DOI : 10.1055/s-00000180

Journal of Neurological Surgery Part A: Central European Neurosurgery

Issue S 03 · Volume 73 · May 2012 DOI: 10.1055/s-002-23301

Swiss Society of Neurosurgery Society of British Neurological Surgeons Association of Neurosurgical Nursing Staff Switzerland
Joint Meeting
Palazzo dei Congressi Lugano, 7–8 June 2012


Abstracts (HTML) List of Authors
P001
Eisenring, C. V.; Sarnthein, J.; Sabanés Bové, D.; Held, L.; Krayenbühl, N.: A Perioperative Management to Reduce Pulmonary Embolism after Meningioma Resection
P002
Sharma, A. D.; Richardson, J. R.; Bhatt, P. M.: A Retrospective Study on the Association between Cervical Spine Fractures, Falls, and the Elderly
P003
Elyas, A.; Deniz, K.; Bullock, P. R.: A Review of EVD Utilization in 400 Patients Admitted to a Single Institution over a 3-Year Period with Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Haemorrhage
P004
Lucarella, F.; Pluderi, M.; Riva, M.; Gaini, S. M.; Scarone, P.: Accuracy Assessment of Pedicle Screw Positioning in Thoracolumbar Spine Using Neuronavigation: A Comparative Retrospective Study
P005
Fischer, C. M.; Burkhardt, J.-K.; Sarnthein, J.; Bernays, R.-L.; Bozinov, O.: Aesthetic Outcome in Patients after Polymethyl-Methacrylate (PMMA) Cranioplasty: A Questionnaire-Based Single Center Study
P006
Erhardt, Salome; Marbacher, Serge; Neuschmelting, Volker; Coluccia, Daniel; Remonda, Luca; Fandino, Javier: Aneurysm Volume in the Rabbit Bifurcation Model-Calculation with Cylindric Volume Formula versus Multiplanar Reconstruction-Volumetry in Contrast-Enhanced Magnet Resonance Angiography
P007
Windley, J.; Lok, Y.; Akmal, M.: Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion Using Standalone Locked Cages: Early Clinical and Radiological Follow-Up of 20 Consecutive Cases
P008
O’Grady, J.; McCarthy, C.; Kaliaperumal, C.; O’Sullivan, M.; Kaar, G.; Marks, C.: Are We Justified in Doing Blood Tests “Routinely” for all Preoperative Neurosurgical Patients? A Retrospective Audit of 170 Patients in a Tertiary Care Center
P009
Johnston, R.; Kaliaperumal, C.; Wyse, G.; Fanning, N.; Breen, D.; Kaar, G.: Brain Dead or Not? Diagnostic Dilemma Following Severe Traumatic Brain Injury
P010
Ulrich, N. H.; Kockro, R. A.; Bellut, D.; Amaxopoulou, C.; Bozinov, O.; Burkhardt, J. K.; Sarnthein, J.; Kollias, S.; Bertalanffy, H.: Brainstem Cavernoma Surgery with the Support of Pre- and Postoperative Diffusion Tensor Imaging
P011
Agius, S.; Iorga, R. I.; Hussein, A. M.; Arnold, F.; Wilson, M. H.: Bus versus Pedestrian in London
P012
Ogbonnaya, S. E.; Yousaf, I.; Sattar, M. T.: Cervical Myelopathy: “When It’s Not There, Look Elsewhere”
P013
Ulrich, N. H.; Maier, M.; Krayenbühl, N.; Kollias, S.; Bernays, R. L.: Cervical Myelopathy due to Chronic Overshunting in a Pediatric Patient
P014
Villard Jimmy, J.V.; Brodard Jeremy, J.B.; Jägersberg Max, M.J.; Schaller Karl, K.S.; Tessitore Enrico, E.T.: Clinical and Radiological Results of PMMA-Augmented Pedicle Screws in Patient with Osteopenic Bone
P015
Barazi, S. A.; D’Urso, P. I.; Thomas, N. W.: Concomitant Spontaneous Resolution and Appearance of a New Contralateral Lumbar Synovial Cyst: Case Report
P016
Sarnthein, J.; Péus, D.; Baumann-Vogel, H.; Baumann, C. R.; Sürücü, O.: DBS in Parkinson Disease: Precision of Targeting Assessed in a Mean Three-Dimensional Atlas of the Thalamus and Basal Ganglia
P017
D’Urso, P.I.; Albanese, E.; Gullan, R. W.; Al-Sarraj, S.; Bhangoo, R. S.: Delayed Lumbar Drop Metastases of Choroid Plexus Carcinoma in an Adult
P018
Lammy, S.; Bhatt, P.: Delayed Presentation of Vertebral Artery Dissection
P019
Bellut, D.; Mutter, U.; Mannion, A. F.; Richter, A.; Porchet, F.: Depressive Symptoms and Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis (HPA) Function as Predictors for Clinical Outcome after Lumbar Spine Stabilization and Fusion Surgery
P020
Cronin, D.; Philbin, D.; Kaliaperumal, C.; O’Sullivan, I.; Marks, C.: Diagnostic Yield of CT Brain Studies in the Emergency Service of a Tertiary Care Center: A Retrospective Audit of 130 Patients
P021
Morris, R. C.; Kitchen, N.: Early Experience with Gliolan in Brain Tumor Resections
P022
Rogers Rodriguez, A.; Sarrafzadeh, A. S.; Leeman, B.; Schaller, K.: Early versus Late Cranioplasty after Decompressive Craniectomy
P023
Woernle, C. M.; Sarnthein, J.; Foit, N. A.; Krayenbühl, N.: Enhanced Serum Creatine Kinase after Neurosurgery in Lateral Position and Intraoperative Neurophysiological Monitoring
P024
Neidert, M. C.; Woernle, C. M.; Wulf, M. A.; Burkhardt, J. K.; Grunwald, T.; Bernays, R. L.: Excessively Elevated C-Reactive Protein and Seizure Outcome in 87 Patients Undergoing Surgery for Temporal Lobe Epilepsy
P025
Neidert, M. C.; Zwimpfer, C.; Sze, L.; Sarnthein, J.; Schmid, C.; Bernays, R. L.: Excessively High Soluble Klotho in Acromegaly: A Sensitive and Specific Serum Marker Reflecting Activity of Growth Hormone-Secreting Pituitary Adenomas
P026
Seiler, S.; Fontana, C.; Andereggen, L.; Andres, R.; Reinert, M.; Raabe, A.; Widmer, H. R.; DiSanto, S.: Factors Secreted by Endothelial Progenitor Cells Promote Brain Endothelial Cell Tubulogenesis through PI3-Kinase
P027
Albanese, E.; Hasegawa, H.; D’Urso, P.I.; Jones, T.; Gullan, R. W.; Ashkan, K.; Bhangoo, R. S.: Fluorescence-Guided Resection of Non-Astrocytic Tumors with 5-Aminolevulenic Acid
P028
Kobayter, L.; O’Grady, J.; Kaliaperumal, C.; Bermingham, N.; O’Sullivan, M.: Giant Intracranial Mature Cystic Teratoma: An Unusual Presentation with Asymptomatic Rupture
P029
Baschera, D.; Hasler, R. M.; Taugwalder, D.; Exadaktylos, A. K.; Raabe, A.: Head Trauma in Skiing and Snowboard Accidents in a Swiss Tertiary Referral Center: Prevalence and Severity over the Last Decade
P030
Burkhardt, J.-K.; Serra, C.; Ulrich, N. H.; Fischer, C. M.; Bernays, R.-L.; Bozinov, O.: High-Frequency Intraoperative Ultrasound (ioUS)-Guided Treatment of Superficial Intracerebral Lesions via a Single Burr Hole Approach
P031
Neidert, M. C.; Krayenbühl, N.; Bernays, R. L.; Sarnthein, J.: Implementation of a Patient Registry for Quality Monitoring at the Neurosurgery Department
P032
Andres, R. H.; Andereggen, L.; Ducray, A. D.; Mordasini, P.; Guzman, R.; Barth, A.; Raabe, A.; Widmer, H. R.: Intracerebral Hemorrhage Affects the Extrapyramidal System and Promotes Endogenous Neurogenesis in the Subventricular Zone and Hippocampus
P033
Bellut, D.; Mutter, U.; Sutter, M.; Eggspuehler, A.; Mannion, A. F.; Porchet, F.: Intradural Spinal Tumor and Degenerative Spine Disease in Patients with Back Pain: Treatment Strategies
P034
D’Urso, P.I.; Ward, C. L.; Walsh, D. C.: Intraoperative Indocyanine Green Video Angiography for Resection of Spinal Cord Hemangioblastomas
P035
Jost, G. F.; Bisson, E. F.; Schmidt, M. H.: iPod Touch®-Assisted Instrumentation of the Spine: A Technical Report
P036
Andereggen, L.; Schawkat, K.; Di Santo, S.; Andres, R.; Reinert, M.; Raabe, A.; Widmer, H. R.: Is There a Role of Nogo-A in the Nigrostriatal System?
P037
Fichtner, J. F.; Fung, C. F.; Z‘Graggen, W.Z.; Raabe, A. R.; Beck, J. B.: Lack of Increase in Intracranial Pressure after Epidural Blood patch in Spinal Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak
P038
Burkhardt, J.-K.; Actor, B.; Woernle, C. M.; Serra, C.; Bozinov, O.; Bernays, R.-L.: Low-Field MR-Guided Frameless Stereotactic Biopsy for Intracerebral Lesions
P039
Eadsforth, T.; Grewal, I.; Barrett, C.; Pillay, R.: Management and Outcomes of Intentional Durotomies
P040
Neville, G.; Kaliaperumal, C.; Kenny, L.; Kaar, G.: Management of Neurotrauma in Pregnancy: A Multidisciplinary Approach
P041
Rogers Rodriguez, A.; Momjian, S.; Bichsel, D.: Mechanical Deformation Distribution in the White Matter Tracts of the Corona Radiata in Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
P042
Visca, A.; Nelson, R. J.; Renowden, S. A.; Milne, M.: Microsurgical Vascular Bypass and Reconstruction in the Management of Complex Middle Cerebral Artery Aneurysms
P043
Windley, J.; Hussein, A.; Akmal, M.: Mobile Intradural Bullet: A Problem on so Many Levels
P044
Hejrati, N.; Sarnthein, J.: Monitorability of Facial Nerve MEP Depends on the Type of EMG-Electrodes Used
P045
Boscherini, D.; Yerly, R.: O-Arm-Assisted Neuronavigation in Intracranial Surgery
P046
Boscherini, Jenny Kienzler; Marbacher, Serge; Remonda, Luca; Fandino, Javier: Outcome after In-Hospital Rebleeding of Ruptured Intracranial Aneurysms
P047
Tuleasca, C.; Levivier, M.; Negretti, L.; Magaddino, V.; Daniel, R.: Planned Subtotal Resection in Benign Skull Base Tumors Followed by Gamma Knife Surgery: Preliminary Results
P048
Schönbächler, A.; Andereggen, L.; Möller, A.; Marti, F.; Guldimann, C.; Widmer, H. R.; Mevisen, M.; Frenz, M.; Reinert, M.: Polycapsulated Silica Core Nanoparticles for Laser Tissue Soldering
P049
Serra, C.; Picozzi, P.; Franzin, A.; Mortini, P.; Bozinov, O.; Krayenbühl, N.; Bernays, R. L.; Kockro, R. A.: Preoperative Planning of Trigeminal Nerve Microvascular Decompression with Multimodality Data in a Stereoscopic Workspace
P050
Barazi, S. A.; D’Urso, P.I.; Thomas, N. W.: Pseudomeningocele after Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion: Case Report
P051
Andereggen, L.; El-Koussy, M.; Gralla, J.; Arnold, M.; Andres, R.; Beck, J.; Schroth, G.; Raabe, A.; Reinert, M.: Quantification of Blood Flow after Carotid Endarterectomy Using Quantitative MR-Phasecontrast Technology: Is there a Predictive Value for Hyperperfusion?
P052
Seidel, K.; Beck, J.; Stieglitz, L.; Schucht, P.; Raabe, A.: Quantitative Subcortical Motor Mapping and Continuous Motor-Evoked Potential Monitoring during Surgery of Supratentorial Brain Tumors
P053
Jimmy, Villard; Yu-Mi, Ryang; Bernhard, Meyer; Florian, Ringel: Radiation Exposure to the Surgeon and the Patient during Low Thoracic and Lumbar Spine Instrumentation: A Prospective Comparison of Navigation versus Free-Hand Technique
P054
Serra, C.; Huppertz, H. J.; Kockro, R. A.; Grunwald, T.; Bozinov, O.; Sürücü, O.; Krayenbühl, N.; Bernays, R. L.: Rapid and Accurate Anatomical Localization of Implanted Subdural Electrodes in a Virtual Reality Environment
P055
Smoll, N. R.; Gautschi, O. P.; Schatlo, B.; Schaller, K.; Weber, D.: Relative Survival of Supratentorial Low-Grade Gliomas
P056
Zweifel, Ch.; Czosnyka, M.; Carrera, E.; de Riva, N.; Pickard, J. D.; Smielewski, P.: Reliability of the Blood Flow Velocity Pulsatility Index for Assessment of Intracranial and Cerebral Perfusion Pressures in Head-Injured Patients
P057
Ulrich, N. H.; Burkhardt, J. K.; Serra, C.; Bernays, R. L.; Bozinov, O.: Resection of Pediatric Intracerebral Tumors with the Aid of Intraoperative Real-Time-3-D Ultrasound
P058
Serra, C.; Jakimovski, D.; Sarnthein, J.; Bernays, R. L.: Role of Low-Field Intraoperative MRI in Transsphenoidal Craniopharyngioma Resection
P059
Burkhardt, J.-K.; Krayenbühl, N.; Bernays, R.-L.; Grotzer, M.; Bozinov, O.: Surgical Resection of Pediatric Skull Base Meningiomas
P060
Ogbodo, E.; Kaliaperumal, C.; Fanning, N.; Wyse, G.; Marks, C.: “Syringohematomyelia”: Management Challenge and the Need for Holistic Approach
P061
Oertel, M. F.; Lönnfors-Weitzel, T.; Stieglitz, L. H.; Kiefer, C.; Pica, A.; Schüpbach, M.; Kaelin, A.; Meier, N.; Pollo, C.: Targeting the Thalamic Ventrointermediate Nucleus for Neurosurgical Treatment of Tremor Using Q-Ball Calculation
P062
Iorga, R. I.; Agius, S.; Hussein, A. M.; Morris, R. C.; Wilson, M. H.: The Development of Major Trauma Centers in the United Kingdom: Revisited Problems and Data from the First Year of Operation of a New Neurotrauma Center in St Mary’s Hospital in London
P063
Hussein, A.; Yuinchung, L.; Windley, J.; Batrick, N.; Akmal, M.: The Development of Major Trauma Centers in the United Kingdom: First Year of Operation of a New Neurotrauma Center at the Imperial College NHS Trust in London. Problems and Pitfalls of Setting up an Acute Spinal Service
P064
Sanusi, T. D.; Yassen, O.; Spink, G. M.: The Novel Pedicle Screw Scoring System: The HEY Score
P065
Soleman, Jehuda; Fathi, Ali-Reza; Marbacher, Serge; Fandino, Javier: Role of Intraoperative Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Meningioma Surgery
P066
Andereggen, L.; Feiler, S.; Andres, R.; Widmer, H. R.; Raabe, A.; Reinert, M.: The Role of the Perfluorocarbon Oxycyte upon Tissue Preservation after Subarachnoid Hemorrhage in the Rat Brain
P067
Barone, D. G.; Ban, V. S.; Kirollos, R. W.; Trivedi, R. A.; Bulters, D. O.; Santarius, T.: The Use of a Stereoscopic Camera for Recording of Microsurgical Operations: A 4-Year Experience
P068
Ogbonnaya, S.E; Kaliaperumal, C.: Vagus Nerve Stimulator: Evolving Trends
P069
Sanusi, T. D.; Yassen, O.; Spink, G. M.: Validation of Novel Pedicle Screw Scoring System: The HEY Score
P070
Fathi, A. R.; Nevzati, E.; Marbacher, S.; Gugliotta, M.; Remonda, L.; Fandino, J.: Validation and Accuracy of Intraoperative CT Scan Using the Philips Allura Xper FD20 Angiography Suite for Assessment of Free-Hand Pedicle Screw Placement
P071
Fathi, A. R.; Soleman, J.; Penik, K.; Gugliotta, M.; Remonda, L.; Fandino, J.: Safety, Feasibility, Radiographic, and Clinical Outcome of Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion Using PEEK “Loop” Cage Implants