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  • Sunday, May 3rd
    2:00 PM - 3:30 PM CT
    David G. Kline Lecture: A Peripheral Nerve Injury Is Also a Brain Injury – Plus Peripheral Nerve Abstracts
    Location: 303A, Level 3, HBGCC
    Moderator: Mariano Socolovsky, MD, IFAANS – Division of Neurosurgery, Hospital de Clinicas, University of Buenos Aires School of Medicine
    Moderator: Jason H. Huang, MD, FAANS, FACS – Baylor Scott & White Health
    Peripheral Nerve
  • Sunday, May 3rd
    2:05 PM - 2:10 PM CT
    Award Presentation
    Location: 303A, Level 3, HBGCC
    Speaker: Sama Noroozi Gilandehi, MD – Department of Neurosurgery, University of Utah
    Peripheral Nerve
  • Sunday, May 3rd
    2:10 PM - 2:14 PM CT
    Reproducibility of Advanced Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Upper Extremity Peripheral Nerves in Healthy Controls Across Sites and Scanners
    Location: 303A, Level 3, HBGCC
    Presenting Author: Maya E. Khoury, MS – Barrow Neurological Institute
    Peripheral Nerve
  • Sunday, May 3rd
    2:14 PM - 2:18 PM CT
    The Paraneurial Rim Sign: A Novel Imaging Marker of Neurolymphomatosis
    Location: 303A, Level 3, HBGCC
    Presenting Author: Ken Porche, MD – Mayo Clinic Arizona
    Peripheral Nerve
  • Sunday, May 3rd
    2:18 PM - 2:22 PM CT
    Functional Sequelae of T1 Nerve Root Sacrifice in Spinal and Brachial Plexus Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
    Location: 303A, Level 3, HBGCC
    Presenting Author: Linda Liverani, MD – Stanford University
    Peripheral Nerve
  • Sunday, May 3rd
    2:22 PM - 2:26 PM CT
    RESTORE: One-Year Outcomes of Control Crossover from Optimal Medical Management to Restorative Neuromodulation
    Location: 303A, Level 3, HBGCC
    Presenting Author: Christopher I. Shaffrey, MD, FACS, FAANS – Duke University Medical Center
    Peripheral Nerve
  • Sunday, May 3rd
    2:26 PM - 2:30 PM CT
    Cervical Myelopathy is Associated With Higher Revision Rates After Open Decompression of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: A Propensity-Matched Cohort Study
    Location: 303A, Level 3, HBGCC
    Presenting Author: Torben Pearson – University of Minnesota
    Peripheral Nerve
  • Sunday, May 3rd
    2:30 PM - 2:35 PM CT
    Discussion Abstracts 1-5
    Location: 303A, Level 3, HBGCC
    Peripheral Nerve
  • Sunday, May 3rd
    2:35 PM - 2:39 PM CT
    Exploring Long-Pulse Muscle Activation in Denervated Forearm Extensors Following Radial Nerve Injury and Repair in Non-Human Primates
    Location: 303A, Level 3, HBGCC
    Presenting Author: Armando Armas-Salazar, MD. MS – Massachusetts General Hospital - Harvard Medical School
    Peripheral Nerve
  • Sunday, May 3rd
    2:39 PM - 2:43 PM CT
    Neurological Outcome Following Resection of Benign Presacral Neurogenic Tumors
    Location: 303A, Level 3, HBGCC
    Presenting Author: Rasha Hassan, MD – Mayo Clinic Rochester
    Peripheral Nerve
  • Sunday, May 3rd
    2:47 PM - 2:51 PM CT
    In Vivo Real Time Histological Assessment of Cranial and Peripheral Nerves Using Confocal Laser Endomicroscopy
    Location: 303A, Level 3, HBGCC
    Presenting Author: Yuan Xu, MD – Barrow Neurological Institute
    Peripheral Nerve
  • Sunday, May 3rd
    2:51 PM - 2:55 PM CT
    Radar Reflector Localization for Peripheral Nerve Surgery: First Multi-Surgeon Clinical Series of 57 Cases
    Location: 303A, Level 3, HBGCC
    Presenting Author: Katelyn Candido, BA – Department of Neurosurgery, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
    Peripheral Nerve
  • Sunday, May 3rd
    2:55 PM - 3:00 PM CT
    Discussion Abstracts 6-10
    Location: 303A, Level 3, HBGCC
    Peripheral Nerve
  • Sunday, May 3rd
    3:00 PM - 3:05 PM CT
    Introduction to Kline Lecturer
    Location: 303A, Level 3, HBGCC
    Speaker: Robert Spinner, MD – Mayo Clinic Rochester
    Peripheral Nerve
  • Sunday, May 3rd
    3:05 PM - 3:30 PM CT
    David G. Kline Lecture: A Peripheral Nerve Injury Is Also a Brain Injury: Current Concepts of Brain Plasticity and Nerve Reconstruction
    Location: 303A, Level 3, HBGCC
    Speaker: Mariano Socolovsky, MD, IFAANS – Division of Neurosurgery, Hospital de Clinicas, University of Buenos Aires School of Medicine
    Peripheral Nerve
  • Sunday, May 3rd
    4:00 PM - 5:30 PM CT
    Innovation, Collaboration, Transformation in Peripheral Nerve Surgery
    Location: 303A, Level 3, HBGCC
    Moderator: Thomas J. Wilson, MD, MPH – Stanford University
    Moderator: Stanley Bazarek, MD, PhD – University Hospitals / Case Western Reserve University
    Peripheral Nerve
  • Sunday, May 3rd
    4:00 PM - 4:03 PM CT
    Welcome and Introduction
    Location: 303A, Level 3, HBGCC
    Speaker: Amgad S. Hanna, ABNS – University of Wisconsin-Madison
    Peripheral Nerve
  • Sunday, May 3rd
    4:03 PM - 4:15 PM CT
    Novel Approaches to Pain Management in Nerve Diseases
    Location: 303A, Level 3, HBGCC
    Speaker: Christopher Winfree, MD – Columbia University
    Peripheral Nerve
  • Sunday, May 3rd
    4:17 PM - 4:29 PM CT
    Building Multidisciplinary Clinics for Brachial Plexus Injury
    Location: 303A, Level 3, HBGCC
    Speaker: Allan J. Belzberg, MD – Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
    Peripheral Nerve
  • Sunday, May 3rd
    4:31 PM - 4:43 PM CT
    Collaborative Approaches to Sarcoma Treatment in Nerve Surgery
    Location: 303A, Level 3, HBGCC
    Speaker: Line G. Jacques, MD, MSc – University of California, San Francisco
    Peripheral Nerve
  • Sunday, May 3rd
    4:45 PM - 4:57 PM CT
    Functional Restoration and Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation
    Location: 303A, Level 3, HBGCC
    Speaker: Justin M. Brown, MD – Massachusetts General Hospital
    Peripheral Nerve
  • Sunday, May 3rd
    4:59 PM - 5:09 PM CT
    Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy and Rehabilitation Collaborative Clinics
    Location: 303A, Level 3, HBGCC
    Speaker: Elias B. Rizk, MD, PhD, MSc, MBA – University of Texas at Austin
    Peripheral Nerve
  • Sunday, May 3rd
    5:10 PM - 5:30 PM CT
    Complex Nerve Injuries: Leveraging Surgical Planning and Intraoperative Guidance in Complex Nerve Repair
    Location: 303A, Level 3, HBGCC
    Speaker: Mariano Socolovsky, MD, IFAANS – Division of Neurosurgery, Hospital de Clinicas, University of Buenos Aires School of Medicine
    Peripheral Nerve
  • Sunday, May 3rd
    4:45 PM - 5:30 PM CT
    Peripheral Nerve Paper Posters
    Location: Stars at Night Ballroom 2-3, Level 3, HBGCC
    Peripheral Nerve
  • Sunday, May 3rd
    4:45 PM - 5:30 PM CT
    A CatWalk Analysis of the Effects of Exercise on Gait Recovery Following Sciatic Nerve Crush Injury in Mice
    Location: Stars at Night Ballroom 2-3, Level 3, HBGCC - Poster Board 75
    Presenting Author: Eric Herring, MD – University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
    Peripheral Nerve
  • Sunday, May 3rd
    4:45 PM - 5:30 PM CT
    Chitosan Implant in Microvascular Decompression of Trigeminal Neuralgia: A Translational Perspective
    Location: Stars at Night Ballroom 2-3, Level 3, HBGCC - Poster Board 62
    Presenting Author: Rudy Mercado, MD – University of Guadalajara
    Peripheral Nerve
  • Sunday, May 3rd
    4:45 PM - 5:30 PM CT
    Evolving Priorities in Brachial Plexus Research: A 25-Year Topic-Modeling Study
    Location: Stars at Night Ballroom 2-3, Level 3, HBGCC - Poster Board 70
    Presenting Author: Sean Inzerillo, BS – SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University
    Peripheral Nerve
  • Sunday, May 3rd
    4:45 PM - 5:30 PM CT
    Going the Distance: A New Direction for Intraoperative Neuromonitoring in Preventing Nerve Damage
    Location: Stars at Night Ballroom 2-3, Level 3, HBGCC - Poster Board 68
    Presenting Author: Prateek Dullur, BS, BA – Carle Illinois College of Medicine
    Peripheral Nerve
  • Sunday, May 3rd
    4:45 PM - 5:30 PM CT
    Magnetic Resonance-Assisted Neuronavigation for Resection of Deep Pelvic Nerve Sheath Tumors: Case Series and Technical Review
    Location: Stars at Night Ballroom 2-3, Level 3, HBGCC - Poster Board 73
    Presenting Author: Manav Daftari, BS – University of Miami
    Peripheral Nerve
  • Sunday, May 3rd
    4:45 PM - 5:30 PM CT
    New Techniques in Operative Management of Brachial Plexus Injury
    Location: Stars at Night Ballroom 2-3, Level 3, HBGCC - Poster Board 65
    Presenting Author: Carline G. Dugue, BA – Wayne State University School of Medicine
    Peripheral Nerve
  • Sunday, May 3rd
    4:45 PM - 5:30 PM CT
    Predictive Value of Anterior Scalene Block on Surgical Success in Thoracic Outlet Syndrome: A Meta-Analysis
    Location: Stars at Night Ballroom 2-3, Level 3, HBGCC - Poster Board 64
    Presenting Author: Alex Mandadjiev – Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
    Peripheral Nerve
  • Sunday, May 3rd
    4:45 PM - 5:30 PM CT
    Predictors of Spasticity following Thrombectomy in Large Vessel Occlusion Stroke
    Location: Stars at Night Ballroom 2-3, Level 3, HBGCC - Poster Board 63
    Presenting Author: Mohamed-Yahia Monawar, BsPH – Duke University School of Medicine
    Peripheral Nerve
  • Sunday, May 3rd
    4:45 PM - 5:30 PM CT
    Preoperative Canal Diameter, Foraminal Stenosis, or Cord-Lamina Angle Do Not Predict Postoperative C5 Palsy After Cervical Spine Surgery: A Matched Cohort Validation Study
    Location: Stars at Night Ballroom 2-3, Level 3, HBGCC - Poster Board 66
    Presenting Author: Yasmine Eichbaum, BA – Rothman Institute of Orthopaedics
    Peripheral Nerve
  • Sunday, May 3rd
    4:45 PM - 5:30 PM CT
    Radiofrequency Ablation Versus Combined Pulsed plus Radiofrequency Ablation for Trigeminal Neuralgia: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
    Location: Stars at Night Ballroom 2-3, Level 3, HBGCC - Poster Board 71
    Presenting Author: Vivek Sanker, MD – Stanford University
    Peripheral Nerve
  • Sunday, May 3rd
    4:45 PM - 5:30 PM CT
    Reconnecting the Hand and Arm to the Brain: Long-Term Results of Proximal Motor Stimulation in the Upper Extremity
    Location: Stars at Night Ballroom 2-3, Level 3, HBGCC - Poster Board 74
    Presenting Author: Eric Herring, MD – University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
    Peripheral Nerve
  • Sunday, May 3rd
    4:45 PM - 5:30 PM CT
    Redefining Functional Recovery: Surgical Strategies and Outcomes in Traumatic Brachial Plexus Injury
    Location: Stars at Night Ballroom 2-3, Level 3, HBGCC - Poster Board 67
    Presenting Author: Alberto D. Cervantes – Universidad La Salle
    Peripheral Nerve
  • Sunday, May 3rd
    4:45 PM - 5:30 PM CT
    Surgical Repair of Sciatic Nerve and its Branch Injuries in Libyan War Casualties
    Location: Stars at Night Ballroom 2-3, Level 3, HBGCC - Poster Board 61
    Presenting Author: Ahmed Atallah Saad, MD – Cairo University
    Peripheral Nerve
  • Sunday, May 3rd
    4:45 PM - 5:30 PM CT
    Timecourse of Elbow Flexion Recovery Following Brachial Plexus Injury and Peripheral Nerve Reconstruction
    Location: Stars at Night Ballroom 2-3, Level 3, HBGCC - Poster Board 69
    Presenting Author: Sophia Renauld, B.S. – Harvard Medical School, MIT, Massachusetts General Hospital
    Peripheral Nerve