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, Drew Whalen, at the MDS Secretariat office.
Ongoing Series:
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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
Maria Fiorella Contarino, Netherlands
Co-Chair
Paul Larson, USA
Steering Committee:
- Pankaj Agarwal
- Mohit Agrawal
- Juan Manuel Altamirno
- Gabriel Arango
- Anna Castrioto
- Arunmozhimaran Elavarasi
- Clement Hamani
- Andrea Kuehn
- Antonella Macerollo
- Alia Mansour
- Yavuz Samanci
- Harini Sarva
MDS Staff Liaison: Drew Whalen
Related Links and Resources
- Brief History of Neurosurgery for Parkinson’s disease
- Current and Emerging Surgical Treatments
- Definition of Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery
- Pioneer Surgeon Lars Leksell
- Pioneer Surgeon Henry T. Wycis
- Pioneer Surgeon Irving S. Cooper
- References
Past Projects
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