PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Amro Al-Habib TI - <span hwp:id="article-title-1" class="article-title">The 9th Annual Meeting of the Saudi Association of Neurological Surgery Dammam, Saudi Arabia, 3-5 March 2015</span><span hwp:id="article-title-2" class="sub-article-title">Meeting Highlights: Training and research in neurosurgery: Where are we?</span><span hwp:id="article-title-3" class="sub-article-title">Research is the bridge to the future</span><span hwp:id="article-title-4" class="sub-article-title">Academic neurosurgery</span><span hwp:id="article-title-5" class="sub-article-title">Survey of the h-Index for neurosurgeons in Saudi Arabia</span><span hwp:id="article-title-6" class="sub-article-title">Antisecretory factor a new peptide reducing intracranial pressure</span><span hwp:id="article-title-7" class="sub-article-title">Misclassification of research methods in neurosurgery</span><span hwp:id="article-title-8" class="sub-article-title">The supraorbital-orbitotomy minicraniotomy for anterior circulation aneurysms</span><span hwp:id="article-title-9" class="sub-article-title">Characteristics, management, and outcome of intracranial pediatric aneurysms</span><span hwp:id="article-title-10" class="sub-article-title">Is pterional craniotomy adequate for total removal of olfactory groove meningioma?</span><span hwp:id="article-title-11" class="sub-article-title">Endoscopic extracapsular resection of functioning pituitary Adenomas: technique and early outcomes</span><span hwp:id="article-title-12" class="sub-article-title">Free calcium and the extracellular calcium-sensing receptors regulate the degeneration of human cartilaginous endplates</span><span hwp:id="article-title-13" class="sub-article-title">Serum leukocyte count (WBC) levels as an indicator for severity of traumatic brain injury in patients in Saudi Arabia</span><span hwp:id="article-title-14" class="sub-article-title">Comparative analysis of anterior versus posterior decompression and stabilisation in burst fracture at the thoraco-lumbar junction with neurological deficit</span><span hwp:id="article-title-15" class="sub-article-title">Preventable mortality and morbidity due to medical error in the management of acute neurotrauma cases</span><span hwp:id="article-title-16" class="sub-article-title">Atlas instrumentation guided by the medial edge of the posterior arch: An anatomic study</span><span hwp:id="article-title-17" class="sub-article-title">Cavernous sinus surgery: Serving the BOSS (base of skull surgery)</span><span hwp:id="article-title-18" class="sub-article-title">Unusual intracerebral schwannoma</span><span hwp:id="article-title-19" class="sub-article-title">Subpial resection: Virtual reality simulation scenario on the NeuroTouch platform</span><span hwp:id="article-title-20" class="sub-article-title">Cavernous sinus involvement by pituitary adenomas: Clinical implications, outcomes of endoscopic endonasal resection, and proposed treatment algorithms</span><span hwp:id="article-title-21" class="sub-article-title">Neurosurgical management of intracranial epidermoid tumors in children</span><span hwp:id="article-title-22" class="sub-article-title">Transnasal endoscopic surgery for skull base lesions: KFSH-D experience</span><span hwp:id="article-title-23" class="sub-article-title">Spinal navigation associated with IOM: A new protocol</span><span hwp:id="article-title-24" class="sub-article-title">Prestige cervical disc replacement to treat degenerative disc disease: 2 years follow up from an international prospective, multicenter, observational study</span><span hwp:id="article-title-25" class="sub-article-title">High accuracy of fluoroscopic based navigation of pedicle screw fixation in the lumbar spine utilizing cylinder pedicle design: Innovative technique</span><span hwp:id="article-title-26" class="sub-article-title">Role of stereotactic and epilepsy surgery in the evolution of brain science</span><span hwp:id="article-title-27" class="sub-article-title">Stereotactic neurosurgery for psychiatric disorders</span><span hwp:id="article-title-28" class="sub-article-title">An in-vitro and an in-vivo study of direct reprogramming of astrocytes to neurons using vector specific transcription factors in canine stroke models and humans cells</span><span hwp:id="article-title-29" class="sub-article-title">Minimal invasive correction of frontal plagiocephaly without the use of helmets: Technical modifications and faster correction</span><span hwp:id="article-title-30" class="sub-article-title">Management of enlarging syrinxes after decompression for Chiari I malformation</span><span hwp:id="article-title-31" class="sub-article-title">Decompressive craniectomy in the management of medically intractable intracranial hypertension</span><span hwp:id="article-title-32" class="sub-article-title">The vertebral artery anatomy in relation to cervical pedicles in a Saudi population: A morphometric analysis for surgical considerations</span> DP - 2015 Jul 01 TA - Neurosciences Journal PG - 300--316 VI - 20 IP - 3 4099 - http://nsj.org.sa/content/20/3/300.short 4100 - http://nsj.org.sa/content/20/3/300.full SO - Neurosciences (Riyadh)2015 Jul 01; 20 AB - The 9th Saudi Association of Neurological Surgery (9th SANS) Annual Meeting was held in the Sheraton Dammam Hotel and Towers, Dammam, Saudi Arabia on March 3-5, 2015, organized by the Department of Neurosurgery, University of Dammam with a theme of “Research is the Bridge to the Future.” The meeting was preceded by a Public Awareness Campaign on March 2, 2015 held at King Fahd Hospital of the University, Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia, and several pre-conference workshops that were highly beneficial for neurosurgery today. The scientific program was loaded with innovative and interactive presentations from respected and reputable speakers from different parts of the world. Abstracts were carefully selected and reviewed based on their scientific value and relevance to the clinical, surgical, academic, and research aspects of neurosurgery in the Kingdom, and the world.Meeting Highlights: Training and research in neurosurgery: Where are we?Research is the bridge to the futureAcademic neurosurgerySurvey of the h-Index for neurosurgeons in Saudi ArabiaAntisecretory factor a new peptide reducing intracranial pressureMisclassification of research methods in neurosurgeryThe supraorbital-orbitotomy minicraniotomy for anterior circulation aneurysmsCharacteristics, management, and outcome of intracranial pediatric aneurysmsIs pterional craniotomy adequate for total removal of olfactory groove meningioma?Endoscopic extracapsular resection of functioning pituitary Adenomas: technique and early outcomesFree calcium and the extracellular calcium-sensing receptors regulate the degeneration of human cartilaginous endplatesSerum leukocyte count (WBC) levels as an indicator for severity of traumatic brain injury in patients in Saudi ArabiaComparative analysis of anterior versus posterior decompression and stabilisation in burst fracture at the thoraco-lumbar junction with neurological deficitPreventable mortality and morbidity due to medical error in the management of acute neurotrauma casesAtlas instrumentation guided by the medial edge of the posterior arch: An anatomic studyCavernous sinus surgery: Serving the BOSS (base of skull surgery)Unusual intracerebral schwannomaSubpial resection: Virtual reality simulation scenario on the NeuroTouch platformCavernous sinus involvement by pituitary adenomas: Clinical implications, outcomes of endoscopic endonasal resection, and proposed treatment algorithmsNeurosurgical management of intracranial epidermoid tumors in childrenTransnasal endoscopic surgery for skull base lesions: KFSH-D experienceSpinal navigation associated with IOM: A new protocolPrestige cervical disc replacement to treat degenerative disc disease: 2 years follow up from an international prospective, multicenter, observational studyHigh accuracy of fluoroscopic based navigation of pedicle screw fixation in the lumbar spine utilizing cylinder pedicle design: Innovative techniqueRole of stereotactic and epilepsy surgery in the evolution of brain scienceStereotactic neurosurgery for psychiatric disordersAn in-vitro and an in-vivo study of direct reprogramming of astrocytes to neurons using vector specific transcription factors in canine stroke models and humans cellsMinimal invasive correction of frontal plagiocephaly without the use of helmets: Technical modifications and faster correctionManagement of enlarging syrinxes after decompression for Chiari I malformationDecompressive craniectomy in the management of medically intractable intracranial hypertensionThe vertebral artery anatomy in relation to cervical pedicles in a Saudi population: A morphometric analysis for surgical considerations