WHO:	American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) 75th Annual Meeting: Celebrating AANS’ Diamond Jubilee
WHAT:	The nation’s largest annual scientific meeting for neurosurgeons, neurosurgical residents in training, neuroscience nurses, clinical specialists, nurse/physician assistants, and other allied health professionals. The meeting, drawing over 6,000 attendees (3,800 medical professionals), will feature the latest scientific and technological advances in neurological surgery. Highlights include: 38 practical clinics 21 general scientific sessions 146 oral abstract presentations Nearly 500 poster presentations Exhibit booths representing about 240 companies 79 educational breakfast seminars
An online press kit, available in advance, will feature neurosurgical topics of interest including:
	Intrastriatal Gene Transfer with AAV-Neurturin for Parkinson’s Disease: Results of a Phase I Trial Effect of Alcohol and Aspirin Consumption on Worsening Intracranial Hemorrhage after Acute Head Injury DBS in the Internal Capsule/Ventral Striatum Improves Memory in Patients with Severe Psychiatric Disorders Results of the Cethrin Phase I/IIa Prospective Clinical Trial of a Rho Inhibitor for the Treatment of Acute Spinal Cord Injury Awake Craniotomy for Brain Tumors near Eloquent Cortex: Correlation of Intraoperative Cortical Mapping with Neurological Outcome in 300 Consecutive Patients A Candidate Neural Circuit for Stress-Induced Analgesia The UCLA Experience with Linear Accelerator Radiosurgery for Trigeminal Neuralgia: An Evolution of Treatment Planning and Dose Prescription Outcomes following Decompressive Craniectomy in Severe Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury: A Single Center Experience with Long Term Follow-up Intrathecal Baclofen For Spasticity-Related Pain in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: Efficacy and Factors Associated with Pain Relief Spinal Canal Compromise; Is Radiosurgery a Reasonable Treatment Alternative? Biportal Thoracoscopic Sympathectomy for Hyperhidrosis: Experience with 300 Patients Current Trends in the Treatment of Cerebral Aneurysms: Analysis of a Nationwide Inpatient Database
WHEN:	Monday, April 16, 2007 through Thursday, April 19, 2007
WHERE:	Washington Convention Center , 801 Mount Vernon Place, NW, Washington, DC 20001
PRESS ROOM:	Room 153 – Washington Convention Center Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday, April 16 through Wednesday, April 18
CONTACT:	For more information, contact Betsy van Die, AANS director of communications at (847) 378-0517 or bvd@aans.org. You must stop by the press room at the Convention Center to receive press credentials prior to receiving free registration.
To view the AANS Annual Meeting Preliminary Program, visit: http://www.aans.org/annual/2007/default.asp.