Neurosurgery Special Interest Group

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Mission

To establish within the International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society a group of movement disorder practitioners, from either medical or surgical backgrounds, dedicated to collaboration between specialties to continuously improve patient care and clinical outcomes, as related to surgical therapies.

The Neurosurgery Special Interest Group will develop educational programs, and clinical tools for multidisciplinary use aimed at offering innovative surgical solutions to complex neurologic disorders.

Current Projects

If you are interested in volunteering for group projects and opportunities, contact the group's staff liaison, Andy Prom, at the MDS Secretariat office.

Ongoing Series:
"How do I do it?" Live Discussions

Join experts from across the globe live online for regular discussions on timely neurosurgery issues and topics related to movement disorders.

All SIG members will receive email invitations to upcoming events.

The Multi-site DBS Center Survey (Ongoing Project)

Preliminary Findings (PPT) │DBS Survey Poster

Abstract Publication: Butala AA, Mills KA, Schmidt P, Okun MS, Mari Z. A multi-site survey of Parkinson’s disease deep brain stimulation center best practice: moving toward a standard of care for DBS [abstract]. Movement Disorders. 2016 June; 31(suppl 2): S13.

DBS Complications Scale (New Project)

Objective(s): To review and categorize literature records of all DBS complications and develop an MDS-approved DBS Complications Scale to share with the Movement Disorders community

Leadership

Chair
Clement Hamani

Co-Chair
Leonard Verhagen-Metman

Steering Committee:

Iciar Aviles Olmos
Juan Manuel Altamirano
Marwa Badr
Daniyar Bagautdinov
Anna Castrioto
Jui-cheng Chen
Arunmozhimaran Elavarasi

Rezida Galimova
Antonella Macerollo
Alfonso Enrique Martinez Nunez
Renato Munhoz
Fabio Paio
Yavuz Samanci
Harini Sarva
Riaan van Coller

MDS Staff Liaison: Andy Prom

Past Projects

Annual Group Meetings at MDS International Congresses

View minutes from the Group’s past meetings:

22nd International Congress in Hong Kong in October 2018 - Meeting Agenda
21st International Congress in Vancouver, BC, Canada in June 2017 - Meeting Minutes
20th International Congress in Berlin, Germany in June 2016 - Meeting Minutes │ Terms of Reference
19th International Congress in San Diego, CA, USA in June 2015 - Meeting Agenda
18th International Congress in Stockholm, Sweden in June 2014 - Meeting Agenda
17th International Congress in Sydney, Australia in June 2013 - Meeting Agenda (PPT) │ Proposal for CDISC Pilot Study