Conference Agenda
DAY 1 | 9 December 2022 | FRIDAY
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| 08:00-09:30 | Registration Of Participants |
| 09:30-10:00 | Opening Ceremony And Welcome Speeches Of Authorities |
| 10:00-12:30 | Session 1-Plenary The Challenges Of Neurosurgery In Low Resources Countries Chairs: Alistair Jenkins, UK | Najia El Abbadi, Morocco | Debora Garozzo, UAE Read more |
| 12:30-13:00 | Pfizer Symposium |
| 13:00-14:30 | Holy Prayers and Lunch |
| 14:30-15:00 | Medtronic Symposium |
| 15:00-16:15 | Session 2-Plenary Trauma Management In Low And High Income Countries Chairs: Mohamed Al Olama, Uae | Omotayo Tayo, Nigeria | Andreas Demedriades, UK Read more |
| 16:15-16:30 | Coffee Break |
| 16:30-18:20 | Session 3-Plenary Challenges In Neurosurgical Research And Training In Low Resources Settings Chair: Andreas Demedriades, UK | Andre Grotenhuis, The Netherlands | Mohan Sharma, Nepal Read more |
Session 1-Plenary
The Challenges Of
Neurosurgery In Low Resources Countries
| 10:00-10:15 | Is Neurosurgery An Unaffordable Luxury For Most? | Alistair Jenkins, Uk |
| 10:15-10:30 | Setting Up Neurosurgery In A Low Resource Country; My Experience As The Only Neurosurgeon In The Maldives | Ali Niyaf, Maldives |
| 10:30-10:45 | History And Current Status Of Neurosurgery In Nepal: Opportunities And Challenges | Mohan Raj Sharma, Nepal |
| 10:45-11:00 | Practicing Neurosurgery In Low Resource Setting: The Ethiopian Scenario | Abenezer Tirsit Aklilu, Ethiopia |
| 11:00-11:15 | Challenges Of Neurosurgeons Working Outside The Capital City In A Low-Income Country: The Ethiopian Context | Daganew Yohannes, Ethiopia |
| 11:15-11:30 | Quality Neurosurgery Care In Resource Poor Regions Despite The Challenges | Omotayo Ojo, Nigeria |
| 11:30-11:45 | Neurotrauma Care In Quito: The Value Of Education And International Cooperation | Antonio Biroli, Italy |
| 11:45-12:30 | Discussion |
Session 2-Plenary
Trauma Management In Low
And High Income Countries
| 15:00-15:15 | Management Of Head Injuries In Ethiopia: Us In Monitoring Of Head Injury | Abenezer Tirsit Aklilu, Ethiopia |
| 15:15-15:30 | Traumatic Cervical Spine Injury In A Remote Mountainous Himalayan Region: A Retrospective Study | Kunzang Palmo Serdup, India |
| 15:30-15:45 | Acute Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury In Low And Middle Income Countries: Lessons From A Survey On A Global Scale | Andreas Demedriades, UK |
| 15:45-16:00 | Impact Of Prevention On Trauma Incidence And Severity Of Traumatic Injuries: Personal Experience And Historical Notes | Lucia Benvenuti, Italy |
| 16:00-16:15 | Discussion |
Session 3-Plenary
Challenges In
Neurosurgical Research And Training In Low Resources Settings
| 16:30-16:45 | Global Health Research Equity: Neurosurgeons As Researchers In Developing Countries | Mohan Raj Sharma, Nepal |
| 16:45-17:00 | Trainees From L/Mic: Train Them Here Or There: A Personal Experience | Andre’ Grotenhuis, The Netherlands |
| 17:00-17:10 | Building A Residency Program in a LMIC | Antonio Biroli, Italy |
| 17:10-17:20 | Clinical Appraisal Of Practice And Training Of Paediatric Neurosurgery In Regional Neurosurgical Center | Aliyu Koko, Nigeria |
| 17:20-17:30 | Neurosurgery Training in a Third World Country | Kachinga Sichizya, Zambia |
| 17:30-17:40 | Developing Pediatrics Center of Excellence in Low income Setup: Challenges and Opportunities | Yordanoas Ashagre, Ethiopia |
| 17:40-17:55 | Education and training in Low and Middle income countries: unmet needs, challenges and opportunities | Abdessamad El Ouahabi, Morocco, Morocco |
| 17:55-18:10 | How to Create a Strong Leadership Strategy for Global Neurosurgery: Vision, Action | Najia El Abbadi, Morocco |
| 17:55-18:20 | Round Table: Challenges in Global
Neurosurgery: Solutions to Bridge the Gap Najia El Abbadi, Morocco | Debora Garozzo, UAE | Mohamed Al Olama, UAE | Andre’ Grotenhuis, The Netherlands | Alistair Jenkins, UK | Ali Niyaf, Maldives | Mohan Raj Sharma, Nepal | Andreas Demedriades, UK | Abenezer Tirsit Aklilu, Ethiopia | Omotayo Ojo, Nigeria | Abdessamad El Ouahabi, Morocco | Kachinga Sichizya, Zambia |
DAY 2 | 10 December 2022 | SATURDAY
| PLENARY SESSION | PARALLEL SESSION 1 | PARALLEL SESSION 2 | PARALLEL SESSION 3 |
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08:00-09:30 Session 4-Plenary Vascular 1 Chairs:Wassim Aziz, UAE | Omotayo Ojo, Nigeria Mohammed ElHammadi, UAE Read more |
08:30-11:00 Peripheral Nerves Chairs: Debora Garozzo, UAE | Pavel Haninec, Czech Republic Read more |
08:00-11:00 Innovation in neurosurgery Chairs: Andreas Demedriades, UK | Uzma Samadani, USA Read more |
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08:00-11:00 Trauma Chairs: Anwar Ahmed, Saudi Arabia | Arthemisia Dimostheni, UAE Read more |
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09:30-11:00 Vascular 2 Chairs: Mohan Sharma, Nepal | Andreas Demedriades, UK | Abenezer Tirsit Aklilu, Ethiopia Read more |
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| 11:00-11:15 Coffee Break |
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11:15-13:30 Session 5-Plenary Skull base 1 Chairs:Racheli Grossman, Israel | Florian Roser, UAE | Najia El Abbadi, Morocco Read more |
11:15-13:15 Rare Pathology Chairs:Dawang Yusuf, Nigeria | Lucia Benvenuti, Italy Read more |
11:15-13:30 Spine 1 Chair: Amr El Shawarby, UAE | Mohamed Al Balooshi, Bahrain Read more |
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| 13:30-14:30 Lunch Break |
13:30-14:30 Lunch |
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14:30-16:45 Session 6-Plenary -Skull base 2 Chair: Mohamed Arnaout, UAE | Mohammed Jamil Asha, UAE Read more |
14:30-16:35 Functional 1 Chairs: Alistair Jenkins, UK | Mohammed Al Olama, UAE Read more |
14:30-17:00 Spine 2 Chairs:Imad Hashim, UAE | Nicandro Figueredo, UAE Read more |
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| 16:45-17:00 Coffee Break |
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17:00-19:00 Session 7-Plenary -Oncology Chairs: Patrick Vigren, UAE | Khalid Chisti, UAE | Abiodun Idowu Okunlola, Nigeria Read more |
17:00-18:30 Funtional 2 Chairs:Tommaso Tufo, UAE | Carlos Ugas UAE Read more |
17:00-17:15 Coffee Break |
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17:15-18:35 Spine 3 Chairs: Ahmed Allam, UAE | Sebouh Khassis, UAE Read more |
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Session 4-Plenary Vascular 1
| 08:00-08:10 | Giant cavernous ICA aneurysm | Sandeep Burathoki, UAE |
| 08:10-08:20 | The utility of dual-energy computed tomography angiography for the evaluation of brain aneurysms after endovascular coiling: a prospective study | Parviz Dolati, UAE |
| 08:20-08:30 | Brain aneurysms, the hybrid approach in management | Wassim Aziz, UAE |
| 08:30-08:45 | Under pressure: Updates on endovascular treatment of idiopathic intracranial hypertension | Anat Horev, Israel |
| 08:45-09:00 | The Role of Cerebral Bypass Surgery in the Modern Endovascular Era | Mohamed Samy Elhammady, UAE |
| 09:00-09:10 | Superficial Temporal Artery-Middle Cerebral Artery Microvascular Bypass: Its Role in Treatment of Patients | Lea Kahanov, Israel |
| 09:10-09:30 | Discussion |
Session 4-Plenary Vascular 2
| 09:30-09:45 | Introduction of neuroendovascular and stroke treatment treatment in the Maldives | Ali Niyaf, Maldives |
| 09:45-10:00 | Cavernous Malformations, Giant Cavernomas, Capillary Hemangiomas: Differential Diagnosis For Different Lesions: The Messina Series | Concetta Alafaci, Italy |
| 10:00-10:15 | Principles of Brain AVM Surgery: Perspectives from Nepal | Mohan Raj Sharma, Nepal |
| 10:15-10:30 | Challenges Of Surgical Management Of Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Haemorrhage In A Resource-Constrained Region | Omotayo Ojo, Nigeria |
| 10:30-10:45 | Hemorragic strokes in patients with Covid 19 | Ekaterina Kabaheva, Russian Federation |
| 10:45-11:00 | Discussion |
Session 5-Plenary Skull base 1
| 11:15-11:30 | Extended endoscopic endonasal approaches to the skull base | Racheli Grossman, Israel |
| 11:30-11:45 | Surgical approaches for Craniopharyngiomas | Alistair Jenkins, UK |
| 11:45-12:00 | Endoscopic Transsphenoidal Surgery in 1009 pituitary adenoma patients: Sphenoid sinus anatomical surgical findings | Guive Sharifi, Iran |
| 12:00-12:15 | Development of a novel low cost exoscope to expand access to microsurgical care in low and middle income countries. | Manuel de Jesus Encarnacion Ramirez, Russian Federation |
| 12:15-12:30 | Pitfalls and avoidance of complications in endoscopic pituitary surgery | Najia El Abbadi, Morocco |
| 12:30-12:45 | Outcomes Following CyberKnife Robotic Radiosurgery for Functional and Non-functional Pituitary Adenomas | Aneela Darbar, UAE |
| 12:45-13:00 | The evolution of the midline sub occipital subtonsillar approach | Florian Roser, UAE |
| 13:00-13:15 | Unilateral uvulotonsillar approach via a minimally invasive open-door suboccipital craniotomy | Andrey Gavrjushin, Russian Federation |
| 13:15-13:30 | Discussion |
Session 6-Plenary Skull base 2
| 14:30-14:45 | Surgical Outcome of Posterior Fossa hemangioblastoma; A study from Nepal | Gopal Sedain, Nepal |
| 14:45-15:00 | Expanded endoscopic skull base surgery: 360 degrees | Mohammed Jamil Asha, UAE |
| 15:00-15:15 | Surgical Management Of Cerbellopontine Angle Tumors-Experience From A Tertiary Care Hospital Of Peshawar | Mumtaz Ali, Pakistan |
| 15:15-15:30 | New Technologies Available For Microneurosurgical Removal Of Acoustic Neuromas: Personal Experience In 300 Consecutive Cases | Luciano Mastronardi, Italy |
| 15:30-15:45 | Microsurgery of Koos Grade I-II Vestibular Schwannomas: A Case Series Of 100 Consecutive Patients | Amer Alomari, Italy |
| 15:45-16:00 | Planned near total resection of large vestibular shwannomas for cranial nerve preservation | Hussein Fathalla, Egypt |
| 16:00-16:15 | Facial nerve function and general outcome of patients operated for cerebellopontine angle tumors in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, a retrospective study | Bethelehem Yesehak Worku, Ethiopia |
| 16:15-16:30 | Petroclival Meningiomas:management Dilemmas | Sergey Spektor, Israel |
| 16:30-16:45 | Discussion |
Session 7-Plenary Oncology
| 17:00-17:15 | Perioperative outcomes of brain tumor surgery: Five years review | Prakash Kafle, Nepal |
| 17:15-17:30 | Circumscribed Lower-Grade Gliomas (cLGG) vs: Infiltrating Lower-Grade Gliomas (iLGG): Correlations of radiological features and clinical outcomes | Ahsan Ali Khan, Pakistan |
| 17:30-17:45 | Primary brainstem tumors: whom, when and how to operate: | Andrey Gavrjushin, Russian Federation |
| 17:45-18:00 | Advanced brain mapping technology in the absence of modern infrastructure availability: A practical guide | Zvi Ram, Israel |
| 18:00-18:10 | Intraoperative speech mapping without electrical stimulation in glioma surgery: | Mikhail Sinkin, Russian Federation |
| 18:10-18:20 | Awake craniotomy for brain tumour excision is a feasible option in resource-constrained medical facilities | Abiodun Idowu Okunlola, Nigeria |
| 18:20-18:30 | Implementation of awake neurosurgery program: Difficulties and proposals: | Ben Amor Sadok, Tunisia |
| 18:30-18:40 | Reading, writing, counting: Awake brain surgery at the Cleveland Clinic | Alex Roman, UAE |
| 18:40-19:00 | Discussion |
Peripheral Nerves
| 08:30-08:45 | Upper limb reconstruction using nerve transfers | Yuval Shapira, Israel |
| 08:45-09:00 | Surgical treatment of obstetrical brachial plexus palsy | Pavel Haninec, Czech Republic |
| 09:00-09:15 | Risk factors for obstetrical brachial plexus palsy: can we predict the failure of spontaneous reinnervation | Libor Mencl, Czech Republic |
| 09:15-09:30 | Shoulder Recovery after Microsurgical Repair of Brachial plexus Birth Injury | Hesham Elsobky, Egypt |
| 09:30-09:45 | Brachial plexus injuries-Our experience with CC7 | Debora Garozzo, UAE |
| 09:45-10:00 | Neurolysis for lower nerve injury | Yuval Shapira, Israel |
| 10:00-10:15 | Tendon transfer | Hesham Elsobky, Egypt |
| 10:15–10:30 | Management of nerve sheath tumor assisted by deep machine learning | Yuval Shapira, Israel |
| 10:30-10:45 | Outcome of Hypoglossal Facial Nerve Anastomosis in patient with complete facial palsy in prime teaching hospital Peshawar Pakistan | Mumtaz Ali, Pakistan |
| 10:45-11:00 | Discussion |
Rare Pathology
| 11:15-11:25 | An unexpected diagnosis of malignant supratentorial intraparenchymal cystic meningioma mimicking etc | Oshola Hammed Abiola, Nigeria |
| 11:25-11:35 | Intrauterine spontaneous sudural hematoma with hydrocephalus | Mohammed Nooruldeen Jabbar, UAE |
| 11:35-11:45 | Post traumatic supraorbital aneurysm coomunicating with concomitant intracranial and extracranial venous drainage | Oshola Hammed Abiola, Nigeria |
| 11:45-11:55 | De novo adult posterior fossa craniopjaryingioma: case report | Mohammed Ahmed Abdellah, Egypt |
| 11:55-12:05 | Posterior communicating artery aneurysm rupture: A cause of spontaneous retroclival subdural hematoma | Bassam Abdulrahman Fallatah, KSA |
| 12:05-12:20 | Mc cune Albright syndrome associated with meningiomatosis: A case report and review of the literature | Balqees Omari, Jordan |
| 12:20-12:35 | Rathke’s cleft cyst as a rare sellar, parasellar mass lesion with sign and symptoms of pituitary adenoma: Case presentation and review of literature | Alireza Taghikhani, UAE |
| 12:35-12:50 | A series of 17 Hemangioblastomas | Hallaci Setif, Algeria |
| 12:50-13:00 | A case report in spinal cord astrocytoma presenting with extensive spinal vertebral body destruction | Abraham Tadelle, Ethiopia |
| 13:00-13:15 | Discussion |
Functional 1
| 14:30-14:45 | Neuromodulation updates | Mohammed Al Olama, UAE |
| 14:45-15:00 | Establishing First comprehensive Deep brain stimulation center in the UAE | Tanmoy Maiti, UAE |
| 15:00-15:15 | Preliminary results in movement disorder surgery (Parkinson and dystonia ) series of 109 patients | Guenane Lakhadar, Algeria |
| 15:15-15:30 | Impact of DBS on the vertebral sagittal balance in Parkinsons patients | Teresa Somma, Italy |
| 15:30-15:50 | Neurostimulation for chronic pain | Alistair Jenkins, UK |
| 15:50-16:00 | Factors associated for success of trial spinal cord stimulation in patients with chronic pain | Tommaso Tufo, UAE |
| 16:00-16:10 | Spinal cord stimulation for chronic pain; current states and future directions | Tanmoy Maiti, UAE |
| 16:10-16:20 | Epidural spinal cord stimulation for paraplegia and quadriplegia a clinical experience | Uzma Samadani, USA |
| 16:20-16:35 | Discussion |
Functional 2
| 17:00-17:10 | Spectrum of primary trigeminal nevralgia in a tertiary care hospital in Pakistan | Mumtaz Ali, Pakistan |
| 17:10-17:20 | Combination of dynaCt and electromagnetic navigation for percutaneous trigeminal balloon compression | Carlos Ugas, UAE |
| 17:20-17:30 | Percutanoeus radiofrequency for the treatment of all types of trigeminal neuralgia | Ahmed Sarhan, Egypt |
| 17:30–17:45 | Cyberknife radiosurgery for trigeminal neuralgia: 20 years of experience | Pantaleo Romanelli, UAE |
| 17:45–18:00 | Lon term results of Surgical Management of essential trigeminal neuralgia: percutaneous procedures vs microvascular decompression | Abdessamad El Ouahabi, Morocco |
| 18:00–18:15 | Resective Epilepsy Surgery with Intraoperative Brain Mapping Techniques: experiences from a multidisciplinary epilepsy team in Egypt | Ahmed Ali Morsy, Egypt |
| 18:15–18:30 | Discussion |
Innovation in Neurosurgery
| 08:00-08:15 | Developing a non-cadaveric, 3D printed skull- based, brain tumor surgery lab in resource- constrained settings | Ahsan Ali Khan, Pakistan |
| 08:15-08:30 | Simulation and Metaverse: The Future Perspective in Neurosurgery. | Giselle Coelho, Brazil |
| 08:30-08:45 | The Robots are coming: what a digital neurologic examination means for the future of neurosurgery | Uzma Samadani, USA |
| 08:45-09:00 | A new system for frameless, navigation-based sterotactic brain biopsy | Jamal Assaf, Germany |
| 09:00-09:15 | Three dimensional plastic modelling on bone frames for cost effective neuroanatomy teaching Ross Evelyn Barrientos Castillo, Russian Federation | Ross Evelyn Barrientos Castillo, Russian Federation |
| 09:15-09:30 | Resting-state functional-MRI in iNPH: can Default Mode and Motor Networks changes improve patient selection and outcome? Preliminary Report | Sara Fabbro, Italy |
| 09:30-09:45 | Spinal navigation with intraoperative 3D imaging as routine tool in spine surgery. State of the art | Nils Haberland, UAE |
| 09:45-10:00 | Robotic assisted spinal fixation. Our experience Thaer Darwish, UAE | Thaer Darwish, UAE |
| 10:00-10:15 | Prone Trans-psoas Extreme Lateral Interbody Fusion: Preliminary Single Center Experience and Benefits of a Collapsible Polymer-Thread Dilator as Surgical Corridor | Alberto Campione, Italy |
| 10:15-10:30 | Growth hormone essay and histological changes in the pituitary gland of rats with post natally induced hydrocephalus | Festus Oshunpidan, Nigeria |
| 10:30-10:45 | Factors predicting leaving against medical advice in neurosurgery | Shabal Shapkota, Nepal |
| 10:45-11:00 | Discussion |
Trauma
| 08:00-08:10 | Biomakers patterns and neuroprotective effects of ascorbic acid, statin and progesterone in induced brain injury using a rat model | Ignazius Ikemefuna, Nigeria |
| 08:10-08:20 | Head Injury and its relation to alcohol in Karnali province hospital | Nilam Khadka, Nepal |
| 08:20-08:30 | Hinge craniotomy versus standard decompressive hemicraniectomy: experimental pre-clinical comparative study | Antonio Biroli, Italy |
| 08:30-08:45 | Mild head injury, Is it really mild? | Hajer Alnaqbi, UAE |
| 08:45-09:00 | Clinical Outcomes and Prognostic Determinants of Surgically Treated Depressed Skull Fracture in Addis Ababa University Neurosurgical Teaching Hospitals: A Prospective Multicenter Observational Study | Abdulaziz Abdellah Hussein, Ethiopia |
| 09:00-09:15 | Early tracheostomy versus late procedure in patients undergoing decompressive craniectomy | Syed Younus, Pakistan |
| 09:15-09:30 | Cranioplasty in the context of TBI rehabilitation | Somar Cheab, UAE |
| 09:30-09:45 | Neuroteams As Vectors of Quality of Care for Neurosurgical Patients in The Intensive Care Setting | Thiago Coelho, Portugal |
| 09:45-10:00 | Middle meningeal artery embolization for chronic subdural hematoma | Najmedden Attabib, Canada |
| 10:00-10:15 | Pattern of Clinical Presentation and Molecular Characterization of Interleukin 1 B in Patients with Subdural Hematoma | Ahemd Elhaj, Sudan |
| 10:15-10:30 | Surgical outcome of treatment and outcome of chronic subdural hematoma. A comparative study between Ethiopia and Norway | Tsegazeab Laeke, Ethiopia |
| 10.30-10.45 | Management of uncontrolled epilepsy in LMIC: challenges and prospects | Vanisha Tamling, India |
| 10:45-11:00 | Discussion |
Spine 1
| 11:15-11:30 | A novel classification and algorithmic-based management of craniovertebral junction osteoarthrosis | Luis Eduardo Carelli Texeira da Silva, Brazil |
| 11:30-11:45 | OPPL (Ossified posterior longitudinal ligament): clinical presentation and indication for treatment | Amr El Shawarbi, UAE |
| 11:45-12:00 | Surgical outcome in patients undergoing anterior cervical corpectomy without fixation with plates and screws for the treatment of ossification of posterior longitudinal ligament (OPLL) | Syed Muneeb Younus, Pakistan |
| 12:00-12:15 | Surgical management of mucopolysaccharidosis-related orthopedics pathology | Polina Ochirova, Russian Federation |
| 12:15-12:30 | Surgical treatment of Scheuermann’s Kyphosis | Nicandro Figueiredo, UAE |
| 12:30-12:45 | Early onset scoliosis: UAE experience with magnetic rods | Zaid Al Obaidi, UAE |
| 12:45-13:00 | Anterior Cervical cord Syndrome in Cervical Disc Herniation | Zuhair Abdulrahman Hawsawi, Saudi Arabia |
| 13:00-13:15 | The funnel strategy for spinal-DAVF: neurosurgeon, neurophysiologist and neuroradiologist in a multimodal approach to reach an easy anatomical and functional surgical obliteration. Our experience | Concetta Alafaci, Italy |
| 13:15-13:30 | Discussion |
Spine 2
| 14:30-14:45 | Full Endoscopic Lumbar Discectomy Forlumbar Disc Herniation And Radiculopathy. An Observational Study of a single surgeon in 319 Patients | Chaaban Tarabay Wael, UAE |
| 14:45-15:00 | Interlaminar/Interspinous and facet joint stabilization system in lumbar DDD: 2 years of experience and results | Giancarlo Guizzardi, Italy |
| 15:00-15:15 | Unilateral biportal endoscopic lumbar discectomy : experience of first 10 cases | Alhareth Salem, UAE |
| 15:15-15:30 | Outcome of MIS lumbar discectomy | Amit Pradhanang, Nepal |
| 15:30-15:45 | MIS Tlif Surgery | Imad Hashim, UAE |
| 15:45-16:00 | 360° MIS arthrodesis in Lumbar Spine DDD with double approach | Giancarlo Guizzardi, italy |
| 16:00-16:15 | MISS for degenerative deformity lumbar spine | Zbiggy Brodzinky, UAE |
| 16:15-16:30 | Minimally invasive TLIF | Mohamed Al Balooshi, Bahrain |
| 16:30-16:45 | Endoscopic extreme transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion with large spacer (OLIF) a technical notes | Jin Hwa Eum, UAE |
| 16:45-17:00 | Discussion |
Spine 3
| 17:15-17:25 | Surgical treatment of Hangman fracture: alternative anterior stabilization | Silvana Tumbiolo, Italy |
| 17:25-17:35 | Preoperative dyeng technique for decreasing radiation exposure in unilateral biportal endoscopic spine surgery | Seungkook Kim, UAE |
| 17:35-17:45 | Percutaneous transforaminal endofusion under local anesthesia in awake and aware patients | Varun Agarwal, India |
| 17:45-17:55 | Prone trans psoas extreme lateral interbody fusion: preliminary single center experience and benefit | Alberto Campione, Italy |
| 17:55-18:05 | Perioperative factors predict two year trajectories of pain and disability following anterior cervical discectomy and fusion | Najmedden Attabib, Canada |
| 18:05-18:15 | Postoperative changes in sagittal balance after therapy with new craniocaudal expandable implant | Ranny Assaf, Germany |
| 18:15-18:35 | Discussion |
DAY 3 | 11 December 2022 | SUNDAY
| PLENARY SESSION | PARALLEL SESSION 1 | PARALLEL SESSION 2 |
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08:00-10:15 Session 8-Plenary -Pediatric 1 Chairs: Alistair Jenkins, UK | Anwar Ahmed, UAE | Mohamed Al Olama, UAE Read more |
08:00-10:00 Skull base and Vascular Chairs: Omotayo Ojo, Nigeria | Abdessamad El Ouahabi, Morocco Read more |
08:30-10:15 Spine 4 Chairs: Ahmed Allam, UAE | Andreas Demedriades, UK Read more |
| 10:15-10:30 Coffee Break |
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10:15-13:30 Session 9-Plenary -Pediatric 2 Chairs: Abenezer Tirsit Aklilu, Ethiopia | Samer K Elbabaa, USA | Laura Valentini, Italy Read more |
10:30-13:30 Skull Base And Oncology Chairs:Bethelhem Yesehak, Ethiopia | Aneela Darbar, UAE Read more |
10:30-11:45 Spine 5 Chairs: Nicandro Figueredo, UAE, Amer Shurbaji, Jordan Read more |
| 13:30-14:30 Lunch |
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14:30-16:20 Session 10-Plenary -Pediatric 3 Chairs: Graham Fieggen, South Africa | Mohammed Al Olama, UAE | Anwar Ahmed, UAE Read more |
14:30-16:00 Oncology Chairs: Patrick Vigren, UAE | Rakesh Jala, India Read more |
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| 16:30 Closing Ceremony |
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Session 8-Plenary -Pediatric 1
| 08:00-08:10 | Role of neurosurgeons in strengthening pediatric neuro- oncology in Low-and Middle-Income Countries. | Ahsan Ali Khan, Pakistan |
| 08:10-08:20 | The Efficiency of intraoperative Neuromonitoring in Tumor Surgery of the Posterior Cranial Fossa in Children by the Experience of the Morozov Children’s City Clinical Hospital | Aleksandra Kuznetsova, Russian Federation |
| 08:20-08:35 | Pediatric Posterior Fossa Tumors in Kazakhstan: Experience From A Single National Hospital | Iroda Mammadinova, Kazakhstan |
| 08:35-08:50 | Outcome of posterior fossa medulloblastoma in Pediatric patients in Addis Ababa Ethiopia | Yemisirach Bizuneh, Ethiopia |
| 08:50-09:05 | Pediatric Brain Stem Tumors | Shlomo Constantini, Israel |
| 09:05-09:20 | Endoscope-assisted Microneurosurgical Management of Pediatric Skull Base and Brain Tumors | Samer K Elbabaa, USA |
| 09:20-09:35 | Pediatric Non-Glial intramedullary Spinal Cord Lesions: Clinic Radiological Profile, Pathology and Surgical Outcome | Ganesh Divakar, India |
| 09:35-09:50 | Pediatric intramedullary Tumors | Shlomo Constantini, Israel |
| 09:50-10:00 | Discussion | |
| 10:00-10:15 | Coffee Break |
Session 9-Plenary -Pediatric 2
| 10:15-10:30 | Second thoughts about the pathophysiology of hydrocephalus | Ahmed Ammar, KSA |
| 10:30-10:45 | CSF physiology and hydrocephalus-100 years of misunderstanding | Graham Fieggen, South Africa |
| 10:15-10:30 | Second thoughts about the pathophysiology of hydrocephalus | Ahmed Ammar, KSA |
| 10:45-11:00 | Fetal in utero microneruosurgical repair of myelomeningocele and myeloschisis: technique evolution and outcome results | Samer K Elbabaa, USA |
| 11:00-11:15 | Spina bifida-ancient disease , modern challenges | Graham Fieggen, South Africa |
| 11:15-11:30 | Neural tube defects: burden and treatment outcome in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Abenezer Tirsit Aklilu, Ethiopia |
| 11:30-11:45 | Controversies in closed spina dysraphism | Laura Valentini, Italy |
| 11:45-11:55 | Newer Perspective in Spina Bifida: Limited Dorsal Myeloschisis | Pawan Chawla, India |
| 11:55-12:05 | Cysto-peritoneal shunt (CPS) insertion for CSF leakage treatment post spinal cord detethering surgeries: Temporarily minimally invasive method for a final solution | Hanan Al Hojani, Saudi Arabia |
| 12:15-12:25 | Ventriculostomy related infections prevalence of ventriculostomy related infection(VRI), associated factors, microbial pattern and mortality in low resource setting | Mulualem Menghesha, Ethiopia |
| 12:25-12:40 | Endoscopic Craniosynostosis surgery: case series experience of the first team in the UAE | Derek Mendonca, UAE |
| 12:40-12:55 | Craniosynostosis surgery aesthetic or functional. Our experience of first 100 cases | Taimoor Al Bulushi, Oman |
| 12:55-13:10 | Open craniosynostosis repairs: an analysis of re-operation and complication rates | Sobhy Houissa, Tunisia |
| 13:10-13:30 | Discussion |
Session 10-Plenary -Pediatric 3
| 14:30-14:40 | Surgical treatment of epilepsy in children with tuberous sclerosis | Farkhad Berdinov, Russian Federation |
| 14:40-14:55 | Temporal lobe surgery for intractable epilepsy in children. What to do with the hippocampus? | Mony Benifla, Israel |
| 14:55-15:10 | Pediatric neurotrauma care in low resource settings | Tariq Khan, Pakistan |
| 15:10-15:25 | Pediatric acute neurovascular disorders | Anwar Ahmed, UAE |
| 15:25-15:35 | Arteriovenous Malformations Of Cerebral Vessels In Children: Approaches To Urgent Neurosurgical Treatment For Ruptured Arteriovenous Malformation | Zokirzhon Zokhidov, Russian Federation |
| 15:35-15:50 | Treatment Of Cerebral Aneurysms In Children At The Primary Center For Pediatric Stroke | Boris Oleynikov, Russian Federation |
| 15:50-16:05 | An overview on obstetrical brachial plexus palsies from birth to adulthood | Debora Garozzo, UAE |
| 16:00-16:20 | Discussion |
Skull base and Vascular
| 08:00-08:15 | The effect of age, rebleeding and Early cipping on surgical outcome in patients with ruptured cerebral aneurysms | Oshola Hammed Abiola, Nigeria |
| 08:15-08:30 | Challenges in the treatment of brain aneurysms: open microsurgery or endovascular treatment? | Parviz Dolati , UAE |
| 08:30-08:45 | Update on endovascular management of brain AVMs | Roger Barranco Pons, UAE |
| 08:45-09:00 | The endoscopic challenge for sellar and parasellar tumors: from above and from below | Mohammed Arnaout, UAE |
| 09:00-09:15 | Carotid Cavernous Fistula. Treatment technique | Ayman Al Sibae, UAE |
| 09:15-09:30 | Endonasal endoscopic approach to pituitary adenomas; single center early experience. | Mohammed Arnaout, UAE |
| 09:30-09:45 | Luth’s line is a consistent and reliable bony landmark in endonasal microscopic access for pituitary surgery | Omotayo Ojo, Nigeria |
| 09:45-10:00 | Discussion |
Skull Base And Oncology
| 10:30-10:45 | Importance of the preoperative vestibular testing for vestibular schwannoma microsurgery: is it possible to predict the course of the facial nerve and optimize the surgical strategy? | Pappone Federica, Italy |
| 10:45-11:00 | False lateralising sign in skull base tumor. A case series of 5 cases | Uri Hadelsberg, Israel |
| 11:00-11:15 | Management of parasagittal meningiomas | Hallaci Setif, Algeria |
| 11:15-11:30 | Lesions of the third ventricle: treatment strategies and pitfalls. Our experience in a large cohort of patients. | Sara Fabbro, Italy |
| 11:30-11:45 | 15 years of macroscopic and microscopic surgery of colloid cyst | Guive Sharifi, Iran |
| 11:45-12:00 | Malignant meningiomas: A treatment update | Artemisia Dimosteni, UAE |
| 12:00-12:15 | Key hole minimally invasive approaches in neurosurgery: tips and tricks | Israel Melamed, Israel |
| 12:15-12:30 | Clinical and NSG predictors for response to regorafenib in recurrent GBM | Antonella Mangraviti, italy |
| 12:30-12:45 | Awake craniotomy for tumor resection in speech area | Vladimir Papic, Serbia |
| 12:45-13:00 | Intraoperative MRI: How it helps to maximise brain tumor excision | Abdul Karim Msaddi, UAE |
| 13:00-13:30 | Discussion |
Spine 4
| 08:30-08:45 | Time to Diagnosis for Patients with Spinal Tumor: A Retrospective Study from Bandung, Indonesia | Sevline Estethia Ompusunggu, Indonesia |
| 08:45-09:00 | Intradural Spinal Tumors: A review and case presentation | Ahmed Allam, UAE |
| 09:00-09:15 | Intraspinal extradural meningiomas. A case report and literature review | Sebouh Khassis, UAE |
| 09:15-09:30 | Large Sacral Tumours : Challenges, Strategies and Innovations | Sunil Kumar B S, India |
| 09:30-09:45 | Surgical Stabilisation For Bony Spinal Metastases: Reflection On Quality Of Life | Vineeth K.K., India |
| 09:45-10:00 | Long term quality of life and functional outcome in adults surgically treated for intramedullary spinal cord tumors | Tommaso Tufo, UAE |
| 10:00-10:15 | Discussion |
Spine 5
| 10:30-10:45 | Role of spinal navigation associated to IOM inmaximising safety in spine surgery. Experience in more than 6000 screws | Abdul Karim Msaddi, UAE |
| 10:45-11:00 | Encouraging outcome of chordomas treated with hypofractionated image guided pencil beam scanning proton beam theraphy: first series from india | Nagarjuna Burela, India |
| 11:00-11:15 | Use of long-term continuos closed-suction drains in acute post-operative spinal infections with retension of spinal instrumentation | Nader M. Hebela, UAE |
| 11:15-11:30 | Discussion |
Oncology
| 14:30-14:45 | New surgical treatments in epilepsy | Patrick Vigren, UAE |
| 14:45-15:00 | Cyberknife for intracranial tumors | Salam Ali Yanek, UAE |
| 15:00-15:15 | Cyberknife for brain and spinal metastasis | Pantaleo Romanelli, UAE |
| 15:15-15:30 | Promising Experience With Intensity Modulated Proton Beam Therapy (IMPT) For Cranio-Spinal Irradiation (CSI) From South East Asia And Middle East’s First Proton Treatment Centre. | Anindita Das, India |
| 15:30–15:45 | Modern proton beam therapy in improving survival and survivorship in CNS tumours | Rakesh Jala, India |
| 15:45-16:00 | Discussion |
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