14th Meeting of the World Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery

Rome, Italy, June 14-17

Abstracts, Full Papers and slides presented at WSSFN:

We wish to thank the authors below who took the time to send IFESS the full papers and/or slides of presentations made at the WSSFN meeting in Rome. Although few in number they greatly enhance the value of this publication to our readers.

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Original Abstracts of papers may be viewed by clicking on the Presentation Title in blue underlined font, full papers may be viewed by clicking Full Paper and slide presentations may be viewed by clicking Slides:

Presentation Title	Last Name of Author	Full Paper	Slides
Neuromodulation Of Cerebral Blood Flow: Implications In Brain Tumor Therapy
Increases Of Tumor Oxigenation And Locoregional Blood Flow In Brain Tumors After Cervical Spinal Cord Stimulation	Robaina
Spinal Cord Stimulation And Cerebral Blood Flow. Action Mechanisms	Sagher
Hypoxia In Brain Tumors: Characterization And Modification	Vaupel
Neuromodulation In Cardiology
Cardioprotection And Scs	Linderoth
The Cardiacneuronal Hierarchy As A Potential Target For Scs - Cxld	Armour
Pain Therapy Strategy In Persistent Stable Angina	Foreman
Electrical Neuromodulation And Ischemic Heart Disease	De Jongste
Pain Therapy Strategy In Persistent Stable Angina	Chester
New Frontiers Of Psychosurgery	Sturm
Behavioural Effects Of Bilateral Subthalamic Stimulation In Advanced Parkinson Disease: A Systematic Review	Temel
Antinociceptive Effect Induced By Sensorimotor Cortex Stimulation In Normal Rats.	Talamoni Fonoff
Dbs For Cluster Headache	House
Motor Cortex Stimulation For Pain	Meglio
Deep Brain Stimulation Of The Posterior Hypothalamus: Indications , Results And Surgical Technique	Franzini
Deep Brain Stimulation For Chronic Neuropathic Pain: Long-Term Outcome And The Relevance Of The Insertional Effect	Hamani
Motor Cortex Stimulation For Post-Amputation Pain Control	Lazorthes
Chronic Motor Cortex Stimulation In Patients With Neuropathic Pain Syndromes ¨C A 10 Years Experience	Rasche
Spinal Cord Stimulation For Pain	Linderoth
Polipharmacology For Intrathecal Therapies	Krames
Functional Confirmation Of Electrode Placement In The Periventricular/Periaqueductal Gray Region For Deep Brain Stimulation Of Neuropathic Pain By Recording The Saccade-Related Local Field Potentials Of The Superior Colliculus	Liu
Therapeutic Results Of Motor Cortex Stimulation For Post-Stroke Paresis At Hiroshima University Hospital	Kurisu
Gamma Knife Pituitary Radiosurgery For Intractable Pain: Trial Experience And Preliminary Results	Hayashi
The Control Of Blood Pressure With Deep Brain Stimulation	Green
Comparison Of Percutaneous Radiofrequency Rhizotomy And Stereotactic Radiosurgery In The Treatment Of Patients With Medically Refractory Trigeminal Neuralgia	Fountas
Title To Be Advised	Cosman
Dbs For Psychiatric Disorders	Rezai
Rationale, Treatment Options, And Results In The Surgical Treatment Of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (Ocd) And Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorder	Anderson
Stereotactic Bilateral Anterior Cingulotomy For Refractory Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder	Chang
Lesioning And Stimulation Of Bilateral Nucleus Accumbens For Drug Addiction	Sun
Electrical Stimulation Of Inferior Thalamic Peduncle(Itp)	Jiménez
Dbs For Psychiatric Disorders	Lozano
Cyberknife Radiosurgery For Psychiatric Disorders	Lee
Role Of The Dorsal And Subgenual Cingulate Cortex In Reward-Based Decisions	Eskandar
Vns-Therapy For Treatment Of Chronic Depression: Twelve Months Follow-Up	Van Der Aa
Deep Brain Stimulation Therapy For The Vegetative State: Selection Criteria Of Candidates And 10-Year Follow-Up Results	Yamamoto
Intraoperative Neurophysiology For Motor Pathways	Deletis
Stimulation In The Vim As Treatment Of Essential Tremor	Stiller
Prior Thalamotomy Diminishes The Response Of Pallidal Deep Brain Stimulation For Primary Dystonia	Alterman
Residual Hemifacial Spasm After Microvascular Decompression: When Should We Do Reoperation?	Chung
Psychological Factors In Chronic Pain Patients Waiting For Motor Cortex Stimulation	Daini	Full Paper	Slides
Wssfn President' Address	Brophy
Dbs For Movement Disoders: Where Are We?	Cornu
Dbs For Movement Disoders: Where Are We Going?	Mazzone
The Origin Of Basal Ganglia Surgery For Movement Disorders - Cxld	Gildenberg
Gpi And Vim Deep Brain Stimulation (Dbs) With And Without Microelectrode Recording (Mer): A Comparison From The Same Center	Gorgulho
Effects Of Unilateral Subthalamic Nucleus Stimulation On Gait In Parkinsonian Patients.	Ricciuti
New Landmarks For Targeting The Subthalamic Nucleus On Mri: Is It Time To Move On From Anterior Commissure-Posterior Commissure Based Coordinates?	Ashkan
Subthalamic Neucleus Stimulation For Primary Dystonia And Tardive Dyskinesia	Sun
Mcs For Mevement Disorders	Pagni
Dbs For Dystonia In Children - Cxld	Coubes
Focal Hand Dystonia In Instrumentalist Musicians: A New Indication Of Stereotactic Surgery	Taira
Bilateral Thalamic Surgery: Is It Safe And Effective To Combine Lesioning And Dbs For Intractable Tremor	Parrent
Surgical Technique Of Lesions Through Dbs Medtronic Electrode And Results In 14 Patients	Raoul
Bilateral Thalamic Stimulation For Intractable Tourette Syndrome	Servello
A New And Innovative Therapy For Restoration Of Dropped-Foot With A 2-Channel Electrical Stimulation Implant: Description And Outcome In Twenty Patients	Van Der Aa
Precision Guided Surgery In Neurosurgical Field	Iseki
Surgical Head Holder Combined With Receiving Coil For Intraoperative Mri	Muragaki
Neuronavigation For Surgery Of Multiple Brain Lesions	Sverzickis
Feasibility Of Continuous Monitoring Of Cortico-Spinal Tracts During Focus Resection For Drug-Reststant Non-Tumoral Frontal Epilepsy	Cioni
Impact Of Lesionectomy On Epileptogenic Low-Grade Tumors In Pediatric Patients.	Iacoangeli
Visual Field Defects After Selective Transsylvian Amygdalohippocampectomy	Novak
Development And Testing Of A Radiosurgery-Based Arteriovenous Malformation Grading System	Pollock