PEDIATRIC NERVE LESIONS
Intended for Doctors
"Join leading experts in pediatric nerve injuries for a unique event showcasing the latest advances in diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation. A face-to-face congress where we share cutting-edge knowledge and clinical experiences to improve our patients’ quality of life."
About the congress
Hotel Abad San Antonio
Complejo Asistencial de León
C/Altos de Nava,s/n
24008 León, Spain
- Hotel Abad San Antonio, León
- Format In person
- 8:00h a 16:00h
- November, 21th-22th, 2025
Course directors
Dr. Javier Robla Costales
Head of the Neurosurgery Service – University Assistance Complex of León
Dr. Alain Gilbert
Creator and promoter of obstetric brachial plexus surgery
TOPICS
- The peripheral nerve system during growth.
- Anatomy of the Pediatric peripheral nerve system.
M. Llusa - Evolution of function and regeneration in the pediatric nervous system.
S.Tuffaha - Rehab in children with nerve surgery: 30 years of interaction with physiotherapists.
J. Bahm
TRAUMA
- Traumatical Brachial plexus
- Traumatic Brachial Plexus in Children:
we should treat them as in adults or as an obstetric injury?
M. Socolovsky - A series of 60 pediatric traumatic Brachial Plexuses.
A. Gilbert
PERIPHERAL NERVES
- Peroneal nerve lesions after lengthening procedures and nerve transfers.
K. Casana - Median and Ulnar nerve lesions after Elbow and Forearm fractures.
K. Casanas - Supracondylar fractures of the elbow as a cause of neurovascular damage?
Discussion of the cases, etiology, the protocol and solutions.
A. Lovic - Parsonage-Turner in Children: Results of release of hourglass constriction.
D. Zlotolow - Results of Peripheral nerve repairs using allografts in children
E. Devinney
REPAIR
- Basic principles of evaluation and treatment in pediatric peripheral nerve
surgery.
S. Ferraresi - Surgical Repair of the Child’s Peripheral Nervous System.
L. Rasulic - Pediatric nerve lesions with firearms.
F. Guedes - Factors influencing the result in children.
A. Gilbert - Joint Flexion as a way to avoid the use of grafts in peripheral nerve injuries.
M. Socolovsky - CLC7 in children : tips and tricks.
O. Merced O’Neill - Free functional muscle transfer in postraumatic pediatric surgery.
A. Lovic
TUMORS
- Desmoid tumors in children.
F. Guedes - Congenital fibromas involving peripheral nerves.
D. Zlotolow - Nerve tumors and NF in children: when and how to operate?
M. Socolovsky - Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors: clinical experience and lessons
learned.
E. Basso - Brachial Plexus tumors in Children.
F. Guedes
CONGENITAL ANOMALIES
- Anatomical variations interesting BP surgery in children.
J. Bahm
NEUROLOGIC DISEASES
- Viral and post-vaccine peripheral nerve injuries.
R. Geppo - Nerve transfer for movement recovery in adolescents with spinal cord
injuries.
R. Gepp - Nerve transfers for adolescents with spinal cord injury/tetraplegia.
S. Tuffaha - Nerve transfers in AMC and myelitis.
J. Bahm
SPASTICITY
- Surgical management of spasticity in children.
S. Tuffaha - Spasticity: pushing the boundaries of denervation.
D. Zlotolow - Neurectomies for spasticity in the upper limbs.
R. Gepp - Treatment of Elbow flexion and pronation with hyperselective neurectomy.
K. Casanas
- Dr. Manuel Llusa
- Dr. Sami Tuffaha
- Dr. Jörg Bahm
- Dr. Mariano Socolovsky
- Dr. A.Gilbert
- Dr. Kim Casanas
- Dr. Alek Lovic
- Dr. Dan Zlotolow
- Dr. E. Devinney
- Dr. Stefano Ferraresi
- Dra. Elisabetta Basso
- Dr. Orlando Merced O’Neill
- Dr. Fernando Guedes
- Dr. Lukas Rasulic
- Dr. Ricardo Gepp
Organizer
