibition modifies recruitment and activation of microglia in a neonatal murine model of Germinal Matrix Hemorrhage, Devin Hatchell, US |
| 12:36 – 12:44 | PF-062 Brain-derived immune cells are important role players in neuroinflammation, Ursula Rohlwink, South Africa |
| 12:44 – 12:52 | PF-063 Genome-wide and transcriptome-wide association study of neural tube defects implicates primary defects in neurogenesis, Jeffrey Blount, US |
| 12:52 – 13:16 | Flash Session on Basic Research and Trials Co-Chairs: Kristian Aquilina & Todd Hankinson |
| 12:52 – 12:55 | FL-098 Unveiling therapeutic potentials: Targeting heat shock protein 90 suppresses medulloblastoma cell proliferation and overcomes chemoresistance in medulloblastoma cancer stem cells, Chien Kai Wang, Taiwan |
| 12:55 – 12:58 | FL-099 Feedback loops in medulloblastoma: The role of Ezh2 and Cyclin D1 in tumor dynamics, Ahmad Chahin, Canada |
| 12:58 – 13:01 | FL-100 Nanoparticle-laden hydrogel bioink for targeted therapy in pediatric cranial defects, Wanda Lattanzi, Italy |
| 13:01 – 13:04 | Discussion |
| 13:04 – 13:07 | FL-101 Montanide ISA51 administration results in immunogenic cytokine release regardless of peptide vaccine administration, Eric Thompson, US |
| 13:07 – 13:10 | FL-102 Multimodal proteomic analysis of adamantinomatous craniopharyngioma reveals a complex interplay of collagen and inflammatory mediators that may contribute to normal tissue damage, Todd C. Hankinson, US |
| 13:10 – 13:13 | FL-103 The Human Neuron Project. Optimisation of access to living neural tissue resected as part of a paediatric epilepsy surgery programme, Michael Rust Carter, UK |
| 13:13 – 13:16 | Discussion |
| 13:16 – 14:35 | LUNCH |
| 13:40 – 14:25 | 50th Annual Meeting Celebration supported by Integra |
| 14:35 – 15:00 | Special Session Chair: Gianpiero Tamburrini |
| 14:35 – 14:45 | Invited lecture: Our journal: History and perspectives Concezio di Rocco |
| 14:45 – 15:00 | Academic Awards |
| 15:00 – 15:35 | President’s Invited Guest |
| 15:00 – 15:05 | Introduction to President’s Invited Guest Benedetta Pettorini |
| 15:05 – 15:35 | President’s Invited Guest Lecture: The evolution of evidence based medicine in paediatric neurosurgery – How far have we come? Conor Mallucci |
| 15:35 – 15:45 | ISPN 2025 Annual Meeting |
| 15:35 – 15:45 | ISPN 2025 France Federico di Rocco |
| 15:45 – 16:45 | COFFEE BREAK Poster Session 3 |
| 16:45 – 17:33 | Session on Global Neurosurgery Co-Chairs: Benjamin Warf & Teddy Totimeh |
| 16:45 – 16:53 | PF-064 A single centre retrospective ten years of experience: The trends of pediatric neurosurgery cases from 2013 to 2022, Sheila Sumargo, Indonesia |
| 16:53 – 17:01 | PF-065 Geospatial analysis of access to emergency pediatric neurosurgery care in an underdeveloped country: The case of Peru, Milagros Niquen Jimenez, Peru |
| 17:01 – 17:09 | PF-066 Virtual telementorship to instruct Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy technique in a Resident Cadaver Lab at Philippine General Hospital, Stephen Dann del Rosario, Philippines |
| 17:09 – 17:17 | PF-067 Gemini Untwined – a Global Health Service for Craniopagus Twins, Noor Ul Owase Jeelani, UK |
| 17:17 – 17:25 | PF-068 Sub-Saharan African experience of neurosurgical-oncologic care: challenges and barriers encountered at 7 cancer treatment centers, Joseline Haizel Cobbina, US |
| 17:25 – 17:33 | PF-069 The awareness of prenatal folic acid intake among mothers with hydrocephalic children at a Tertiary Institution in Lake Zone Region, Mwanza, Tanzania, Christopher Bonfield, US |
| 17:33 – 17:49 | Flash Session on Global Neurosurgery Co-Chairs: Benjamin Warf & Teddy Totimeh |
| 17:33 – 17:36 | FL-104 Pediatric neurosurgical outcomes: a retrospective cohort analysis of early outcomes at Bugando Medical Centre, Tanzania, Cyrus Elahi, US |
| 17:36 – 17:39 | FL-105 The landscape of obstacles to care for Pediatric Central Nervous System Tumors in Ghana – A qualitative analysis of health worker perspectives, Lakshmi Suryateja Gangavarapu, US |
| 17:39 – 17:42 | FL-106 Global pediatric epilepsy surgery: a national collaborative referral network in Uganda, Sandi Lam, US |
| 17:42 – 17:45 | FL-107 Intracranial trauma in Brazil, what do we know? An ecological study and geospatial analysis, Nelci Zanon Collange, Brazil |
| 17:45 – 17:49 | Discussion |
| 17:50 – 18:50 | Business Meeting (all ISPN society members) |
| 20:00 – 23:00 | 50TH ANNUAL SOCIETY NETWORKING DINNER Farewell to ISPN 2024 Toronto & Poncho Ceremony |
| 10:04 10:44 | Session on Craniofacial Co-Chairs: Giovanna Paternoster & Noor Ul Owase Jeelani |
| 10:04 – 10:12 | PF-050 Type 1-Calcified Cephalohematoma in a rural area: A case report and review of confirmed cases, Raisul Maarif, Indonesia |
| 10:12 – 10:20 | PF-051 Comparative outcomes of posterior vault expansion techniques in craniosynostosis: A retrospective analysis of static, springs classic vector, and springs vertical vector methods, Amparo Saenz, UK |
| 10:20 – 10:28 | PF-052 Secondary premature fusion of additional sutures after surgery for sagittal craniosynostosis, Megan V Ryan, US |
| 10:28 – 10:36 | PF-053 Intraoperative intracranial pressure changes in children with craniosynostosis undergoing endoscopic-assisted strip craniectomy, Vincent Aquino, US |
| 10:36 – 10:44 | PF-054 Outcomes of surgery for non-syndromic craniosynostosis in older children with delayed presentation– our experience, Vishakha Karpe, India |
| 10:32 – 11:05 | COFFEE BREAK |
| 11:05 – 11:37 | Session on Craniofacial Co-Chairs: Giovanna Peternoster & Noor Ul Owase Jeelani |
| 11:05 – 11:13 | PF-055 Brain volume analysis in patients with FGRF-related craniosynostoses, Giovanna Paternoster, France |
| 11:13 – 11:21 | PF-057 Endoscopic surgery for the treatment of craniosynostosis – Challenges in implementing a new minimally invasive technique, Dalila Forte, Portugal |
| 11:21 – 11:29 | PF-058 Combined non-syndromic craniosynostosis: A challenging diagnosis, Tatiana Protzenko, Brazil |
| 11:29- 11:37 | PF-059 Analysis of delay in treatment in a cohort of craniosynostosis at a tertiary care centre: A surrogate marker for delay of treatment in paediatric neurosurgery, Anuraag Gattu, India |
| 11:37 – 12:49 | Flash Session on Craniofacial Co-Chairs: Tatiana Protzenko & Laura Grazia Valentini |
| 11:37 – 11:40 | FL-079 Endoscopic treatment of isolated lambdoid craniosynostosis and the ongoing improvement in craniofacial deformity over time, Vincent Aquino, US |
| 11:40 – 11:43 | FL-081 Long-term results of minimally invasive strip craniectomy without helmet therapy for scaphocephaly – a single-centre experience, Katharina Lutz, Switzerland |
| 11:43 – 11:46 | Discussion |
| 11:46 – 11:49 | FL-082 Application of virtual planning and 3D printing guide in surgical management of craniosynostosis, Kuan Lin Wu, Taiwan |
| 11:49 – 11:52 | FL-083 Management of craniosynostosis patients: Insights from Patient-Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs), Federico Di Rocco, France |
| 11:52 – 11:55 | FL-084 Open versus endoscopic surgery for the management of patients with non-syndromic craniosynostosis: an analysis of treatment and costs of related outcomes, Omar Ortega Ruiz, Mexico |
| 11:55 – 11:58 | Discussion |
| 11:58 – 12:01 | FL-085 Early endoscopic strip craniectomy for treatment of bilateral coronal synostosis in children with apert syndrome, Emma Hartman, US |
| 12:01 – 12:04 | FL-086 Changes in cerebral blood flow following cranial vault remodeling in craniosynostosis, Giuseppe Cinalli, Italy |
| 12:04 – 12:07 | FL-087 H craniectomy 12-years review in isolated sagittal craniosynostosis: evidence of improvement in reintervention rate and Esthetique results, Giovanna Paternoster, France |
| 12:07 – 12:10 | Discussion |
| 12:10 – 12:13 | FL-088 Long-term morphological outcomes of surgical treatment for sagittal synostosis in infants younger than six months, Hamilton Matushita, Brazil |
| 12:13 – 12:16 | FL-089 Long-term follow-up in 415 operated cases with single suture scaphocephaly, Sofie Dietvorst, UK |
| 12:16 – 12:19 | FL-090 Papilloedema: a highly specific predictor of raised intracranial pressure in a complex neurosurgical paediatric cohort, Azam Ali Baig, UK |
| 12:19 – 12:22 | Discussion |
| 12:22 – 12:25 | FL-091 Utilization of intraoperative ultrasound in endoscopic sagittal suture synostosis repair to optimize incision planning, Ash Singhal, Canada |
| 12:25 – 12:28 | FL-092 A comparison of the percent of cerebrospinal fluid volume in patients with craniosynostosis before and after surgery using Voxel Based Morphometry, Hirokazu Nakatogawa, Japan |
| 12:28 – 12:31 | FL-093 Functional Posterior Calvarial Vault Distraction protocol – Maximising functional benefits with PCVD in syndromic craniosynostoses, Suhas Udayakumaran, India |
| 12:31 – 12:34 | FL-094 Chaos to flow: Categorisation, nomenclature to problem mapping- Proposing a unified interdisciplinary language in craniosynostoses, Suhas Udayakumaran, India |
| 12:34 – 12:37 | Discussion |
| 12:37 – 12:40 | FL-095 Ultra early endoscopic synostectomy in craniosynostosis, Aaron Mohanty, US |
| 12:40 – 12:43 | FL-096 Craniosynostosis in Africa: A systematic review and meta-analysis, Kwadwo Darko, Ghana |
| 12:43 – 12:46 | FL-097 Positional plagiocephaly: Orthotic treatment results based on anthropometric analysis, Maria Belen Vega, Argentina |
| 12:46 – 12:49 | Discussion |
| 13:16 – 14:35 | LUNCH |
| 15:45 – 16:45 | COFFEE BREAK Poster Session 3 |
| 16:45 – 17:25 | Session on Vascular Co-Chairs: Vincent Nga & Ian Kamaly |
| 16:45 – 16:53 | PF-070 Multidisciplinary treatment of cerebral arteriovenous malformations in pediatric patients at National Taiwan University Hospital, Sheng Che Chou, Taiwan |
| 16:53 – 17:01 | PF-071 Characteristics and treatment of intracranial aneurysms in children, Gao Zeng, China |
| 17:01 – 17:09 | PF-072 Management of paediatric arteriovenous malformations: Is SRS worth the wait, Richard J Edwards, UK |
| 17:09 – 17:17 | PF-073 Pediatric infectious aneurysms: individual patient pooled analysis on presentation, management and outcomes, Andrew Reisner, US |
| 17:17 – 17:25 | PF-074 Pediatric cerebral aneurysm: Over 15 years’ experience at the National Neuroscience Institution, Nora Alsedrani, Saudi Arabia |
| 17:25 – 17:46 | Flash Session on Vascular Co-Chairs: Vincent Nga & Ian Kamaly |
| 17:25 – 17:28 | FL-108 Transitions to adulthood and adult care in the management of pediatric arteriovenous malformations, Carla Richetta, US |
| 17:28 – 17:31 | FL-109 Mechanical Thrombectomy in patients < 5 years of age, Andrew L Garton, US |
| 17:31 – 17:34 | FL-110 Social and economic impacts of pediatric neurovascular surgery: A qualitative study of parent experiences, Rya Muller, US |
| 17:34 – 17:37 | Discussion |
| 17:37 – 17:40 | FL-111 Indirect revascularization for management of vascular steal phenomenon in brain arteriovenous malformations, Vitor Nagai Yamaki, UK |
| 17:40 – 17:43 | FL-113 The economic and family impact of pediatric neurovascular surgery, Sunny Abdelmageed, US |
| 17:43 – 17:46 | Discussion |
| 20:00 – 23:00 | 50TH ANNUAL SOCIETY NETWORKING DINNER Farewell to ISPN 2024 Toronto & Poncho Ceremony |
