Symposium 2018

The Second Annual Cedars-Sinai Intracranial Hypotension Symposium

was hosted once again by Cedars-Sinai in partnership with Spinal CSF Leak Foundation on October 13, 2018 at the Marina del Rey Marriott in Marina del Rey, CA

As you can see, we had an excellent line-up of experts representing several subspecialties, institutions and countries.

Our course directors: Wouter Schievink, MD + Connie Deline, MD

Please see selected video replays and slide sets from the symposium:

Peter G. Kranz, MD
Assistant Professor
Director of Spine Intervention Service
Division of Neuroradiology, Department of Radiology
Duke University, Durham, NC
Slide set: SIH – 10 Myths and Misconceptions 2018

Jürgen Beck, MD
Director, Department of Neurosurgery
Medical Center – University of Freiburg
Freiburg, Germany
Slide set: CSF outflow resistance + other objective measures 2018

Abhay Moghekar, MBBS
Assistant Professor of Neurology
Research Director
Johns Hopkins Center for CSF Disorders
Baltimore, MD
Slide set: SIH – ICP Monitoring 2018

Wouter I. Schievink, MD, Course Co-Director
Professor of Neurosurgery
Director, Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak Program
Director, Vascular Neurosurgery Program
Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles, CA
Slide set: SIH – The 1st 1111 Patients 2018

Stephen Silberstein, MD
Professor of Neurology
Director, Jefferson Headache Center
Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA
Slide set: SIH Mechanisms of Headache 2018

David Dodick, MD
Professor of Neurology
Medical Director of Headache Program
Medical Director of Sport Neurology and Concussion Program
Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ
Slide set: Orthostatic Headaches DDX + Dx criteria SIH 2018

Deborah Friedman, MD, MPH
Professor of Neurology and Ophthalmology
Department of Neurology and Neurotherapeutics
Founding Director of Headache and Facial Pain Program
UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
Slide set: Rebound Intracranial Hypertension 2018

M. Marcel Maya, MD
Co-chair, Department of Imaging;
S. Mark Taper Foundation Imaging Center
Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles, CA
Slide set: SIH Imaging + Percutaneous Treatment 2018

Charles Louy, PhD, MD, MBA
Medical Director, Inpatient Pain Service
Associate Program Director, Pain Management Fellowship
Department of Anesthesiology,
Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles, CA
Slide set: SIH Percutaneous treatment at Cedars-Sinai 2018

Linda Gray-Leithe, MD
Associate Professor
Division of Neuroradiology
Department of Radiology
Duke University, Durham, NC
Slide set: SIH Percutaneous treatment at Duke 2018

Timothy Amrhein, MD
Assistant Professor
Division of Neuroradiology
Department of Radiology
Duke University, Durham, NC
Slide set: SIH Clinical Trials and Research Endeavors 2018

Ian Carroll, MD, MS
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology
Perioperative and Pain Medicine
Stanford University Medical Center, Palo Alto, CA
Slide set: SIH and or POTS 2018

Philip Peng, MBBS
Professor of Anesthesia, University of Toronto
Director of Research, Wasserman Pain Management Center, Mount Sinai Hospital
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Slide set: SIH Pain Management 2018

A very engaging and informative interactive session led by Dr. Silberstein and Dr. Dodick addressed a common challenge: Persistent Symptoms Post-Treatment – Now What?
Slide set: Intractable Headache 2018

Here are Photo Highlights from the Symposium

In case you missed them, you can see the video replays from the 2017 Symposium HERE.