Curriculum

Curriculum

Giovanni Raffa, M.D., Ph.D.
Email: giovanni.raffa@unime.it

Current Position
• Academic Neurosurgeon (RTD a), Division of Neurosurgery, BIOMORF Department, University of Messina, Italy
• Visiting Scientist at the Department of Neurosurgery of the Charitè Universitatsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany (2021, January 1st – December 31st)
Education and Training

EDUCATION
 
• 2006-2009: Internship at Neurosurgical Clinic, University of Messina, Italy.
• 2008, October: Degree, Medical Doctor, 110/110 cum laudem, University of Messina,  Italy , with a thesis entitled “Genomic analysis of cerebral High Grade Gliomas. From the research laboratory to the clinical applications”.
• 2009, February: Italian Medical Licensure (M.D.).
• 2009-2015: Residency Program in Neurosurgery at the University of Messina, Italy. Final thesis entitled “Image-guided surgery of brain lesions in eloquent areas based on preoperative nTMS functional mapping”, published on “Neurosurgery” 2018 Oct 1;83(4):768-782. doi: 10.1093/neuros/nyx554. Final vote 50/50 cum laudem.
• 2015-2018: Ph.D. on Clinical and Experimental Biomedical Sciences at the Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine of the University of Messina, Italy (XXXI cycle) defending a thesis titled “Surgery of Meningiomas located in the Rolandic area: the role of navigated transcranial magnetic stimulation for preoperative planning, tumor resection and outcome prediction”, accepted for publication on the “Journal of Neurosurgery”,  2019 Jun 14:1-12. doi: 10.3171/2019.3.JNS183411.
 
TRAINING
• 2006-2009: Internship at Neurosurgical Clinic, University of Messina, Italy.
• 2008, August: IFMSA student Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital, University of Rijeka, Croatia.
• 2008, October: Degree,  Medical Doctor,  votation 110/110 cum laudem ,University of Messina,  Italy , with a thesis entitled “Genomic analysis of cerebral High Grade Gliomas. From the research laboratory to the clinical applications”.
• 2009, February: Italian Medical Licensure (M.D.)
• 2009, November 30th –December 14th: Participation to the “Head and Neck segment of the Medical Gross Anatomy Program”, focusing on skull base anatomy and on specific neurosurgical approaches, at the Anatomy and Neurobiology Department of the Virginia Commonwealth Universtiy Medical Center, Richmond VA, USA,  under the direction of the chairman Professor John T. Povlishock.
• 2010, April 15th-17th: Participation to the “2^nd Meeting on Neurosurgical Tips and Tricks”, organized by the Neurosurgical Clinic of the University of Messina, in Taormina, Italy
• 2010, June 27th-29th: Participation to the “XIII Corso di Microneurochirurgia Applicata – Approcci di Base in Neurochirurgia”, organized by the Departments of Neurosurgery of the University of L’Aquila and the University of Messina, in Messina, Italy
• 2010, September 5th-26th: Visiting student at the “Department of Neurosurgery” of the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USA, under the direction of the Chairman Professor Mario Zuccarello.
• 2011, June 5th-7th: Participation to the 60th National Congress of the Italian Society of Neurosurgery (SiNch), in Florence, Italy.
• 2011, October 9th-14th: Participation to the “14th European Congress of Neurosurgery” organized by the European Association of Neurosurgical Societes (EANS), in Rome, Italy.
• 2011-2012: Participation to the “III Neuroanatomy International Summer School”, organized by the Virginia Commonwealth University and the University of Messina, in Messina, Italy (2011, October 22nd – November 6th) and in Richmond, VA, USA (2012, 4th- March 15th).
• 2012, February 21st: Participation to the “Endoscopic Endonasal Pituitary Surgery – basic course”, organized by the “A.ne.ma.” at the Department of Neurosurgery of the University Federico II Naples, Italy.
• 2012, October 11th-14th: Participation to 61st National Congress of the Italian Society of Neurosurgery (SiNch), in Rimini, Italy
• 2013, June 26th – July 19th: Student Observer at the Department of Neurosurgery of the Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA, under the supervision of  Prof. W. Broaddus, Prof. K. Halloway, Prof. S. Graham, working to a joint research program focused on “The role of the integrated pre-operative planning nTMS and DTI fiber tracking for the treatment of cerebral tumors located in the motor cortex“.
•  2013, October 7th-8th: Participation to the “Endoscopic Skull Base Course: Live Surgery and Hands On Dissection Workshop” organized by the Neurosurgical Clinic of the University of Messina, in Messina, Italy
• 2013, December 13th-14th: Participation to the “5th International Symposium on Navigated Brain Stimulation in Neurosurgery”, organized by the Departments of Neurosurgery of the Charitè Universitatsmedizin Berlin e della Klinikum rechts der Isar der Technischen Universitat Munchen, in Berlin, Germany.
• 2014, February 16th-20th: Participation to the European Training Course in Neurosurgery focused on “Spine and peripheral nerves” organized by the European Association of Neurosurgical Societies (EANS), in Barcelona, Spain.
• 2014, February: Junior Member of the European Association of Neurological Societies (EANS)
• 2014, June 4th-6th: Participatiopn to the “3^rd International Workshop on Synaptic Plasticity: from Bench to Bedside”, organized by the New York University (NYU) School of Medicine, by the University of Messina and by the Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education, in Milazzo, Italy.
• 2014, June 28th: Participation to the Course “La Chirurgia Vertebrale nell’Anziano”, organized by the University of Messina, in Messina, Italy.
• 2014, July 10th-11th: Participation to the course “III Corso-convegno di Neurochirurgia: Innovazione in Neurochirurgia”, organized by the Department of Neurosurgery of the Università Politecnica delle Marche, in Sirolo, Ancona, Italy
• 2014, October 9th: Participation to the “Workshop on Navigated Brain Stimulation in Neurosurgery”, organized by the Department of Neurosurgery of the Charitè Universitatsmedizin Berlin, in Berlin, Germany.
• 2014, October 10th-11th: Participation to the “6th International Symposium on Navigated Brain Stimulation in Neurosurgery”, organized by the Departments of Neurosurgery of the Charitè Universitatsmedizin Berlin and of the Klinikum rechts der Isar der Technischen Universitat Munchen, in Berlin, Germany.
• 2014, October 13th - November 5th: Research Fellowship at the Department of Neurosurgery of the Charitè Universitatsmedizin Berlin, Germany, developing a project focused on “nTMS based DTI fiber tracking of language pathways”.
• 2014, November 27th-28th: Faculty Member with the role of Junior Discussant at the course entitled “Corso Base sulla Neurochirurgia Funzionale Stereotassica”, organized by the Italian Society of Neurosurgery (SiNch), in Milan, Italy.
• 2015, January 25th-29th: Participation to the European Training Course in Neurosurgery on “Vascular Neurosurgery” organized by the European Association of Neurosurgical Societies (EANS), in Uppsala, Sweden.
• 2015, February: Participation to the dissection course entitled “Minimally Invasive Neurosurgical Approaches – Live Surgery and Hands-On Course” organized by the University of Messina, in Messina, Italy .
• 2015, February 26th-27th: Participation to the congress entitled “Complicanze nella chirurgia dei tumori intracranici e spinali”, organized by the Neurosurgical Clinic of the University of Messina, in Taormina, Messina, Italy.
•  2015, June 7th-10th: Participation to the German National Congress of Neurosurgery (DGNC) in Karlsruhe, Germany.
• 2015, July 17th: Discussion of the thesis at the end of the Residency Program in Neurosurgery at the University of Messina, with a thesis entitled “Image-guided surgery of brain lesions in eloquent areas based on preoperative nTMS functional mapping”
• 2015, September 8th-12th: Participation to the “15^th Interim Meeting of the World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies”, organized by the World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies in Rome, Italy.
• 2015, September 12th-14th: Participation to the “IV International Congress of International Society of Reconstructive Neurosurgery (ISRN)”, organized by the ISRN and the WFNS in Cerveteri, Rome, Italy.
• 2015, September 24th-26th: Participation to the Meeting “The Brain and Gliomas: when the connections are crucial”, organized by the Department of Neurosurgery of the University of Brescia, in Brescia, Italy.
• 2015, October 11th-12th: Invited speaker at the “7th International Symposium on Navigated Brain Stimulation – Neurosurgery and Neuromodulation”, organized by the dDepartments of Neurosurgery of the Charitè Universitatsmedizin Berlin and of the Klinikum rechts der Isar der Technischen Universitat Munchen, in Berlino, Germany, with a presentation entitled “TMS-based Tracking of Language Pathways”.
• 2016, February: Full member of the European Associations of Neurosurgical Societies (EANS).
• 2016, 6th-10th February: Participation to the European Training Course in Neurosurgery focused on “Brain tumours” organized by the European Association of Neurosurgical Societies (EANS), in Sofia, Bulgaria.
• 2016, February 6th: Passed the “Part I of the European Board Examination in Neurological Surgery” organized by “The European Association of Neurosurgical Societies and the European Board of Neurological Surgery” during the EANS Training Course, in Sofia, Bulgaria.
• 2016, April 1st-2nd: Invited speaker at the congress “La Neurochirurgia: dai giovani per i giovani”  with a presentation entitled “La stimolazione magnetica transcranica”, organized by the IRCCS Neuromed and by the Italian Society of Neurosurgery (SiNCH), in Pozzilli, Isernia, Italy.
• 2016, October 19th-24th: Partecipation to the 65th National Congress of the Italian Society of Neurosurgery (SiNch), in Rome, Italy
• 2017, January 22nd-25th: Participation to the European Training Course in Neurosurgery focused on “Head Injury & Functional Neurosurgery” organized by the European Association of Neurosurgical Societies (EANS), in Vilnius, Lituania.
• 2017, January 25th: Completing the 4-years European Training Course in  Neurosurgery (Spine and Peripheral Nerves, Vascular Neurosurgery, Tumour, Head Injury and Functional Neurosurgery) organized by the European Association of Neurosurgical Societies (EANS)
• 2017, March 31st: Participation to the symposium entitled “Giornate di progrsso in patologia vertebrale – Advanced SICV&GIS and SINCH Educational Events – CT scan and Navigation – Assisted Spinal Surgery – Live Surgery,” organized by SICV&GIS and SINCH at the Istituto Humanitas in Rozzano, Milan, Italy
• 2017, April 6^th-7th: Participation to the anatomical dissection course entitled “AONeuro Course – Skull Base Micro Dissection”, organized by the AONeuro, in Arezzo, Italy
• 2017, April 20th-21st: Participation to the International Symposium entitled “The Spetzler symposium: a scientific tribute and a global celebration”, organized by the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) in Los Angeles, California, USA
• 2017, April 22nd-26th: Participation to the “2017 Annual Scientific Meeting” of the American Association of Neurlogical Surgeons (AANS), in Los Angeles, California, USA
• 2017, May 12^th: Partecipation to the International Course entitled “Center of Excellence – Multimodality Neuromonitoring” organized by the INTEGRA company and the Department of Neurosurgery of the Charitè Univesitatsmedizin, in Berlin, Germany.
• 2017, June 21-23rd: Participation to the 66° Congresso Nazionale della Società Italiana di Neurochirurgia (SiNch), held in Verona, Italy
• 2017, August 29-31st: Participation to the 7° Pannonian Symposium on CNS Injury, held in Pecs, Ungheria.
• 2017, October1-5th: Participation to the 17° Congress of the European Association of Neurosurgical Societies (EANS), held in Venice, Italy.
• 2018, March 15-16th: Participation as organizing committe to the congress “Neuro-oncologia Chirurgica 2.0”, held in Messina, Italy.
• 2018, May 08-10th: Participation, in quality of Member of the Scientific Committee, to the “23rd Annual Euroacademia Multidisciplinaria Neurotraumatologica Congress” held in Pecs, Hungary.
• 2018, November 30th: Ph.D. in Clinical and Experimental Biomedical Sciences
• 2018, September 19th-21st: Participation to the “67° Congresso Nazionale della Società Italiana di Neurochirurgia (SiNch)”, held in Ancona, Italy
• 2019,September 16th-18th: Participation to the 68° Congresso Nazionale della Società Italiana di Neurochirurgia (SiNch), held in Roma, Italy
• 2019, November 8th-9th: Speaker at the “11th International Symposium on nTMS in Neurosurgery and Neuromodulation”, held in  Berlin, Germany
Academic Appointments
• October 13th – November 05th: Research Fellowship at the Departament of Neurosurgery of the Charitè Universitatsmedizin Berlin, Germany
• 2014 December – 2015 December: Visiting Scientist at the Department of Neurosurgery of the Charitè Universitatsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
• 2016 - 2017 : Professor of Brain Imaging Methods at the II Level Master on Clinical           Neuropsychology of the University of Messina, Italy 
• 2016 – 2017: Laboratory Tutor at the II Level Master on Clinical Neuropsychology of the   University of Messina, Italy
• 2017 - 2018 : Professor of Brain Imaging Methods at the Second Edition of the II Level Master on Clinical Neuropsychology of the University of Messina, Italy
• 2018 - 2019: Professor of “Cranial Neuro-Oncology” at the Neurosurgery Residency Program of the University of Messina, Italy
• 2018 - 2019: Professor of “Principles of Oncology and Neuro-Oncology” at the Neurosurgery Residency Program of the University of Messina, Italy
• 2018 - 2019: Professor of “Management and Organizational Models in Neurosurgery” at the Neurosurgery Residency Program of the University of Messina, Italy
• Professor of “Basic Techniques – Spine Surgery” at the Neurosurgery Residency Program of the University of Messina, Italy
• 2019, February 18th – March 1st: Visiting Scholar at the Department of Neurosurgery  of the University of Pecs (Hungary)
• 2019-2020: Professor of “Primo soccorso nei traumi cranici e spinali” – Corso Integrato PRINCIPI DI PRIMO SOCCORSO NELLE ATTIVITA' MOTORIE E NELLO SPORT (CANALE M-Z)”, presso il CdL Magistrale in SCIENZE e TECNICHE delle ATTIVITA' MOTORIE PREVENTIVE e ADATTATE, Università degli Studi di Messina
• 2019-2020: Professor of “Neuroplasticità e Riorganizzazione Funzionale del SNC (M-PSI/02) presso il Master di II Livello in Neuropsicologia Clinica, Università degli Studi di Messina
• 2019-2020: Professor of  “Attività Laboratoriali (MED/27)”  presso il Master di II Livello in Neuropsicologia Clinica, Università degli Studi di Messina
• 2019-2020: Professor of  “Cenni di Neurochirurgia (MED/27)”  presso il Master di II Livello in Neuropsicologia Clinica, Università degli Studi di Messina
• 2021, January 1st – December 31st:  Visiting Scientist at the Department of Neurosurgery of the Charitè Universitatsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Field of Interest and Research

Neurosurgical Oncology, Functional Neurosurgery, Cognitive Neuroscience, Navigated Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, DTI Fiber Tracking


Scientific Activity
 

Affiliation to Scientific Societies: Member of the Italian Society of Neurosurgery (SiNch) Member of the European Association of Neurosurgical Societes (EANS)   Scientific Consultancy and Cooperation with Healthcare Corporations: 2017-2020: Scientific Consultant in the field of Neurosurgery for Brainlab AG, Olof-Palme-Straße 9, 81829 Munich Germany   Awards And Grants: 2016: Winner of the Best Poster Award during the 65° National Congress of the OItalian Neurosurgical Society (SINch), held in Rome on October 19-21st 2016, with the poster titled “La configurazione concale del seno sfenoidale può essere considerata oggi un limite per la chirurgia endoscopica endonasale transfenoidale?” written by R.V. Abbritti,  D. Marino, G. Raffa, S.M. Priola, A. Scibilia, F. Esposito, F.F. Angileri, F. Tomasello. 2017: Winner of the Prize “Federico Bartolazzi” provided by the Italian Society of Neurosurgery (SINch) with the project entitled “The role of genetic and epigenetic variations due to environmental pollution in etiology, promotion and response to therapy of pituitary tumors”. Funding: € 10.000  2018: Winner of the European Prize “Beniamino Guidetti” from the Italian Society of Neurosurgery (SINch) for the paper “The impact of DTI fiber tracking of the corticospinal tract based on navigated transcranial magnetic stimulation on surgery of motor-eloquent brain lesions” written by Raffa G., Conti A., Scibilia A., Cardali S.M., Esposito F., Angileri F.F:, La Torre D., Sindorio C., Abbritti, R.V., Germanò A., Tomasello F. pubblicato su Neurosurgery, 2017 Nov 29. doi: 10.1093/neuros/nyx554. Funding: € 5.000 2018: Winner in the quality of Ph.D. Student of the Grant “Research and Mobility” of the University of Messina, Italy, for the year 2018, with the project “Molecular Typing of Glioblastoma in Patients Younger than 50 years. Identification of Potential Prognostic and Predictive Factors and Targets for Novel Therapy” coordinated by dr. M. Caffo. Funding : € 70.357 euro. 2019: Scientific Responsible for the Grant PON EU PON “R&I” 2014-2020; - Call AIM line 1 CUP 1839117-3 on ”Brain Stimulation and Non-Invasive Neuromodulation”. Funding: € 183.201,72   Scientific Activity:   Author and Co-author of 55 papers in extenso and 1 video contribution published on peer-reviewed international journals with Impact Factor and indexed on Pubmed/Scopus/Web of Science, and of 2 Book chapters with DOI.   Actual H-Index: 14   Author and Coauthor of 87 Abstracts presented at National and International Congresses, of which 8 published on peer-reviewed international journals with Impact Factor (I.F.)   Member of the Editorial Board for the following International Peer-Reviewed Journals:   Guest Associate Editor for  "Frontiers in Neurology" I.F. 2.889, Section of Applied Neuroimaging, Frontiers Media SA, Lausanne, Switzerland, ISSN 1664-2295. Website: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/neurology#editorial-board Review Editor for the Journal "Frontiers in Oncology", I.F. 4.848, Section of Neuro-Oncology and Neurosurgical Oncology, Frontiers Media SA, Lausanne, Switzerland, ISSN 2234-943X. Website: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/oncology#editorial-board Guest Topic Editor for the Article Collection "nTMS, Connectivity and Neuromodulation in Brain Tumor Patients" for the Journal “Frontiers in Neurology” (I.F. 2.889), Sections of "Applied Neuroimaging" e "Neuro- Oncology and Neurosurgical Oncology", I.F. Frontiers Media SA, Lausanne, Switzerland, ISSN 1664-2295. Website: https://www.frontiersin.org/research-topics/14445/ntms-connectivity-andneuromodulation-in-brain-tumor-patients “International Journal of Neurooncology & Brain Tumors”, Sci Res Literature, 1 E. Main St., Ste B, Middletown, DE 19709, USA “Alzheimer's, Dementia & Cognitive Neurology (ADCN)”, Open Access Text, Office Gold, Building 3 Chiswick Park, 566 Chiswick High Road, London, Greater London, W4 5YA, United Kingdom. Online ISSN: 2399-9624. “Insight in Surgery”, OPR Science, 60, Srijan Villa, Srinivasapuram, Hyderabad, India “EC Psychology and Psychiatry”,  ECRONICON LIMITED, 32, 19-21 Crawford Street, London W1H 1PJ, United Kingdom “EC Neurology”, ECRONICON LIMITED, 32, 19-21 Crawford Street, London W1H 1PJ, United Kingdom   Reviewer for the following Peer-Reviewed International Journals: “Neurosurgery”, Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK, 1Online ISSN 1524-4040; Print ISSN 0148-396X “Operative Neurosurgery”, Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK, Online ISSN 2332-4260 Print ISSN 2332-4252 “World Neurosurgery”, Elsevier B.V., ISSN: 1878-8750 “Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery”, Elsevier B.V., ISSN: 0303-8467 “Journal of Neurological Surgery Part A: Central European Neurosurgery”, Thieme Publishing Group, Stuttgart, Germany, ISSN:2193-6315; E-ISSN:2193-6323 “Journal of Clinical Neuroscience”,  Elsevier B.V.,  ISSN: 0967-5868 “Brain Sciences”, MDPI, Basel, Switzerland, ISSN 2076-3425 “Surgical Neurology International”, Scientific Scholar LLC, Pittsford, NY 14534, USA; ISSN 2152-7806 “Journal of Neurosciences in Rural Practice”, Medknow, part of Wolters Kluwer Health, Philadelphia, PA, USA; ISSN 0976-3147 “The Journal of Spine Surgery”, AME Publishing Company, Shatin, NT, Hong Kong,  Print ISSN: 2414-469X; Online ISSN: 2414-4630 “Translational Cancer Research” AME Publishing Company, Shatin, NT, Hong Kong Print ISSN: 2218-676X; Online ISSN 2219-6803 “Journal of Spine and Neurosurgery”, Scitechnol, London, UK, ISSN 2325-9701 “Journal of Pediatric Intensive Care”, Thieme Publisher Stuttgart, Germany, ISSN: 2146-461 “American Journal of Case Reports”, International Scientific Information, Inc. 361 Forest Ln, Smithtown, New York, USA “International Journal of Brain Disorders and Treatment”, ClinMed International Library, Science Resource Online LLC, 113 Barksdale Professional Center, Newark, DE, USA “Medical Science Monitor”, International Scientific Information, Inc. 361 Forest Ln. Smithtown, New York, 11787, USA “Medicina”, MDPI, Basel, Switzerland,  ISSN 1010-660X “Medical Science And Technology”, International Scientific Information, Inc. 150 Broadhollow Rd., Melville, NY 11787, U.S.A. “Medical Science Review” International Scientific Information, Inc. 150 Broadhollow Rd., Melville, NY 11787. ISSN 2373-2490 “Medical Devices: Evidence and Research”, Dove Medical Press (NZ) Ltd, 44 Corinthian Drive, Albany, Auckland 0752, New Zealand. ISSN: 1179-1470  “OncoTargets and Therapy”, Dove Medical Press (NZ) Ltd, 44 Corinthian Drive, Albany, Auckland 0752, New Zealand. ISSN: 1178-6930 “Cancer Management and Research”, Dove Medical Press (NZ) Ltd, 44 Corinthian Drive, Albany, Auckland 0752, New Zealand. ISSN: 1179-1322 “ClinicoEconomics and Outcomes Research”, Dove Medical Press (NZ) Ltd, 44 Corinthian Drive, Albany, Auckland 0752, New Zealand. ISSN: 1178-6981 Member of the Organizing Committee of the Congress “Neuro-Oncologia Chirurgica 2.0”, under the Patronage of the Italian Society of Neurosurgery (SINch), Held in Messina, Italy, on  March 15-16th 2018 Member of the Scientific Committee of the “23rd Annual Euroacademia Multidisciplinaria Neurotraumatologica Congress” Held in Pecs, Hungary, on May 8th-10th 2018 Member of the Sceintific Committee of the International “Microsurgery Course on Vascular Anastomoses”, held at the Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, on March 5th-8th 2019 Member of the Organizing Committee of the Internation Congress “Pannonians move to Sicily- Second EANS Trauma and Critical Care Update Meeting”, organized by the University of Pecs (Hungary), University of Lund (Sweden) and the University of Messina (italy) in Milazzo (ME) on October the 3rd-4th 2019 Member of the Editorial Board of Scientific Journals Review Editor for the Journal "Frontiers in Oncology", I.F. 4.848, Section of Neuro-Oncology and Neurosurgical Oncology, Frontiers Media SA, Lausanne, Switzerland, ISSN 2234-943X. Website: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/oncology#editorial-board Associate Editor per la rivista "Frontiers in Neurology" I.F. 2.889, Section of Applied Neuroimaging, Frontiers Media SA, Lausanne, Switzerland, ISSN 1664-2295. Website: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/neurology#editorial-board  Guest Topic Editor of the Article Collection "nTMS, Connectivity and Neuromodulation in Brain Tumor Patients" for the Journal “Frontiers in Neurology” (I.F. 2.889), Sections of "Applied Neuroimaging" e "Neuro- Oncology and Neurosurgical Oncology", I.F. Frontiers Media SA, Lausanne, Switzerland, ISSN 1664-2295. Website: https://www.frontiersin.org/research-topics/14445/ntms-connectivity-andneuromodulation-in-brain-tumor-patients  Guest Topic Editor for the journal "Cancers", I.F. 6.126, ISSN 2072-6694, MDPI, Basel, Switzerland, for a Special Issue titled "Biomarkers of Brain Cancer"   Papers published on peer-reviewed international journals indexed on Pubmed/Scopus/WOS Merlo L, Cimino F, Scibilia A, Ricciardi E, Chirafisi J, Speciale A, Angileri FF, Raffa G, Priola S, Saija A, Germanò A. Simvastatin administration ameliorates neurobehavioral consequences of subarachnoid hemorrhage in the rat. J Neurotrauma. 2011 Dec;28(12):2493-501. doi: 10.1089/neu.2010.1624. Epub 2011 Sep 29. (I.F. 3.714) Angileri FF, Cardali S, Conti A, Raffa G, Tomasello F. Telemedicine-assisted treatment of patients with intracerebral hemorrhage. Neurosurg Focus. 2012 Apr;32(4):E6. doi: 10.3171/2012.1.FOCUS11356. (I.F. 2.105) Germanò A, Priola S, Angileri FF, Conti A, La Torre D, Cardali S, Raffa G, Merlo L, Granata F, Longo M, Tomasello F. Long-term follow-up of ruptured intracranial aneurysms treated by microsurgical wrapping with autologous muscle. Neurosurg Rev. 2013 Jan;36(1):123-31; discussion 132. doi: 10.1007/s10143-012-0408-z. Epub 2012 Jul 10. (I.F. 2.176) Priola SM, Raffa G, Abbritti RV, Merlo L, Angileri FF, La Torre D, Conti A, Germanò A, Tomasello F. The Pioneering Contribution of Italian Surgeons to Skull Base Surgery. World Neurosurg. 2014 Sep-Oct;82(3-4):523-8. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2013.07.076. Epub 2013 Jul 26. Review. (I.F. 2.878) Conti A, Raffa G, Granata F, Rizzo V, Germanò A, Tomasello F. Navigated Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for "Somatotopic" Tractography of the Cortico-Spinal Tract. Neurosurgery. 2014 Dec; 10 Suppl 4:542-54; discussion 554. doi: 10.1227/NEU.0000000000000502 (I.F. 3.620) Rizzo V, Terranova C, Conti A, Germanò A, Alafaci C, Raffa G, Girlanda P, Tomasello F, Quartarone A. Preoperative Functional Mapping for Rolandic Brain Tumor Surgery. Neurosci Lett. 2014 Nov 7;583:136-41. doi: 10.1016/j.neulet.2014.09.017. (I.F. 2.030) Raffa G, La Torre D, Conti A, Cardali SM, Angileri FF, Germanò A. The efficacy of 90cm-long peritoneal shunt catheters in newborns and infants. J Neurosurg Sci. 2015 Jan 20. [Epub ahead of print] (I.F. 1.158) Raffa G, Marseglia L, Gitto E, Germanò A. Antibiotic-impregnated catheters reduce ventriculoperitoneal shunt infection rate in high-risk newborns and infants. Child’s Nervous System 2015 Jul;31(7):1129-38. doi: 10.1007/s00381-015-2685-7. (I.F. 1.114) Angileri FF, Esposito F, Priola SM, Raffa G, Marino D, Abbritti RV, Giusa M, Germanò A, Tomasello F. Fully endoscopic free-hand evacuation of spontaneous supratentorial intraparenchymal hemorrhage: technical note. World Neurosurg. 2016 Jul 13. pii: S1878-8750(16)30537-X. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2016.07.015. [Epub ahead of print] (I.F. 2.685) Scibilia A, Terranova C, Rizzo V, Raffa G, Morelli A, Esposito F, Mallamace R, Buda G, Conti A, Quartarone A, Germanò A. Intraoperative neurophysiological mapping and monitoring in spinal tumor surgery: sirens or indispensable tools? Neurosurg Focus. 2016 Aug;41(2):E18. doi: 10.3171/2016.5.FOCUS16141. (I.F. 2.546) Raffa G, Baehrend I, Schneider H, Faust K, Germano' A, Vajkoczy P, Picht T. A Novel Technique for Region and Linguistic Specific nTMS-based DTI Fiber Tracking of Language Pathways in Brain Tumor Patients. Frontiers in Neuroscience – Section of Imaging Methos. December 2016, Volume10, Article552. (I.F. 3.634) La Torre D, Aguennouz M, Conti A, Giusa M, Raffa G, Abbritti RV, Germano’ A, Angileri FF. Potential Clinical Role of Telomere Lenght in Human Glioblastoma. Translational Medicine @ UniSa, - 2011, 1(1): 243-270 - ISSN 2239-9747 Raffa G, Conti A, Scibilia A, Sindorio C,  Quattropani MC,  Visocchi M, Germanò A, Tomasello F. Functional Reconstruction of Motor and Language Pathways Based on Navigated Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation and DTI Fiber Tracking for the Preoperative Planning of Low Grade Glioma Surgery: A New Tool for Preservation and Restoration of Eloquent Networks. M. Visocchi et al. (eds.), Trends in Reconstructive Neurosurgery, Acta Neurochirurgica Supplement 124, DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-39546-3_37. In press.  Sindorio C, Abbritti RV, Raffa G, Priola SM, Germanò A, Visocchi M, and Quattropani MC. Neuropsychological Assessment in the Differential Diagnosis of Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus. An Important Tool for the Maintenance and Restoration of Neuronal and Neuropsychological Functions. M. Visocchi et al. (eds.), Trends in Reconstructive Neurosurgery, Acta Neurochirurgica Supplement 124, DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-39546-3_41. In press. Scibilia A, Raffa G, Rizzo V, Quartarone A, Visocchi M, Germanò A, Tomasello F. Intraoperative Neurophysiological Monitoring in Spine Surgery: A Significant Tool for Neuronal Protection and Functional Restoration. M. Visocchi et al. (eds.), Trends in Reconstructive Neurosurgery, Acta Neurochirurgica Supplement 124, DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-39546-3_38. Raffa G., Conti A., Scibilia A., Cardali S.M., Esposito F., Angileri F.F:, La Torre D., Sindorio C., Abbritti, R.V., Germanò A., Tomasello F. The impact of DTI fiber tracking of the corticospinal tract based on navigated transcranial magnetic stimulation on surgery of motor-eloquent brain lesions. Neurosurgery, 2017 Nov 29. doi: 10.1093/neuros/nyx554. [Epub ahead of print] Scibilia A., Conti A., Raffa G., Granata F., Abbritti R.V., Priola S.M., Sindorio C., Cardali S.M., Germanò A. Resting-state fMR evidence of network reorganization induced by navigated transcranial magnetic repetitive stimulation in phantom limb pain. Neurol Res. 2018 Jan 30:1-8. doi: 10.1080/01616412.2018.1429203. Raffa G., Quattropani M.C., Scibilia A., Conti A., Angileri F.F., Esposito F., Sindorio C., Cardali S.M., Germanò A., Tomasello F. Surgery of language-eloquent tumors in patients not eligible for awake surgery: the impact of a protocol based on navigated transcranial magnetic stimulation on presurgical planning and language outcome, with evidence of tumor-induced intra-hemispheric plasticity. Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery. Available online 2018,  March 11: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clineuro.2018.03.009. Germanò A., Scibilia A., Raffa G., Esposito F. Website-visibility of Neurosurgical Centers in Europe. A necessary tool for enhancing scientific network cooperation and information distribution: letter to the editor. Acta Neurochir (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00701-018-3584-y [Epub ahead of print on 2018  June 09th]      Cardali S., Cacciola F., Raffa G., Conti A., Caffo M., Germanò A. Navigated minimally invasive unilateral laminotomy with crossover for intraoperative prediction of outcome in degenerative lumbar stenosis. J Craniovert Jun Spine 2018;9:107-15 Raffa G., Priola S.M., Abbritti R.V., Scibilia A., Merlo L., Germanò A. The Treatment of Holocord Syringomyelia-Chiari Complex Through Posterior Fossa Decompression and Syringosubarachnoid Shunt in a Single-Stage Single-Approach. in New Trends in Craniovertebral Junction Surgery, Acta Neurochir Suppl. Acta Neurochir Suppl. 2019;125:133-138. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-62515-7_19. Abbritti RV, Esposito F, Angileri FF, Cacciola F, Marino D, La Fata G, Gorgoglione N, Raffa G, Scibilia A, Germanò A. Endoscopic Endonasal Odontoidectomy and Posterior Fusion in a Single-Stage Surgery: Description of Surgical Technique and Outcome. Acta Neurochir Suppl. 2019;125:197-207. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-62515-7_29. G. Raffa, O. Ruxandra Cotta, F. Ferraù, A. Conti, A. Pontoriero, M.L. Torre, M. Ragonese, E. Messina, F. Spagnolo, A. Albani, F. Esposito, F.F. Angileri, A. Germanò, S. Pergolizzi, S. Cannavò. Cyberknife stereotactic treatment of pituitary adenomas: A single center experience using different irradiation schemes and modalities. Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery: Advanced Techniques and Case Management Volume 16, June 2019, Pages 31-41. G. Raffa, A. Germanò, F. Tomasello. Letter to the Editor Regarding “First United Kingdom Experience of Navigated Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Preoperative Mapping of Brain Tumors”. World Neurosurgery, 2019. Accepted, In press. A. Scibilia, G. Raffa, S.M. Priola, F. Esposito, F.F. Angileri,  S.M. Cardali, A. Germanò. Neurosurgery on the web: an analysis of the web-visibility of the European Neurosurgical Societies. J. Neurosurg. Sci 2019. Accepted, In press. D. Levi , G. Raffa, M. Periti, G. Broggi. A New Possible Application of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation: Case Report. EC Neurology 10.11 (2018):1000-1005. F. Polito, M. Aguennouz, R.V. Abbritti, C. Sindorio, G. Raffa, R. Oteri, A. Ciranni, S.M. Cardali, S.M. Priola, F.F. Angileri, R. Di Giorgio, M.C. Quattropani, G. Vita, A. Germanò. NLRP3 INFLAMMASOME CSF EXPRESSION AND NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL CHANGES IN IDIOPATHIC NORMAL PRESSURE HYDROCEPHALUS. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH. Volume-7, Issue-5, May-2018 La Torre D, Raffa G, Pino MA, Fodale V, Rizzo V, Visalli C, Guzzi G, Della Torre A, Lavano A, Germanò A. A Novel Diagnostic and Prognostic Tool for Simple Decompression of Ulnar Nerve in Cubital Tunnel Syndrome. World Neurosurg. 2018 Oct;118:e964-e973. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2018.07.123. Epub 2018 Jul 23. Priola SM, Ganau M, Raffa G, Scibilia A, Farrash F, Germanò A. A Pilot Study of Percutaneous Interlaminar Endoscopic Lumbar Sequestrectomy: A Modern Strategy to Tackle Medically-Refractory Radiculopathies and Restore Spinal Function. Neurospine. 2019 Mar;16(1):120-129. doi: 10.14245/ns.1836210.105. Epub 2019 Mar 31. G. Raffa, A. Scibilia, A. Conti, G. Ricciardo, V. Rizzo, A. Morelli, F.F. angileri, S.M. Cardali, A. Germanò. The role of navigated transcranial magnetic stimulation for surgery of motor-eloquent brain tumors: a systematic review and metaanalysis. Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery, Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2019 May;180:7-17. doi: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2019.03.003. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clineuro.2019.03.003 Raffa G., Picht T., Scibilia A., Rosler J., Rein J., Conti A., Ricciardo G., Cardali S.M.,  Vajkoczy P., Germanò A. Surgical treatment of meningiomas located in the Rolandic area: the role of navigated transcranial magnetic stimulation for preoperative planning, surgical strategy, and prediction of arachnoidal cleavage and motor outcome. Journal of Neurosurgery, Accepted, In press. Raffa G., Scibilia A., Conti A., Cardali S.M., Rizzo V., Terranova C., Quattropani M.C., Marzano G., Ricciardo G., Vinci S.L., Germanò A. Multimodal surgical treatment of high grade gliomas in the motor area: the impact of the combination of navigated transcranial magnetic stimulation and fluorescein-guided resection. World Neurosurg. 2019 Aug;128:e378-e390. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2019.04.158. Epub 2019 Apr 25. Raffa G., Picht T., Angileri F.F., Youssef M., Conti A., Esposito F., Cardali S.M., Vajkoczy P., Germanò A. Surgery of malignant motor-eloquent gliomas guided by sodium-fluorescein and navigated transcranial magnetic stimulation: a novel technique to increase the maximal safe resection. J Neurosurg Sci. 2019 Dec;63(6):670-678. doi: 10.23736/S0390-5616.19.04710-6. Epub 2019 May 6. Angileri FF, Esposito F, Scibilia A, Priola SM, Raffa G, Germanò A. Exoscope-Guided (VITOM 3D) Single-Stage Removal of Supratentorial Cavernous Angioma and Hemangioblastoma: 3-Dimensional Operative Video. Oper Neurosurg (Hagerstown). 2019 Oct 1;17(4):E164-E165. doi: 10.1093/ons/opz010. Contributo Video. Scerrati A, Germanò A, Trevisi G, Visani J, Lofrese G, D'Angelo L, Raffa G, Fazzari E, Mangiola A, Cavallo MA, De Bonis P. Timing of Low-Dose Aspirin Discontinuation and the Influence on Clinical Outcome of Patients Undergoing Surgery for Chronic Subdural Hematoma. World Neurosurg. 2019 Sep;129:e695-e699. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2019.05.252. Epub 2019 Jun 11. Germanò A, Raffa G, Conti A, Fiore P, Cardali SM, Esposito F, Scibilia A, Quattropani M, Vinci SL, Marzano G, Pergolizzi S, Longo M, Angileri FF. Modern treatment of brain arteriovenous malformations using preoperative planning based on navigated transcranial magnetic stimulation: a revisitation of the concept of eloquence. World Neurosurg. 2019 Nov;131:371-384. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2019.06.119. Epub 2019 Jun 24. Caffo M, Cardali SM, Raffa G, Caruso G, Barresi V, Ricciardo G, Gorgoglione N, Granata F, Germanò A. The Value of Preoperative Planning Based on Navigated Transcranical Magnetic Stimulation for Surgical Treatment of Brain Metastases Located in the Perisylvian Area. World Neurosurg. 2020 Feb;134:e442-e452. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2019.10.090. Raffa G, Quattropani MC, Germanò A. When imaging meets neurophysiology: the value of navigated transcranial magnetic stimulation for preoperative neurophysiological mapping prior to brain tumor surgery. Neurosurg Focus. 2019 Dec 1;47(6):E10. doi: 10.3171/2019.9.FOCUS19640 Siniscalchi EN, Raffa G, Germanò A, De Ponte FS. Letter to the Editor Regarding "A Staged Therapy for Internal Carotid Artery Dissection Caused by Vascular Eagle Syndrome". World Neurosurg. 2020 Feb;134:665-666. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2019.10.057. Siniscalchi EN, Raffa G, Germanò A, De Ponte FS. Is Eagle jugular syndrome an underestimated potentially life-threatening disease? Can J Neurol Sci. 2020 Mar 4:1-5. doi: 10.1017/cjn.2020.48. [Epub ahead of print] La Rocca G, Della Pepa GM, Gaudino S, Sabatino G, Zoia C, Raffa G, Altieri R, Mazzucchi E Cortical Laminar Necrosis as a Result of Status Epilepticus After Resection of Parafalcal Meningioma. Surg Technol Int. 2020 Apr 4;36. pii: sti36/1215. [Epub ahead of print] Polito F, Famà F, Oteri R, Raffa G, Vita G, Conti A, Daniele S, Macaione V, Passalacqua M, Cardali S, Di Giorgio RM, Gioffrè M, Angileri FF, Germanò A, Aguennouz M. Circulating miRNAs expression as potential biomarkers of mild traumatic brain injury. Mol Biol Rep. 2020 Mar 26. doi: 10.1007/s11033-020-05386-7. [Epub ahead of print] Uccella L, Bongetta D, Fumagalli L, Raffa G, Zoia C. Acute alcohol intoxication as a confounding factor for mild traumatic brain injury. Neurol Sci. 2020 Mar 3. doi: 10.1007/s10072-020-04313-9. [Epub ahead of print] Robertson FC, Esene IN, Kolias AG, Khan T, Rosseau G, Gormley WB, Park KB, Broekman MLD, et al Global Perspectives on Task Shifting and Task Sharing in Neurosurgery. World Neurosurg X. 2019 Sep 9;6:100060. doi: 10.1016/j.wnsx.2019.100060.  Germanò A, Raffa G, Angileri FF, Cardali SM, Tomasello F. Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and Neurosurgery: Literature and Neurosurgical Societies Recommendations Update. World Neurosurg. 2020 Jul;139:e812-e817. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2020.04.181. Epub 2020 Apr 30 Angileri FF, Sabatino G, Cavallo LM, Pessina F, Ius T, De Divitiis O, Esposito F, Grimod G, Raffa G, Spena G, Cardali S, Esposito V, Germanó A, Maiuri F, Fontanella M, Cenzato M; neuro-oncology section of the Italian Society of Neurosurgery (SINch®). Natura non facit saltus: a phase 2 proposal to manage brain tumors cases from the neuro-oncology section of the Italian Society of Neurosurgery (SINch®). J Neurosurg Sci. 2020 Jun 11. doi: 10.23736/S0390-5616.20.05054-7. Zoia C, Raffa G, Somma T, Della Pepa GM, La Rocca G, Zoli M, Bongetta D, De Divitiis O, Fontanella MM. COVID-19 and neurosurgical training and education: an Italian perspective. Acta Neurochir (Wien). 2020 Aug;162(8):1789-1794. doi: 10.1007/s00701-020-04460-0. Epub 2020 Jun 18. Nastro Siniscalchi E, Raffa G, Germanò A, De Ponte FS, Galletti F. Regarding Chronic Cerebrospinal Venous Insufficiency and Meniere's Disease: Interventional Versus Medical Therapy. Laryngoscope. 2020 Jun 24. doi: 10.1002/lary.28870. Aguennouz M, Polito F, Visalli M, Vita G, Raffa G, Oteri R, Ghazi B, Scalia G, Angileri FF, Barresi V, Caffo M, Cardali S, Conti A, Macaione V, Bartolotta M, Giorgio RD, Germanò A. microRNA-10 and -221 modulate differential expression of Hippo signaling pathway in human astroglial tumors. Cancer Treat Res Commun. 2020;24:100203. doi: 10.1016/j.ctarc.2020.100203.  Raffa G, Germanò A.  In Reply to the Letter to the Editor Regarding "Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and Neurosurgery: Literature and Neurosurgical Societies Recommendations Update". Tomaiuolo F, Cerasa A, Lerch JP, Bivona U, Carlesimo GA, Ciurli P, Raffa G, Quattropani MC, Germanò A, Caltagirone C, Formisano R, Nigro S.  Brain Neurodegeneration in the Chronic Stage of the Survivors from Severe Non-Missile Traumatic Brain Injury: A Voxel-Based Morphometry Within-Group at One versus Nine Years from a Head Injury. J Neurotrauma. 2021 Jan 15;38(2):283-290. doi: 10.1089/neu.2020.7203. Nastro Siniscalchi E, Raffa G. Letter by Nastro Siniscalchi and Raffa Regarding Article, "Prevalence of Ipsilateral Nonstenotic Carotid Plaques on Computed Tomography Angiography in Embolic Stroke of Undetermined Source" Stroke. 2020 Nov;51(11):e328-e329. doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.120.031445.  Scibilia A, Cebula H, Esposito F, Angileri FF, Raffa G, Todeschi J, Koch G, Clavert P, Debry C, Germanò A, Proust F, Chibbaro S. Endoscopic Endonasal Approach to the Ventral-Medial Portion of Posterior Paramedian Skull Base: A Morphometric Perspective of Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy. World Neurosurg. 2021 Feb 1:S1878-8750(21)00147-9. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2021.01.116. Online ahead of print. Giampiccolo D, Howells H, Bährend I, Schneider H, Raffa G, Rosenstock T, Vergani F, Vajkoczy P, Picht T. Preoperative transcranial magnetic stimulation for picture naming is reliable in mapping segments of the arcuate fasciculus. Brain Commun. 2020 Sep 29;2(2):fcaa158. doi: 10.1093/braincomms/fcaa158. eCollection 2020. Pinto M, Pellegrino M, Lasaponara S, Scozia G, D'Onofrio M, Raffa G, Nigro S, Arnaud CR, Tomaiuolo F, Doricchi F. Number space is made by response space: Evidence from left spatial neglect. Neuropsychologia. 2021 Apr 16;154:107773. doi: 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2021.107773. Epub 2021 Feb 7. Tamás V, Sebestyén G, Nagy SA, Horváth PZ, Mérei Á, Tomaiuolo F, Raffa G, Germanó AF, Büki A. Provocation and prediction of visual peripersonal neglect-like symptoms in preoperative planning and during awake brain surgery. Acta Neurochir (Wien). 2021 Apr 5. doi: 10.1007/s00701-021-04822-2. Online ahead of print.   Book Chapters: La Torre D., Raffa G., Tomasello C., Aguennouz M. and Germanò A. (2013). Telomeres and Brain Tumors, Clinical Management and Evolving Novel Therapeutic Strategies for Patients with Brain Tumors, Dr. Terry Lichtor (Ed.), ISBN: 978-953-51-1058-3, InTech, DOI: 10.5772/52426. Available from: http://www.intechopen.com/books/clinical-management-and-evolving-novel-therapeutic-strategies-for-patients-with-brain-tumors/telomeres-and-brain-tumors. Raffa G., Scibilia A., Germanò A., Conti A. (2017). nTMS-based DTI Fiber Tracking of Motor Pathways, in Navigated Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Neurosurgery, Dr Sandro Krieg (Ed.), published by Springer International Publishing, Cham, Switzerland. ISBN: 978-3-319-54917-0 / 978-3-319-54918-7. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-54918-7. URL: http://www.springer.com/in/book/9783319549170   Abstracts presented at National and International Congresses and published on peer-reviewed international journals with Impact Factor (I.F.)   Merlo L, Cimino F, Scibilia A, Ricciardi E, Chirafisi J, Speciale A, Raffa G, Priola S, Saija A, Germanò A: Simvastatin reduces behavioural deficits after experimental subarachnoid hemorrhage in the rat. Ideggyogy Szemle 63: 200, 2010 (I.F. 0.386) Germanò A., Merlo L., Cimino F., Speciale A., Cristani M., Fratantonio D., Raffa G., Priola S., Abbritti R.V., Saija A., David A. A preliminary study of serum beta-actin as potential biomarker of diffuse axonal injury in severe traumatic brain injury. Journal of Neurotrauma 31:A-1-A-73 (March 2014) ( I.F. 3.714) Terranova C., Rizzo V., Raffa G., Angileri F.F., Conti A., Germanò A., Girlanda P., Tomasello F., Quartarone A. Preoperative functional mapping for rolandic brain tumor surgery: A one year experience. Clinical Neurophysiology, November 2013 Volume 124, Issue 11, Page e207. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clinph.2013.06.108 (I.F. 3.097) Conti A., Raffa G., Germanò A., Granata F., Quartarone A., Rizzo V., Terranova C., Longo M. and Tomasello F. A new technique of “functional” DTI tractography of the cortico-spinal tract based on navigated brain stimulation for surgery of brain tumors located near the motor pathway P16.11. Neuro Oncol (2014) 16 (suppl 2): ii80. doi: 10.1093/neuonc/nou174.307. (I.F. 5.562) Raffa G., Abbritti R.V., Marseglia L. Gitto E., Germanò A.: Antibiotic impregnated catheters reduce ventriculo-peritoneal shunt infection in high risk pediatric patients. Child’s Nervous System 30:757, 2014 (I.F. 1.114) Germanò A., Priola S.M., Raffa G., Scibilia A., Abbritti R.V., Fazzari E., Cacciola F., Cardali S.M., D’Andrea P., Tomasello F. The analysis of complications in microsurgical treatment for lumbar disk herniation in a series of 1700 consecutive cases. Neurol. Croat. Vol. 66, Suppl. 1, pg 69-70, 2017 Germanò A., Scibilia A., Raffa G., D’Andrea P., Conti A., Cardali S.M. Resting-state fMR evidence of network reorganization induced by repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation in phantom limb pain. Neurol. Croat. Vol. 66, Suppl. 1 , pg 101, 2017 Germanò A., Raffa G., Scibilia A., Abbritti R.V., Conti A., Sindorio C., Quattropani M., D’Andrea P., Tomasello F. Multimodal pre- and intraoperative brain mapping based on navigated transcranial magnetic stimulation and DTI fiber tracking for surgery of lesions in eloquent areas. Neurol. Croat. Vol. 66 Suppl. 1, pg 111, 2017   Abstracts presented at International Congresses: Merlo L, Cimino F, Scibilia A, Ricciardi E, Chirafisi J, Speciale A, Raffa G, Priola S, Saija A, Germanò A. Simvastatin reduces behavioural deficits after experimental subarachnoid hemorrhage in the rat. 5th Pannonian Symposium on CNS Injury, Pécs, Maggio 14-15, 2010. Merlo L., Germano' A., Raffa G., Priola S., Tomasello F. The Treatment of Holocord Syringomyelia-Chiari Complex through Posterior Fossa Decompression and Syringosubarachnoid Shunt in a Single-Stage Single-Approach. XIV EANS Congress, Roma, 09-14 Ottobre 2011. Raffa G., Priola S., Merlo L., Murabito A. ParatoreR., Raniolo M., BaldariS., Germanò A. Tomasello F. Qualitative and semi-quantitative analysis of the cerebral blood flow changes after unilateral chronic subdural hematoma evacuation. XIV EANS Congress, Roma, 09-14 Ottobre 2011. Priola S., Raffa G., Merlo L., Scibilia A., Cimino F., Ricciardi E., Chirafisi J., Speciale A., Angileri F.F., La Torre D., Saija A., Germanò A., Tomasello F. Simvastatin Administration Ameliorates Neurobehavioral Consequences of Subarachnoid Hemorrhage in the Rat. XIV EANS Congress, Roma, 09-14 Ottobre 2011. Raffa G., Conti A., Germanò A., Angileri F.F., La Torre D., Cardali S.M., Esposito F., Quartarone A., Rizzo V., Terranova C., Granata F., Longo M., Tomasello F. A new technique of “functional” DTI tractography of the cortico-spinal tract based on Navigated Brain Stimulation for surgery of brain lesions located in or near the motor pathway. 5th International Symposium on Navigated Brain Stimulation in Neurosurgery. Berlino, Germania, 13-14 Dicembre 2013. Conti A., Pontoriero A., Raffa G., Ricciardi G.K., Minutoli F., Granata F., Aricò D., Foroni R., Rizzo V., Quartarone A., De Renzis C., Tomasello F. Integration of sophisticated neuroimaging in robotic radiation surgery. 5th International Symposium on Navigated Brain Stimulation in Neurosurgery. Berlino, Germania, 13-14 Dicembre 2013.    Germanò A., Merlo L., Cimino F., Speciale A., Cristani M., Fratantonio D., Raffa G., Priola S., Abbritti R.V., Saija A., David A. A preliminary study of serum beta-actin as potential biomarker of diffuse axonal injury in severe traumatic brain injury. 11th Symposium of the International Neurotrauma Society, Budapest, Ungheria, 19-24 Marzo 2014. Raffa G., Abbritti R.V., Marseglia L. Gitto E., Germanò A. Antibiotic impregnated catheters reduce ventriculo-peritoneal shunt infection in high risk pediatric patients. XXIV Congress of the European Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery (ESPN), Roma, 4-7 Maggio 2014 Raffa G., Conti A., Calamuneri A., Germanò A., Tomasello F. Somatotopic nTMS-based tractography for a “functional” mapping of the cortico-spinal tract during surgery for motor area lesions. III International Workshop on Synaptic Plasticity: from Bench to Bedside. Milazzo, 4-6 Giugno, 2014. Conti A., Raffa G., Germanò A., Granata F., Quartarone A., Rizzo V., Terranova C., Longo M., Tomasello F. A new technique of “functional” DTI tractography of the cortico-spinal tract based on Navigated Brain Stimulation for surgery of brain tumors located near the motor pathway. 11th European Association for Neuro-oncology Meeting, Torino 09-12 Ottobre 2014. Raffa G., Bährend I., Vajkoczy P., Picht T. nTMS-based DTI fiber tracking of language pathways in brain tumor patients: a feasibility study. 66th Annual Meeting of the German Society of Neurosurgery, DGNC. Karlsruhe, Germania, 07-10 Giugno 2015. Abbritti R.V., La Torre D., Minutoli F., Raffa G., Conti A., Cardali S.M., Tomasello C., Germanò A., Tomasello F. A new possible implication of 99mTc-MIBI SPECT in brain gliomas: our preliminary experience. 15th Interim Meeting of the World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies (WFNS), Roma, 8-12 Settembre 2015. Germanò A., Conti A., Raffa G., Scibilia A., Rizzo V., Quartarone A., Tomasello F. Preoperative planning based on navigated transcranial magnetic stimulation improves surgical treatment of brain lesions located near the motor pathway. 15th Interim Meeting of the World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies (WFNS), Roma, 8-12 Settembre 2015. Cardali S., Cacciola F., Raffa G., Conti A., La Torre D., Angileri F.F., Germanò A., Tomasello F. Posterior lumbar decompression and fusion using an intraoperative 3D imaging-based navigation system for lumbar degenerative diseases: preliminary experience. 15th Interim Meeting of the World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies (WFNS), Roma, 8-12 Settembre 2015. La Torre D., Raffa G., Pino M.A., Nunziella S., Terranova C., Rizzo V., Visalli C., Germanò A., Tomasello F. The role of high resolution ultrasonography as diagnostic and prognostic tool in cubital tunnel syndrome. 15th Interim Meeting of the World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies (WFNS), Roma, 8-12 Settembre 2015. Quattropani M., Sindorio C., Raffa G., Scibilia A., Conti A., Germanò A. Neuropsychological assessment in left frontal glioma patient’s: the role of executive functions and memory skills for postoperative functional outcome and health related quality of life. IV International Congress of International Society of Reconstructive Neurosurgery (ISRN). Cerveteri (RM), 12-14 Settembre 2015. Sindorio C., Quattropani M., Raffa G., Scibilia A., Conti A., Germanò A. The role of preoperative neurocognitive assessment for cortical cognitive mapping: one size doesn’t fit all. IV International Congress of International Society of Reconstructive Neurosurgery (ISRN). Cerveteri (RM), 12-14 Settembre 2015. Germanò A., Conti A., Raffa G., Scibilia A., Rizzo V., Quartarone A., Tomasello F. The role of multimodal functional pre- and intraoperative imaging, mapping and neurophysiological monitoring for surgery of brain tumors located in eloquent areas. IV International Congress of International Society of Reconstructive Neurosurgery (ISRN). Cerveteri (RM), 12-14 Settembre 2015. Germanò A., Conti A., Raffa G., Scibilia A., Sindorio C., Quattropani M., Tomasello F. Navigated Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Language Mapping in Patients with Brain Lesions in Dominant Perisylvian Areas: Evidence of Language Intra-Hemispheric Plasticity and Impact on Outcome. Meeting “The Brain and Gliomas: when the connections are crucial”, Brescia, 24-26 Settembre 2015. Raffa G., Bährend I, Vajkoczy P., Picht T. NTMS-based DTI Fiber Tracking of Language Pathways in Brain Tumor Patientes: a Feasibility Study.  Meeting “The Brain and Gliomas: when the connections are crucial”, Brescia, 24-26 Settembre 2015. Germanò A., Conti A., Raffa G., Scibilia A., Sindorio C., Quattropani M.C., Tomasello F. Preoperative Planning Based on Navigated Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Improves Surgical Treatment of Brain Lesions Located near the Motor Pathway. Meeting “The Brain and Gliomas: when the connections are crucial”, Brescia, 24-26 Settembre 2015. Raffa G., Bährend I., Schneider H., Vajkoczy P., Picht T. Region and linguistic specific nTMS-based DTI fiber tracking of languagepathways in brain tumor patients. 67th Annual Meeting of the German Society of Neurosurgery, DGNC. Frankfurt am Mein, Germania, 12-14 Giugno 2016. Raffa G., Germanò A., Conti A., Scibilia A., Abbritti R.V., Tomasello F. Preoperative planning based on repetitive navigated transcranial magnetic stimulation (nTMS) improves surgical treatment of language-eloquent brain tumors. Congresso della Associazione Europea delle Società di Neurochirurgia (EANS) – Atene, Grecia, Septemebr 4-8th 2016. Giampiccolo D., Raffa G., Baehrend I., Schneider H., Rosenstock T., Vajkoczy P., Picht T. NTMS-tractography reveals different errors may involve different segments of the arcuate fasciculus. 23° Annual Metting of the Organization for Human Brain Mapping, Vancouver, Canada, June 25-29th 2017. G. Raffa, D. La Torre, A. Conti, M. Caffo, G. Caruso, A. Scibilia, R.V. Abbritti, C. Sindorio, M.C. Quattropani, A. Germanò, F. Tomasello. Pre-and intraoperative multimodal imaging for treatment of brain metastasis in eloquent areas: a new paradigm for microsurgical treatment?. 17° Congress of the European Association of Neurosurgical Societies (EANS) – Venice, Italy, October 1-5th  2017. G. Raffa, A. Conti, A. Scibilia, R.V. Abbritti, S.M. Cardali, F.F. Angileri, F. Esposito, D. La Torre, A. Germanò, F. Tomasello.The impact of DTI fiber tracking of the corticospinal tract based on navigated transcranial magnetic stimulation on surgery of motor-eloquent brain lesions. 17° Congress of the European Association of Neurosurgical Societies (EANS) – Venice, Italy, October 1-5th  2017. G. Raffa, A. Conti, A. Scibilia, R.V. Abbritti, S.M. Cardali, F.F. Angileri, F. Esposito1, D. La Torre, C. Sindorio, M.C. Quattropani, A. Germanò, F. Tomasello- Preoperative planning based on repetitive navigated transcranial magnetic stimulation (nTMS) improves surgical treatment of language-eloquent brain tumors. 17° Congress of the European Association of Neurosurgical Societies (EANS) – Venice, Italy, October 1-5th  2017. Germanò A, Meccio F.,  Esposito F., Angileri F.F., Ghetti I., Scibilia A., Abbritti R.V., Raffa G., Gorgoglione N., Mangraviti A., Ricciardo G., Messina D., Messineo F., Fazzari E., Tot E., Marino S., D’Andrea A. A Survey on the Adherence of European Neurosurgical Centers to 2016 AANS Guidelines on Severe TBI. 17° Congress of the European Association of Neurosurgical Societies (EANS) – Venice, Italy, October 1-5th  2017. Scibilia A., Conti A., Raffa G., Granata F., Abbritti R.V., Priola S., D’Andrea P., Cardali S.M., Germanò A., Tomasello F. Resting State evidence of network reorganization induced by navigated repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation: preliminary experience in neurosurgical patients. 17° Congress of the European Association of Neurosurgical Societies (EANS) – Venice, Italy, October 1-5th  2017. Germanò A., Raffa G., Conti A., Scibilia A., La Torre D., Esposito F., Angileri F.F., Tomasello F. The impact of DTI fi ber tracking of the corticospinal tract based on navigated transcranial magnetic stimulation on surgery of motor eloquent brain tumors - 2° Congress of the Mediteranean Association of Neurological Surgeons (MANS) – Naples, June 18-20th 2018 Raffa G., Conti A., Scibilia A., La Torre D., Esposito F., Angileri F.F., Germanò A. Navigated TMS and DTI fiber tracking for surgery of brain tumors in language areas. 2° Congress of the Mediteranean Association of Neurological Surgeons (MANS) – Naples, June 18-20th 2018 Raffa G., Scibilia A., Meccio F., Esposito F., Angileri F.F., Cardali S., La Torre D., Germanò A. Web-visibility of national neurosurgical societies in Europe: a necessary tool for enhancing scientific network cooperation and information distribution. International Conference on Recent Advances on Neurotraumatolgy (ICRAN) – Naples, June 20-22nd 2018 Fazzari E., Raffa G., Scibilia A., Gorgoglione M.L., Angileri F.F., Cardali S.M., Germanò A. The impact of anticoagulation and antiplatelet treatment on outcome and recurrence rate in patients with chronic subdural hematoma. International Conference on Recent Advances on Neurotraumatolgy (ICRAN) – Naples, June 20-22nd 2018   Abstracts presented at National Congresses:   Germanò A., Angileri F.F., Giusa M., Sciarrone G.J., Conti A.,  La Torre D., Cardali S.M., Merlo L., Priola S., Raffa G., Tramacere M., Tomasello F. Follow-up a lungo termine degli aneurismi intracranici rotti sottoposti a wrapping microchirurgico con muscolo autologo. LIX Congresso Nazionale Società Italiana Neurochirurgia, Milano 27-30 ottobre 2010. Merlo L., Priola S., Raffa G., Cimino F., Scibilia A., Ricciardi E., Chirafisi J., Speciale A., Saija A., Germanò A. La Simvastatina riduce i deficit comportamentali in un modello sperimentale di emorragia subaracnoidea nel ratto. LIX Congresso Nazionale Società Italiana Neurochirurgia, Milano 27-30 ottobre 2010. Germanò A., Angileri F.F., Merlo L., Priola S., Raffa G. Derivazione cisto-peritoneale per il trattamento di cisti aracnoidee silviane in età pediatrica: follow-up a lungo termine. LX Congresso Nazionale Società Italiana Neurochirurgia, Firenze, 5-7 giugno 2011. Merlo L., Raffa G., Priola S., Murabito R., Paratore R., Raniolo M., Baldari S., Germanò A.. Analisi qualitativa e semiquantitativa delle modificazioni del flusso ematico cerebrale dopo evacuazione di ematoma sottodurale cronico unilaterale. LX Congresso Nazionale Società Italiana Neurochirurgia, Firenze, 5-7 giugno 2011. Priola S., Raffa G., Merlo L., Germanò A. Vent’anni di esperienza nell’emorragia subaracnoidea sperimentale presso la Clinica Neurochirurgica di Messina. LX Congresso Nazionale Società Italiana Neurochirurgia, Firenze, 5-7 giugno 2011. Raffa G., Priola S., Merlo L., Germanò A. Derivazione ventricolo-peritoneale tramite l’impianto di un catetere distale lungo 90 cm per il trattamento dell’idrocefalo nei neonati e negli infanti. LX Congresso Nazionale Società Italiana Neurochirurgia, Firenze, 5-7 giugno 2011. Raffa G., Abbritti R.V., Morabito R., Granata F., La Torre D., Germanò A. Le raccolte ematiche subdurali da Sindrome da Ipotensione Intracranica. Strategie di trattamento e review della letteratura. LXI Congresso Nazionale Società Italiana Neurochirurgia, Rimini, 11-14 ottobre 2012. Raffa G., Abbritti R.V., Priola S., La Torre D., Tomasello F. La lunghezza telomerica quale potenziale marker prognostico nei tumori cerebrali. LXI Congresso Nazionale Società Italiana Neurochirurgia, Rimini, 11-14 ottobre 2012 Gulì C., Priola S., Raffa G., Abbritti R.V., Passalacqua M., Giusa M., Cacciola F.,  Tomasello F. Trattamento dell'instabilità occipito-cervicale post-traumatica. Nostra esperienza. LXI Congresso Nazionale Società Italiana Neurochirurgia, Rimini, 11-14 ottobre 2012 Tomasello F., Germanò A., Alafaci C., Angileri F.F., Cardali S., Conti A., La Torre D., Raffa G. Resezione dei gliomi di alto grado in area rolandica guidata da imaging funzionale integrato. LXII Congresso Nazionale Società Italiana Neurochirurgia, Palermo, 10-12 ottobre 2013. Raffa G., Conti A., Germanò A., Angileri F.F., La Torre D., Cardali S.M., Quartarone A., Rizzo V., Terranova C., Granata F., Longo M., Tomasello F. Il ruolo della trattografia basata sulla stimolazione magnetica trans-cranica navigata per il planning pre-operatorio nel trattamento chirurgico delle lesioni cerebrali in area motoria. LXII Congresso Nazionale Società Italiana Neurochirurgia, Palermo, 10-12 ottobre 2013. Germanò A., Quartarone A., Rizzo V., Terranova C., Raffa G., Priola S., Scibilia A., Angileri F.F., Tomasello F. Il ruolo del monitoraggio neurofisiologico intraoperatorio nel trattamento chirurgico dei tumori spinali intradurali extramidollari. XVIII Congresso Nazionale Associazione Italiana di Neuro-Oncologia, Roma, 20-23 ottobre 2013. Germanò A., Quartarone A., Rizzo V., Terranova C., Conti A., Raffa G., Tomasello F. Il ruolo della trattografia basata sulla stimolazione magnetica trans-cranica navigata per il planning pre-operatorio nel trattamento chirurgico delle lesioni cerebrali in area motoria. XVIII Congresso Nazionale Associazione Italiana di Neuro-Oncologia, Roma, 20-23 ottobre 2013. Terranova C., Rizzo V., Raffa G., Angileri F.F., Conti A., Germanò A., Girlanda P., Tomasello F., Quartarone A. Preoperative functional mapping for rolandic brain tumor surgery: A one year experience. 58° Congresso Nazionale della Società Italiana di Neurofisiologia Clinica, Firenze, 09-11 Maggio 2013 Raffa G., Conti A., Germanò A., Angileri F.F., La Torre D., Cardali S.M., Quartarone A., Rizzo V., Terranova C., Granata F., Tomasello F. Trattografia somatotopica del fascio cortico-spinale basata sulla stimolazione magnetica transcranica navigata nella chirurgia delle lesioni espansive cerebrali localizzate in prossimità della via motoria. LXIII Congresso Nazionale della Società Italiana di Neurochirurgia, Vicenza, 25-27 settembre 2014. Cardali S.M., Cacciola F., Conti A., Raffa G., La Torre D., Angileri F.F., Germanò A., Tomasello F. Stabilizzazione posteriore e decompressione del canale spinale tramite neuro navigazione O-Arm guidata per il trattamento delle patologie degenerative del rachide lombare: esperienza preliminare. LXIII Congresso Nazionale della Società Italiana di Neurochirurgia, Vicenza, 25-27 settembre 2014. Germanò A., Conti A., Quartarone A., Rizzo V., Terranova C., Raffa G., Tomasello F. Il ruolo della nTMS per la radicalità della resezione dei tumori nella corteccia motoria e la riduzione delle crisi epilettiche. LXIII Congresso Nazionale della Società Italiana di Neurochirurgia, Vicenza, 25-27 settembre 2014. Germanò A., Conti A., Raffa G., Scibilia A., Sindorio C., Quattropani M., Tomasello F.  Mapping corticale delle abilità visuospaziali tramite stimolazione magnetica transcranica navigata negli individui sani e nei pazienti affetti da tumori cerebrali parietali. 64° Congresso Nazionale SiNch, Napoli, 24-26 Giugno 2015. Raffa G., Marseglia L., Gitto E., Germanò A. Efficacia dei cateteri impregnati con antibiotico (AICs) nel ridurre l’infezione dei sistemi di derivazione ventricolo-peritoneale nella popolazione pediatrica ad alto rischio infettivo. 64° Congresso Nazionale SiNch, Napoli, 24-26 Giugno 2015. Raffa G., Conti A., Germanò A., Tomasello F. Mapping funzionale preoperatorio tramite stimolazione magnetica transcranica navigata per il trattamento chirurgico dei gliomi di basso grado localizzati in area eloquente. 64° Congresso Nazionale SiNch, Napoli, 24-26 Giugno 2015. Germanò A., Conti A., Raffa G., Scibilia A., Rizzo V., Quartarone A., Tomasello F. Planning preoperatorio tramite stimolazione magnetica transcranica navigata per il trattamento chirurgico dei tumori cerebrali in area motoria. 64° Congresso Nazionale SiNch, Napoli, 24-26 Giugno 2015. Cardali S.M., Cacciola F., Raffa G., Conti A., La Torre D., Angileri F.F., Germanò A., Tomasello F. Stabilizzazione posteriore e decompressione del canale spinale tramite sistema di neuronavigazione basato sull’imaging 3D intraoperatorio per il trattamento delle patologie degenerative del rachide lombare: esperienza preliminare. 64° Congresso Nazionale SiNch, Napoli, 24-26 Giugno 2015. La Torre D., Pino M.A., Raffa G., Cardali S.M., Sicilia N., Rizzo V., Visalli C. Il ruolo dell’ecografia ad alta risoluzione come strumento diagnostico e prognostico nella sindrome del tunnel cubitale. 64° Congresso Nazionale SiNch, Napoli, 24-26 Giugno 2015. Germanò A., Raffa G., Conti A., Scibilia A., Sindorio C., Quattropani M.C., Abbritti R.V., Tomasello F. L’impatto dell’utilizzo intraoperatorio della trattografia basata sulla stimolazione magnetica transcranica navigata sul trattamento chirurgico dei tumori cerebrali in prossimità delle aree del linguaggio. 65° Congresso Nazionale SiNch, Roma, 19-21 Ottobre 2016. Efficacia della craniotomia decompressiva per il trattamento dell’ipertensione endocranica refrattaria al trattamento medico conseguente ad accidenti cerebrovascolari: esperienza preliminare. 65° Congresso Nazionale SiNch, Roma, 19-21 Ottobre 2016. Stabilizzazione posteriore e decompressione del canale spinale tramite neuronavigazione basata sull’imaging 3D intraoperatorio per il trattamento delle patologie degenerative del rachide lombare associate ad instabilità metamerica. 65° Congresso Nazionale SiNch, Roma, 19-21 Ottobre 2016. G. Raffa , A. Germanò, S.M. Priola, A. Scibilia, R.V. Abbritti, E. Fazzari, F. Messineo, I. Ghetti, P. D'Andrea, F. Cacciola, S.M. Cardali, F. Tomasello. Analisi delle complicanze del trattamento microchirurgico delle ernie del disco lombari in una serie di 1700 casi consectutivi”. 66° Congresso Nazionale SINch, Verona, 21-23 Giugno 2017.  S.M. Cardali, G. Raffa, F. Cacciola, A. Conti, D. La Torre, F. Siddi, A. Scibilia, A. Germanò, F. Tomasello Stabilizzazione posteriore e decompressione tramite neuronavigazione basata sull’imaging 3D intraoperatorio per la riduzione delle complicanze nella chirurgia delle patologie degenerative del rachide lobare associate ad instabilità metamerica. 66° Congresso Nazionale SINch, Verona, 21-23 Giugno 2017.  D. La Torre, G. Raffa, A. Conti, M. Caffo, G. Caruso, A. Scibilia, R.V. Abbritti, N. Gorgoglione, C. Sindorio, M.C. Quattropani, A. Germanò, F. Tomasello. “Multimodal Imaging pre- ed intraoperatorio per il trattamento delle metastasi cerebrali in area eloquente: un nuovo paradigma di trattamento microchirurgico?” 66° Congresso Nazionale SINch, Verona, 21-23 Giugno 2017.  Fazzari, A. Scibilia, G. Raffa, R.V. Abbritti, A. Conti, F.F. Angileri, S.M. Cardali, A. Germanò. L’impatto della terapia con anticoagulanti ed antiaggreganti nel paziente con ematoma sottodurale cronico sull’outcome e sul tasso di recidive. 66° Congresso Nazionale SINch, Verona, 21-23 Giugno 2017.  I. Ghetti, P. Fiore, A. Conti, E. Fazzari, N. Gorgoglione, G. Raffa, A. Germanò. Si fenestra la membrana viscerale negli ematomi sottodurali cronici? Analisi dei risultati e delle complicanze. 66° Congresso Nazionale SINch, Verona, 21-23 Giugno 2017.  R.V. Abbritti, G. Raffa, F.F. Angileri, M. Giusa, A. Scibilia, A. Germanò. Raccolte ematiche subdurali da sindrome da ipotensione intracranica. 66° Congresso Nazionale SINch, Verona, 21-23 Giugno 2017.  S.M. Cardali, G. Raffa, F.F. Angileri, A. Conti, D. La Torre, I. Ghetti, A. Germanò, F. Tomasello. Efficacia della craniectomia decompressiva per il trattamento dell’ipertensione endocranica refrattaria al trattamento medico conseguente ad accidenti cerebrovascolari: esperienza preliminare. 66° Congresso Nazionale SINch, Verona, 21-23 Giugno 2017.  A. Scibilia, G. Raffa, V. Rizzo, A. Morelli, A. Conti, F. Esposito, A. Germanò, F. Tomasello. Il monitoraggio ed il mappaggio neurofisiologico intraoperatorio nella chirurgia dei tumori intramidollari: review della letteratura focalizzata sull’accuratezza. 66° Congresso Nazionale SINch, Verona, 21-23 Giugno 2017.  Abbritti, G. Raffa, F. Polito, M. Aguennouz, F.F. Angileri, M.C. Quattropani, C. Sindorio, E. Fazzari, A. Scibilia, A. Germanò, P. D'Andrea. L’espressione dell’inflammasoma NLRP 3 nell’idrocefalo normoteso idiopatico (INPH): esperienza preliminare. 66° Congresso Nazionale SINch, Verona, 21-23 Giugno 2017.    E. Fazzari, A. Scibilia, N. Gorgoglione, I. Ghetti, G. Raffa, M. Caffo, D. La Torre, F. Esposito, F. F. Angileri, A. F. Germanò. GESTIONE DEL PAZIENTE CON EMATOMA SUBDURALE ACUTO IN TRATTAMENTO CON FARMACI ANTI-AGGREGANTI/ANTICOAGULANTI: ANALISI DELL’OUTCOME CHIRURGICO, DEL TASSO DI RECIDIVA E DELLA POSSIBILE EFFICACIA DELLA TERAPIA ANTAGONISTA CON IDARUCIZUMAB. 67° Congresso Nazionale SINch, Ancona, 19-21 Settembre 2018.   D. La Torre, I. Ghetti, G. Raffa, E. Fazzari, A. Conti, A. F. Germanò. IL MANAGEMENT DEI PAZIENTI OVER 65 CON TRAUMA CRANICO SEVERO: ANALISI DELLA SOPRAVVIVENZA E DELLA DISABILITÀ SU UNA SERIE DI 41 PAZIENTI. 67° Congresso Nazionale SINch, Ancona, 19-21 Settembre 2018.   F. F. Angileri, M. Caffo, G. Raffa, G. Ricciardo, P. Fiore, G. Caruso, M. Giusa, D. Sacco, M. Passalacqua, A. Germanò. TRATTAMENTO DEI GLIOMI RECIDIVI BASATO SULL’IMAGING MORFO-FUNZIONALE PRE- ED INTRAOPERATORIO. 67° Congresso Nazionale SINch, Ancona, 19-21 Settembre 2018 F.F. Angileri, F. Esposito, A. Scibilia, G. Raffa, A. Germanò. EXOSCOPE-GUIDED (VITOM 3D) SINGLESTAGE REMOVAL OF SUPRATENTORIAL CAVERNOUS ANGIOMA AND HEMANGIOBLASTOMA. 67° Congresso Nazionale SINch, Ancona, 19-21 Settembre 2018 Esposito, E. Fazzari, I. Ghetti, R. Zaccaria, M.L. Gorgoglione, M. Giusa, G. Raffa, F.F. Angileri, A. Germanò. GESTIONE DEL PAZIENTE CON EMATOMA SUBDURALE CRONICO IN TERAPIA CON ANTICOAGULANTI O ANTIAGGREGANTI. 68° Congresso Nazionale SINch, Roma, 19-18 Settembre 2019 G. Raffa, A. Scibilia, E. Fazzari, G. Ricciardo, S.M. Cardali, F. Esposito, A. Conti, F.F. Angileri, A. Germanò. I LIMITI DELLA FLUORESCEINA-SODICA NELLA LA CHIRURGIA GUIDATA DALLA FLUORESCENZA DEI GLIOMI DI ALTO GRADO IN AREA MOTORIA: ESPERIENZA PRELIMINARE IN COMBINAZIONE CON IL PLANNING BASATO SULLA STIMOLAZIONE MAGNETICA TRANSCRANICA NAVIGATA. 68° Congresso Nazionale SINch, Roma, 19-18 Settembre 2019. S.M. Cardali, G. Raffa, F. Esposito, N. Gorgoglione, G. Ricciardo, M. Caffo, R. Mallamace, G. Garufi, A. Conti, F. Cacciola, A. Germanò. APPROCCIO MINI-INVASIVO PER LA DECOMPRESSIONE MONOPORTALE CON TUNNELLIZZAZIONE CONTROLATERALE PER IL TRATTAMENTO DELLA STENOSI DEL CANALE LOMBARE NELL’ANZIANO: CONFRONTO TRA PROCEDURA IN ANESTESIA EPIDURALE ED ANESTESIA GENERALE. 68° Congresso Nazionale SINch, Roma, 19-18 Settembre 2019. La Torre, G. Raffa, G. Guzzi, C. Stroscio, D. Chirchiglia, G. Volpentesta, A. Germanò, A. Lavano. IL RUOLO DELL’ECOGRAFIA AD ALTA RISOLUZIONE COME STRUMENTO DIAGNOSTICO E PROGNOSTICO NELLA SINDROME DEL TUNNEL CUBITALE: RISULTATI E COMPLICANZE IN UNA SERIE CONSECUTIVA DI PAZIENTI OPERATI DI DECOMPRESSIONE SEMPLICE DEL NERVO ULNARE. 68° Congresso Nazionale SINch, Roma, 19-18 Settembre 2019. S. Cardali, G. Raffa, G. Marzano, G. Ricciardo, N. Gorgoglione, M. Caffo, M.C. Quattropani, F. Esposito, A. Conti, F.F. Angileri, A. Germanò. APPROCCIO INTEREMISFERICO CONTROLATERALE SUBFALCINO PER LA RESEZIONE DEI CAVERNOMI DEL GIRO DEL CINGOLO: ESPERIENZA PRELIMINARE. 68° Congresso Nazionale SINch, Roma, 19-18 Settembre 2019 G. Raffa, N. Gorgoglione, G. Ricciardo, G. Garufi, M. Caffo, F. Cacciola, S.M. Cardali, A. Germanò. STABILIZZAZIONE POSTERIORE E DECOMPRESSIONE TRAMITE NEURONAVIGAZIONE BASATA SULL’IMAGING 3D INTRAOPERATORIO PER IL TRATTAMENTO DELLE PATOLOGIE DEGENERATIVE DEL RACHIDE LOMBARE ASSOCIATE AD INSTABILITÀ METAMERICA. 68° Congresso Nazionale SINch, Roma, 19-18 Settembre 2019 F.F. Angileri, F. Esposito, A. Scibilia, S.M. Priola, G. Raffa, A. Germanò. EXOSCOPE-GUIED (VITOM 3D) SINGLESTAGE REMOVAL OF SUPRATENTORIAL CAVERNOUS ANGIOMA AND HEMANGIOBLASTOMA: 3-DIMENSIONAL OPERATIVE VIDEO. 68° Congresso Nazionale SINch, Roma, 19-18 Settembre 2019