WHO: American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) 75th Annual Meeting: Celebrating AANS' Diamond Jubilee
WHAT: The nation's largest annual scientific meeting for neurosurgeons, neurosurgical residents in training, neuroscience nurses, clinical specialists, nurse/physician assistants, and other allied health professionals. The meeting, drawing over 6,000 attendees (3,000 medical professionals), will feature the latest scientific and technological advances in neurological surgery. Highlights include:
"¢38 practical clinics"¢21 general scientific sessions"¢146 oral abstract presentations"¢Nearly 500 poster presentations"¢Exhibit booths representing about 240 companies"¢79 educational breakfast seminars
An online press kit, available in advance, will feature neurosurgical topics of interest including:
"¢Intrastriatal Gene Transfer with AAV-Neurturin for Parkinson's Disease: Results of a Phase I Trial
"¢Effect of Alcohol and Aspirin Consumption on Worsening Intracranial Hemorrhage after Acute Head Injury
"¢DBS in the Internal Capsule/Ventral Striatum Improves Memory in Patients with Severe Psychiatric Disorders
"¢Results of the Cethrin Phase I/IIa Prospective Clinical Trial of a Rho Inhibitor for the Treatment of Acute Spinal Cord Injury
"¢Awake Craniotomy for Brain Tumors near Eloquent Cortex: Correlation of Intraoperative Cortical Mapping with Neurological Outcome in 300 Consecutive Patients
"¢A Candidate Neural Circuit for Stress-Induced Analgesia
"¢The UCLA Experience with Linear Accelerator Radiosurgery for Trigeminal Neuralgia: An Evolution of Treatment Planning and Dose Prescription
"¢Outcomes following Decompressive Craniectomy in Severe Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury: A Single Center Experience with Long Term Follow-up
"¢Intrathecal Baclofen for Spasticity-Related Pain in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: Efficacy and Factors Associated with Pain Relief
"¢Spinal Canal Compromise; Is Radiosurgery a Reasonable Treatment Alternative?
"¢Biportal Thoracoscopic Sympathectomy for Hyperhidrosis: Experience with 300 Patients
"¢Current Trends in the Treatment of Cerebral Aneurysms: Analysis of a Nationwide Inpatient Database
WHEN: Monday, April 16, 2007 through Thursday, April 19, 2007
WHERE: Washington Convention Center, 801 Mount Vernon Place, NW, Washington, DC 20001
PRESS ROOM: Room 153 " Washington Convention CenterHours: 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday, April 16 through Wednesday, April 18
To view the AANS Annual Meeting Preliminary Program, visit: http://www.aans.org/annual/2007/default.asp.
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