16:00 - 20:00

REGISTRATION AND POSTER SET-UP

20:00 - 22:00

WELCOME RECEPTION

08:00 - 09:00

OPENING CEREMONY

09:00 - 10:55

Chairmen:

BRAIN TUMORS

Madjid SAMII, Albino BRICOLO

09:00 - 09:30

Invited Lecture INV-01

THE BRAINSTEM TUMORS
A. Bricolo, B. Masotto (Italy)

09:30 - 09:40

0-01

SURGICAL TREATMENT OF EXPANDING BRAIN STEM LESIONS - ANALYSIS OF THE SERIES OF 28 OPERATED CASES -
M. Janicijevic, G. Tasic, V. Jovanovic, B. Djurovic, I. Nikolic (Serbia and Montenegro)

09:40 - 09:50

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NOVEL „OPEN WALL” CONCEPT DURING THE REMOVAL OF DEEP SITUATED BRAIN TUMOR ASSOCIATED WITH LARGE OEDEMA.
A. Csókay, L. Takáts, V. Papp, M. Bobest (Hungary)

09:50 - 10:00

0-03

NAVIGATED ASLEEP-AWAKE-ASLEEP CRANIOTOMY IN ELOQUENT GLIOMAS SURGERY
J. Fiedler, V. Priban, V. Chlouba, P. Prazak (Czech Republic)

10:00 - 10:10

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NAVIGATED STIMULATING ELECTRODE AND RESECTION OF GLIOMAS AROUND MOTOR PATHWAYS
M. Galanda, A. Bereš, J. Šulaj, Barbenik (Slovakia)

10:10 - 10:20

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FUNCTIONAL MAPPING DURING INTRINSIC BRAIN TUMOUR SURGERY
R. Bartoš, M. Sames, R. Jech, M. Cervenka, J. Vymazal, M. Derner, P. Petrovický (Czech Republic)

10:20 - 10:35

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CURRENT AND FUTURE MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES FOR MALIGNANT GLIOMAS; NEW HOPE BY INTRATUMORAL INFUSIONS OF IMMUNO-CONJUGATES?
H. Kostron (Austria)

10:35 - 10:45

0-07

PEROPERATIVE SONOGRAPHY IN SMALL BRAIN TUMORS.
M. Rattaj, T. Firický, P. Varga, M. Lampert (Slovakia)

10:45 - 10:55

0-08

THE ROLE OF INTRAOPERATIVE ULTRASOUND IN MINIMAL INVASIVE NEUROSURGERY
A. Melada, H. Jednačak (Croatia)

10:55 - 11:15

COFFEE BREAK

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11:15 -11:55

Chairmen:

BRAIN TUMORS - continued

Vladimir SMRČKA, Hewig KOSTRON

11:15 - 11:25

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NEUROENDOSCOPIC APPROACH TO INTRA- AND PARAVENTRICULAR BRAIN TUMOURS
K. Stachura, W. Libionka, R. Czepko (Poland)

11:25 - 11:35

0-10

INTRACRANIAL LIPOMAS TREATED BY NEUROENDOSCOPY
Z. Novak, J. Chrastina, I. Riha (Czech Republic)

11:35 - 11:45

0-11

HEMORRHAGIC INTRACRANIAL MENINGIOMAS: REPORT OF TWO CASES AND REVIEW OF 143 CASES FROM THE LITERATURE
R. Bošnjak, C. Derham, V.V. Dolenc (Slovenia)

11:45 - 11:55

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THE USE OF THE TRANSCALLOSAL OR TRANSVENTRICULAR APPROACH FOR THE TUMORS OF THE THIRD VENTRICLE
V. Smrčka, M. Smrčka (Czech Republic)

11:55 - 12:55

Chairmen:

PITUITARY TUMORS

Jonathan VAFIDIS, Atul GOEL

11:55 - 12:25

Invited Lecture INV-02

PITUITARY SURGERY: WHERE ARE WE AND WHAT NEXT?
J. Vafidis (United Kingdom)

12:25 - 12:35

0-13

GIANT PITUITARY TUMORS: A STUDY BASED ON SURGICAL TREATMENT OF 180 CASES
A. Goel (India)

12:35 - 12:45

0-14

SURGICAL OUTCOME IN TRANSSPHENOIDAL APPROACH TO PITUITARY ADENOMAS
R. Bošnjak, M. Pfeifer, T. Kocjan, U. Bačovnik, M. Popović, J. Knific, V.V. Dolenc (Slovenia)

12:45 - 12:55

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REVERSIBLE BRAIN ATROPHY DUE TO CUSHING’S DISEASE
Z. Gnjidić, M. Malenica, T. Sajko, B. Vizner, M. Vrkljan, Z. Rumboldt, J. Hat, D. Bedek (Croatia)

13:00- 14:00

LUNCH

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14:00 - 15:20

Chairmen:

SKULL BASE TUMORS
Vinko V. DOLENC, Atul GOEL

14:00 - 14:30

Invited Lecture INV-03

CENTRAL SKULL BASE TUMORS
V.V. Dolenc (Slovenia)

14:30 - 14:40

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SURGICAL EXCISION OF CLIVUS MENINGIOMAS
J. Šteňo, I. Bizik, V. Matejeik, J. Šurkala (Slovakia)

14:40 - 14:50

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MICROSURGICAL TREATMENT OF JUGULAR FORAMEN SCHWANNOMAS.
E. Zverina, J. Betka, P. Haninec, J. Skrivan, J. Kraus, T. Belsan (Czech Republic)

14:50 - 15:00

0-18

ESTHESIONEUROBLASTOMAS IN OUR MATERIAL.
L. Houšťava, P. Haninec, E. Zvěrina, J. Kozák (Czech Republic)

15:00 - 15:10

0-19

ANATOMICAL RATIONALE FOR THE CHOICE OF SURGICAL APPROACH TO CRANIOPHARYNGIOMA
J. Šteno, I. Bizik (Slovakia)

15:10 - 15:20

0-20

RECONSTRUCTION OF SKULL BASE AND CONVEXITY
A. Goel (India)

15:20 - 15:40

COFFEE BREAK

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15:40 - 16:40

Chairmen:

RADIOSURGERY
Christer LINDQUIST, Günther LANNER

15:40 - 16:10

Invited Lecture INV-04

RADIOSURGERY IN THE NEUROSURGICAL ARMAMENTARIUM
C. Lindquist (United Kingdom)

16:10 - 16:20

0-21

LINAC RADIOSURGERY IN CEREBRAL METASTASES
G. Lanner, R. Deinsberger, J. Tidstrand, M.C. Spendel (Austria)

16:20 - 16:30

0-22

GAMMA KNIFE RADIOSURGERY IN PAIN TREATMENT. INDICATIONS AND LONGTERM RESULTS
M. Trummer, S. Eustacchio, O. Schröttner, F. Unger, H. Tritthart (Austria)

16:30 - 16:40

0-23

LONG-TERM RESULTS AFTER GAMMA KNIFE RADIOSURGERY (GKRS) FOR BENIGN SKULL BASE MENINGIOMAS
W. Kreil, I. Fuchs, V. Weigl, S. Eustacchio, G. Papaefthymiou (Austria)

16:40 - 18:10

Chairmen:

PERIPHERAL NERVES
Madjid SAMII, Alberto ALEXANDRE

16:40 - 17:10

Invited Lecture INV-05

SURGERY OF PERIPHERAL NERVE AND BRACHIAL PLEXUS INJURIES
M. Samii (Germany)

17:10 - 17:20

0-24

EXTRAPLEXAL NERVE TRANSFER IN BRACHIAL PLEXUS TRACTION INJURIES-TWENTY YEARS EXPERIENCE
L. Rasulic, M. Samardzic, M. Jovanovic (Serbia and Montenegro)

17:20 - 17:30

0-25

REINNERVATION OF THE MUSCULOCUTANEOUS AND AXILLARY NERVE WITH VARIOUS TYPES OF NERVE TRANSFER
L. Rasulic, M. Samardzic, M. Jovanovic (Serbia and Montenegro)

17:30 - 17:40

0-26

THORACIC OUTLET SYNDROME DUE TO HYPEREXTENSION-HYPERFLEXION CERVICAL INJURY
A. Alexandre, L. Corn, A. Azuelos, M. Pellone, J. Buric (Italy)

17:40 - 17:50

0-27

MICROSURGICAL TREATMENT OF LUMBOSACRAL PLEXUS INJURIES.
A. Alexandre, L. Corn, A. Azuelos (Italy)

17:50 - 18:00

0-28

NEUROPHYSIOLOGICAL ASSESMENT OF THE ULNAR NERVE FUNCTION DURING SURGERY OF THE COMPLEX CUBITAL FRACTURES
M. Krkovič, R. Bošnjak, M. Kordaš (Slovenia)

18:00 - 18:10

0-29

MUSCULAR FORCE RECOVERY FOLLOWING GRAFT REPAIR OF THE RADIAL NERVE INJURED IN THE ARM
R. Pregelj, R. Bošnjak, V.V. Dolenc (Slovenia)

20:00

OUTDOOR PARTY

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08:00 - 10:00

Chairmen:

ANEURYSMS
Vinko V. DOLENC, Francesco BIROLI

08:00 - 08:10

0-30

MANAGEMENT OF VASCULAR LESIONS - A TEAM APPROACH
T. Dóczi, I. Hudák, F. Kövér, Z. Horváth (Hungary)

08:10 - 08:20

0-31

TREATMENT OF THE RUPTURED ANEURYSMS IN MARIBOR GENERAL HOSPITAL: REPORT FROM A LOW-VOLUME CENTER
G. Bunc, J. Ravnik (Slovenia)

08:20 - 08:30

0-32

THE KEYHOLE APPROACH IN ANEURYSM SURGERY. COMPARATION BETWEEN KEYHOLE APPROACH AND STANDARD APPROACH
G. Mrak, J. Paladino, D. Mihaljevic, H. Jednacak (Croatia)

08:30 - 08:40

0-33

ROLE OF SKULL BASE APPROACHES IN SURGERY OF INTRACRANIAL ANEURYSMS’ DIFFICULT CASES
F. Biroli, A. Signiorelli, O. Santonocito, A. Lanterna (Italy)

08:40 - 08:50

0-34

SURGERY OF CAROTID-OPHTALMIC ANEURYSMS - ANALYSIS OF 32 CASES.
R. Czepko, S. Dyszkiewicz, P. Lopatka, K. Stachura, W. Libionka (Poland)

08:50 - 09:00

0-35

THE UNIQUE CASE OF THE DISTAL ANEURYSM OF BASILAR TRUNK BRANCH CLIPPED VIA IV VENTRICLE.
R. Czepko, S. Dyszkiewicz, P. Lopatka, K. Stachura, W. Libionka (Poland)

09:00 - 09:30

Invited Lecture INV-06

TREATMENT OF LARGE AND/OR GIANT INTRACRANIAL ANEURYSMS
V.V. Dolenc (Slovenia)

09:30 - 09:40

0-36

EVALUATION OF SURGICAL APPROACHES FOR THE POSTERIOR CEREBRAL ARTERY ANEURYSMS. ANALYSIS OF 8 CASES.
R. Czepko, P. Lopatka, S. Dyszkiewicz (Poland)

09:40 - 09:50

0-37

CONTRIBUTION OF IMAGE GUIDED NAVIGATION TO SURGERY OF THE BRAIN VASCULAR LESIONS.
M. Choc, J. Mraček, V. Rohan (Czech Republic)

09:50 - 10:00

0-38

REMIFENTANIL-BASED ANAESTHESIA FOR INTRACRANIAL ANEURYSM SURGERY - OUR EXPERIENCE
P. Mušič, Š. Mušič, J. Šušteršič, B. Visočnik (Slovenia)

10:00 - 10:20

COFFEE BREAK

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10:20 - 11:10

Chairmen:

REVASCULARIZATION
Cornelius A.F. TULLEKEN, Giampaolo CANTORE

10:20 - 10:50

Invited Lecture INV-07

HIGH FLOW REVASCULARIZATION OF THE BRAIN: THE ELANA TECHNIQUE.
C.A.F. Tulleken (Netherlands)

10:50 - 11:00

0-39

LONG VENOUS GRAFT FOR THE TREATMENT OF ANEURYSMS UNSUITABLE FOR CLIPPING OR ENDOVASCULAR THERAPY. OUR EXPERINCE IN 55 CASES
A. Santoro, E. Passacantilli, G. Innocenzi, G.P. Cantore (Italy)

11:00 - 11:10

0-40

EXPERIMENTAL END-TO-SIDE ARTERIAL ANASTOMOSIS : COMPARISON OF CONTINUOUS AND INTERRUPTED SUTURE TECHNIQUE
V. Priban, I. Dykova (Czech Republic)

11:10 - 11:50

Chairmen:

ENDOVASCULAR TREATMENT
Daniel A. RÜFENACHT, Vinko V. DOLENC

11:10 - 11:40

Invited Lecture INV-08

CURRENT CONCEPTS OF ENDOVASCULAR ANEURYSM TREATMENT, AND ABOUT THE ROLE OF STENTS FOR ENDOVASCULAR REPAIR OF CEREBRAL ARTERIES
D.A. Rüfenacht, M. Ohta, P. Lylyk (Switzerland)

11:40 - 11:50

0-41

STENTING OF NEAR OCCLUDED INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY
Z. Miloševič (Slovenia)

11:50 - 12:40

Chairmen:

SURGICAL TREATMENT OF AVMs AND CAVERNOMAS
Vladimir BENES, Atul GOEL

11:50 - 12:00

0-42

CASE SELECTION FOR SURGERY FOR ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATIONS
A. Goel (India)

12:00 - 12:10

0-43

SURGERY OF ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATIONS
V. Benes, M. Mohapl (Czech Republic)

12:10 - 12:20

0-44

THE ROLE OF MICROSURGERY IN THE CONTEMPORARY TREATMENT OF INTRACRANIAL AVM(S)
V.V. Dolenc, R. Pregelj, S.Y. Ardebili (Slovenia)

12:20 - 12:30

0-45

CAVERNOUS MALFORMATIONS OF THE BRAIN: INDICATIONS FOR SURGERY AND OUTCOME
G. Tasic, M. Janicijevic, V. Jovanovic, I. Nikolic, D. Radulovic, M. Jokovic (Serbia and Montenegro)

12:30 - 12:40

0-46

PITFALLS IN THE COMBINED TREATMENT OF CEREBRAL AVMS.
M. Vaverka, J. Machac, S. Burval (Czech Republic)

13:00 - 14:00

LUNCH

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14:00 - 16:00

Chairmen:

SPINE AND SPINAL CORD
Friedrich SGIER, Karl UNGERSBÖCK

14:00 - 14:30

Invited Lecture INV-09

CONTEMPORARY SPINAL SURGERY AN OVERVIEW ON ACTUAL TECHNIQUES AND TRENDS IN SPINAL SURGERY
F. Sgier (Switzerland)

14:30 - 15:00

Invited Lecture INV-10

CRANIOVERTEBRAL LESIONS: A TREATMENT STRATEGY.
A. Goel (India)

15:00 - 15:10

0-47

VERTEBRAL ARTERY IN RELATIONSHIP TO C1-C2 VERTEBRAE: AN ANATOMICAL STUDY.
F. Cacciola (Switzerland)

15:10 - 15:20

0-48

VALUE OF CINEMATOGRAPHIC MRI OF THE CERVICAL SPINE FOR CERVICAL DISC SURGERY
R. Deinsberger, R. Regatschnig, E. Salomonowitz, K. Ungersböck (Austria)

15:20 - 15:30

0-49

A MOBILE CERVICAL PROSTHESIS ‘THE CERVIDISC’TM
A.S. Ramadan (Switzerland)

15:30 - 15:40

0-50

MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY OF MULTILEVEL CERVICAL SPONDYLOSIS
M. Vukic, D. Mihaljević, H. Jednačak, R. Saftić, B.C. Walters, R. Kovačević (Croatia)

15:40 - 15:50

0-51

PRELIMINARY EXPERIENCE WITH BRYAN CERVICAL DISC PROSTHESIS
J. Klener, J. Šroubek (Czech Republic)

15:50 - 16:00

0-52

POSTEROLATERAL MICROSURGICAL APPROACH FOR PREFORAMINAL AND FORAMINAL SOFT CERVICAL DISC HERNIATION
M. Boccardo, V. Valsania, V. Dallolio, L. Raina (Italy)

16:00 - 16:20

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16:20 - 18:20

Charimen:

SPINE AND SPINAL CORD - continued
Atul GOEL, Sandro EUSTACCHIO

16:20 - 16:30

0-53

TRANSLATIONAL VS ROTATIONAL DYNAMIZATION OF THE IMPLANTS USED FOR ANTERIOR CERVICAL FUSION
M. Stančić, M. Milošević, I. Škoro, D. Perović, G. Buljat (Croatia)

16:30 - 16:40

0-54

POLYSEGMENT PARTIAL CORPECTOMIES IN SOLVING THE CERVICAL DISC HERNIATIONS WITH THE CLINICAL PRESENTATION OF AN ADVANCEDSTAGE CERVICAL MIELOPATHY
N. Stojanovic, I. Stefanovic, D. Stojanov, S. Randjelovic, G. Ignjatovic, Z. Milenkovic, R. Mitic (Serbia and Montenegro)

16:40 - 16:50

0-55

CERVICAL SPONDILOTIC MYELOPATHY - WHAT DETERMINE THE PROGNOSIS?
I. Tekavčič (Slovenia)

16:50 - 17:00

0-56

SYNOVIAL CYST AT THE CRANIOCERVICAL JUNCTION
I. Fuchs, S. Eustacchio, M. Trummer, F. Unger, W. Kreil, G. Pendl (Austria)

17:00 - 17:10

0-57

FORAMEN MAGNUM DECOMPRESSION IN SYRINGOHYDROMYELIA. A REPORT OF THREE CASES.
R. Bošnjak, Š. Štunf, Z. Rodi, R. Pregelj, V.V. Dolenc (Slovenia)

17:10 - 17:20

0-58

YOUNG’S LAMINOPLASTY VS FACET SPARING LAMINECTOMY IN THE TREATMENT OF LUMBAR STENOSIS: RANDOMIZED CONTROL TRIAL
M. Stančić, M. Milošević, I. Škoro, D. Perović, G. Buljat (Croatia)

17:20 - 17:30

0-59

THE CONCEPT OF THE BARRICAID TM ANULAR FIBROSUS PROSTHESIS FOR REDUCTION OF THE RECURRENCE RATE OF SYMPTOMS FOLLOWING LIMITED DISCECTOMY OF THE LUMBAR SPINE
S. Eustacchio, M. Trummer, I. Fuchs, M. Gorensek, D. Ledic, M. Vilendecic (Austria)

17:30 - 17:40

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THE RESULTS OF ENDOSCOPIC PERCUTANEOUS TRANSFORAMINAL TREATMENT FOR HERNIATED LUMBAR DISCS
I. Fuchs, S. Eustacchio, F. Unger, M. Trummer, W. Kreil, G. Flaschka (Austria)

17:40 - 17:50

0-61

OUR EXPERIENCE WITH SPINAL-PELVIC FIXATION IN PATIENTS WITH DESTRUCTIVE PROCESSES OF SACRUM.
M. Choc, S. Žídek, D. Bludovský (Czech Republic)

17:50 - 18:00

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PLANNING THE APPROACH TO THE SPINAL CORD TUMORS AND SYRINGOMYELIA WITH THE HELP OF INTRAOPERATIVE NEUROMONIRORING
B. Prestor (Slovenia)

18:00 - 18:10

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INTRAMEDULLARY EPENDYMOMAS: CLINICAL PRESENTATION OF FOUR CASES.
P. Haninec, L. Houšťava, E. Zvěrina, R. Tomáš (Czech Republic)

18:10 - 18:20

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SPINAL CORD STIMULATION IN POSTLAMINECTOMY SYNDROM AND ANGINA PECTORIS
M. Trummer, S. Eustacchio, F. Unger, B. Rotman, H. Tritthart (Austria)

20:30

GALA DINNER

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08:00 - 10:10

Chairmen:

FREE TOPICS
Andrej KOGLER, Marjan KORŠIČ

08:00 - 08:10

0-65

CONGENITAL INTRACRANIAL ARACHNOID CYSTS. A REVIEW OF 62 SURGICALLY TREATED CHILDREN, MOSTLY BY CYSTOPERITONEAL SHUNTING
A. Kogler, N. Kudelić, B. Božić (Croatia)

08:10 - 08:20

0-66

THE ROLE OF INTRA-CRANIAL PRESSURE MONITORING AND AQUEDUCTAL CSF FLOW QUANTIFICATION IN THE MANAGEMENT OF NORMAL PRESSURE HYDROCEPHALUS.
A. Scollato, P. Perrini, N. Benedetto, B. Salani, G. Pellicano, N. Di Lorenzo (Italy)

08:20 - 08:30

0-67

SINUS SHUNT: THE ULTIMATE SITE OF SHUNTING IN HYDROCEPHALUS
P. Miklic, M. Vukic, M. Radoš, H. Jednacak, D. Mihaljevic (Croatia)

08:30 - 08:40

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NEUROENDOSCOPICALLY CONFIRMED SPONTANEOUS THIRD VENTRICULOSTOMY IN NON-COMMUNICATING HYDROCEPHALUS: REPORT OF TWO CASES
K. Stachura, W. Libionka, R. Czepko, P. Lopatka, S. Dyszkiewicz (Poland)

08:40 - 08:50

0-69

SSEP IN CHILDREN WITH HYDROCEPHALUS
M. Koršič, M. Denislič, V.V. Dolenc (Slovenia)

08:50 - 09:00

0-70

THIRD VENTRICULOSTOMY OF THE LAMINA TERMINALIS. MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION
J. Andrychowski, Z. Czernicki, A. Taraszewska (Poland)

09:00 - 09:10

0-71

INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE (ICP) AS THE PROGNOSTIC FACTOR IN A SEVERE HEAD INJURY
L. Negovetić, T. Sajko, N. Kudelić, D.-J. Živković (Croatia)

09:10 - 09:20

0-72

SEVERE CLOSED HEAD INJURY: EFFECTS ON ICP AND BRAIN PO2, PCO2, PH, AND TEMPERATURE
M. Koršič, D. Jugović, M. Benedičič (Slovenia)

09:20 - 09:30

0-73

DIFFUSE AXONAL INJURY IN THE SPINAL CORD IN A RAT MODEL OF TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY
J. Pal, A. Buki, D. Szellar, A. Zsombok, J. Luckl, T. Doczi, J.T. Povlisock (Hungary)

09:30 - 09:40

0-74

CEREBROVASCULAR AUTOREGULATION IN PATIENTS WITH SEVERE HEAD INJURY. ASSESMENT OF THE AUTOREGULATORY RESPONSE TO THE UPPER BODY TILT BY MEANS OF COMPUTERISED RHEOENCEPHALOGRAPHY.
W. Traczewski, M. Moskala, M. Krupa, J. Polak, I. Goscinski (Poland)

09:40 - 09:50

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A REVIEW OF CIVILIAN GUNSHOT WOUNDS TO THE HEAD IN NORTHEAST SLOVENIA: 1992 TO 2002
T. Strojnik (Slovenia)

09:50 - 10:00

0-76

ACCIDENTS IN FORESTRY
L. Swittalek, M. Trummer, H. Tritthart (Austria)

10:00 - 10:10

0-77

THE ROLE OF BIOETHICS DURING THE INTRODUCTION OF NEW SURGICAL PROCEDURE IN LIFE THREATENING ILLNESS IN SEVERE NEUROTRAUMA CASES.
A. Csókay (Hungary)

10:10 - 10:30

COFFEE BREAK

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10:30 - 12:20

Chairmen:

FREE TOPICS - continued
Fuad Sami HADDAD, Roman BOŠNJAK

10:30 - 11:00

Invited Lecture INV-11

FORTY YEARS EXPERIENCE WITH INTRACRANIAL HYDATID DISEASES
F.S. Haddad (Lebanon)

11:00 - 11:10

0-78

INCIDENCE OF NOSOCOMIAL INFECTIONS (NI) IN A NEUROSURGICAL DEPARTMENT AND THE IMPACT OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES SPECIALIST (ID) ASSISTED USE OF ANTIMICROBIALS
B. Beović, R. Bošnjak, M. Čižman, V.V. Dolenc (Slovenia)

11:10 - 11:20

0-79

NON INVASIVE DIAGNOSTIC PROTOCOL FOR TEMPORAL LOBE EPILEPSY SURGERY: RESULTS IN 101 OPERATED PATIENTS
V. Esposito, P. Romanelli, P.P. Quarato, G. Di Gennaro, A. Mascia, G. Cantore (Italy)

11:20 - 11:30

0-80

THE ROLE OF NEUROSURGEON IN THE TREATMENT OF PHARMACORESISTANT TEMPORAL EPILEPSY
J. Chrastina, Z. Novak, E. Lzicarova, M. Brazdil, R. Kuba, I. Rektor, R. Jancalek (Czech Republic)

11:30 - 11:40

0-81

FUNCTIONAL IMPAIRMENT, DISABILITY AND QUALITY OF LIFE OUTCOME AFTER HEMICRANIECTOMY IN MALIGNANT MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY INFARCTION
J.M. Lang, C. Foerch, J. Krause, A. Raabe, K. Kessler, V. Seifert (Austria)

11:40 - 11:50

0-82

INTRAOPERATIVE MONITORING OF THE TIBIAL H-WAVE AND SPINAL ROOT POTENTIALS (SRP) DURING THE EVACUATION OF THE HERNIATED DISC IN S1 RADICULOPATHY. PRELIMINARY RESULTS.
R. Bošnjak, M. Makovec, M. Benedičič (Slovenia)

11:50 - 12:00

0-83

CLINICAL EXPERIENCE WITH DEXAMETHASONE AND POVIDON-IODINE IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING MICROFENESTRATION FOR A HERNIATED LUMBAR DISC
T. Strojnik (Slovenia)

12:00 - 12:10

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COLLATERAL SPROUTING OF SENSORY AXONS INTO END-TO-SIDE NERVE ANASTOMOSIS IN RAT
F. Bajrović, U. Kovačič, T. Žele, J. Sketelj (Slovenia)

12:10 - 12:20

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INDUCTION OF COLLATERAL SPROUTING OF SENSORY AXONS INTO END-TO-SIDE NERVE ANASTOMOSIS IN RAT
F. Bajrović, U. Kovačič, M. Pavčnik, J. Sketelj (Slovenia)

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BRAIN TUMORS

P-01

NEUROSURGICAL TREATMENT OF BRAIN METASTASES FROM MALIGNANT MELANOMA: AN ANALYSIS OF SURVIVAL, SURGICAL OUTCOME AND COMPLICATIONS
R. Bošnjak, T. Roš-Opaškar, M. Popović (Slovenia)

P-02

GROWTH OF HUMAN GLIOBLASTOMA SPECIMENS AND U-87 GLIOMA CELL LINE IN NORMAL RAT BRAIN
T. Strojnik, R. Kavalar, T. Lah (Slovenia)

P-03

TREATMENT OF MULTICENTRIC INTRAMEDULLAR MEDULLOBLASTOMA IN LOCO AND SUBCUTANEOUS APPLICATION OF OCTREOTIDE - FIRST CLINICAL RESULTS
I. Stefanovic, N. Stojanovic, M. Babic, V. Katic, D. Stojanov (Serbia and Montenegro)

P-04

MULTICENTRIC GLIOMAS: REVIEW OF 198 GLIOMA SERIAL CASES
I. Berisavac, M. Markovic, R. Benovic, V. Bojovic, S. Milenkovic, I. Berisavac, G. Bicanin (Serbia and Montenegro)

P-05

CATHEPSINS IN RECURRENT MENINGIOMAS
A. Vranic (Slovenia)

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SKULL BASE TUMORS

P-06

AGGRESSIVE TREATMENT OF MALIGNANT PROLACTINOMA WITH LONG-TERM SURVIVAL
S. Stunf, V.V. Dolenc (Slovenia)

P-07

IMMUNOHISTOCHEMICAL STAINING OF CYSTEINE PROTEINASES CATHEPSINS B AND L AND THEIR INHIBITOR STEFIN A IN HUMAN HYPOPHYSIS AND PITUITARY ADENOMAS
T. Strojnik, B. Židanik, T. Lah (Slovenia)

P-08

MENINGIOMAS OF THE SPHENOIDAL RIDGE
M.T. Papacocea, A.V. Papacocea (Romania)

P-09

MICROSURGICAL REMOVAL OF PETROCLIVAL LESIONS USING COMBINED PETROSAL APPROACH
Z. Kolic, N. Eškinja (Croatia)

P-10

TREATMENT OF TUMORS OF PONTOCEREBELLAR ANGLE (PCA)
R. Benovic, I. Berisavac, V. Bojovic, M. Markovic, M. Marinkovic, Z. Petrovic (Serbia and Montenegro)

P-11

SURGICAL EXPERIENCE WITH LARGE VESTIBULAR SCHWANNOMAS.AUDITORY BRAINSTEM IMPLANT.
E. Zverina, J. Betka, J. Skrivan, J. Kraus, J. Kluh, T. Belsan (Czech Rep

P-12

TRANSTEMPORAL APPROACHES AND INDICATIONS FOR CLINICAL PRACTICE
M. Sames, P. Vachta (Czech Republic)

P-13

CONSEQUENCES OF DAMAGE OF THE SYMPATHETIC FIBERS SURROUNDING THE INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY IN THE CAROTID CANAL
M. Benedičič, V.V. Dolenc, R. Bošnjak (Slovenia)

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PERIPHERAL NERVES AND SPINAL CORD

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FEMORAL NERVE ENTRAPMENT
A. Alexandre, A. Azuelos, L. Coro’ (Italy)

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SUPERSCAPULAR NERVE ENTRAPMENT
A. Alexandre, L. Coro’, A. Azuelos (Italy)

P-16

INTRAOPERATIVE MOTOR EVOKED POTENTIALS IN LIMB MUSCLES: INTERINDIVIDUAL AND INTERSIDE VARIABILITY, AND VARIABILITY DURING SURGERY IN PATIENTS WITHOUT NEUROLOGICAL DEFICIT
Z. Rodi, M. Mihelin, D. Vodusek (Slovenia)

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SPINAL CORD MONITORING DURING NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES IN LJUBLJANA MEDICAL CENTRE IN YEARS 2002-2004
Z. Rodi, R. Bošnjak, B. Prestor, V.V. Dolenc (Slovenia)

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VASCULAR

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CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS OF COMPUTER-ASSISTED GEOMTRIC DESIGN OF CEREBRAL ANEURYSMS IN VERTEBRO-BASILAR BRANCHE: OUR EXPIRIENCE
I. Nikolic, G. Tasic, M. Janicijevic (Serbia and Montenegro)

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FAR IPSILATERAL SPONTANEOUS LOBAR HEMATOMA TWENTY YEARS AFTER DIRECT SURGICAL OCCLUSION OF INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY AND SUPERIOR ORBITAL VEIN DUE TO CCSF.CASE EVALUATION BY TCDS HEMODINAMICAL OBSERVATIONS
M. Nagulic, I. Nikolic, T. Mihailovic, I. Nagulic (Serbia and Montenegro)

P-20

HYPERPERFUSION SYNDROM - TWO CAUSES OF CEREBRAL HYPERPERFUSION WITH DIFFERENT CLINICAL SYMPTOMATOLOGY
J. Mraček, M. Choc, P. Richtr (Czech Republic)

P-21

OUTCOME OF SURGERY FOR ANEURYSMAL SUBARACHNOID HAEMORRHAGE
V. Beroš, V. Lupret, D. Solter (Croatia)

P-22

STEREOTACTIC EVACUATION OF INTRACEREBERALL HEMORRHAGIE WITH MONITORING OF INTRACEREBRAL PRESSURE
P. Fadrus, V. Smrčka, T. Svoboda, K. Maca, E. Neuman (Czech Republic)

P-23

SPONTANEOUS SUPRATENTORIAL INTRACEREBRAL HEMATOMA - MONITORING OF INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE DURING STEREOTACTIC EVACUATION.
P. Fadrus, V. Smrčka, K. Maca, T. Svoboda, E. Neuman (Czech Republic)

P-24

TIMING OF SURGERY IN PATIENTS WITH ANEURYSMAL INTRAVENTRICULAR HEMORRHAGE
M. Markovic, I. Berisavac, V. Bojovic, R. Benovic, G. Bicanin, M. Mijic, I. Berisavac, Z. Petrovic (Serbia and Montenegro)

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INFLUENCE OF NEUROSURGICAL TREATMENT ON APPEARANCE OF SPASM OF CEREBRAL ARTERIES
B. Matos (Slovenia)

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MICROSURGICAL OPENING OF LAMINA TERMINALIS OF THE THIRD VENTRICLE AND ARACHNOID CISTERNS IN PREVENTION OF POSTHAEMORRHAGIC HYDROCEPHALUS .
J. Andrychowski, Z. Czernicki, J. Jurkiewicz (Poland)

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COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY IN PATIENTS WITH SUBARACHNOID HAEMORRHAGE
Z. Miloševič, I. Kocijančič (Slovenia)

P-28

CEREBRAL PROTECTION WITH REVERSAL OF FLOW DURING STENTING OF SYMPTOMATIC STENOSIS OF THE INTRACRANIAL INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY
I. Kocijančič, Z. Miloševič (Slovenia)

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NEUROENDOSCOPIC THIRD VENTRICULOSTOMY IN THE MANAGEMENT OF NONCOMMUNICATING HYDROCEPHALUS SECONDARY TO GIANT BASILAR ARTERY BIFURCATION ANEURYSM: CASE REPORT
K. Stachura, W. Libionka, R. Czepko, S. Dyszkiewicz, P. Lopatka (Poland)

P-30

HYPONATRAEMIA FOLLOWING ANEURYSMAL SAH
W. Koszewski, A. Warzecha, Z. Czernicki (Poland)

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THE INFLUENCE OF MILD HYPOTHERMIA ON THE INCIDENCE OF VASOSPASMS IN PATIENTS AFTER THE SEVERE SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE
M. Smrčka, V. Juráň, R. Gál, E. Neuman, V. Smrčka (Czech Republic)

P-32

OPHTHALMIC ARTERY - INTRA OR EXTRADURAL ORIGIN? (MICROSURGICAL ANATOMY)
M. Voršič (Slovenia)

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THE INFLUENCE OF NORADRENERGIC BLOCKADE ON VASOSPASM AND THE QUANTITY OF CEREBRAL DOPAMINE ß-HYDROXYLASE FOLLOWING SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE IN RABBITS
G. Bunc, S. Kovačič (Slovenia)

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SPINE AND SPINAL CORD

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ANTEROLATERAL THORACIC MICRODISCECTOMY. TRANSTHORACIC OPERATION OF THORACIC DISCS, NOT REQUIRING SPINAL STABILIZATION. OWN MODIFICATION OF THE TRANSPLEURAL APPROACH.
W. Koszewski, A. Warzecha, Z. Czernicki (Poland)

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TIME FACTOR AND CAUDA EQUINA SYNDROME - A CANINE EXPERIMENTAL STUDY
I. Šulla, jr, J. Maršala, J. Orendáčová, I. Šulla (Slovakia)

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THE IMPORTANCE OF COMPARTMENT SYNDROME AFTER CERVICAL SPINAL CORD INJURY. (SPINAL SHOCK OR IRREVERSIBLE DAMAGE?)
G. Sipocz, A. Csokay (Hungary)

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SPINAL SHOCK OR IRREVERSIBLE DAMAGE ? COMBINED ACUT APPROCH AS A MINIMAL INVASIVE METHOD IN SEVERE T SPINE INJURY
A. Csókay, L. Takats, V. Papp, M. Bobest, G. Sipocz (Hungary)

P-38

CORPECTOMIES IN CASES OF ACCIDENTAL COLLAPSE OF THE CERVICAL CORPORA VERTEBRAE - CASE PRESENTATION
N. Stojanovic, I. Stefanovic, D. Stojanov, S. Randjelovic, Z. Milenkovic, G. Ignjatovic (Serbia and Montenegro)

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FREE TOPICS

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NEUROENDOSCOPIC TREATMENT OF SYMPTOMATIC SEPTUM PELLUCIDUM CYSTS
K. Rotim, H. Jednacak, J. Paladino, R. Kovacevic (Croatia)

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INTRAOPERATIVE NEUROMONITORING OF THE OCULOMOTOR NERVE
G. Gumzej (Slovenia)

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SEVERITY OF AXONAL INJURY IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE ENERGY OF INJURY AS WELL AS SURVIVAL TIME
A. Buki, J. Pal, E. Czeiter, A. Zsombok, D. Szellar, O. Farkas, T. Doczi (Hungary)

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CSF LEVELS OF FREE-RADICAL PEROXIDATION PRODUCTS AND COGNITIVE FUNCTIONING PATTERNS IN DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSINN ODF NORMAL PRESSURE HYDROCEPHALUS- PRELIMINARY REPORT.
E. Fersten, W. Gordon-Krajcer, M. Głowacki, B. Mroziak, J. Jurkiewicz, Z. Czernicki (Poland)

P-43

TELECONSULTING IN NEUROSURGICAL PRACTICE.
G. Mariusz, C. Zbigniew, J. Jurkiewicz, N. Walasek (Poland)

P-44

ENDOSCOPIC THIRD VENTRICULOSTOMY WITH ULTRASONIC CONTACT PROBE
K. Rotim, J. Paladino, A. Stimac, H. Jednacak, R. Kovacevic (Croatia)

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ENDOSCOPIC TREATMENT OF ARACHNOID CYSTS COMBINED WITH FRAME BASED STEREONAVIGATION.
J. Musil, P. Fadrus, T. Svoboda, K. Maca, V. Smrčka (Czech Republic)

P-46

“OPEN SKIN” METHOD TO IMPROVE THE EFFECT OF DECOMPRESSIVE CRANIECTOMY
A. Németh, A. Csókay (Hungary)

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SKIN FLAP STRECHING AGAINS THE RECOMPRESSION AFTER DECOMPRESSIVE CRANIECTOMY
A. Németh, A. Csókay (Hungary)

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