Primera reunión de la Sociedad Latinoamericana de Neurocirugía Funcional y Extereotáxica SFN 2016

Carta del Presidente Organizador

Dear friends and colleagues,

I am glad to tell you that the organization of the 1st Joint Meeting on Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery of the Latin Countries is finally coming to the end.

We are currently in the countdown for the meeting. Roughly one month to go.

As you already know, it will take placein Florianópolis, Santa Catarina state, Brazil, from February 24 to 26, 2016.

Florianópolis is located at the Brazilian coast. Its most beautiful beach, Jurerê beach, is one of the most splendid beaches of the country. To hold the meeting, we have chosen a hotel located exactly at this place, the Il Campanario Hotel. It is only a few kilometers away from downtown and there is a number of nice restaurants and bars nearby.

This meeting has been organized as a joint effort of the Latin American Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery (LASSFN – SLANFE) and of the SFN chapters of the Spanish, Portuguese, Italian and French neurosurgical societies, and is under the auspices of the World Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery (WSSFN).

The scientific program is being finalized, but you can check its preliminary format at the meeting website: www.sfnlatin2016.com. A considerable effort has been made to make it as attractive and interesting as possible. The faculty is made up of high standard specialists in the field of Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery. Enough time for debate will be allocated for all sessions. And to make it even better, all sessions will be held in a single room, attendants and speakers side by side in a very warm, friendly and informal atmosphere. In an attempt to achieve this goal, suits and ties are officially prohibited during all scientific and social activities, except for the official opening ceremony. Please, do not be the only one to try to break this golden rule. We truly hope you will like it!

Hope to see you in Florianópolis! And bring your family, they will certainly enjoy it!
Osvaldo Vilela Filho, MD, PhD
Meeting Chairman
President, Latin American Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery – SLANFE

Preliminary Scientific Program

DAY 01 – February, 24th, 2016

8:30 – 8:50 Multi-target surgery for Parkinson’s disease
8:50 – 9:00 Discussion
9:00 – 9:20 Rescue surgery in Parkinson’s disease
9:20 – 9:30 Discussion
9:30 – 9:40 ORAL PRESENTATION
9:40 – 9:45 Discussion
9:45 – 9:55 ORAL PRESENTATION
9:55 – 10:00 Discussion
10:00 – 10:30 COFFEE BREAK
10:30 – 10:40 ORAL PRESENTATION
10:40 – 10:45 Discussion
10:45 – 10:55 ORAL PRESENTATION
10:55 – 11:00 Discussion

SPICY SESSION I: Determination of the surgical target: which technique is best?

11:00 – 11:10 Imaging
11:10 – 11:20 Macrostimulation
11:20 – 11:30 Microrecording
11:30 – 11:40 Microdialysis
11:40 – 12:00 Discussion
12:15 – 13:45 SATELLITE SYMPOSIUM
14:00 – 14:20 Surgical management of other hyperkinetic movement disorders: tremors and Huntington’s disease
14:20 – 14:30 Discussion
14:30 – 14:50 Overview on surgical treatment of dystonia: GPi/STN/VO-DBS and intrathecal drug infusion
14:50 – 15:00 Discussion
15:00 – 15:10 ORAL PRESENTATION
15:10 – 15:15 Discussion
15:15 – 15:25 ORAL PRESENTATION
15:25 – 15:30 Discussion
15:30 – 15:40 ORAL PRESENTATION
15:40 – 15:45 Discussion
15:45 – 15:55 ORAL PRESENTATION
15:55 – 16:00 Discussion
16:00 – 16:30 COFFEE BREAK

SPICY SESSION III: Surgical management of the gait disturbance in Parkinson’s disease

16:30 – 16:40 GPi-DBS
16:40 – 16:50 STN/SNR-DBS
16:50 – 17:00 PPN-DBS
17:00 – 17:10 SCS
17:10 – 17:30 Discussion
17:30 – 17:50 Gene therapy and stem cells therapy for movement disorders: State of the art.
17:50 – 18:00 Discussion

DAY 02 – February, 25th, 2016

8:30 – 8:50 Deep brain stimulation for major depression disorder and obsessive-compulsive disorder: Targets, results and level of evidence
8:50 – 9:00 Discussion
9:00 – 9:20 Eating disorders: where are we?
9:20 – 9:30 Discussion
9:30 – 9:40 ORAL PRESENTATION
9:40 – 9:45 Discussion
9:45 – 9:55 ORAL PRESENTATION
9:55 – 10:00 Discussion
10:00 – 10:30 COFFEE BREAK
10:30 – 10:40 ORAL PRESENTATION
10:40 – 10:45 Discussion
10:45 – 10:55 ORAL PRESENTATION
10:55 – 11:00 Discussion

SPICY SESSION III: What is the rationale for using this target in Tourette syndrome?

11:00 – 11:10 Medial thalamus
11:10 – 11:20 GPi
11:20 – 11:30 GPe
11:30 – 11:40 STN
11:40 – 12:00 Discussion
12:15 – 13:45 SATELLITE SYMPOSIUM
14:00 – 14:20 Deep brain stimulation for Alzheimer’s disease
14:20 – 14:30 Discussion
14:30 – 14:50 Aggressive behavior: What is it? How to treat?
14:50 – 15:00 Discussion
15:00 – 15:10 ORAL PRESENTATION
15:10 – 15:15 Discussion
15:15 – 15:25 ORAL PRESENTATION
15:25 – 15:30 Discussion
15:30 – 15:40 ORAL PRESENTATION
15:40 – 15:45 Discussion
15:45 – 15:55 ORAL PRESENTATION
15:55 – 16:00 Discussion
16:00 – 16:30 COFFEE BREAK

SPICY SESSION IV: How to best manipulate the surgical target?

16:30 – 16:40 Radiofrequency
16:40 – 16:50 Radiosurgery
16:50 – 17:00 High intensity focused ultrasound
17:00 – 17:10 Deep brain stimulation
17:10 – 17:30 Discussion
17:30 – 17:50 Complications in deep brain stimulation: How to avoid? How to treat?
17:50 – 18:00 Discussion

DAY 03 – February, 26th, 2016

8:30 – 8:50 Deep brain stimulation for neuropathic pain: Where we are?
8:50 – 9:00 Discussion
9:00 – 9:20 Neuropathic pain: DREZ lesion x Spinal cord stimulation
9:20 – 9:30 Discussion
9:30 – 9:40 ORAL PRESENTATION
9:40 – 9:45 Discussion
9:45 – 9:55 ORAL PRESENTATION
9:55 – 10:00 Discussion
10:00 – 10:30 COFFEE BREAK
10:30 – 10:40 ORAL PRESENTATION
10:40 – 10:45 Discussion
10:45 – 10:55 ORAL PRESENTATION
10:55 – 11:00 Discussion

SPICY SESSION V: When should one choose this technique to treat refractory visceral pain?

11:00 – 11:10 Peripheral ablative techniques
11:10 – 11:20 Open/Percutaneous punctate midline myelotomy
11:20 – 11:30 Percutaneous cordotomy
11:30 – 11:40 Spinal cord stimulation
11:40 – 12:00 Discussion
12:15 – 13:45 SATELLITE SYMPOSIUM
14:00 – 14:20 Surgical management of cancer pain: Intrathecal drug infusion x PVG-PAG-DBS x Ablative surgery
14:20 – 14:30 Discussion
14:30 – 14:50 Peripheral nerve stimulation for pain
14:50 – 15:00 Discussion
15:00 – 15:10 ORAL PRESENTATION
15:10 – 15:15 Discussion
15:15 – 15:25 ORAL PRESENTATION
15:25 – 15:30 Discussion
15:30 – 15:40 ORAL PRESENTATION
15:40 – 15:45 Discussion
15:45 – 15:55 ORAL PRESENTATION
15:55 – 16:00 Discussion
16:00 – 16:30 COFFEE BREAK

SPICY SESSION VI: What is the best technique for treating generalized epilepsies?

16:30 – 16:40 Callosotomy
16:40 – 16:50 VNS
16:50 – 17:00 CM-DBS
17:00 – 17:10 AN-DBS
17:10 – 17:30 Discussion
17:30 – 17:50 Minimally invasive techniques for refractory temporal lobe epilepsy induced by mesial temporal sclerosis
17:50 – 18:00 Discussion

Scientific/Organizing Committee

Hamilton Ayres – Goiânia (Brazil)

Marcos Baabor – Santiago (Chile)

Juan Barcia – Madrid (Spain)

Stephan Charbardes – Grenoble (France)

Philippe Cornu – Paris (France)

Cláudio Corrêa – São Paulo (Brazil)

Sérgio Dantas – Natal (Brazil)

Jairo Espinosa – Bogotá (Colombia)

Erich Fonoff – São Paulo (Brazil)

Alexandre Francisco – Curitiba (Brazil)

Angelo Franzini – Milan (Italy)

Tiago Freitas – Brasília (Brazil)

Antonio Gonçalves Ferreira – Lisbon (Portugal)

Jorge Guridi – Pamplona (Spain)

Rodrigo Labruna – Belo Horizonte (Brazil)

Marcelo Linhares – Florianópolis (Brasil)

Rômulo Marques – Goiânia (Brazil)

Luiz Fernando Martins – Goiânia (Brazil)

Paolo Mazzone – Rome (Italy)

José Augusto Nasser – Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)

Fabian Piedimonte – Buenos Aires (Argentina)

Humberto Prinzo – Montevidéu (Uruguay)

Paulo Ragazzo – Goiânia (Brazil)

Alexandre Reis – Porto Alegre (Brazil)

Sérgio Sacchettoni – Caracas (Venezuela)

Delson Silva – Goiânia (Brazil)

Manoel Teixeira – São Paulo (Brazil)

Carlos Telles – Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)

Francisco Velasco – México City (Mexico)

Osvaldo Vilela Filho – Goiânia (Brazil)