Scientific Program 32 nd Annual Congress of the Hellenic Neurosurgical Society

nd ANNUAL CONGRESS OF THE & th ANNUAL NEUROSURGERY NURSES MEETING CHANIA - GREECE 4-6 May 08 Scientific Program nd Annual Congress of the Hellenic Neurosurgical Society Joint Meeting with The Society of British Neurological Surgeons Cyprus Neurosurgical Society

SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM Thursday 4 th May 08 nd ANNUAL CONGRESS OF THE & th ANNUAL NEUROSURGERY NURSES MEETING CHANIA - GREECE 4-6 May 08 Session I: Trauma - Young Neurosurgeons Session on TBI Chairs: A. Vakis, V. Papanastassiou :00 - :5 Critical neurosurgical care for severe TBI during the first hours T. Flaskas :5 - :0 Decompressive craniectomy. Does it really improve functional outcome in severe TBI? A. Karagianni :0 - :45 Post-traumatic hydrocephalus. Diagnostic criteria and treatment M. Themistocleous :45 - :00 Brain/computer interface in rehabilitation A. Athanasiou.00.5 Pediatric head injury in Northern Greece I. Siasios Invited Lectures :5 - :0 Prevalence of concomitant cranio-spinal injury: Systematic review A. Demetriades :0 - :45 Brachial plexus surgery L. Rasulic :45 - :00 Hyperacute management of TBI M. Wilson :00-4:00 Lunch Break Session II Vascular Chairs: P. Selviarides, N. Kitchen 8 4:00-4:5 Cerebral aneurysm surgery in the era of endovascular treatment A. Andreou 4:5-4:0 Clipping aneurysms improves outcomes for patients undergoing coiling C. Tolias 4:0-4:45 Reviewing morbidity in aneurysm surgery N. Foroglou 4:45-5:00 Complications of endovascular aneurysm treatment V. Panagiotopoulos

nd ANNUAL CONGRESS OF THE & th ANNUAL NEUROSURGERY NURSES MEETING CHANIA - GREECE 4-6 May 08 SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM Thursday 4 th May 08 5:00-5:5 Management of aneurysmal SAH in a district hospital A. Krasoudakis 5:5-5:0 Surgical outcome in poor grading SAH patients A. Tasiou 5:0-5:40 Surgical management of MCA aneurysms with special consideration of mirror aneurysm A. Blionas 5:40-6:0 Oral Presentations OP 0 OP 0 OP 0 IS IT STILL UNSAFE TO BE ADMITTED ON A WEEKEND WITH A SUB-ARACHNOID HAEMORRHAGE? A RETROSPECTIVE STUDY TO ASSESS DELAYS IN TREATMENT OF SUB-ARACHNOID HAEMORRHAGE DEPENDING ON THE DAY OF ADMISSION Pujara S., Olubajo F., Maliakal P., Castanho P., Kounin G. Department of Neurosurgery, Hull Royal Infirmary, Hull, UK Department of Neuroradiology Hull Royal Infirmary, Hull, UK INFLUENCE OF ANTIPLATELET AND ANTICOAGULANT DRUG USE ON OUTCOMES FOLLOWING CHRONIC SUBDURAL HAEMATOMA DRAINAGE Poon M.T.C.,, Rea C., Kolias A.G. 4,5, Brennan P.M., British Neurosurgical Trainee Research Collaborative (BNTRC), UK PROSPECTIVE MULTI-CENTRE STUDY OF EXTERNAL VENTRICULAR DRAINAGE MANAGEMENT AND INFECTION RATE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND IRELAND Jamjoom A., Joannides A., Poon M., Chari A., Kolias A., Kitchen J., Zaben M., Brennan P., Hutchinson P., Ahmed A. British Neurosurgical Trainee Research Collaborative, UK 6:0-6:0 Coffee Break 9

SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM Thursday 4 th May 08 nd ANNUAL CONGRESS OF THE & th ANNUAL NEUROSURGERY NURSES MEETING CHANIA - GREECE 4-6 May 08 Session III Oral Presentations 6:0-7:40 Chairs: K. Kouzelis, S. Sgouros, X. Kotsiakis OP 04 OP 05 OP 06 OP 07 OP 08 OP 09 OP 0 THE ROLE OF NATURAL KILLER CELL COUNTS IN PERIPHERAL BLOOD OF PATIENTS WITH BRAIN TUMORS Skiada D., Alexiou G., Zigouris A., Vartholomatos G., Voulgaris S. Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital of Ioannina, Greece Haematology Laboratory-Unit of Molecular Biology, University Hospital of Ioannina, Greece ENDOSCOPIC ENDONASAL APPROACH FOR PITUITARY ADENOMAS Moraiti A., Zlatanos C., Charitos D., Georgakoulias N. Neurosurgery Department, GNA G. Gennimatas A CASE SERIES OF PROLACTINOMA PATIENTS REQUIRING SURGICAL TREATMENT Christodoulides I., Ansaripour A., Darsy N., Maratos E.C., Barazi S., Barkas K., Thomas N. Neurosurgery Department, King s College Hospital, London, UK School of Medicine, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany EARLY SURGERY FOR PITUITARY APOPLEXY LEADS TO BETTER VISUAL OUTCOMES Frantzias J., Sokratous G., Ugas M.A., Jung J., Maratos E., Barazi S., Thomas NW., Plakas S., Nikolaidis I. 4, Barkas C. Department of Neurosurgery, King s College Hospital, London, UK Department of Neurosurgery, The Walton Centre, Liverpool, UK Department of Neurosurgery, Atkinson Morley Wing, St. George s Hospital, London, UK 4 Department of Neurosurgery, Tzaneio Hospital of Pireus, Greece A CLINICAL STUDY OF CHORDOMAS Karampouga M., Tsetsos F., Spiliotopoulos A., Sakellariou P., Baltas I. Department of Neurological Surgery, G. Papanikolaou General Hospital of Thessaloniki Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Democritus University of Thrace SURGERY FOR SPHENOORBITAL MENINGIOMATA: A UK CENTRE S EXPERIENCE Shapey J., Jung J., Barkas K., Gullan R., Barazi S., Maratos E., Bentley R., Huppa C., Thomas N.W.M. Department of Neurosurgery, King s College Hospital, London, UK POSTERIOR FOSSA TUMOUR SURGERY - MORTALITY AND MORE OPERATIONS Hammett T.C., Kulkarni G., Javed S., Teale A., Robertson IJ. Department of Neurosurgery, Nottingham University Hospitals, UK 0

nd ANNUAL CONGRESS OF THE & th ANNUAL NEUROSURGERY NURSES MEETING CHANIA - GREECE 4-6 May 08 SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM Thursday 4 th May 08 OP SAFETY AND ACCURACY OF AXIEM GUIDED BRAIN BIOPSY; A LARGE SINGLE UNIT RETROSPECTIVE STUDY Giamouriadis A., Dutta D., Safdar A., Perera D., Vergani F., Bhangoo R., Gullan R., Ashkan K. Department of Neurosurgery, King s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK Session IV Invited Lectures Chairs: N. Foroglou, A. Demetriades 7:40-8:00 Long term outcome of pediatric hydrocephalus S. Sgouros 8:00-8:0 The search for novel therapies in neurooncology: Hope and despair V. Papanastassiou 8:0-8:40 Full endoscopic spinal decompression on the lumbar spine C. Siepe 8:40-9:00 Full endoscopic spine surgery: Tips & Tricks C. Siepe 9:00-9:0 Has government mandated consultant outcome data improved neurosurgical practices in the U.K.? P. May 9:0-9:40 Selecting, training and assessing neurosurgical trainees-experiences from the UK and Europe P. Whitfield 9:40-9:50 Oral Presentation OP MEDICAL ASPECTS OF THE BATTLE OF CRETE 94 Stanworth P.A. Neurosurgical Department, University Hospital Coventry & Warwickshire 0:00 - :00 Opening Ceremony & Welcome Cocktail

SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM Friday 5 th May 08 nd ANNUAL CONGRESS OF THE & th ANNUAL NEUROSURGERY NURSES MEETING CHANIA - GREECE 4-6 May 08 Session V Morning session Chairs: E. Chatzidakis, A. Kolias 08:00-08:0 Peripheral nerve surgery: Tips and tricks L. Rasulic 08:0-09:00 Surgical anatomy of the craniocervical junction K. Barkas 09:00-09:5 What is new in neurosurgical oncology (interactive) L. Stavrinou 09:5-09:0 Recent advances in pediatric brain tumor surgery B. Zebian 09:0-09:45 Stereotactic radiosurgery as neurosurgical tool P. Nomikos 09:45-0:00 Hematology and coagulation for Neurosurgeons A. Chatzisotiriou 0:00-0:5 Brain edema: pathophysiology and treatment D. Karabetsos 0:5 0:45 Coffee Break Session VI Oncology Chairs: G. Stranjalis, P. May 0:45 - :00 Interdisciplinary management of anterior cranial lesions N. Papadogeorgakis :00 - :5 Endoscopic approaches to clival tumors C. Georgalas :5 - :0 Transcavernous approach to pituitary adenomas N. Georgakoulias :0 - :45 Managing recurrences in pituitary adenomas T. Paleologos :45 - :00 Extradural approaches of skull base lesions P. Stavrinou :00 - :5 Lateral orbitotomy. A safe and effective procedure I. Magras :5 - :0 Management of vestibular schwannomas in the UK C. Gilkes

CHANIA - GREECE 4-6 May 08 :0 - :45 Evolving management of brain metastases J. Leggate :45 - :5 Lunch break - Residents competition test nd ANNUAL CONGRESS OF THE & th ANNUAL NEUROSURGERY NURSES MEETING SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM Friday 5 th May 08 Session VII Vascular Chairs: A. Andreou, C. Tolias :5 - :0 Management of cavernomas N. Kitchen :0 - :45 Current treatment modalities in the management of brain AVMs A. Mitsos :45-4:00 Surgical management of spinal vascular lesions A. Andreou 4:00-4:5 Endovascular treatment of spinal arteriovenous shunts G. Baltsavias 4:5-4:0 Treatment of high grade dural arteriovenous fistulae: a new hope for the vascular neurosurgeon I. Fouyas 4:0-4:45 The wind of change in stroke treatment: Endovascular approach and techniques M. Mantatzis 4:45-5:0 Oral presentations OP OP 4 OP 5 SURGICAL TREATMENT OF BRAIN STEM AND SPINAL CORD CAVERNOMAS Mitropoulos A., Apostolakis S., Karagianni A., Mavridis I., Mantas K., Mylonakis I., Vlachos K. Department of Neurosurgery, KAT General Hospital, Kifisia, Greece CLINICALLY SIGNIFICANT CAROTID CANAL INJURIES: A STUDY OF THE FRACTURE MORPHOLOGY Javed S., Hammett T., Kulkarni G., Kumaria A., Basu S. Department of Neurosurgery, Queens Medical Centre, Nottingham ROLE OF REPRESSIVE HISTONE MODIFICATION MARKS AND HISTONE LYSINE METHYLTRANSFERASES SETDB AND EZH IN PEDIATRIC BRAIN TUMORS Themistocleous M., Klonou A., Gargalionis A.N., Korkolopoulou P., Sgouros S. 4, Sfakianos G., Papavassiliou A.G., Piperi C. Neurosurgery Department, Agia Sophia Children s Hospital, Athens, Greece

SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM Friday 5 th May 08 nd ANNUAL CONGRESS OF THE & th ANNUAL NEUROSURGERY NURSES MEETING CHANIA - GREECE 4-6 May 08 Department of Biological Chemistry, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece st Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece 4 Department of Neurosurgery, Mitera Children s Hospital, Athens, Greece OP 6 OP 7 00.000 GENOMES PROJECT Albanese E. Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust, UK INTRAOPERATIVE IMMUNOPHENOTYPIC ANALYSIS FOR THE DIAGNOSIS OF PRIMARY CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM LYMPHOMAS Alexiou G., Voulgaris S., Mihos E., Pahatouridis D., Vartholomatos G. Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital of Ioannina, Greece Haematology Laboratory-Unit of Molecular Biology, University Hospital of Ioannina, Greece 5:0-6:00 Coffee Break Session VIII Spine session - Part I Chairs: K. Vlachos, I. Fouyas 6:00-6:5 Clinical and biomechanical considerations - Management principles in lumbar degenerative disease P. Tsitsopoulos 6:5-6:0 Treatment options in lumbar degenerative disease: where do we stand? A. Prassas 6:0-6:45 Transcutaneous approaches in lumbar spine E. Karakosta 6:45-7:00 The ALIF concept A. Kapetanakis 7:00-7:5 Sacro-iliac fixation A. Bouras 7:5-7:0 Spinal navigation TBA 7:0-7:45 Postero-lateral approach for thoracic ventral lesions S. Voulgaris 7:45-8:00 New philosophy in spinal surgery M. Spyrou 4

nd ANNUAL CONGRESS OF THE & th ANNUAL NEUROSURGERY NURSES MEETING CHANIA - GREECE 4-6 May 08 SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM Friday 5 th May 08 Session IX Spine session - Part II Chairs: S. Marathianos, A. Prassas, D. Arvanitakis 8:00-8:0 Management of patients with lumbar spinal stenosis and mild degenerative spondylolisthesis or scoliosis N. Chochlidakis 8:0-8:0 Results of laminoplasty in cervical stenosis S. Stamatiou 8:0-0:00 Oral Presentations OP 8 OP 9 OP 0 OP OP CORTICAL BONE TRAJECTORY FOR SPINAL FUSION IN THE LUMBAR SPINE. A SINGLE UNIT EXPERIENCE WITH A -YEAR FOLLOW UP Arzoglou V., Brown D., Storey M., Tsitlakidis A., Andalib A. Hull and East Yorkshire NHS Trust LUMBAR INTERBODY FUSION. OUR EXPERIENCE IN ANTERIOR, POSTERIOR, TRANSFORAMINAL, MINIMAL INVASIVE TRANSFORAMINAL LUMBAR FUSION AND REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE Papageorgiou D., Karydakis P., Veranis S., Stamatopoulos C., Kapetanakis A. Department of Neurosurgery, 5 Hellenic Air Force General Hospital, Athens, Greece THE IMPORTANCE OF COMBINED VERTICAL AND TRANSVERSE STABILISATION IN THE SURGICAL FIXATION OF COMPLEX MULTIDIRECTIONAL UNSTABLE SACROPELVIC FRACTURES Russo A. Department of Neurosurgery, Spinal Surgery section. University Hospital Birmingham, UK MINIMALLY INVASIVE SPINAL SURGERY FOR THE TREATMENT OF TRAUMATIC THORACIC AND LUMBAR FRACTURES Hadjigeorgiou G.F. Department of Neurosurgery, Klinikum Bogenhausen, Teaching Hospital of the Technical University Munich, Germany SURGICAL OPTIONS FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF THORACOLUMBAR JUNCTION BURST FRACTURES (MAGERL TYPE A.): A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW Pitsika M., Syrris C., Sharma H. Department of Neurosurgery, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Queen Victoria Rd, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom Department of Neurosurgery, 44 Military Hospital of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece Department of Neurosurgery, Derriford Hospital, Derriford Road, Plymouth, United Kingdom 5

SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM Friday 5 th May 08 nd ANNUAL CONGRESS OF THE & th ANNUAL NEUROSURGERY NURSES MEETING CHANIA - GREECE 4-6 May 08 OP OP 4 OP 5 OP 6 OP 7 OP 8 OP 9 OP 0 MICRODISCECTOMY FOR LUMBAR DISC HERNIATION. YEARS EXPERIENCE IN 44 GENERAL MILITARY TRAINING HOSPITAL NEUROSURGERY DEPARTMENT Syrris C., Klitsinikos D., Alexandris C., Pitsika M., Toulios P. Neurosurgery Deparment 44 General Military Training Hospital Royal Victoria Infirmary Hospital NHS, Newcastle upon tyne CT GUIDED BIOPSY IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF SPONDYLODISKITIS Sungailaite S., Buchanan D., Hunt D., Jafari M., Al-Rawi A., Hekal W., Curzon I. Neurosurgery Department, James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough, UK Radiology Department, James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough, UK SURGICAL TREATMENT OF PYOGENIC SPINAL INFECTIONS: AN UPDATE. PRESENTATION OF 0 CASES AND REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE Derdilopoulos A., Flaskas T., Stavropoulos S., Athanasiou G., Seretis A. Neurosurgical Department, Mediterraneo Hospital THE CHIARI.5 MALFORMATION, IS IT A DIAGNOSTIC SUBCLASS IN ADULTS? Abdelhafiz T., McConnell R.S., Burns P., Abouharb A., Shanmuganathan M. Neurosurgery Department, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast. FORAMEN MAGNUM DECOMPRESSION FOR CHIARI MALFORMATION. IS THERE A SUPERIOR SURGICAL TECHNIQUE? Giannakaki V., Ross N., Surash S., Mitchell P. Department of Neurosurgery, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals, UK SURGICAL MANAGEMENT FOR SYMPTOMATIC CEREBRAL ARACHNOID CYSTS Leventis A., Xenaki V., Palaiologos T.S., Lipiridis S., Xatzidakis E. Neurosurgical Department, General Hospital of Nikaia STEREO/ENDOSCOPIC ASSISTANCE DURING MINIMAL INVASIVE CRANIAL BASE MICROSURGERY Xenaki V., Leventis A., Papadopoulos Manolarakis P., Xatzidakis E., Fratzoglou M. Neurosurgery Department, General Hospital of Nikaia THREE-DIMENSIONAL NEUROENDOSCOPY FOR INTRAVENTRICULAR LESION TREATMENT IN ADULTS AND CHILDREN -D VIDEO PRESENTATION Georgoulis G.,, Charitos D., Moratiti A., Zlatanos C., Georgakoulias N. Neurosurgical Department, General Hospital of Athens G.Gennimatas Neurosurgical Department, General Children s Hospital of Athens Agia Sofia.00 Gala Dinner 6

nd ANNUAL CONGRESS OF THE & th ANNUAL NEUROSURGERY NURSES MEETING CHANIA - GREECE 4-6 May 08 SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM Saturday 6 th May 08 Session X Morning session Chairs: K. Fountas, M. Spyrou 08:00-08:0 Intra-axial spinal cord surgery: Tips and tricks I. Patsalas 08:0-09:00 Intraoperative monitoring: Technical tips and tricks F. Sala 09:00-09:5 Neurophysiology monitoring, is it worth the effort C. Bolger 09:5-09:0 Intramedullary tumor: IOM, morbidity and results E. Kampouridis 09:0-09:50 Olfactory mucosa transplantation in spinal cord injury J. Peduzzi 09:50-0:00 Oral Presentation OP USING STEM CELLS FOLLOWING TBI Ahmed A.I., Gajavelli S., Da Sousa B., Coles B., Pringle A. K., Bullock M. R. University Hospitals Southampton 0:00-0:0 Coffee Break Session XI Oncology Chairs: C. Bolger, K. Tsoleka 0:0-0:50 Intraoperative monitoring in brain surgery F. Sala 0:50 - :05 Current concepts in the management of the (non so) low grade gliomas and the value of multidisciplinary approach K. Karabatsou :05 - :0 Anesthetic techniques for awake surgery G. Tsaousi :0 - :5 Where are we standing in GBM management E. Chavredakis :5 - :45 Management of brain metastatic disease M. Karra 7

SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM Saturday 6 th May 08 :45 - :0 Oral Presentations nd ANNUAL CONGRESS OF THE & th ANNUAL NEUROSURGERY NURSES MEETING CHANIA - GREECE 4-6 May 08 OP OP OP 4 OP 5 OP 6 OP 7 BRAIN LESIONS IN PATIENTS WITH A KNOWN MALIGNANCY OUTSIDE THE CNS. ARE THEY ALWAYS METASTATIC? Anagnostopoulos C., Drosos E., Kalyvas A., Komaitis S., Stanjalis G. University Department of Neurosurgery, Evangelismos General Hospital MEMBRAIN PROJECT: PROVISIONAL RESULTS OF UK NATIONAL, PROSPECTIVE AUDIT ON THE MANAGEMENT EVALUATION OF METASTASES IN THE BRAIN Jung J.,, Tailor J., Bhangoo R., Ashkan K.,, Vergani F. British National Trainee Research Collaborative (BNTRC) Department of Neurosurgery, King s College Hospital Neurosciences Clinical Trials Unit, King s College Hospital Department of Neurosurgery, St. George s Hospital GAMMA KNIFE TREATMENT OF BRAIN METASTASES CORRELATION BETWEEN OVERALL SURVIVAL AND THE CUMULATIVE VOLUME OF METASTASES Tancu C.¹, ², Fersht N.³, Kitchen N.¹, ² The Gamma Knife Centre at Queen Square, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, United Kingdom Department of Neurosurgery, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, United Kingdom Department of Oncology, University College London Hospital, London, United Kingdom FIRST UK EXPERIENCE WITH NAVIGATED TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION IN PRE-SURGICAL MAPPING Jung J.,, Lavrador J.P., Patel S., Giamouriadis A., Bhangoo R., Ashkan K.,, Vergani F. Department of Neurosurgery, King's College Hospital Neurosciences Clinical Trials Unit, King s College Hospital OUTCOME COMPARISON OF DIFFERENT AGE GROUPS SURGICALLY TREATED FOR HIGH GRADE GLIOMA; A 5-YEAR COHORT STUDY Mavrakis A.G., Campbell E., St. George E.J. Institute of Neurological Sciences, Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, Glasgow, UK EFFICACY OF ETV IN THE TREATMENT OF HYDROCEPHALUS FOLLOWING EARLY RESECTION OF POSTERIOR FOSSA TUMOUR IN THE PAEDIATRIC POPULATION Pitsika M.,, Papaevangelou G., Chamilos C., Sgouros S., Department of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Mitera Children s Hospital, Athens, Greece Department of Neurosurgery, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, United Kingdom National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece 8

nd ANNUAL CONGRESS OF THE & th ANNUAL NEUROSURGERY NURSES MEETING CHANIA - GREECE 4-6 May 08 SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM Saturday 6 th May 08 :0 - :0 Lunch Break Session XII Trauma Chairs: A. Jenkins, M. Lambrou :0 - :45 Clinical trials in neurotrauma A. Kolias :45-4:00 Cranial and spinal warfare injuries P. Toulios 4:00-4:5 Post-traumatic cerebral ischemia P. Papanikolaou 4:5-4:5 Outcome predictors in mild and moderate TBI G. Alexiou 4:5-4:5 Near infrared spectroscopy in TBI V. Kontojannis 4:5-5:0 Oral Presentations OP 8 OP 9 OP 40 PRELUDE OF OXIDATIVE STRESS IN NEUROSURGICAL PATIENTS Karagianni A., Venetsanou K., Filias P., Mitropoulos A., Apostolakis S., Vlachos K. Department of Neurosurgery, KAT General Hospital, Athens, Greece ² Research Unit, KAT General Hospital, Athens, Greece NEURAL CIRCUITS OF THE BRAIN AND BRAIN-COMPUTER INTERFACES IN SPINAL CORD INJURY - THE CSI:BRAINWAVE PROJECT Athanasiou A.,, Pandria N., Foroglou N., Magras I., Bamidis P.D. Lab of Medical Physics, School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki First Department of Neurosurgery, AHEPA University General Hospital SLEDGE RUNNER FASCICULUS: MICROANATOMIC ARCHITECTURE AND TRACTOGRAPHIC MORPHOLOGY OF A FIBER TRACT SUBSERVING SPATIAL NAVIGATION AND VISUOSPATIAL IMAGERY Kalyvas A.,, Koutsarnakis C.,, Skandalakis G.,, Komaitis S.,, Stranjalis G., Athens Microneurosurgery Laboratory, Evaggelismos Hospital, Athens, Greece Neurosurgery Department, Evaggelismos Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece 9

SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM Saturday 6 th May 08 nd ANNUAL CONGRESS OF THE & th ANNUAL NEUROSURGERY NURSES MEETING CHANIA - GREECE 4-6 May 08 OP 4 OP 4 OP 4 TEMPORAL VERSUS EXTRATEMPORAL TRUE MRI-NEGATIVE EPILEPSIES: A COMPARATIVE RETROSPECTIVE STUDY Kogias E., Evangelou P., Urbach H., Doostkam S., Altenmueller D.-M. 4 Department of Neurosurgery, Medical Center University of Freiburg, Germany Department of Neuroradiology, Medical Center University of Freiburg, Germany Institute of Neuropathology, Medical Center University of Freiburg, Germany 4 Epilepsy Center, Department of Neurosurgery, Medical Center - University of Freiburg, Germany SEIZURES OUTCOME IN SURGERY FOR FRONTAL LOBE EPILEPSY Oostra A., Korfias S., Vlachakis E., Gatzonis S., Sakas DE. Department of Neurosurgery, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Evangelismos General Hospital, Athens, Greece HAS THE NEW TECHNOLOGY IMPROVED THE RESULT OF THE SPINAL CORD STIMULATION (S.C.S.)? Koulousakis A., Paltsokas P., Matis G., Chatzikalfas A. Stereotaxy and functional Neurosurgery, Unikliniken Köln Neurosurgical Clinic, Sana Kliniken Duisburg Neurosurgical Clinic, Unikliniken Düsseldorf 5:0-6:00 Coffee Break Session XIII Functional Chairs: M. Fratzoglou, G. Makrygiannakis 6:00-6:5 Neuromodulation for chronic pain: Current concepts A. Jenkins 6:5-6:0 Temporal lobe surgery: Anatomical and functional A. Grivas 6:0-6:45 Corpus callosotomy: Indications, techniques, complications K. Fountas 6:45-7:00 DBS established and future applications C. Constantoyannis 7:00-7:5 Movement disorders surgery S. Boviatsis 7:5-7:0 Closing Remarks 8:00-9:00 Hellenic Neurosurgical Society General Assembly 0

nd ANNUAL CONGRESS OF THE & th ANNUAL NEUROSURGERY NURSES MEETING CHANIA - GREECE 4-6 May 08 Scientific Program th Annual Neurosurgery Nurses Meeting

SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM Friday 5 th May 08 nd ANNUAL CONGRESS OF THE & th ANNUAL NEUROSURGERY NURSES MEETING CHANIA - GREECE 4-6 May 08 09:00-09:0 Meeting Opening - Welcome Addresses 09:0-0:5 Oral Presentations Chairs: Κ. Ζervaki, Α. Κalpakidou OPN 0 OPN 0 OPN 0 ΕΘΝΙΚΟ ΣΥΣΤΗΜΑ ΥΓΕΙΑΣ. ΡΟΛΟΣ - ΚΙΝΗΤΡΑ - ΥΠΟΚΙΝΗΣΗ ΤΩΝ ΕΠΑΓΓΕΛΜΑΤΙΩΝ ΥΓΕΙΑΣ Παπασταμούλη Δ., Καραολιά Α., Τσιλίγκας Ι., Κούλπας Π., Φουντάς Κ. Νευροχειρουργική Κλινική, Πανεπιστημιακό Γενικό Νοσοκομείο Λάρισας ΟΙ ΣΥΝΕΠΕΙΕΣ ΤΗΣ ΒΑΡΙΑΣ ΚΡΑΝΙΟΕΓΚΕΦΑΛΙΚΗΣ ΚΑΚΩΣΗΣ ΣΤΗ ΖΩΗ ΤΟΥ ΑΣΘΕΝΟΥΣ ΚΑΙ ΣΤΗΝ ΟΙΚΟΓΕΝΕΙΑ: ΝΟΣΗΛΕΥΤΙΚΗ ΔΙΑΧΕΙΡΙΣΗ Σκουτέλη Ε., Λεράκη Δ., Ζερβάκη Κ. Νευροχειρουργική Κλινική, ΠΑΓΝΗ Η ΕΠΙΒΑΡΥΝΣΗ ΤΗΣ ΟΙΚΟΓΕΝΕΙΑΣ ΑΠΟ ΤΗ ΦΡΟΝΤΙΔΑ ΑΣΘΕΝΩΝ ΜΕ ΟΓΚΟΥΣ ΕΓΚΕΦΑΛΟΥ Φυσέκη Γ., Ίντας Γ., Γαλατιανού Ι., Χατζηδάκης Ε. Νευροχειρουργική Κλινική, Γ.Ν.Ν. Άγιος Παντελεήμων Β Παθολογική Κλινική, Γ.Ν.Ν. Άγιος Παντελεήμων OPN 04 Η ΕΠΙΒΑΡΥΝΣΗ ΤΗΣ ΟΙΚΟΓΕΝΕΙΑΣ ΑΠΟ ΤΗ ΦΡΟΝΤΙΔΑ ΑΣΘΕΝΩΝ ΜΕ ΟΓΚΟΥΣ ΣΠΟΝΔΥΛΙΚΗΣ ΣΤΗΛΗΣ Φυσέκη Γ., Ίντας Γ., Γαλατιανού Ι., Χατζηδάκης Ε. Νευροχειρουργική Κλινική, Γ.Ν.Ν. Άγιος Παντελεήμων Β Παθολογική κλινική, Γ.Ν.Ν. Άγιος Παντελεήμων 0:5-0:45 Coffee Break 0:45 - :00 Round Table - Patient with TBI - Nursing Management* Chairs: P. Ntzilepi, Ε. Κamilaki 0:45 - :05 Lecture: Car Accidents in children* Μ. Lyritzaki * The lecture is in Greek

nd ANNUAL CONGRESS OF THE & th ANNUAL NEUROSURGERY NURSES MEETING CHANIA - GREECE 4-6 May 08 SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM Friday 5 th May 08 Oral Presentations OPN 05 ΚΡΑΝΙΟΕΓΚΕΦΑΛΙΚΕΣ ΚΑΚΩΣΕΙΣ. ΘΕΡΑΠΕΥΤΙΚΗ ΠΡΟΣΕΓΓΙΣΗ - ΝΕΥΡΟΧΕΙΡΟΥΡΓΙΚΗ ΚΛΙΝΙΚΗ ΠΓΝ ΛΑΡΙΣΑΣ 07 Παπασταμούλη Δ., Καραολιά Α., Τζερεφός Χ., Φουντάς Κ., Κωστοπούλου Θ. Νευροχειρουργική Κλινική, Πανεπιστημιακό Γενικό Νοσοκομείο Λάρισας Τμήμα Φυσικοθεραπείας, Πανεπιστημιακό Γενικό Νοσοκομείο Λάρισας OPN 06 OPN 07 OPN 08 OPN 09 ΚΡΑΝΙΟΕΓΚΕΦΑΛΙΚΕΣ ΚΑΚΩΣΕΙΣ ΣΤΗΝ ΝΕΥΡΟΧΕΙΡΟΥΡΓΙΚΗ ΤΟΥ ΠΑΓΝΗ ΤΟ ΕΤΟΣ 07. Ο ΡΟΛΟΣ ΤΟΥ ΝΟΣΗΛΕΥΤΗ Λεράκη Δ., Σκουτέλη Ε., Μουστακάκη Μ., Ζερβάκη Κ. Νευροχειρουργική Κλινική, ΠΑΓΝΗ ΑΝΑΔΡΟΜΙΚΗ ΜΕΛΕΤΗ (RETROPROSPECTIVE STUDY) ΕΙΣΑΓΩΓΗΣ ΑΣΘΕΝΩΝ ΜΕ ΚΕΚ ΣΤΗ ΜΕΘ ΠΑΓΝΗ Φλουρή Ε., Καρτσωνάκη Μ. Μονάδα Εντατικής Θεραπείας, ΠΑΓΝΗ ΠΑΡΟΥΣΙΑΣΗ ΠΡΩΤΟΚΟΛΛΩΝ ΑΝΤΙΜΕΤΩΠΙΣΗΣ ΚΑΙ ΔΙΑΧΕΙΡΙΣΗΣ ΚΡΑΝΙΟ- ΕΓΚΕΦΑΛΙΚΩΝ ΚΑΚΩΣΕΩΝ (ΚΕΚ) ΣΤΗ ΜΕΘ Καρτσωνάκη Μ. Μονάδα Εντατικής Θεραπείας, ΠΑΓΝΗ ΕΚΤΙΜΗΣΗ ΚΙΡΚΑΔΙΟΥ ΡΥΘΜΟΥ ΣΕ ΑΣΘΕΝΕΙΣ ΜΕ ΚΡΑΝΙΟΕΓΚΕΦΑΛΙΚΗ ΚΑΚΩΣΗ Δανέβα Ε., Μακρής Κ., Βλάχος Κ., Κακλαμάνος Ι., Μυριανθεύς Π. Νευροχειρουργική Κλινική, ΚΑΤ Γενικό Περιφερειακό Νοσοκομείο Αττικής Βιοχημικό Τμήμα, ΚΑΤ Γενικό Περιφερειακό Νοσοκομείο Αττικής Γενικό Ογκολογικό Νοσοκομείο Αττικής Άγιοι Ανάργυροι :00 - :45 Oral Presentations - Hospital-Acquired Infections Chairs: G. Zika, Μ. Giannakidou OPN 0 OPN ΛΟΙΜΩΞΕΙΣ ΣΤΟΥΣ ΝΕΥΡΟΧΕΙΡΟΥΡΓΙΚΟΥΣ ΑΣΘΕΝΕΙΣ Σκουτέλη Ε., Λεράκη Δ., Τσιτσιπάνης Χ., Κεχαγιαδάκης Δ., Ζερβάκη Κ. Νευροχειρουργική Κλινική, ΠΑΓΝΗ EXPERIENCE IN THE INTRODUCTION OF HAND HYGIENE IN NEUROREANIMATION Egorova N.M., Savin I.A. FGUU NNPTs "Research Institute of the National Academy of Arts. Ac. N.N. Burdenko Ministry of Russia, Moscow

SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM Friday 5 th May 08 nd ANNUAL CONGRESS OF THE & th ANNUAL NEUROSURGERY NURSES MEETING CHANIA - GREECE 4-6 May 08 OPN OPN BLOODSTREAM INFECTION PREVENTION IN NEUROLOGICAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT: A NURSE S PERSPECTIVE Tonyan I.V., Egorova N.M., Butova E.M. Federal State Autonomous Institution, the Academician N. N. Burdenko Research Institute of Neurosurgery of the Ministry of Health of Russian Federation, Moscow PREVENTION OF HOSPITAL-ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA IN VENTILATED PATIENTS. Ulyanova M.V., Egorova N.M., Savin I.A. Federal State Autonomous Institution, the Academician N. N. Burdenko Research Institute of Neurosurgery of the Ministry of Health of Russian Federation Moscow :45 - :5 Lunch Break :5 - :5 Lecture: The nurse's intuition* Α. Kalokyri * The lecture is in Greek :5-4:5 Oral Presentations Chairs: G. Fyseki, A. Karaolia OPN 4 OPN 5 OPN 6 ΕΛΚΗ ΠΙΕΣΗΣ ΚΑΙ ΝΕΥΡΟΧΕΙΡΟΥΡΓΙΚΟΙ ΑΣΘΕΝΕΙΣ. ΕΚΤΙΜΗΣΗ ΚΙΝΔΥΝΟΥ, ΣΤΡΑΤΗΓΙΚΕΣ ΠΡΟΛΗΨΗΣ ΚΑΙ ΘΕΡΑΠΕΙΑΣ Ζερβάκη Κ., Σκουτέλη Ε. Νευροχειρουργική Κλινική, ΠΑΓΝΗ ΝΟΣΗΛΕΥΤΙΚΗ ΠΑΡΕΜΒΑΣΗ ΣΕ ΑΣΘΕΝΗ ΜΕ ΤΡΑΥΜΑ ΑΠΟ ΠΥΡΟΒΟΛΙΣΜΟ ΣΤΟ ΚΕΦΑΛΙ. ΠΑΡΟΥΣΙΑΣΗ ΠΕΡΙΣΤΑΤΙΚΟΥ Χειλουδάκη Ε., Μαραθιανός Σ., Κρασουδάκης Α. Νευροχειρουργική Κλινική Γενικό Νοσοκομείο Χανίων ΟΙ ΠΡΩΤΕΣ ΩΡΕΣ ΤΗΣ ΕΝΔΟΕΓΚΕΦΑΛΙΚΗΣ ΑΙΜΟΡΡΑΓΙΑΣ Παπασταμούλη Δ., Καραολιά Α., Γάτος Χ., Φουντάς Κ., Τζανής Α. Νευροχειρουργική Κλινική, Πανεπιστημιακό Γενικό Νοσοκομείο Λάρισας OPN 7 ΜΕΤΕΓΧΕΙΡΗΤΙΚΗ ΠΑΡΑΚΟΛΟΥΘΗΣΗ ΑΣΘΕΝΩΝ ΜΕ ΚΡΑΝΙΟΤΟΜΙΑ Μπατσαρά Α., Ζιάννα Μ., Αυγουστίδου Ι. Nευροχειρουργική Κλινική, 44 Γ.Σ.Ν.Ε Χειρουργική Κλινική, Π. Γ. Ν. Θ. «ΑΧΕΠΑ» 4

nd ANNUAL CONGRESS OF THE & th ANNUAL NEUROSURGERY NURSES MEETING CHANIA - GREECE 4-6 May 08 SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM Friday 5 th May 08 4:5-5:0 Oral Presentations Chairs: Μ. Kartsonaki, Α. Κalokyri OPN 8 OPN 9 OPN 0 OPN THE EFFECT OF BIOFEEDBACK ON PATIENS WITH SPINAL CORD DISORDERS Zika G., Alexiou G., Voulgaris S., Papachristou E., Papanikolaou I. Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University Hospital of Ioannina, Greece Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital of Ioannina, Greece School of Occupational Health and Welfare, Department of Nursing, Technological Educational Institute of Epirus, Greece ΤΡΙΣΔΙΑΣΤΑΤΗ ΕΞΩΣΚΟΠΙΚΗ ΑΦΑΙΡΕΣΗ ΟΓΚΟΥ ΕΓΚΕΦΑΛΟΥ- ΝΟΣΗΛΕΥΤΙΚΗ ΠΑΡΕΜΒΑΣΗ ΣΤΟ ΧΕΙΡΟΥΡΓΕΙΟ Σιμήτη Κ., Πουρπουτίδης Ν., Μάλαμα Ε., Πλιάκης Ν., Φόρογλου Ν. Χειρουργικός Τομέας, Νοσηλευτική Υπηρεσία, ΠΓΝΘ ΑΧΕΠΑ Α Νευροχειρουργική Κλινική, ΠΓΝΘ ΑΧΕΠΑ ΣΤΕΡΕΟΤΑΚΤΙΚΗ ΒΙΟΨΙΑ Κρητικόπουλος Κ., Γιαννίκου Φ., Τσιγκάκου Α., Χατζαντωνάκη Α., Μπουτσικάκη Ν. Τμήμα Χειρουργείου, Γενικό Νοσοκομείο Νίκαιας Άγιος Παντελεήμων - Γενικό Νοσοκομείο Δυτικής Αττικής Η Αγία Βαρβάρα ΠΡΟΛΗΨΗ ΣΥΝΔΡΟΜΟΥ ΕΠΩΔΥΝΟΥ ΩΜΟΥ ΣΕ ΑΣΘΕΝΕΙΣ ΜΕ ΗΜΙΠΛΗΓΙΑ ΚΑΤΑ ΤΗΝ ΠΡΩΙΜΗ ΕΝΔΟΝΟΣΟΚΟΜΕΙΑΚΗ ΦΑΣΗ, ΦΥΣΙΚΟΘΕΡΑΠΕΥΤΙΚΗ ΚΑΙ ΝΟΣΗΛΕΥΤΙΚΗ ΑΝΤΙΜΕΤΩΠΙΣΗ Κωστοπούλου Ν.Θ., Παπασταμούλη Δ.Δ., Καραολιά Χ.Α., Τάσιου Β.Α., Φουντάς Ν.Κ. Τμήμα Φυσικοθεραπείας, Πανεπιστημιακό Γενικό Νοσοκομείο Λάρισας Πανεπιστημιακή Νευροχειρουργική Κλινική, Πανεπιστημιακό Γενικό Νοσοκομείο Λάρισας 5:0-6:00 Coffee Break 6:00-6:0 Meeting Closing Remarks - Discussion 5