Update on Spinal Cord Injury and Natus Best Paper Awards

Moderator(s)

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  Martina Stippler, MD

  Director of Neurotrauma
  Beth Israel Medical Center / Harvard Medical School

This session explores the challenges and outcomes faced by patients with traumatic spinal injuries after discharge, with a focus on post-care management, rehabilitation and strategies for improving long-term outcomes. The session features the Tator Lecture, which examines this critical topic and its implications for advancing care and improving patient outcomes. Additionally, the session will showcase the Natus Award-Winning Abstracts, recognizing groundbreaking research.

Presentations:

• 3:30 PM – 3:33 PM EDT

  Welcome and Introduction
  

  Speaker: Laura Ngwenya, MD, PhD, FAANS – University of Cincinnati
• 3:33 PM – 3:37 PM EDT

  Introduction of the Miller Lecture
  

  Speaker: Laura Ngwenya, MD, PhD, FAANS – University of Cincinnati
• 3:37 PM – 4:02 PM EDT

  Miller Lecture
  

  Speaker: Suzanne Tharin, MD, PhD, FAANS – Stanford University School of Medicine
• 4:02 PM – 4:08 PM EDT

  Natus Fellow/Resident TBI Award: Paroxysmal Electrographic Slowing Predicts Post-Traumatic Epilepsy Following Severe Traumatic Brain Injury
  

  Presenting Author: Mark A. MacLean, MD, MSc, FRCSC – University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
• 4:08 PM – 4:10 PM EDT

  Natus Winner Discussion
  

  Moderator: S. Alan Hoffer, MD, FAANS – University Hospitals of Cleveland
• 4:10 PM – 4:16 PM EDT

  Natus Fellow/Resident NCC Award - Non-invasive Vagus Nerve Stimulation Improves Glycemic Control in Neurocritical Care Patients Following Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
  

  Presenting Author: Anna L. Huguenard, MD – Barrow Neurological Institute
• 4:16 PM – 4:18 PM EDT

  Natus Winner Discussion
  

  Moderator: Ramesh Grandhi, MD – University of Utah
• 4:18 PM – 4:24 PM EDT

  Charles Tator Spinal Cord Injury Resident Research Award - Patients with Traumatic Spinal Injuries Treated in a Low-Middle Income Country: What Happens After Discharge?
  

  Presenting Author: Chibuikem A. Ikwuegbuenyi, MD – Department of Neurological Surgery, Och Spine at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center
• 4:24 PM – 4:26 PM EDT

  Charles Tator Spinal Cord Injury Resident Research Award Discussion
• 4:26 PM – 4:30 PM EDT

  Introduction of the Tator lecture
  

  Speaker: Yi Lu, MD PhD – Brigham and Women's Hospital
• 4:30 PM – 4:55 PM EDT

  Tator Lecture - Axon Regeneration and Functional Restoration After Spinal Cord Injury
  

  Speaker: Zhigang He, PhD – Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School
• 4:55 PM – 5:00 PM EDT

  Tator Lecture Q&A
  

  Moderator: Paul Arnold, MD – Loyola University Medical Center