Chairman: Ricardo Santos de Oliveira
Scientific Commitee Latin American
Ricardo Santos de Oliveira
Jose Francisco Salomão
Graciella Zuccaro
Collaboration
Frederico Di Rocco (ESPN)
James Tait Goodrich (ISPN / USA)
Wan Teow Seow (ISPN)
Concezio Di Rocco (ESPN / ISPN)
Secretary: Marcelo Volpon Santos
Capítulo de neurocirugia pediatrica FLANC
About the Course:
The aim of the course is to favor the development of pediatric neurosurgery in Latin America. The scientific program, which is divided in 3 biennial courses, will cover the whole field of Pediatric Neurosurgery. Each course is based on a four days program. During this period, teachers, selected among the leading experts in the field, and the trainees will have an open exchange, while sharing the same hotel accommodation. The success of the course will depend on your lively and active participation, which we kindly request from you. (see full program in the next weeks)
Hydrocephalus
CSF imaging
Alternative to shunts
Shunt technology
Shunt infection
Shunt malfunction
Specific aetiologies of hydrocephalus
-prenatal
-intraventricular haemorrhage
-postinfectious hydrocephalus
-tumoural
Neuroendoscopy
Cysts
Supratentorial cysts
Posterior fossa cysts and Dandy Walker
malformation
Posterior fossa tumours
Cerebellar astrocytomas
Medulloblastomas
Ependymomas
Benign brainstem tumours
Malignant brainstem tumours
Trends in neuro-oncology
Chordomas
Myelomeningocele
How I do it - surgical techniques
Implantation of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt
Ventriculo-atrial shunts
Lumbo-peritoneal shunts
External CSF drainage
Endoscopic third ventriculostomy
Posterior fossa surgery
Midline approaches to the posterior fossa
Lateral approaches to the posterior fossa
Approaches to the brainstem
Solve a case
Video sessions
Hands on - Neuroendoscopy / ICP monitoring /
Cranial implants
Trainee Presentation
Spine Disease / Congenital anomalies
Embryology
Spinal lipomas
Diastematomyelia
Craniocervical junction abnormalities
Chiari I and Syringomyelia
Spinal tumors
Neurofibromatosis
Monitoring
Spinal deformities
Midline tumours
Anatomy of the sellar and suprasellar region
Optic nerve and chiasmatic hypothalamic
gliomas
Craniopharyngiomas
Skull Base tumors
Fibrous dysplasia
Orbital lesions
Vascular Malformations
Vascular abnormalities in children
Arteriovenous malformations
Cavernoma
Craniofacial abnormalities
Craniosinostosis - classification, diagnosis and
workup
Scaphocephaly
Trigonocephaly
Anterior and posterior plagiocephaly
Oxycephaly
Syndromic craniostenoses
CNS consequences of craniostenoses
Bloodsaving in craniostensoses
How I do it - surgical techniques
Craniofacial
Surgery of spinal lipomas
Surgery of the craniocervical junction
Bone defect reconstruction
Suprasellar approaches - frontal
Suprasellar approaches - pterional
Transpshenoidal approaches
Approaches to the orbit
Principles of AVM surgery
Skull remodelling / facial advancement
Solve a case
Video session
Supratentorial Tumors
Advanced neuroradiology
Anatomy of the cerebral hemispheres
Pathology of supratentorial tumours
Benign hemispheric tumours
Malignant hemispheric tumours
Rare tumours
Basal ganglia tumours
Intraventricular tumours
Pineal tumours
Epilepsy Surgery
Indications and selection criteria
Neuroimaging
Hemispheric lesions
Insular tumors
Cortical dysplasia
Spasticity
Spasticity - medical management
Spasticity - surgical management
Spasticity - neurosurgical management
Infection
Abscess
Parasitic infections
Post-operative infections
How I do it - surgical techniques
Skin, bone and dura
Supratentorial intraventricular approaches
Image guided surgery
Surgery in functional areas
Invasive recordings
Surgery in functional areas
Spasticity surgery
Trauma
Head trauma / shaking baby syndrome
Spine trauma
Solve a case
Video session
Hands on - Spasticity Pumps / Shunts / cranial
implants / neuronavigation / advanced surgical
techniques
Trainee Presentation
Hands on - Motors / Spinal Implants / Cranial
miniplates
Trainee presentation