Advances and Technical Standards in Neurosurgery

Prof. Di Rocco is an internationally recognized pediatric neurosurgeon who has performed more that 12,000 neurosurgical operations on brain and spinal cord tumors, hydrocephalus, arachnoid cysts, craniosynostosis, cerebral and spine malformations (hemimegalencephaly, cortical dysplasia, lipomyelomeningocele, myelomeningocele, spinal lipoma, Chiari type I malformation), neurophacomatoses and epileptic disorders. Since May 2014, Prof Concezio Di Rocco has moved to Hannover, Germany to become the Director of Pediatric Neurosurgery at the International Neuroscience Institute (INI).He is the main Editor of Child’s Nervous System, the Official Journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery, European Journal for Pediatric Neurosurgery, Japanese Society for Pediatric Neurosurgey, Korean Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery, Brasilian Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery.

• Genetics of Moya-Moya Disease.- Current Application of VR/AR (virtual reality/augmented reality) to Pediatric Neurosurgery.- Diagnosis and Management of Tethered Cord Syndrome.- Management of Low and High Grades Spondylolisthesis.- Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Spine Pathways and the Role of Perioperative Checklists.- Myelomeningocele: long term neurosurgical treatment.- The Interhemispheric Transcallosal Approach to the Ventricles: How We Do It.- Ventricular Tumors: Technical Considerations in Surgical Management.- Treatment of Brain Arteriovenous Malformations.- The Influence of Surgical Experience on Overall Survival in Patients with Malignant Gliomas.- Jugular Foramen Tumors.- Surgery for Tuberculosis of Central Nervous System in Children.- Novel Surgical Approaches in Childhood Epilepsy: Laser, Brain Stimulation, and Focused Ultrasound.-  Cranial Repair in Children: Techniques, Materials, and Peculiar Issues.