International Congress of Neurovascular Surgery Proceeded in Mashhad

 The first International Congress of Neurovascular Surgery of Iran started to work concomitant to the 24^th Interim Meeting of Neurosurgical Society of Iran featuring national and international specialists of this domain hosted by Mashhad University of Medical Sciences.

According to WebDa, in this congress held on October 25-27 this year, 15 prominent neurology specialists participated from U.S., Germany, Austria, Italy and France.

Dr. Robert Spenser, one of the most prominent neurovascular surgeons in the world who has performed the highest number of Brain Aneurysm Disease surgeries in the world was a special guest to this congress.

Dr. Samira Zabihian, the scientific chair of this international congress reported the number of participants as more than 300 national and international specialists in this scope in Neuroscience, Internal Medicine, Pediatric Neurology, ENT, Neurology Basic Sciences, Psychiatry, Neuroradiology, Otorhinolaryngology, Endocrinology and General Practitioners.

Dr. Zabihian added: 150 articles were submitted to the first International Congress of Neurovascular Surgery, 50 articles for presentation and 100 articles as posters that were presented with orientations in neurovascular surgery, base of the skull, and spine surgery.

“Four educational workshops were held within this congress with the orientation of Endovascular Neurosurgery, Disc Endoscopy and Vascular Lesions”, said Dr. Zabihian.

This specialist in Neurology added: the most prevalent brain ailments were discussed in this congress including Vascular Lesions such as aneurysms, abnormal arteriovenous communications, and brain strokes.

She asserted: in recent years in Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, the treatment of brain aneurysm patients is done in the first 24 hours through surgery and endovascular minimally invasive procedures. As a result, there is a drastic decline in death incidences of these patients.

Emphasizing that Mashhad is one of the pioneer centers in Neurovascular Surgery in Iran, she added: patients who seek neurovascular and spine cord surgeries are referred to Mashhad from all over the country.