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1 5th Annual Sardinian Neurosurgery Meeting Olbia, Sardinia, Italy June 26 th 28 th, 2008 A collaboration between Department of Neurosurgery Department of Biomedical Sciences University of Sassari, Sardinia, Italy Fondazione Istituto Neurologico Besta, Milan, Italy FONDAZIONE I.R.C.C.S. ISTITUTO NEUROLOGICO CARLO BESTA ISTITUTO DI RICOVERO E CURA A CARATTERE SCIENTIFICO DI NATURA PUBBLICA and the Mount Sinai Medical Center New York, USA Under the Auspices of SINch Italian Society for Neurosurgery

2 Co-directors Francesco Crotti Professor of Neurosurgery, University of Sassari, Sardinia, Italy Giovanni Broggi Professor, Chairman Department of Neurosurgery, The Fondazione Istituto Besta, Milan, Italy Joshua Bederson Professor, Program Director, and Vice Chair, Department of Neurosurgery Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY, USA Scientific Program Committee A. Carai (Sassari, Italy) P. Ferroli (Milan, Italy) I.M. Germano (New York, NY, USA) G. Guizzardi (Firenze, Italy) U. Godano (Cagliari, Italy) A. Maleci (Cagliari, Italy) G. Orunesu (Nuoro, Italy) Organizing Secretariat CSR Congressi Srl Via G. Matteotti, Cadriano di Granarolo E. (BO) Tel Fax Azienda Certificata CERMET UNI EN ISO No A

3 Learning objectives At the completion of this Conference attendees will be able to discuss the pathophysiology, clinical manifestations, treatment options and treatment methods in the following areas: Therapeutic and pathological occlusions of the cerebral vascular system Applications of radiosurgery to spinal pathology Minimally invasive surgical approaches to malignancies of the spine Fusion vs non-fusion in DDD of the spine.

4 Program Thursday June 26 th, pm Opening Reception Friday June 27 th, Therapeutic and pathological occlusions of the cerebral vascular system Moderators: G. Broggi (Milan, Italy), J. Bederson (New York, NY, USA) 8.00 Clinical anatomy of the brain vessels A. Montella (Sassari, Italy) 8.20 Therapeutic occlusion of major intra and extracranial vessels without revascularization: methods and precautions Aman Patel, J.Bederson (New York, NY, USA) 8.40 Endovascular obliteration, indications and methods E. Boccardi (Milan, Italy) 9.00 Neuroradiological evaluation of the cerebrovascular reserve in prevision of vascular occlusion E. Ciceri (Milan, Italy) 9.20 Methods of cerebral revascularization for treating giant intracranial aneurysms P. Nakaji (BNI, USA) 9.40 Role of Revascularization in the Strategy of Surgery for Giant Aneurysms M. Collice (Milan, Italy) Technical advances in ECA-ICA by pass P. Ferroli (Milan, Italy) Coffee Break Cerebral revascularization in patients with ischemic vascular disease and Moya-Moya N. Hashimoto (Kyoto, Japan) Preservation of the intracranial circulation in the treatment of intracranial aneurysms H. Sano (Nagoya, Japan) F. Calbucci (Bologna, Italy) Case presentations and discussion J. Bederson (New York, NY, USA), U Godano (Cagliari) all Faculty and Audience Adjourn

5 Friday June 27 th, Radiosurgery in treatment of lesions of the spine and cervicomedullary junction Moderators: I. M. Germano (New York, NY, USA), L. Fariselli (Milan, Italy) U. Godano (Cagliari) Treatment of Metastatic Disease of the spine Novalis experience I.M. Germano (New York, NY, USA) Cyberknife experience F. Colombo (Vicenza, Italy) Treatment of benign tumors of the spine Novalis Experience TBA Germany Cyberknife experience L. Fariselli (Milan, Italy) Discussion and case presentations L. Fariselli (Milan, Italy) F. Colombo (Vicenza, Italy) TBA Germany I.M. Germano (New York, NY, USA) pm Case presentations and discussion pm

6 Saturday, June 28 th, Round Table Vertebral Metastasis: integrated and multidisciplinary approach Moderators: A. Maleci (Cagliari, Italy), G. Orunesu (Nuoro, Italy) 8.30 am Introduction by the Moderators Participants: 8.45 Epidemiology A. Desogus (Cagliari, Italy) 9.00 The right approach F. Di Costanzo (Florence, Italy ) 9.15 Neuroimaging V. Bifulco (Olbia, Italy) 9.30 The surgical treatment A. Fachinetti (Varese, Italy) 9.45 Somatectomy in the spine metastasis C.L. Solero (Milan, Italy) Percutaneous treatments U. Agrillo (Rome, Italy) Radiosurgery I.Germano New York, Usa) Chemioterapy Treatment for pain control S. Mameli (Cagliari, Italy) Coffee break

7 Presentation of 3 clinical cases with the comments of the panelists and discussion with participants Clinical case 1 G. Orunesu (Nuoro, Italy) Clinical case 2 I.M. Germano (New York, NY, USA) Clinical case 3 R. Donati (Cesena FC, Italy) Clinical case 4 A. Manca-A.Carai (Candiolo,Sassari, Italy 13,05 Adjourn Saturday, June 28 th, LUMBAR DDD: FUSION vs NON-FUSION Moderators: G. Guizzardi (Florence, Italy), P.P. Mura (Cagliari, Italy) Introduction by the Moderators Why I do use cervical prosthesis? C. Solero (Milan, Italy) Why I do not agree with the cervical non fusion? N. Di Lorenzo (Firenze, Italy) Why I do use lumbar prosthesis? R. Assietti (Milan, Italy) Why I do use nucleus prosthesis? M. Balsano (Thiene VI, Italy) Why I do use posterior dynamic transpeduncolar systems? A. Maleci (Cagliari, Italy) Why I do use posterior dynamic interspinous systems? P.V. Nardi (Rome, Italy) Why I do not agree with the lumbar non fusion? A. Cigliano (Naples, Italy) Coffee break

8 Presentation of 3 clinical cases with the comments of the panelists and discussion with participants Clinical case 1 F. Guida (Mestre VE, Italy) Clinical case 2 S. Turtas (Sassari, Italy) Clinical case 3 C. Doria (Sassari, Italy) Clinical case 4 L. Polizzi (Cagliari, Italy) Clinical case 5 F. Floris (Cagliari, Italy) CME evaluation test Closing of the Meeting