New Targets for DBS for Movement Disorders

Controversies in the Management of the Thoraco-lumbar Pott's Disease

Welcome: Presidential Greeting

The History and Culture of New Orleans

Ronald L. Bittner Lecture: Historical and Future Perspectives in Brain Tumor Therapy - Through the Surgeon’s and Patient’s Eyes

516. Alterations to Information Transmission in the Brain following Spinal Cord Injury: A Resting-State Functional Connectivity Analysis

536. Immediate Restoration of Voluntary Movement with Epidural Spinal Cord Stimulation in Two Patients with Paraplegia

552. The need for Intensive Care Unit level of care in patients undergoing craniosynostosis surgery

558. P2Y12 Precision in Therapeutic Monitoring of Dual Anti-Platelet Therapy for Flow Diversion of Cerebral Aneurysms

572. Professional Athlete Performance Decline Following Concussion: an analysis of three major sports

Service and Healthcare Policy

New Orleans Rising – Hurricane Katrina and its Aftermath – Presented by Dr. David Kline

Raymond M. Donaghy Lecture: The Art of Aneurysm Clipping: Uncertainty Versus Toxic Doubtlessness

David G. Kline Lecture: Nerves and the NOLA Connection

Update: Miami Project to Cure Paralysis

Functional Brain Mapping: Moving Beyond "Show Me 2 Fingers"

The Relevance of Metastatic Spinal Tumors to a Neurosurgeon: Disease Prevalence and Survival in a New Era of Oncological Treatments

The History of Louisiana Neurosurgery – Presented by Dr. Anil Nanda

2018/2019 AANS President

Robotic Spine Surgery: The Future

John Loeser Lecture: Opioids in a World of Hurt

Lipomyelomeningocele: How I do It

723. The Addition of Choroid Plexus Cauterization May Reduce Post-Hemispherectomy Hydrocephalus: Early UCLA Experience

Neurosurgery for OCD: Stimulation or Ablation?

SCIWORA in Children

Neuronavigation

Neurosurgery Research & Education Foundation (NREF) Update

505. Systemic and Local Immunosuppression In Patients With High-Grade Meningiomas

517. Kyphoplasty Intraoperative Radiation Therapy: A New Treatment Paradigm for Spinal Metastasis – Phase I/II Clinical Trial

537. Cranial Nerve Outcomes after Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Skull Base Meningiomas

553. Sports-Related Concussions and Resulting Occipital Headaches: The Role of Posterior Scalp Nerve Decompression

559. How to improve obliteration rates during volume staged stereotactic radiosurgery for large arteriovenous malformations

573. CT evidence of brainstem hemorrhage does not lead to worsened long term outcomes in severe traumatic brain injury

Scientific Session VII: AANS/CSNS Socioeconomic, Question and Answer Session I

Rhoton Family Lecture

600. Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Phosphorylates Neuronal Nitric Oxide Synthase at Ser1412 in the Dentate Gyrus of the Rat Brain

Point/Counterpoint Session: MR Neurography vs. Ultrasound for Peripheral Nerve Surgery - First Panelist

2018-19 Codman Award Winner Announcement

Trial Design in Functional Neurosurgery

Advancements in Spinal Oncological Surgery: The Importance of Separation Surgery

Theodore Kurze Lecture

The Sir Victor Horsley Lecture in History of Neurosurgery

Robotic Spine Surgery: Not Ready for Primetime

AANS/CNS Section on Pain, Question and Answer Session I

Lipomyelomeningocele: How I do It_2

History and Potential Future Applications of Oncolytic Virus Therapy

Deep Brain Stimulation of the Superolateral Medial Forebrain Bundle (sIMFB-DBS) in Depression

Subaxial Cervical Trauma in Adults

Pain and Narcotic Addiction in Neurosurgery

500. Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) decreases postoperative opioid use in elective spinal and peripheral nerve surgery

506. Genotype Based Local Targeted Therapy for Glioma

518. Predictive Factors of Survival in a Surgical Series of Metastatic Epidural Spinal Cord Compression and a Complete External Validation of Eight Multivariable Scoring Systems in a Prospective North American Multi-Centre Study

538. Hearing the Written Word: Listening and Reading Recruit Shared Lexical Semantic Networks

Scientific Session IV: Pediatrics, Question and Answer Session I

560. Brain Functional Reconfiguration And Cognitive Impairment in Adult Moyamoya Disease: a Resting-state FMRI Study

574. Complication Rates of PICC and CVC Lines in the Neuro-Intensive Care Unit: a randomized trial

585. Surgeon Annual and Cumulative Volumes Predict Early Postoperative Outcomes After Brain Tumor Resection

Complete 6-Month Primary Endpoint Results from the Prospective INSPIRE Study of the Investigational Neuro-Spinal Scaffold™ in Acute Thoracic Complete Spinal Cord Injury

601. Outcomes and management of intracranial hemorrhage (ICH) in patients with ventricular assist devices (VAD)

Point/Counterpoint Session: MR Neurography vs. Ultrasound for Peripheral Nerve Surgery - Second Panelist

2017 Codman Neurotrauma Research Award Presentation

Modeling Brain Anatomy and Function to Simulate and Guide Surgery

Laser Ablation for Spinal Tumors

724. Excavation and not Ulceration Best Describes the Process of Plaque Degradation

AANS Section on the History of Neurological Surgery, Question and Answer Session I

Thoracolumbar Burst Fracture Without Neuro Deficit: Percutaneous Fixation is Superior

Non-opioid Pharmacotherapy for Pain

Lipomyelomeningocele: How I do It_3

Oncolytic Adenoviruses: Clinical Trials and the Delivery Problem

Epilepsy Surgery in Africa: The Moroccan Experience

Prevalence of Concomitant Traumatic Cranio-spinal Injury! A systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Peripheral Nerve Disease – Making Sense Out of Neurological Testing

501. ASL Perfusion Imaging of the Frontal Lobes Predicts the Occurrence and Resolution of Posterior Fossa Syndrome

507. Analysis of Mutational Processes in 23 Adult Hemispheric Diffuse Gliomas Identifies DNA-Damage Repair Deficiency as a Major Contributor to Gliomagenesis.

519. Mesenchymal Stem Cell-Seeded High-Density Collagen Gel For Annular Repair: In Vivo Sheep Study

539. Sphenopalatine Ganglion Stimulation Elicits a Frequency and Time-Dependent Effect on Blood-Brain Barrier Permeability

554. Risk-Adjusted Overall Survival for Pediatric High Grade Astrocytomas by Location and Treatment in a National Cohort

Yasargil Lecture: Mastery and Legacy in Cerebrovascular Surgery: The Art in the Skill, and the Skill in the Art

575. Effects of combined neural stem cell therapy and treadmill training on functional recovery, cyst formation and astrogliosis after cervical spinal cord injury

586. Topical vancomycin reduces hospital costs associated with surgical-site infections in craniotomy

INTREPID: A Prospective, Double Blinded, Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial Evaluating Deep Brain Stimulation with a New Multiple Source, Constant Current Rechargeable System in Parkinson’s disease

602. Effect of Treatment Period on Outcomes after Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Brain Arteriovenous Malformations: An International Multicenter Study

Peripheral Nerve Interfaces for Amputees

626. A Football Helmet Prototype That Reduces Linear and Rotational Acceleration Through the Addition of an Outer Shell

Computational Modeling to Predict Functional Neurosurgery Outcomes

Multidisciplinary Management of Primary Spinal Tumors

725. Observation of Cortical Spreading Depolarizations after Chronic Subdural Hematoma Evacuation

Vesalius Award 700. Travels to the Tropics: “Deutschtum” and Fedor Krause’s visits to Brazil

Thoracolumbar Burst Fracture Without Neuro Deficit: Open Fixation is Superior

Pharmacogenomics and Pain Control

AANS/CNS Section on Pediatric Neurological Surgery, Question and Answer Session I

Oncolytic Adenoviruses and Immunotherapy for Gliomas

Individualizing Surgery for Patients with Spasticity

Craniocervical Junction Trauma

Neurosurgery in the Geriatric Patient

502. Single-Neuronal Basis for Interactive Social Behavior in a Primate Model

508. Convolutional Neural Networks Provide Rapid Intraoperative Diagnosis Of Neurosurgical Specimens Imaged With Stimulated Raman Histology

Scientific Session II: Spine, Question and Answer Session I

540. Structural connectivity associated with effective capsulotomy lesion volumes for refractory OCD

555. Biomechanical Finite Element Analysis of the Developing Craniocervical Junction

Prospective Clinical Trials in Neurovascular Surgery: The Good, The Bad & The Ugly

576. Decompressive Craniectomy Impairs Glymphatic Circulation: Syndrome of the Trephined

587. Creation of Academic Neurosurgery Leaders: Characteristics and Career Outcomes of AANS/NREF Research Award Recipients

613. The Roles of Rhythm and Prediction in Speech Perception

603. Reduction in Radiation and Contrast Dose Using Time-Resolved MRA prior to Angiography for Diagnosis of Spinal Dural Arteriovenous Fistulae

645. Selective Peripheral Denervation for Cervical Dystonia: Experience in 110 cases using a Muscle-Splitting Lateral Approach

627. Effect of Platelet Dysfunction on Outcomes in Traumatic Brain Injury

Neurosurgical Face-off: Neuromodulation for Pain

Interactive Spinal Tumor Board Discussion: Multidisciplinary Approach to Different Tumors - Pane

Richard C. Schneider Lecture

701. Victor Horsley and Surgical Management of Firearm Injuries of the Head

Outpatient Unilateral Cervical Radiculopathy: Posterior Foraminotomy is Procedure of Choice

Legal Implications of Opioid Policy on the Clinician

Topic Review: Pediatric Blunt Cerebrovascular Injuries - Imaging and Management Update

GBM Clinical Trials with Viral Based Gene Therapies: Resurrection of an Old Paradigm

Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery in Developing Countries: Experience of Niger

Shifting Paradigms in the Surgical Treatment of Cervical Spine Degenerative Disease Related to Age

The Advanced Practitioner in the Neuro ICU – Expanding the Role

503. Spinal cord stimulation reduces opiate use in patients with chronic pain

509. Whole Exome and Targeted Sequencing of Adult Infiltrating Astrocytomas: Experience at a Single Institution

520. Potential of Human NP-like Cells Derived From Umbilical Cord to Treat Degenerative Disc Disease: Novel Mechanism for Disk Regeneration

541. Increased Dynamic Modularity of the Fronto-Temporo-Limbic Network Precedes Enhanced Task Performance

Scientific Session IV: Pediatrics, Question and Answer Session II

Two-year safety and clinical outcomes in chronic ischemic stroke patients after implantation of modified bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (SB623): a phase 1/2a study

577. Automated Eye Tracking For Detection of Blast Brain Injury After a Natural Gas Explosion

588. A Prospective Multicenter Study Evaluating the Time Burden of Neurothrombectomy Call on Physicians

614. Change in policy allowing overlapping surgery decreases length of stay in an academic, safety-net hospital

604. Genome Wide Analysis of Penumbral Infarction in Ischemic Stroke

Peripheral Nerve Surgery Education/Service Ratio

628. Preoperative Risk Score Predicts 30-day Mortality Following Emergency Surgery for Intracranial Hemorrhage

Neurosurgical Face-off: Ablative Procedures for Pain

636. Hypopituitarism after Gamma Knife Radiosurgery for Pituitary Adenomas: A Multicenter, International Study

726. Initial Provider Type is Associated with Opiate Use in Patients with Newly Diagnosed Low Back Pain

702. Astronaut Michael Collins; Apollo 8 and the Anterior Cervical Fusion that Changed the History of the Human Spaceflight

Outpatient Unilateral Cervical Radiculopathy: Cervical Artificial Disc is the Procedure of Choice

AANS/CNS Section on Pain, Question and Answer Session II

AANS/CNS Section on Pediatric Neurological Surgery, Question and Answer Session II

Oncolytic HSV and Immunotherapy for Adults and Children with Glioma

Pathological Network in Essential Tremor and Surgical Implications

Risk of Cement Leakage and Pulmonary Embolism by Bone Cement Augmented Pedicle Screw Fixation of the Thoracolumbar Spine

Hydrocephalus Update - It's Always the Shunt!

AANS Cushing Award for Technical Excellence and Innovation in Neurosurgery

510. The Risk of Malignancy after Stereotactic Radiosurgery

521. An Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery-Geriatric Co-Care Model Reduces Time to Initiation of Post-operative Oral Narcotic Pain Regiment in Elderly Patients Undergoing Deformity Correction Surgery

542. Asymmetric Development of Lesions from Stereotactic Radiosurgical Capsulotomy for Refractory OCD

556. Quantitative Arteriovenous Malformation Scales Better Predict Early Outcomes in Pediatric Patients after Stereotactic Radiosurgery

Transradial Approach for Complex Anterior and Posterior Circulation Interventions: Technical Nuances & Feasibility of Using Current Devices

578. Complications Predicting Perioperative Mortality in Patients Undergoing Craniotomy: an ACS-NSQIP Analysis

589. Aneurysms in Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease; High Rates of De Novo Formation and Screening Failures

JNS Update

605. Study of Thymosin alpha 1 and its effect in postoperative ICH patients

Report from 2016 Kline Research Awardee: Neuroanatomical Analysis of Distal Surcharge End-to-Side Nerve Repair for In-continuity Nerve Injury in Rodents

629. Bedside Wearable Mixed Reality Holograms Guide External Ventricular Drain Insertion

617. GABAergic Basal Ganglia Output Modulates Tonic and Burst Modes of Thalamic Neurons

637. MEG Imaging of Recurrent Gliomas Reveals Functional Plasticity of Language Networks

727. Development of an Intraoperative Electrophysiological Monitoring Simulator for a Peripheral Nerve Schwannoma Model

703. Neurosurgery in Albania Started with Walter Lehman

AANS/CNS Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves - Spine Section Session, Question and Answer Session I

710. Long-Term Pain Relief Rates After Failed Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Idiopathic Trigeminal Neuralgia: A Prospective Comparison of First-time Microvascular Decompression and Repeat Stereotactic Radiosurgery

Malpractice Litigation in Pediatric Neurosurgery: Perspectives and Avoidance

759. Microglia-glioblastoma interactions influence clinical survival

Stereotactic and Functional Panel/Case Discussions

Regenerative and Reconstructive Approaches to the Lumbar Disc

Management of Non-Accidental trauma: Clinical, Ethical & Legal perspectives

Distinguished Service Award

511. CRISPR Improved: Inducible CRISPR-Interference Achieves Specific and Reversible PIKE-A Silencing in Glioblastoma

522. Improvement in Ames-ISSG Cervical Deformity Classification Modifier Grades Correlate to Clinical Improvement and Likelihood of Reaching MCID in Multiple Metrics: Series of 73 Patients with 1 Year Follow-Up

543. Induction and Quantification of Plasticity in Human Cortical Networks

557. Incidence of Cervicomedullary Decompression in Patients with Achondroplasia: A Large, National Database Analysis

561. Risk of branch occlusion and ischemic complications with Pipeline Embolization Device in treatment of posterior circulation aneurysms

579. Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis of Bone Flap Resorption in Patients with Cranioplasty after Decompressive Craniectomy

Serving Neurosurgery - A Primer for all Ages

International Lifetime Recognition Award

606. Comparison of three-dimensional intraoperative digital subtraction angiography with intraoperative indocyanine green video angiography during intracranial aneurysm surgery

607. Peroneal Nerve Decompression: Institutional Review and Meta-analysis to Identify Predictors of Surgical Outcomes

Introduction to the Charles Tator Lecture

618. Outcomes of a Prospective, Multi-center International Registry of DBS for Parkinson's Disease

638. Stereotactic Radiosurgery for the Management of Acromegaly: Outcomes of a Multicenter Retrospective Cohort Study

Humanitarian Award

704. Insights into the Past And Future of Atlantoaxial Stabilization Techniques

Minimally Invasive Adult Deformity Surgery: Indications and Complication Avoidance

711. Effects of Subthalamic Deep Brain Stimulation With Gabapentin and Morphine on Mechanical and Thermal Thresholds in 6-Hydroxydopamine Lesioned Rats

Malpractice Litigation in Pediatric Neurosurgery: Perspectives and Avoidance_2

760. Outcomes of Adoptive Cell Transfer with Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocytes for Metastatic Melanoma Patients with and without Brain Metastases

Medulloblastomas in the Era of Molecular Biology: A Challenge for Developing Countries

Spine Panel/Case Discussions

Endocrinology in Neurosurgery

AANS Presidential Address

512. RNA Deconvolution Reveals Distinctive Immunogenetic Landscapes in Nf2 and non-Nf2 Meningiomas

523. Electrical Stimulation and White Matter Following Spinal Cord Injury in Rats

595. Seizure Outcomes and Cognitive Deficits Following Laser Interstitial Thermal Ablation in Mesial Temporal Epilepsy Patients

Scientific Session IV: Pediatrics, Question and Answer Session III

562. Trends in Interhospital Transfers and Mechanical Thrombectomy for Acute Ischemic Stroke

596. Early VTE Chemoprophylaxis in TBI Patients Is Safe and Effective

Scientific Session VII: AANS/CSNS Socioeconomic, Question and Answer Session II

615. Evaluation of Durable Response Rate in the Post-Resection Setting and Association with Survival in Patients with Recurrent High Grade Glioma who Received Vocimagene Amiretroprepvec and 5-Fluorocytosine Treatment

Point/Counterpoint Session: Asymptomatic Carotid Disease - First Panelist

608. The Accessory Obturator Nerve: An Anatomical Study with Relevance to Anterior and Lateral Approaches to the Lumbosacral Spine

Charles Tator Lecture: Spinal Cord Injury: A 40-year Perspective

619. A closed loop deep brain stimulation system for essential tremor

639. Intraoperative Assessment of Meningioma Proliferative Potential Revealed Intratumoral Heterogeneity and Its Relevance to Biological Characteristics

Van Wagenen Lecture: Jumpstarting Your Career in Neurosurgery

705. Louise Eisenhardt’s Personal Notes: how she and “Dr C” collected data and followed patients

Sagittal Imbalance Correction: Lateral ALL Release versus PSO

712. Spinal Cord Stimulation at 10 kHz for Treatment of Chronic Upper Limb and Neck Pain

AANS/CNS Section on Pediatric Neurological Surgery, Question and Answer Session III

761. Tumor-Induced Immunosuppression Promotes Brain Metastasis in Patients with Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

Radionuclide Shuntography for the Evaluation of Ventriculo-Peritoneal Shunt in Children with Hydrocephalus

Planning Microsurgical Treatment of AVMS

400. Interdisciplinary care model Decreases Use of Critical Care Services After corrective Surgery for Adult Degenerative Scoliosis

513. Glioma Stem Cells Driven by Distinct BMI-1 and EZH2 Transcriptional Pathways Targeted Separately or Synergistically

Scientific Session II: Spine, Question and Answer Session II

544. Long-term Seizure Dynamics Detected Using a Novel Analytic Platform in Responsive Neural Stimulation for Epilepsy

Donald D. Matson Lecture: Pediatric Neurosurgery - a 50 year perspective

563. Analysis of Wide-Neck Aneurysms in the Barrow Ruptured Aneurysm Trial

580. CSF biomarkers correlate with results of neuropsychological testing in patients with chronic traumatic brain injury

590. Assessing the Promise of Endoscopic Pituitary Surgery—A Matched Analysis of Clinical and Socioeconomic Outcomes

616. Modified Risk Prediction Model for the Open Treatment of Unruptured Cerebral Aneurysms in Japan: UCAS-Treat result and model verification using UCAS II outcome

Point/Counterpoint Session: Asymptomatic Carotid Disease - Second Panelist

609. Efficacy of Keyhole Approach to Carpal Tunnel Syndrome under Ambulatory Strategy

630. Aggressive Surgical Treatment and Critical Care Are Associated With Improved Neurologic Recovery in Complete SCI

620. Double-blind Randomized Trial of V1 Trigeminal Stimulation for Refractory Major Depression

640. Repeat Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Cushing’s Disease: Outcomes of an International, Multicenter Study

728. American Views of Sir Victor Horsley in Cushing's Era

706. The History of the Operating Microscope in Neurosurgery: Spectacles to Virtual Reality

Adult Deformity Surgery in the Osteoporotic Spine

766. Subthalamic Nucleus Deep Brain Stimulation Combined with Duloxetine Changes Pain Behavior in Parkinsonian Rats

715. Shunt Infection Rate in Sub-Saharan Africa in a Randomized Controlled Trial of the Bactiseal Universal Shunt

762. Activation of Canonical EGFR Pathway in Cushing’s Disease

Intramedullary Spinal Cord Tumours - Astrocytomas

Tears and Smiles in Cerebrovascular Surgery: Open Versus Endovascular Management of Ruptured Aneurysms

401. Nursing Efforts in Spine and Peripheral Nerve Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Pathway Implementation and Outcomes

514. Multi-agent vs. Single-agent Intraventricular Chemotherapy for Patients with Neoplastic Meningitis (NM): Changing the Reputation of a Fearsome Disease

524. Utility of Neuromonitoring During Lumbar Pedicle Subtraction Osteotomy for Adult Spinal Deformity

545. Mesial temporal lobe and cingulate event-related potentials signal memory recall errors

Comparison of the Efficacy Two Tranexamic Acid Dosage Regimes for Craniosynostosis Surgery. Multi-center Randomized Controlled Equivalency Trial

564. Vascular Targeting Causing Thrombosis in an Arteriovenous Malformation Animal Model

581. Effect Of Surgical Treatment On Isolated Acute Traumatic Axis Fractures In Older US Adults

591. Coding discrepancies between surgeons and employed coders

CNS Update

Point/Counterpoint Session: Asymptomatic Carotid Disease - Third Panelist

610. Distal Peroneal Nerve Decompression after Sciatic Nerve Injury Secondary to Total Hip Arthroplasty

631. Predicting Venous Thromboembolic Complications following Neurological Surgery Procedures

621. Gamma and Theta Band Power Increases in the Anterior and Posterior Hippocampus Predict Successful Episodic Memory Formation

641. In Silico Identification of Neo-Antigens in a High-Grade Pediatric Brain Tumor Cohort Utilizing Next-Generation Sequencing: Pilot Study of a Discovery Pipeline for Immunotherapy Targets

729. Prospective Multicenter Study Comparing Surgical Outcomes of Microscopic Transsphenoidal Surgery and Fully Endoscopic Transsphenoidal Surgery Techniques for Nonfunctioning Pituitary Adenomas (TRANSSPHER Study)

707. Why Did Psychosurgery Fail the First Time Around?

Spine Tumor Surgery in the Elderly

713. Compensation for Neuropathic Hyperexcitability in Peripheral Nerves Ultimately Fails

716. Optic Nerve Diffusion Tensor Abnormality in Children Presenting Acutely with Hydrocephalus

763. Antitumor Efficacy Of Anti-PDL-1 In ACTH-Secreting Pituitary Adenomas: An Immunotherapeutic Approach For Cushing’s Disease

Modeling Neurological Diseases Using Stem Cell Technology

Interest and Limitations of the Near-infrared ICG Videoangiography in Aneurysm Clipping

521. An Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery-Geriatric Co-Care Model Reduces Time to Initiation of Post-operative Oral Narcotic Pain Regiment in Elderly Patients Undergoing Deformity Correction Surgery

515. Integrative Analysis Implicates MYC and MAX in Functional Pituitary Adenomas

525. Patient History of Anemia is an Independent Predictor of 30-Day Readmission in Elderly (≥60 Years Old) Spine Deformity Patients After Elective Spinal Fusion

546. Granger causality analysis reveals a novel thalamic target for DBS treatment of a patient with acquired hemidystonia

Scientific Session IV: Pediatrics, Question and Answer Session IV

565. PHASES Score Applied to a Prospective Cohort of Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Patients

582. Treatment of traumatic brain injury with vepoloxamer (purified Poloxamer 188) improves functional recovery in rats

592. Cost Savings Associated with the Introduction of a Standardized Perioperative Protocol for Endoscopic Trans-Sphenoidal Pituitary Surgery: A Cost-Benefit Analysis

Cushing Medalist

AANS/CNS Cerebrovascular Section, Question and Answer Session

611. Selective Neurotomy for Spasticity: A Single Center Experience

632. Lumbar Puncture Feasibility in the Presence of Cerebral Mass Effect

622. A Prospective Trial of Magnetic Resonance guided Focused Ultrasound Thalamotomy for Essential Tremor: Results at the 2-year Follow-up

642. Unique Nascent RNA Sequences that Distinguish Normal Brain and Malignant Gliomas

708. Physician Signers of the Declaration of Independence: Implications for Service for today's Neurosurgical Leaders

C1-2 Fractures in the Elderly

714. Is Pain Relief Efficacy After Cingulotomy Dependent on Lesion Number?

767. De novo mutations in inhibitors of Wnt, BMP, and Ras/ERK signaling pathways in non-syndromic midline craniosynostosis

764. Comparison of Intraoperative Imaging with Receptor-specific versus Passive Delivery of Near-Infrared Dyes in Human Pituitary Adenoma Surgery

CVJ Anomalies and Skeletal Dysplasias in Children

Bypass Surgery… 50 Years Plus: Past, Present, Future

403. Low Dose Steroid Use (Medrol Dose Pack) after Lumbar Laminectomy and/or Discectomy Surgery to Decrease Post-Operative Pain and Narcotic Use.

Whole-Sellar Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Cushing’s Disease: Results from a Multicenter, International Cohort Study

526. Predictive factors leading to readmission within 30 days in patients undergoing surgery for spinal metastases

547. Analysis of Thermal Damage Estimates for the Prediction of Mesiotemporal Laser Ablation Zones

The Shunting Holy Grail: Decreasing Shunt Revisions

566. Bypass surgery for the treatment of Complex aneurysms in 71 patients

583. Predictors of Primary Autograft Cranioplasty Survival and Resorption after Craniectomy

593. Cost-Utility Analysis of Cervical Deformity Surgeries Using One-Year Outcomes

Cushing Orator

Cerebrovascular Section Business Meeting

612. Mathematical model of perineural tumor spread - pilot study on 2 cases

633. Traumatic Intracranial Hemorrhage in the Setting of 4-Factor Prothrombin Complex Concentrate

623. Trial of Convection-Enhanced Delivery of Muscimol in Patients with Medically-Intractable Epilepsy

643. ABC Transporter Inhibition Plus Vessel Permeability Reduction Enhances the Efficacy of CED in DIPG

709. The Neurosurgery Ancestry Tree

Cervical Osteomyelitis and Kyphosis Correction

717. Calgary Shunt Protocol, an Adaptation of the Hydrocephalus Clinical Research Network Shunt Protocol Reduces Risk of Shunt Infection in Children

765. Treatment response assessment maps (TRAMs): increased/decreased sensitivity to tumor/treatment-effects as a function of time post contrast injection

Outcome of Combined Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy + Choroid Plexus Cauterization in Childhood Hydrocephalus

Microsurgical Management of Unruptured AVMs: Results from a 1999-2016 Series

404. Pathway for Omitting ICU Level of Care Following Craniotomy for Resection of Supra-tentorial Brain Tumors

Glioblastoma comprises of two molecularly distinct immunological signatures

527. Correlation of The Spinal Instability Neoplastic Score (SINS) Individual Components With Patient-Reported Outcomes Following Surgery

548. Robot-Guided Stereotaxy for Deep Brain Stimulation Surgery: An Initial Experience

Scientific Session IV: Pediatrics, Question and Answer Session V

567. Defining Long-Term Clinical Outcomes and Risks of Stereotactic Radiosurgery (SRS) for Brainstem Cavernous Malformations

584. The rise of the Acinetobacter baumannii: A meta-analysis on role of intra-thecal anti-microbial therapy in reduction of mortality

594. Neurosurgery Medical Profession Liability Claims in the United States

634. Expression of Autophagy Signaling Molecules in Chronic Subdural Hematoma Outer Membranes

624. Electrophysiologic Mapping of Cortical Networks Activated by Dorsal vs. Ventral Subthalamic Nucleus Deep Brain Stimulation

644. SYMPHONY: A Novel Synergistic Nanotechnology-Based Platform for the Improvement of Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy

AANS Section on the History of Neurological Surgery, Question and Answer Session II

718. Exome Sequencing Defines the Molecular Pathogenesis of Vein of Galen Malformation

769. The Development of a Technical Skills Test for Objective Assessment in Neuroendoscopic Education

Brain Tumors in Teens - How to Deal with Strange Pathological Findings

Intracranial Dural Arteriovenous Fistulas Characteristics, Treatment and Long Term Outcome

405. Glioblastoma Readmission Risk Score: Estimating 30 Day Readmission Risk after Glioblastoma Resection

Metabolic and Endocrine Disorders in Pseudarthrosis

549. Clinical Outcomes associated with robot-assisted DBS placement into the STN in patients with Parkinson's disease

Career Reflections

568. Phase I clinical trial of intracerebral transplantation using BMSC against acute ischemic stroke

Favorable Functional Recovery from Severe Traumatic Brain Injury Beyond Six Months

635. Cerebrospinal Fluid Concentrations of Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor as a Potential Biomarker of Vasospasm in Subarachnoid Hemorrhage

625. Distinct cortical regions mediate improvements in individual motor symptoms after subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation in Parkinson’s disease

719. The Global Incidence and Prevalence of Hydrocephalus

768. Enhanced 5-ALA induced Fluorescence in Hormone Secreting Pituitary Adenomas

Match Making in Global Pediatric Neurosurgery

Cerebrovascular Panel/Case Discussions

Scientific Session II: Spine, Question and Answer Session III

550. Clinical Outcomes in a Large Series of Subtemporal Selective Amygdalohippocampectomies for Medically Refractory Epilepsy

Point/Counterpoint Session: Pediatric Skull Base Surgery: Expanded Endonasal Approaches

569. European Multicenter Study for Evaluation of a Dual Layer Flow Diverting Stent for Treatment of wide neck Intracranial Aneurysms: The EuFRED Study

J. Douglas Miller Lecture: A Novel Drug for the Treatment of Traumatic Brain Injury

720. Lumbar Disc Herniation Requiring Microdiscectomy in the Pediatric Population: Risk Factors, Presentation and Functional Outcomes

Pediatric Panel/Case Discussions

Treatment of Large Vestibular Schwannomas: How to Improve Facial Function Preservation?

Sonntag Lecture: Evolving Concepts of Degenerative Spondylolisthesis

597. Temporal lobectomy for seizure control: outcomes and predictors of seizure recurrence

Point/Counterpoint Session: Pediatric Skull Base Surgery: Open Approaches

570. Transvenous Curative Embolization of Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformation: Prospective Cohort Study

721. Non-surgical Treatment to Prevent Post-hemorrhagic Hydrocephalus of Prematurity

Individualized Treatment of TBI in the Era of Precision Medicine

Surgery for Posterior Fossa Tumors: Our Experience

528. Chiari Malformation Clusters Describe Differing Presence of Concurrent Anomalies based on Chiari Type

551. Comparative Analysis of Subdural Grids vs. Stereo-Electroencephalography in the Evaluation of Intractable Epilepsy

Scientific Session IV: Pediatrics, Question and Answer VI

571. Wide Bifurcation Morphology Induces Aneurysmogenic High Positive Wall Shear Stress Gradient at the Apex Independent of Flow Rate

722. Pediatric supratentorial ependymoma: surgical, clinical, and molecular analysis

Biomarkers of TBI: Where (and Why) Do We Stand?

25 Years of Colloid Cyst Removal - Clinical Data on Outcome and Recurrence Rate: Endoscopic Approach is Way Better

529. Spondylolysis and Spondylolisthesis in American Professional Baseball Players

Update on Surgical Trials in Traumatic Brain Injury

Colloid Cyst Resection - Outcome in 80 Patients: The Transcallosal Approach is the Way to Go

530. Preliminary Return to Work Data from the Multi-Center Prospective, Randomized CSM-S Study: Approach Matters

Guidelines for TBI: Time for Change?

Surgery of the Sella Turcica

531. Treatment of the Fractional Curve Only in Adult Scoliosis: Comparison to Lower Thoracic and Upper Thoracic Fusions

Threshold of Postoperative ICP Necessary for Better Than Vegetative Outcome After De-compressive Craniectomy for Severe Traumatic Brain Injuries

Meningioma Surgery - Are We Making Progress?

Scientific Session II: Spine, Question and Answer Session IV

Outcome Predictions in Mild TBI

The Thalamus: Surgical Strategies and Tactics

532. The Institute for Healthcare Improvement – NeuroPoint Alliance Cooperative Quality Improvement Project: Using National Registries to Design Continuous Quality Improvement Protocols

The Enigma of Chronic Subdural Hematomas in Africa

Tumor Panel/Case Discussions

533. Risk Factors Associated with 90-day Readmissions after Degenerative Lumbar Fusion: An Examination of the Michigan Spine Surgery Improvement Collaborative (MSSIC) Registry

The International Initiative for Traumatic Brain Injury Research (InTBIR)

534. Elderly Patients Have Worse EQ-5D Outcomes After Spondylolisthesis Surgery Than Young Patients, Yet They Are Satisfied With Surgery

535. Complications and revision rates in robotic-guided vs. fluoro-guided minimally invasive lumbar fusion surgery - report from MIS ReFRESH prospective comparative study

Scientific Session II: Spine, Question and Answer Session V