Preliminary Scientific Program



  Day 1 | Monday ▪ May 12, 2025

Monday ▪ May 12, 2025



08:00-08:30 CONGRESS OPENING

Venue 1 Hall 
08:30-10:00 SESSION 1: Spine I / Spina bifida - fetal surgery
08:30-08:42 Jan Deprest (Belgium): Fetal surgery and the neurosurgeon
08:42-08:52 Charlotte Kik (The Netherlands): Contemporary Outcomes of a National Fetal Spina Bifida Surgery Service
08:52-09:02 Anca-Mihaela Vasilica (United Kingdom): Fetoscopic repair of open neural tube defects: The UK’s first and only case series
09:02-09:12 Jan Deprest (Belgium): Feasibility of fetoscopic skin closure of spina bifida through a 12 Fr cannula using a synthetic dermal patch
09:12-09:15 Catherine Zhang (United Kingdom): Should sacral level myelomeningocele be eligible for prenatal repair?
09:15-09:18 Charlotte Kik (The Netherlands): Global Variability in Fetal Spina Bifida Surgery: A Survey of Neurosurgical Strategies
09:18-09:21 Charlotte Kik (The Netherlands): Fetoscopic Robotic Open Spina Bifida Treatment (FROST): Feasibility and Learning Curve Study in a Preclinical Representative Training Model
09:21-09:27 Flash Discussion
09:27-09:39 Flavio Giordano (Italy): Spinal Dysraphism - New developments in Italy
09:37-09:40 Selami Cagatay Onal (Turkey): Long term mortality outcomes and mortality predictors in patients with myelomeningocele: A comprehensive single center study
09:40-09:43 Burcu Goker (Turkey): Lateral Sacral Artery Perforator Flap as a New Option in Myelomeningocele Reconstruction
09:43-10:00 Flash Discussion
10:00-10:30 Coffee break

Venue 1 Hall 
10:30-12:30 SESSION 2: Spine II - Tethered cord / Spinal Lipoma
10:30-10:40 William Gump (United States): A standardized, evidence based institutional approach to simple tethered cord management
10:40-10:50 Zubair Tahir (United Kingdom): Inclusion cyst formation and re-tethering following antenatal surgery for spina bifida: an appraisal of the ‘third hit’ in two parallel UK cohorts
10:50-11:00 Andrew Stevens (United Kingdom): Effect of bed rest duration after untethering surgery for thickened/fatty filum terminale: a systematic review and meta-analysis
11:00-11:03 Laura Valentini (Italy): Re-Do Detethering: analysis of urological and clinical consequences in a series of 26 children
11:03-11:06 Maria Licci (Switzerland): The value of intraoperative bulbocavernous reflex recording in infants undergoing spinal untethering procedures
11:06-11:09 Alice Noris (Italy): Intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring in infants: a single center experience
11:09-11:12 Friederike Knerlich Lukoschus (Germany): Erythropoietin as a potential neuroprotective agent
in open spinal dysraphism. Histological studies in a rat MMC-model combined with spinal cord-derived neural progenitor cell culture in-vitro studies
11:12-11:20 Flash Discussion
11:20-11:30 Isabel Tulloch (United Kingdom): Reducing Morbidity in Myelomeningocele Kyphosis Surgery: An Evaluation of Practice
11:30-11:40 Sabri Bouharrate (The Netherlands): Supervised MAchine leaRning of motor evoked poTentials (MEP) in 237 paediatric spinal lipoma patients in London and Rotterdam: SMART
11:40-11:43 Peter Spazzapan (Slovenia): Effectiveness of conus lipoma surgery - A case series
11:43-11:46 Katharina Lutz (Switzerland): Neurophysiological identification and differentiation between the motor and sensory roots in pediatric spinal cord lipoma surgery
11:46-11:49 Martin Schuhmann (Germany): Prophylactic Section of Tight or Fatty Filum through Interlaminar Fenestration: A Low-Morbidity Surgery with Favorable Clinical Outcomes
11:49-11:52 Michael Handler (United States): Neurosurgical Implications in the Currario Triad
11:52-12:00 Flash Discussion
12:00-12:12 Claudia Rendelli (Italy): Urological evalutaion in dysraphism - knowns and unknowns
12:12-12:15 Davide Palombi (Italy): Scoliosis over 90°: How we treat them
12:15-12:18 Maria Licci (Switzerland): Surgical outcome of intradural pediatric spinal procedures using tissue adhesive with mesh (Dermabond Prineo) for wound closure: impact on CSF leakage and infection rates
12:18-12:21 Thomas Beez (Germany): Spinal surgery in the first year of life - what's beyond dysraphism?
12:21-12:24 Sergio Capelli (Italy): When lumbar stenosis is a matter of debate in the achondroplastic pediatric patient. The Gaslini Institute’s experience
12:24-12:30 Flash Discussion

Gulbenkian Hall
10:30-12:35 SESSION 3: AfPNS - ESPN 
10:30-10:40 Mohamed El Beltagy (Egypt): Centralization in pediatric brain tumor surgery: An African experience
10:40-10:50 Llewellyn Padayachy (South Africa): Structural and Functional Monitoring in Brain Tumour Surgery: A Practical Approach
10:50-11:00 Ulrich-Wilhelm Thomale (Germany): German HIT Network to for treating pediatric brain tumors within a national MDT
11:00-11:10 Alessia Imperato (Italy): Inverting the migratory flow of pediatric neurosurgical patients out of Sicily. A 6-year program to build a Sicilian hub
11:10-11:13 Claudia Pasquali (Italy): Preoperative Management and Outcomes of Choroid Plexus Papillomas in Infants: A Case Series
11:13-11:16 Francesca Vitulli (Italy): Meningiomas in children
11:16-11:19 Robin Bowman (United States): Surgical Management of Unusual Presacral Tumors in Currarino Syndrome
11:19-11:25 Flash Discussion
11:25-11:35 Teddy Totimeh (Ghana): Neuroendoscopic Management of Complex  Hydrocephalus
11:35-11:45 Abenezer Tirsit (Ethiopia): Surgical Management of Post-Infectious Hydrocephalus
11:45-11:55 Pierre-Aurielien Beuriat: Shunt in pediatric neurosurgery: approaching but never reaching the 0% infection rate
11:55-12:05 Kunal Namjoshi (United Kingdom): Shunt Dependency in Children following Myelomeningocele repair: 15-year Retrospective Review
12:05-12:15 Saniya Mediratta (United Kingdom): VP shunt outcomes following a standardised algorithm for management of posthaemorrhagic hydrocephalus in preterm infants
12:15-12:25 Shobhan Vachhrajani (United States): 30-Day Outcomes After Ventriculoperitoneal Shunting in Post-Hemorrhagic Hydrocephalus of Prematurity: A NSQIP-P Analysis
12:30-13:30 Lunch break

Venue 1 Hall 
13:30-13:45 Presidential Address: Dominic Thompson

Venue 1 Hall 
13:45-15:50 SESSION 4: ChNS news introduction
13:50-14:00 Domenico Limongelli (Italy): Foramen magnum stenosis in children with achondroplasia: a multicenter experience over 20 years
14:00-14:10 Sergio Capelli (Italy): Foramen magnum stenosis as neurosurgical paradigma of pediatric achondroplasic patients: the Gaslini Institute’s experience
14:10-14:20 Ryo Ando (Japan): Role of multidisciplinary team in foramen magnum surgery in patients with achondroplasia
14:20-14:30 Mohamed Fadelalla (United Kingdom): Foramen Magnum Decompression for Achondroplasia: A single Centre Experience of the Multidisciplinary Approach
14:30-14:33 Maria Sole Venanzi (Italy): Surgical Approaches and Outcomes in Pediatric Spondylo-epiphyseal Dysplasias Involving Cranio-Cervical Junction and Cervical Tract: A Case Series Review
14:33-14:36 Mohamed Fadalella (United Kingdom): C1/2 Inter-facet Fusion with Autologous Foramen Magnum Bone Graft in Cranio-cervical Junction Surgery
14:36-14:40 Flash Discussion
14:40-14:43 Honglin Zhu (United Kingdom): Should complex Chiari be treated differently?
14:43:14:46 Ignazio Vetrano (Italy): Pediatric Chiari I malformation: natural history evaluation of a large, monocentric series
14:46-14:49 Ahmed ElGhamry (United Kingdom): Re-do surgery following failed foramen magnum decompression(FMD) for  Chiari I malformation
14:49-14:52 Daniel Fontannaz (United Kingdom): Optimizing Outcomes in Pediatric Torticollis: The Critical Role of Timely Diagnosis and Management
14:52-15:00 Flash Discussion
15:00-15:10 Deepti Chugh (United Kingdom): Impact of Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy on Movement Quality in Ambulatory Children with Cerebral Palsy: A One-Year Follow-Up Study
15:10-15:20 Peter Spazzapan (Slovenia): Results of the first seven years of SDR practice in Slovenia
15:20-15:23 Benjamin Hall (United Kingdom): Comparison of neuropathic analgesia in the postoperative pain management of selective dorsal rhizotomy (SDR) patients
15:23-15:26 Ariana Barbotti (Italy): Comparative Exploration of the Microscope and Exoscope: From Theory to Practice in Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy
15:26-15:30 Flash Discussion

Gulbenkian Hall
13:50-15:40 SESSION 5: Neurooncology Hydrocephalus and Outcome
13:50-14:00 Hendrik Jan Mijderwijk (Germany): Additive value of machine learning techniques for the prediction of postoperative hydrocephalus in pediatric patients with posterior fossa tumors: a case study
14:00-14:03 Maria Allegra Cinalli (Italy): Low or negative pressure hydrocephalus in complex paediatric posterior fossa tumour patients
14:03-14:06 Jonathan Roth (Israel): ETV for Fourth Ventricle Outlet Obstruction (FVOO) in the long-term period following pediatric posterior fossa tumor resection
14:06-14:09 Francesca Vitulli (Italy): Hydrocephalus in neurofibromatosis type 1 –case series and systematic review of literature
14:09-14:12 Mony Benifla (Israel): Reducing Hydrocephalus Rates in Children with Posterior Fossa Tumors
14:12-14:20 Flash Discussion
14:20-14:45 Hydrocephalus and posterior fossa tumors - how to avoid a shunt
Discussion Panel: J Roth/ F Di Rocco/ K Beccaria/ E Hoving/ P Hinojosa
14:45-14:55 Nishchit Hegde (United Kingdom): Post-operative ocular motility disorders in children with posterior fossa tumours: 24 years’ GOSH experience
14:55-15:05 Jai Sipra: Artificial intelligence improves the preoperative prediction of cerebellar mutism syndrome: a multinational multi-reader study and practice recommendations from the Posterior Fossa Society
15:05-15:15 Sandhya Trichinopoly Krishna (United Kingdom): Focused systematic review to identify outcomes reported following paediatric brain tumour surgery to inform a core adverse outcome set – The COMBAT Project
15:15-15:25 Francesca Vitulli (Italy): Clinical and Surgical Outcomes of Giant Supratentorial Intraventricular Tumours in Paediatric Patients: A Retrospective Analysis of 27 cases
15:25-15:28 Fozia Saeed (United Kingdom): Proton-beam induced vasculopathy in paediatric patients with sellar/suprasellar pathology
15:28-15:31 Maria Sole Venanzi (Italy): Exploring Long-Term Neurocognitive Impact of Pineal Region Tumors: Clinical and Therapeutical Perspectives from a Single-Center Study
15:31-15:34 Carlo Giorgio Giussani: Advantages of exoscopic microneurosurgery in treating pediatric brain tumors
15:34-15:40 Flash Discussion
15:30-16:30 Coffee break

Venue 1 Hall 
16:30-18:00 SESSION 6: Trauma - Free topics     
16:30-16:40 Mohamed Ali: Long term outcomes following moderate/severe paediatric traumatic brain injury: experience from a European supra-regional trauma centre
16:40-16:50 Thomas Beez (Germany): Current status of the ESPN craniectomy and cranioplasty registry (pedCCR)
16:50-16:53 Rina Agushi (Italy): A turning point in repairing cranial defects in pediatric age: A revolutionary supra-periosteal titanium custom made 3d-printed prosthesis
16:53-16:56 Valentina Pennacchietti (Germany): Guided versus freehand external ventricular drainage placement - a historical comparative single center study
16:56-16:59 Keng Siang Lee (United Kingdom): Traumatic posterior fossa epidural hematomas in children: a meta-analysis and institutional experience of its clinical course, treatment and outcomes
16:59-17:02 Mony Benifla (Israel): Utilizing Brain Ultrasound for Follow-Up in Infants with Traumatic Intracranial Hematomas: A Radiation-Sparing Approach
17:02-17:10 Flash Discussion
17:10-17:22 Manju Kurian: Gene therapies in movement disorders
17:22-17:32 Thomas Roujeau (France): Intracerebral gene therapy in 7 patients with aromatic-L acid decarboxylase  (AADC) deficiency
17:32-17:42 Catherine Zhang (United Kingdom): The evolving role of the paediatric neurosurgeon in delivering drugs to the central nervous system – a single-unit experience
17:42-17:45 Paolo Frassanito (Italy): Natural history and postnatal outcome of fetal malformations of cortical development: A multicentre historical cohort study
17:45-17:48 Isabelle Verlut (France): A software solution for monitoring long-term neuropsychological follow-up on rare diseases patients
17:48-17:52 Flash Discussion
17:52-17:55 Luca Massimi (Italy): Intracranial sinogenic and otogenic infection in the pandemic era: an ESPN survey
17:55-17:58 Sara Venturini (United Kingdom): Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on diagnosis and management of new brain tumours in children and young people in the UK
17:58-18:01 Francesca Vitulli (Italy): Endoscopic ultrasonic aspiration of brain abscess
18:01-18:07 Flash Discussion

Gulbenkian Hall
16:30-18:00 SESSION 7: Vascular
16:30-16:40 Lauren Harris (United Kingdom): The relationship between neuroimaging and neurocognitive outcomes in paediatric moya moya disease patients
16:40-16:50 Davide Palombi (Italy): High blood pressure and risk for peri-operative stroke in pediatric Moyamoya disease
16:50-16:53 Enriqueta Lucar Figueroa (United Kingdom): Indirect Cerebral Revascularization Surgery for Paediatric Non-Moyamoya Vascular Conditions: The Great Ormond Street Experience
16:53-16:56 Maria Sole Venanzi (Italy): Indirect Bypass in Moyamoya Disease and Syndrome in a Small Case Series: Does Age Under 3 Really Affect Surgical Outcomes?
16:56-17:00 Flash Discussion
17:00-17:10 Sepide Kashefiolasl (Germany): External validation of the VALE scoring system for hemorrhage risk in pediatric AVM patients
17:10-17:20 Sankhya Prakash Vel (United Kingdom): Pediatric AVM and their management: Outcomes over the past 20 years at a tertiary care centre in London
17:20-17:23 Alexandru Szathmari (France): Pediatric AVM management: 17 years of multimodal treatment and follow-up in a tertiary-care pediatric center
17:23-17:26 Sankhya Prakash Vel  (United Kingdom): The impact of AVM hemorrhages in the pediatric age group: The need for psychological and cognitive assessments post-hemorrhage to aid in recovery
17:26-17:29 Dulanka Silva (United Kingdom): Managing Cerebrofacial Arteriovenous Metameric Syndrome (CAMS): Insights from a Single-Institution Case Series and Systematic Review
17:29-17:32 Vitor Yamaki (Brazil): Systematic review on Paediatric Cerebral Proliferative Angiopathy
17:32-17:40 Flash Discussion
17:40-17:50 Radek Frič (Norway): Intracranial aneurysms in pediatric population – an institutional experience from three decades of management
17:50-18:00 Thomas Blauwblomme (France): Clinical and molecular landscape of 800 paediatric cerebral and medullary cavernous malformations
18-00-18:05 Michelle Kameda-Smith (United States): Gamma Knife Stereotactic Radiosurgery for the Management of Residual Low Flow Vein of Galen Malformation: A Single Institution Experience

Portland Hall
18:20-19:25 POSTER TRACK | 1.1: Craniosynostosis / Vascular
18:20-18:25 Juana Maria Vidal (Spain): 3D Planning with Cutting Guides in Craniosynostosis. Description of novel technique
18:25-18:30 Valentina Baro (Italy): Virtual surgical planning in craniosynostosis: our preliminary results
18:30-18:35 Mariana Otero (United Kingdom): Simulation of spring-assisted cranioplasty for treatment of unicoronal craniosynostosis
18:35-18:40 Lara Deliege (United Kingdom): Spring-Assisted Skin Expansion in Craniopagus Twins: A case report
18:40-18:45 Valeria Muoio (Brazil): Plagiocephaly, Crossbite and Hearing problems: what the literature tell us about it
18:45-18:50 Wanda Lattanzi (Italy): A personalized bioactive nano-ink for controlled knockdown of the mutant FGFR2 in Crouzon syndrome
18:50-18:55 Alice Noris (Italy): The Benefits of Minimally Invasive Surgery in the Management of Craniosynostosis: Reality or Utopia? A Literature Review
18:55-19:00 Stefan Yordanov (United Kingdom): The Cranioapp - Measurement of head circumference using a smartphone - feasibility study
19:00-19:05 Christos Chamilos (Greece): Soft tissue AVM as part of PHTS syndrome invading the thoracic spine treated with combination of embolisation and extensive surgery
19:05-19:10 Claudia Pasquali (Italy): Complex dural sinus malformation, how we manage it
19:10-19:15 Huiling Linda Lim (Singapore): Case report of an anomalous neonatal thalamic bleed and a literature review of pediatric intracranial vascular abnormalities
19:15-19:20 Elena Ferri (Italy): A combined manual and AI-driven approach to identifying morphometric predictors for posterior cranial fossa decompression surgery in children with Chiari Malformation Type I and autism spectrum disorder
 19:20-19:25 João Fernandes Silva (Portugal): Revascularization Surgery with EDAMPS in Pediatric moyamoya Disease: Single-Center Experience
18:20-19:20
 POSTER TRACK | 1.2: Spine - Mallformation     
18:20-18:25 Kazuaki Shimoji (Japan): Two cases of vanishing cerebellum associated with myelomeningocele
18:25-18:30 Sergio Capelli (Italy): Congenital dermal sinus or limited dorsal mieloschisis? That is the question
18:30-18:35 Mohamed Si Saber (Algeria): Double Lumbar Localization of Myelomeningocele: Case Report
18:35-18:40 Nabila Tighilt (Algeria): Myelomeningocele associated with Split cord malformation type 1,5: a rare case of complex spinal dysraphism
18:40-18:45 Christos Chamilos (Greece): Intraspinal lipoma as part of lumbar syndrome treated with combination of propranolol, bleomycin sclerotherapy and surgery
18:45-18:50 Wan Tew Seow (Singapore): Reduction Surgery for Residual Subcutaneous Lipomas following Previous Detethering Surgery – Review of a Small Series of 3 Patients
18:50-18:55 Anaïs Chivet (France): Impact of Electrophysiological Monitoring on Filum Terminale Sectioning and Postoperative Sphincter Outcomes
18:55-19:00 Belen Menendez (Spain): Continuous low pressure vaccum system for myelomeningocele treatment
19:00-19:05 Filippo Paggetti (Germany): Clinical outcomes after kyphectomy in children with myelomeningocele: a systematic review and case-based update on clinical characteristics, management and outcome
19:05-19:10 Samran Shahid (Malaysia): Spinal Neuroenteric Cyst in Malaysia: Case Report with Insights on Resection Types and Surgical Approaches
19:10-19:15 Davide Palombi (italy): The pediatric neurosurgeon's role in Deformity surgery: a multidisciplinary approach
19:15-19:20 Margherita Castaldo (Italy): C1-C2 screw fixation using 3D-printed guides in a case of atlantoaxial instability

Club Room Hall
18:20-19:20
 POSTER TRACK | 1.3: Trauma/ Spine/ Infection  
18:20-18:25 Howra Ktayen (United Kingdom): Penetrating Head Injuries in the Paediatric Population: The Leeds Experience
18:25-18:30 Mahnjeong Ha (South Korea): Successful Minimally Invasive Reduction Surgery with Micro-Burr hole in a Pediatric Patient with Depressed Skull Fracture
18:30-18:35 Katerina Apostolopoulou (Greece): Extensive Depressed Skull Fracture with Multiple Cranial Nerve Paresis
18:35-18:40 Nikolaos Syrmos (Greece): Traumatic brain – skull and facial injuries in young female amateur athletes
18:40-18:45 Nikolaos Syrmos (Greece): CSF leak due combined facial and craniocerebral traumatic injuries due to aquatic amateur sports activity in young ages
18:45-18:50 Nikolaos Syrmos (Greece): Cervical spine injuries in young amateur athletes during bicycle amateur activity
18:50-18:55 Nikolaos Syrmos (Greece): Spine and pelvic injuries during amateur sports sea athletic activity in young athletes
18:55-19:00 Betül Yaman (Turkey): Confusion about a post-traumatic expansive extradural lesion in the upper cervical region: Tumor, abscess, or arachnoid cyst?
19:00-19:05 Thomas Hauser (Austria): Is there a rise in intracranial complications of sinogenic and otogenic infections in children?
19:05-19:10 Allan Hall (United Kingdom): Potts Puffy Tumour - A Single Centre Review as Part of Good Medical Practice
19:10-19:15 Mohamed Mahmoud: Pediatric brain hydatid cyst about two cases: case report
20:00 Free evening


  Day 2 | Tuesday ▪ May 13, 2025

Tuesday ▪ May 13, 2025



Venue 1 Hall
08:00-10:00 SESSION 8: Neurooncology I - Diagnostics and Technology
08:00-08:10 Oscar Eelkman Rooda (The Netherlands): Rapid Intraoperative Classification of Pediatric CNS Tumors Using Deep Learning and Nanopore Sequencing: Implications for Surgical Decision-Making
08:10-08:13 Jessica Makolli (Austria): Stimulated Raman Histology for Intraoperative Diagnosis in Pediatric Brain Tumors
08:13-08:16 Thomas Beez (Germany): Identifying innovative synergistic strategies for the targeted therapy of MYC-driven medulloblastoma leveraging advanced 3D models and multi-omics analysis
08:16-08:19 Dana Kanel (United Kingdom): Fast fibre tract segmentation of the DRTT in paediatric Posterior Fossa tumour patients
08:19-08:22 Kevin Klein Gunnewiek (The Netherlands): Automatic Segmentation Of Pediatric Brain Tumors On Navigated Intraoperative Ultrasound
08:22-08:30 Flash Discussion
08:30-08:40 Sankhya Prakash Vel  (United Kingdom): Feasibility of transcortical motor stimulation (TMS) in the pediatric neurosurgical patients
08:40-08:50 Jugoslav Ivanovic (Norway): Awake craniotomy in Norwegian pediatric population
08:50-09:00 Kevin Beccaria (France): Opening of the blood-brain barrier with the SonoCloud® device for the treatment of brain tumors in the pediatric population: preliminary data of the SONOKID clinical trial (NCT05293197)
09:00-09:10 Eelco Hoving (The Netherlands): Princess Máxima national Center for pediatric oncology with integrated care of Oncological Pediatric Neurosurgery; an evaluation after 6 years
09:10-09:20 Franceso Sala (Italy): The role of D-wave monitoring in pediatric intramedullary spinal cord tumor surgery
09:20-09:32 Jose Hinojosa Mena-Bernal (Spain): LITT treatment options in Spain
09:32-09:42 Oumaima Aboubakr (France): Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy (LITT) in Pediatric Neurosurgery: mono centric retrospective study of 41 procedures
09:42-09:45 Marcelo Budke (France): Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy (LITT) for paediatric brain tumors: A minimally invasive approach
09:45-09:48 Martin U. Schuhmann (Germany): Seamless microscopic and endoscopic BIMANUAL dissection/resection technique by QEVO® integration in DORO®retractor system – Case illustrated technical note
09:48-09:51 Anca Mihaela Vasilica (United Kingdom): Complete monoportal fully endoscopic transchoroid resection of pineal region tumour
09:51-09:57 Flash Discussion
10:00-10:30 Coffee break

Venue 1 Hall
10:30-12:30 SESSION 9: Hydrocephalus I
10:30-10:42 Marianne Juhler (Denmark): Telemetric ICP Monitoring - what is it good for?
10:42-10:52 Sara Iglesias (Spain): Programable differential-pressure valve (PDPV) and gravitational unit (GU) for infants shunted within the first year of life. What have we learnt?
10:52-11:02 Usiaklimi Igbaseimokumo (United States): How effective are the antisiphon mechanisms in modern valves?
11:02-11:05 Thomas Beez (Germany): Two generations of gravitational shunt valves in pediatric patients – a single center comparison of real-life performance
11:05-11:08 Estella Plaza Ramirez (Spain): Clinical experience with the use of MBlue valve in pediatric hydrocephalus
11:08-11:11 Simon Malpas (New Zealand): First in human trial of a new telemetry system for at home chronic monitoring of intracranial pressure in hydrocephalus patients; The Kitea system
11:11-11:14 Stefanie Fang (United Kingdom): Diagnostic Utility of Papilledema in Pediatric Shunt Malfunction: A Retrospective Study
11:14-11:22 Flash Discussion
11:22-11:32 Saqib Kamran Bakhshi (Pakistan): Navigating Risks versus Benefits: Ventricular Access Device Placement with Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy for Pediatric Hydrocephalus
11:32-11:42 Raphael Guzman (Switzerland): The Management of Pediatric Chiari I Malformation with Concomitant Hydrocephalus: A Multicenter Retrospective Analysis
11:42-11:52 Jonathan Roth (Israel): Stented Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy: Technique, Safety and Indications. A Multicenter Multinational Study
11:52-11:55 Peter Spazzapan (Slovenia): ETV in hydrocephalus caused by Chiari 1 malformation
11:55-11:58 Raphael Guzman (Switzerland): Endoscopic third ventriculostomy compared to ventriculoperitoneal shunting fort the treatment of postoperative hydrocephalus in pediatric posterior fossa tumors – a systematic literature review and analysis of a delphi survey
11:58-12:01 Frederick Ewbank (United Kingdom): Assessment of the Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy Success Score in a UK cohort
12:01-12:04 Kunal Namjoshi (United Kingdom): Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy in the Management of Hydrocephalus: 18-year Retrospective Review
12:04-12:12 Flash Discussion
12:12-12:15 Lelio Guida (France): Endoscopic aqueductal stenting in the management of posthemorrhagic hydrocephalus
12:15-12:18 Carla Richetta (Israel): Experimental approaches in the development of novel biologics ablating the choroid plexus: our experience using human iPS/ES cells derived choroid plexus organoids
12:18-12:22 Flash Discussion

Gulbenkian Hall
10:45-12:25 SESSION 10: Epilepsy
10:45-10:55 Karl Roessler (Austria): Augmented reality (AR) in microsurgical multimodal image guided focal pediatric epilepsy surgery: Results of a retrospective feasibility study
10:55-11:05 Sandi Lam (United States): Global pediatric epilepsy surgery: a remote mentored distributed care network in Uganda
11:05-11:08 Saqib Kamran Bakhshi (Pakistan): Navigating Barriers to Epilepsy Surgery: A National Survey of Patient and Neurologist Perspectives
11:08-11:11 Sophia Lally (United Kingdom): Thalamic Volumetrics in Children with Focal Epilepsy undergoing Resective Surgery
11:11-11:15 Flash Discussion
11:15-11:25 Wojciech Nowak (Poland): Comparison of Surgical Outcomes in Individuals With Hypothalamic Hamartoma: Effectiveness of Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy and Endoscopic Treatment
11:25-11:35 Raphae Andrade Cruz (Brazil): The usefulness of electrocorticography (ECoG) in pediatric temporal lobe epilepsy - Raphae Andrade Cruz
11:35-11:45 Anais Chivet (France): Temporal epilepsy in children: the influence of etiology on management and outcome - Anais Chivet (France)
11:45-11:48 Enriqueta Lucar Figueroa (United Kingdom): Safety and Effectiveness of VNS in Pediatric Drug-Resistant Epilepsy Cases Aged 4 and Under: A Single-Center Canadian Study
11:48-11:51 Pia Vayssiere (France): DBS doubles implants
11:51-11:55 Flash Discussion
11:55-12:05 Daniel Nilsson (Sweden): Corpus callosotomy in children – long term seizure outcome, complications and predictors for seizure reduction from the Swedish National Epilepsy
12:05-12:08 Matthias Tomschik (Austria): Mini-open partial corpus callosotomy in pediatric patients
12:08-12:11 Simone Peraio (Italy): Innovative Methodologies for Studying and Analyzing Intraoperative Microelectrode Recordings during GPi-DBS in Pediatric Dystonia
12:11-12:15 Flash Discussion
12:15-12:25 Radboud Koot (The Netherlands): Pediatric Auditory brain stem implants; technical aspects and results in language skills
12:30-13:30 Lunch break

Venue 1 Hall
13:30-15:30 SESSION 11: Hydrocephalus - Intraventricular Hemorrhage
13:30-13:35 Semra Işık (Turkey): Intraventricular Hemorrhage and Associated Hydrocephalus: Patient Demographics from a Single-Center Study
13:35-13:40 Sarah Stricker (Switzerland): AI-assisted quantification of post-hemorrhagic ventricular dilatation on MRI in premature infants – Preliminary experiments and challenges
13:40-13:50 John Kestle (United States): Variation in pIVH management in North America
13:50-14:00 Emma Mather (United Kingdom): Endoscopic Lavage after IntraVEnticular haemorrhage in Neonates (ENLIVEN): Report from a pilot single-centre randomized controlled trial
14:00-14:10 Ulrich-Wilhelm Thomale (Germany): Treatment of posthemorrhagic hydrocephalus (TROPHY) Registry Study – 6 Months Follow-up Data
14:10-14:15 Sandi Lam (United States): Neuroendoscopic Lavage: a single-center retrospective cohort in the United States
14:15-14:20 Valentina Pennacchietti (Germany): Neuroendoscopic Ventricular Lavage in the treatment of posthemorrhagic hydrocephalus in neonates
14:20-14:25 Paola Ragazzi (Italy): Preterm post-hemorrhagic hydrocephalus:  the role of Ommaya reservoir in the early management and  the long-term surgical outcomes
14:25-14:30 Lelio Guida  (France): Ventriculosubgaleal shunting for the management of posthemorrhagic hydrocephalus: a single center retrospective experience on 115 patients
14:30-14:35 Mohamed Wael Mohamed (United Kingdom): Intraventricular Haemorrhage of Prematurity: Rates of Ventricular Access Device and Subsequent Shunt Insertion: A 15-Year Experience at a Tertiary Neurosurgery Centre
14:35-14:40 Marlien Aalbers (The Netherlands): Shunting rate in post-hemorrhagic ventricular dilatation
14:40-14:45 Claudiu Matei (Romania): Surgical management of preterm neonates with intraventricular hemorrhage
14:45-14:50 Miguel Azevedo (Portugal): Twelve years surgically treating intraventricular heamorrhage in premature infants - a retrospective study
14:50-14:55 Sandrine de Ribaupierre (Canada): Visuospatial memory and hippocampal volume in school age children with treated infantile IVH and hydrocephalus
14:55-15:30  Panel Discussion
15:30-16:00 Coffee break

Portland Hall
16:00-16:45 POSTER TRACK | 2.1: Epilepsy / Hydrocephalus
16:00-16:05 Sergey Abeshaus (Israel): Phrenic Nerve Injury Following Vagal Nerve Stimulator Surgery in a Low-Weight Infant with Neonatal Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy: A Case Report
16:05-16:10 Erika Papale (Italy): Subgenual cingulate region DBS for the treatment of early-onset conversion disorder with psychogenic non-epileptic seizures and prolonged catatonia: report of a case with successful clinical response complicated by twiddler’s syndrome
16:10-16:15 Shobana Chandrashekar (United Kingdom): Investigating thalamic volumes in drug-resistant epileptic patients using SEEG
16:15-16:20 Andrea Held (Italy): Dose-finding and results for intrathecal baclofen therapy in children : the Lyon experience in the last 4 years
16:20-16:25 Laura Micheli (Italy): Hydrocephalus and neuropathic pain as comorbidities: a preclinical study to search for new pharmacological approaches
16:25-16:30 Simon Malpas (New Zealand): What is normal intracranial pressure? Long term measurement in patients with hydrocephalus with different body positions
16:30-16:35 Simon Malpas (New Zealand): Determining accuracy of a long-term intracranial pressure sensor for the management of hydrocephalus
16:35-16:40 Arianna Barbotti (Italy): Unseen Risks: Accidental Alterations of Programmable Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Valve Settings
16:40-16:45 Kristy Kehoe (United Kingdom): Ventriculo-atrial shunts - a single centre case series using ultrasound guided distal catheter placement
16:00-17:00
 POSTER TRACK | 2.2: Hydrocephalus
16:00-16:05 Benjamin Hall (United Kingdom): Intraventricular haemorrhage in neonates: a review of referrals in the North West
16:05-16:10 Sergio Capelli (Italy): Acqueductoplasy as temporary measure in management of PHH IVH related in preterm infants
16:10-16:15 Xenia Gordon (France): Recurrent intraventricular bleeding after ventriculoperitoneal shunt insertion in a child under Sildenafil (Revatio): a case report
16:15-16:20 Muhammad Usman Khalid: Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy for Shunt Liberation: Success, Failure, and Lessons
16:20-16:25 Mahrukh Afreen (Pakistan): An audit of Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy Success Score in the pediatric population from a lower-middle income country
16:25-16:30 Samir Kalra (India): Understanding the role of brain perfusion in Pediatric Tubercular Hydrocephalus with Ventriculo-peritoneal Shunt
16:30-16:35 Samir Kalra (India): In pursuit of a Novel scoring system for Tuberculous Meningitis related Hydrocephalus using clinic-radiological parameters
16:35-16:40 Cristina-Veronica Haidu (Romania): Endoscopic VCS in an infant with congenital toxoplasmosis
16:40-16:45 Samir Kalra (India): An Indigenous Method of Securing Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Tube in Peritoneal Cavity
16:45-16:50 Amal Benbelgacem (Tunisia): Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Migration Resulting in Pleural Effusion: A Rare Complication
16:50-16:55 Bojana Zivkovic (Serbia): A rare case of symptomatic cavum septum pellucidum cyst

Gulbenkian Hall
16:00-17:00
 POSTER TRACK | 2.3: Oncology
16:00-16:05 Michal Petrik: Gigantic extra-axial tumor in neonate
16:05-16:10 Zian Cheng (Singapore): Long-term follow up of DNET with recurrent bleeds: case report
16:10-16:15 Chaimaa Amry (Morocco): Orbital and intracranial Rosai Dorfman Disease mimicking meningioma : A case report
16:15-16:20 Estela Plaza-Ramirez (Spain): Giant ossifying fibromixoid tumor (OFMT) affecting craniofacial bone in an infant
16:20-16:25 Kelly Chen (Singapore): Neo-adjuvant Therapy with BRAF-MEK Inhibitors for Paediatric Papillary Craniopharyngioma: A Case Report and Review of Literature
16:25-16:30 Maria Sole Venanzi (Italy): An Ultra-Rare Case of Synaptophysin-Positive H3K27M-Altered Diffuse Midline Glioma of the Pineal Gland: A Pediatric High-Grade Glioma Distinct and not a Parenchymal Pineal Tumor
16:30-16:35 Muhammad Usman Khalid (United States): Infantile Hemispheric Glioma: Rare but Manageable
16:35-16:40 Luca Fumagalli (France): Infrasellar Craniopharyngiomas in the Pediatric Population: Two Illustrative Cases and Review of the Literature
16:40-16:45 Francesca Vitulli (Italy): Spinal rhabdomyosarcoma in a child at the site of a lumbosacral lipoma: a rare entity
16:45-16:50 Sharon Low (Singapore): An Unusual Presentation of an FGFR1-altered Intramedullary Tumour
16:50-16:55 Marek Mandera (Poland): Motor evoked potentials in predicting the occurrence of postoperative motor deficits in children with intradural extramedullary spinal tumors: a single-center experience
16:00-17:00
 POSTER TRACK | 2.4: Surgical Strategies
16:00-16:05 Ina Konietzko (Germany): The Impact of Intraoperative Neurophysiological Monitoring in the Surgical Treatment of Pediatric Brain tumors
16:05-16:10 Chagajeg Soloukey (The Netherlands): Intra-operative neuromonitoring in the first week of life
16:10-16:15 Lauren Baldwin (United Kingdom): Using navigated transcranial magnetic stimulation and cortico-cortical evoked potentials for monitoring of the language pathway for resection of a DNET tumour located in the inferior frontal gyrus
16:15-16:20 Camilla de Laurentis (France): Generative Artificial Intelligences as “training support model” for residents in pediatric neurosurgery
16:20-16:25 Thomas Tvrdon (Slovakia): Creation of an optimal 3D paediatric skull model for training of intracranial approaches
16:25-16:30 Mohamed Rady (Egypt): A novel Posterior interhemispheric subcallosal approach to pineal region tumors
16:30-16:35 Oumaima Bouhou (Morocco): Vestibular schwannoma in a one-year old child. A case report
16:35-16:40 Christos Chamilos (Greece): Cerebellar mutism following surgery for posterior fossa tumors in children
16:40-16:45 Matei Baltac (Romania): 4th ventricle tumors in pediatric patients – our experience
16:45-16:50 Oscar Garcia (Mexico): Semisitting position for posterior fossa tumors in children
16:50-16:55 Yerragunta Thirumal (India): Role of 3D CT Venogram Study of deep Venous Anatomy to Decide the Surgical Approach for Pineal and posterior third ventricular Region (PPTV) Tumors
16:55-17:00 Marietta Pal-Magdics (United Kingdom): Thrombectomy for Acute Paediatric Ischaemic Stroke - the experience of our tertiary Paediatric Neurology Centre.  The journey from symptom onset to procedure (adherence to RCPCH Paediatric stroke guideline), patient outcomes and learning points
17:15-19:00 General Meeting - ESPN members



  Day 3 | Wednesday ▪ May 14, 2025

Wednesday ▪ May 14, 2025


  Venue 1 Hall 
08:00-10:10 SESSION 12: Neurooncology - Spinal Cord Tumors / CNS malformation
08:00-08:10 Darren Hargrave: Targeted therapies in paediatric CNS tumours – current landscape, future horizons
08:10-08:25 George Jallo: Intamedullary spinal cord tumors: evolution of techniques
08:25-08:35 Regina Mura (Italy): Pediatric Spinal Tumor Treatment: A Single-Center Experience at Meyer Children’s Hospital
08:35-08:45 Jai Sidpra (United Kingdom): Clinical, molecular, and imaging characteristics of primary spinal diffuse midline gliomas, H3K27-altered: an interim analysis
08:45-08:55 Florence Hogg (United Kingdom): Spinal Deformity Following Surgical Resection of Paediatric Intramedullary Spinal Cord Tumours
08:55-08:58 Saqib Kamran Bakhshi (Pakistan): Primary Pediatric Spinal Cord Tumors: A 15-year Institutional Analysis from Pakistan
08:58-09:01 Valtenina Baro (Italy): Pediatric Intramedullary spinal cord tumors: single center experience and review of the literature
09:01-09:04 Oscar Eelkman Rooda (The Netherlands): Five-year neurosurgical experience of pediatric spinal cord tumors at the Princess Máxima Center
09:04-09:07 Xenia Gordon (France): Medullary cord tumors in children: a 10 years retrospective, monocentric study of surgical management in a pediatric neurosurgery unit
09:07-09:15 Flash Discussion
09:15-09:18 Howra Ktayen (United Kingdom): Paediatric Spinal Tumours: 20 Year Experience and Outcomes at a Tertiary Neurosurgical Centre
09:18-09:21 Christina Birlem Bleil (United Kingdom): Urinary sphincter intra-operative monitoring in paediatric spinal surgery: validation of technique
09:21-09:24 Alberto D' Amico: Management of spinal tumors in pediatric patients with Neurofibromatosis type 2: experience of Padua Pediatric Neurosurgery
09:24-09:30 Flash Discussion
09:30-09:40 Amapro Saenz (United Kingdom): The Open Book Technique: Enhancing Surgical Access in Craniopagus Twin Separation
09:40-09:43 Kayen Chan: Intracranial Volume Analysis in the Separation of Craniopagus Twins: Insights into Surgical and Developmental Outcomes
09:43-09:46 Aqib Khan: The Utilisation of Tissue Expanders in the Separation of Craniopagus Twins: A Retrospective Cohort Study
09:46-09:59 Stuart Stokes (United Kingdom): A staged surgical approach to the optimal management of large occipital encephaloceles
09:59-10:05 Flash Discussion
10:05-10:30 Coffee break
  Venue 1 Hall 
10:30-12:40 SESSION 13: Craniofacial
10:30-10:40 Ali Haddad: The Next Era of Technology in Paediatric Neurosurgery: Mixed Reality and AI
10:40-10:50 Roman Khonsari (France): The AIDY project: AI-based clinical photography analysis in craniofacial surgery
10:50-10:53 Lara Deliege (United Kingdom): A combined Machine Learning and Finite Element Modelling tool for the preclinical planning of Spring Cranioplasty
10:53-10:56 Hadleigh Cuthbert (United Kingdom): The role of screening in diagnosis of craniosynostosis: a scoping review
10:56-10:59 Roy Eagleson (Canada): Planning Craniosynostosis Remodeling Using an Interactive Graphics Based Surgical Sinulator for Skull Shape Characterization
10:59-11:05 Flash Discussion
11:05-11:08 Lara Deliege (United Kingdom): Augmented Reality Surgical Planning Tool for Intraoperative Feedback During Spring-Assisted Posterior Vault Expansion
11:08-11:11 Jillian Plonsker (United States): Integrating photogrammetry with mixed reality platforms for intraoperative feedback during cranial vault remodeling
11:11-11:14 Luca Massimi (Italy): Development of a Novel Mixed-Reality-Based Platform for treatment planning of Craniosynostosis
11:14-11:17 Ryszard Sordyl (Poland): Endoscopy-Assisted Craniosynostosis Surgery with Postoperative 3D printed Molding Helmet Therapy - early outcomes
11:17-11:25 Flash Discussion
11:25-11:35 Giovanna Paternoster (France): How to guide the families through a Craniosynostosis Surgery
11:35-11:45 Guiseppe Cinalli (Italy): Changes in cerebral blood flow following cranial vault remodeling in craniosynostosis
11:45-11:55 Emrah Egemen (Turkey): Comparison of Single and Double Incision Endoscopy-Assisted Craniosynostosis Surgery for the Treatment of Scaphocephaly: A Single-Centre Retrospective Study
11:55-12:05 Federico di Rocco (France): Endoscopic treatment and helmet therapy for scaphocephaly: a possible contribution of CSF in remodeling variations
12:05-12:08 Rina Agushi (Italy): Endoscope-assisted metopic suturectomy in treatment of trigonocephaly: Advantages and pitfalls
12:08-12:11 Peter Baumgarten (Germany): Skull growth in plagiocephaly patients undergoing helmet therapy
12:11-12:14 Tommaso Galbiati (Italy): Volumetric analysis of metopic craniosinostosis: attempting to overcome pure morphological and aesthetic indications
12:14-12:17 Miriano Cusumano (Italy): Biparietal cranioplasty through linear skin incisions for sagittal craniosynostosis: Long-Term Outcome
12:17-12:25 Flash Discussion
12:25-12:28 Amapro Saenz (United Kingdom): Development of a surgical technique algorithm for optimal posterior vault expansion selection in craniosynostosis: A retrospective cohort study
12:28-12:31 Tareq Abdel-Alim (The Netherlands): Predictive Modelling of Postoperative Cranial Shapes Using 3D Photogrammetry and Deformation Vector Fields in Sagittal Synostosis Surgery
12:31-12:34 Giovanna Paternoster (France): Increased re-operation rate in Saethre-Chotzen syndrome: Persistence of intracranial Hypertension or lack of ossification?
12:34-12:37 Pasquale Gallo (United Kingdom): Occult Synostosis in Children: A Silent Challenge Revealed
12:37-12:45 Flash Discussion
12:45-13:45 Lunch break
  Venue 1 Hall 
13:45-16:15 SESSION 14: Neurooncology
13:45-14:00 Henry Marsh: Limittations of treatments in children
14:00-14:10 Maria Rosaria Scala (Italy): Single center retrospective cohort study with risk assessment analysis of pre and postoperative variables affecting recurrence or disease progression in paediatric patients with pilocytic cerebellar astrocytomas
14:10-14:20 Christian Dorfer (Austria): Cerebellar pilocytic astrocytoma: Predictors of recurrence based on MRI morphology - a single-center experience
14:20-14:30 Luca Sartori (Italy): Enhancing elective surgery of SEGA in tuberous sclerosis complex: towards a planned surgical approach in an era of evolving treatments
14:30-14:33 Raphael Guzman: Incidence and Survival of Pediatric Low-Grade Gliomas in Switzerland
14:33-14:36 Parth Tagdiwala (United Kingdom): Long-Term Outcomes in Adult Survivors of Childhood Optic Pathway Gliomas
14:36-14:39 Zin Yadanar (United Kingdom): Paediatric Low Grade Astrocytoma Management at a UK Tertiary Neurosurgery Centre - experience over 18-years
14:39-14:45 Flash Discussion
14:45-14:55 Vitor Yamaki (Brazil): Volumetric analysis of paediatric craniopharyngiomas: clinical-radiological correlation study
14:55-15:05 Geraint Sunderland (United Kingdom): Transsphenoidal Surgery in Children – a single-centre experience
15:05-15:08 Antony Kaldas (United Kingdom): Surgical Management of Craniopharyngioma and Its Long-term Outcome
15:08-15:11 Ahmed ElGhamry (United Kingdom): Sellar/Suprasellar lesions in paediatric population: 18-years tertiary centre experience
15:11-15:14 Ahmed Elnaggar (United Kingdom): Cushing’s disease in children – Challenges and outcomes over 15 years in a single centre
15:14-15:17 Patrick Holton (United Kingdom): Endoscopic Endonasal Paediatric Surgery: A Single Centre Experience
15:17-15:25 Flash Discussion
15:25-15:35 Maria Fabiola De la Cerda Vargas (Germany): Cytomegalovirus Expression in Tumor Tissue of Pediatric Medulloblastoma Patients: A Novel Predictor of Survival? -a single-center Study in Germany
15:35-15:45 Essam Ibrahim (United Kingdom): 5-AminoLevulinic Acid-guided resection of paediatric CNS tumours: An update to the largest single-centre series
15:45-15:48 Maria Allegra Cinalli (Italy): A topographical analysis of residual tumour location in medulloblastoma surgery
15:48-15:51 Francesca Vitulli (Italy): Supratentorial ependymomas in infants and children: single center case series
15:51-15:54 Robert Chrenko (Slovakia): Intraoperative fluorescence using sodium fluorescein enhances the extent of resection of pediatric intraaxial brain tumors
15:54-16:00 Flash Discussion
16:00 Farewell address: Dominic Thompson