November 2018
Certification Neurooncology Center
The Neurooncology Center of the Hannover Medical School was successfully certified on 30.10.2018 by OnkoZert (Oncological Certification - Independent Certification Institute of the German Cancer Society) under the leadership of Center Director Prof. Dr. med. Joachim K. Krauss, Center Coordinator Dr. med. Bujung Hong, Mr. Michael Lalk and Dr. med. Bettina Wiese.
November 2018
Re-certification Center for Skull Base Surgery
The Gesellschaft für Schädelbasischirurgie e.V. has recertified the "Center for Skull Base Surgery" of the Hannover Medical School, consisting of the Clinical Departments of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Prof. Gellrich), Ear, Nose and Throat Medicine (Prof. Lenarz), Institute of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology (Prof. Lanfermann) and Neurosurgery(Prof. Krauss).
September 2018
Edition Functional Neurosurgery, Youmans and Winn
In the next edition of the standard work "Youmans and Winn Neurological Surgery" (8th edition), Prof. Dr. med. Joachim K. Krauss will, as in the last edition, be in charge of the topic of functional neurosurgery. "Youmans and Winn Neurological Surgery" (ISBN-13: 978-0323287821) is a multi-volume and authoritative reference for neurosurgery and is referred to as the "Bible of Neurosurgery".
August 2018
Research/ Clinical study
The article "GAVCA Study: Randomized, Multicenter Trial to Evaluate the Quality of Ventricular Catheter Placement with a Mobile Health Assisted Guidance Technique", which was written with the active participation of PD Dr. med. E. Hermann and M. Polemikos, both employees of the Clinical Department of Neurosurgery, received special mention in the August issue of the journal Neurosurgery, the leading international journal for neurosurgery. The article, published as an August Spotlight Article, describes a multicenter study with a "navigation system" for the safe/improved placement of ventricular catheters.
July 2018
New book on dystonia: Treatment of Dystonia
Dystonia is a complex movement disorder. The book "Treatment of Dystonia" (publisher: Dressler, Altenmüller and Krauss) provides a comprehensive overview of all manifestations and treatment options for this clinical picture.
The treatment concepts for the many different manifestations of dystonia vary considerably, e.g. botulinum toxin therapy, deep brain stimulation, oral drug treatment, rehabilitation and behavioral therapy. Optimal treatment results can be achieved by using different treatment modalities.
The book brings together a unique international panel of dystonia experts who share their clinical and scientific experience. This allows the best available therapies to be selected and combined.
The book is aimed not only at physicians, scientists and therapists but also at those affected by dystonia.
July 2018
Award
Dr. med. Gökce Hatipoglu Majernik, Clinical Department of Neurosurgery, was awarded a poster prize for her dissertation "Effects of tyrosine kinase inhibitors in primary and secondary intracranial tumors - an in vitro study" by the Medical Faculty of the Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg. The prize is endowed with 250 €.
July 2018
Third-party funding
The German Research Foundation grants Prof. Dr. med. Joachim K. Krauss, Clinical Department of Neurosurgery, funding in the amount of € 203,000 for research work on the topic of "Impedance optimization by electrophoretic deposition of laser-generated colloidal nanoparticles on the surface of platinum-iridium macroelectrodes for deep brain stimulation and platinum-tungsten microelectrodes for the recording of neuronal activity". The thematic focus is on the optimization of electrodes that can be implanted in humans by adjusting the impedance (complex electrical resistance). One of the aims of the project is to save energy and thus reduce the undesirable side effects of stimulation.
July 2018
Appointment as President of the German Academy of Neurosurgery
Prof. Dr. med. Joachim K. Krauss, Clinical Department of Neurosurgery, was elected President of the German Academy of Neurosurgery (DANC/GANS) in January 2018. The office was conferred on him at the 2018 DANC Convention in Bern, Switzerland, at the beginning of July.
The German Academy of Neurosurgery (DANC) promotes the academic development of neurosurgery in Germany. Its activities focus on teaching and research at universities, colleges and teaching hospitals, supporting basic research, clinical and technical development in the field of neuroscience and promoting young academics. A further aim of the association is the interdisciplinary and international exchange of experience.
July 2018
Funding
The Clinical Department of Neurosurgery was successful in the competition for funding for quality and risk management projects. The funding awarded is an expression of the appreciation of the Presidium of the MHH for special achievements of the respective Department. The Clinical Department of Neurosurgery was able to impress with a concept for optimized, interdisciplinary Communications on the topic of "Doctor-Nurse Conversation". In addition, the "implementation of a nursing expert" on neurosurgical ward 26 is supported with funding.
Nursing expert APN
June 2018
Award
Dr. Mesbah Alam, Clinical Department of Neurosurgery, presented the paper entitled "Deep brain stimulation of the centromedian-parafascicular nucleus affects apomorphine-induced alteration of striatal fast and medium spiking interneurons in a rat model" at the 69th Annual Meeting of the German Society for Neurosurgery (DGNC) in Münster and was awarded the Neuromodulation Poster Prize by the DGNC jury. The prize is endowed with 500 €.
The official presentation of the prize will take place during the opening ceremony of the 70th Annual Meeting of the DGNC on May 12-15, 2019 in Würzburg.
January 26, 2018
Worldwide initial implantation of the AnkerStim electrode
On January 26, 2018, the world's first AnkerStim electrode was implanted in the Clinical Department of Neurosurgery. Medtronic thus included the first patient in the registry study. The study is investigating treatment options for cluster headache.
January 2018
A SURGICAL HISTORICAL EXHIBITION: A short history of movement disorders surgery
Functional neurosurgery celebrates its 70th birthday. Modern deep brain stimulation has now been around for 30 years. To mark the occasion, a booklet entitled "A SURGICAL HISTORICAL EXHIBITION: A short history of movement disorders surgery" was published by Joachim K. Krauss, Marwan I. Hariz, Patric Blomstedt and Christian Riederer. The project was supported by the World Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery (WSSFN) and Medtronic.
The booklet is available on the WSSFN website for anyone who is interested.