Sponsored Session at WSSFN 2026

PRE-CONGRESS SATELLITE MEETING

Wednesday 30th September | 12:30 to 14:00

SUSy: Versatility in Use Clinical Experience Across DBS, sEEG and Posterior Fossa Biopsy

Room: La Major

Programme:

Clinical Insights into Modern sEEG Workflows with SUSy – Dr. Peter Reinacher (Germany)
Clinical Experience with SUSy in Posterior Fossa Biopsies – Dr. Martin Vychopen (Germany)
SUSy in DBS Practice: First Clinical Impressions – Dr. Atilla Yilmaz (Turkey)

Radiosurgery for drug-resistant epilepsy: patient selection, clinical outcomes and future perspectives

Room: Salle 76

Speaker: Dr. Roberto Martinez

Programme:

How do you select patients?
What are the clinical outcomes? How were these patients treated before there was Gamma Knife? Drugs only?
Can you talk about the workflow? What works well, what could be improved upon?
What are your expectations and recommendations for the future?

PRODUCT DEMO AREA

Thursday 1st October | 11:00 to 11:30

LUNCH WORKSHOPS

Thursday 1st October | 12:50 to 14:20

Advancing Precision in DBS: Innovations in surgical planning and personalized therapy

Room: La Major

Faculty Speakers:

Dr. Josue M. Avecillas-Chasin
Mr. Mohammed Hussain

Summary: This symposium offers a practical, case-based forum on advancing precision in DBS care. Faculty will explore how tractography-informed planning, Stealth AXiS™ workflows, BrainSense™ data for both ET and PD, and adaptive DBS support more personalized decision-making throughout the patient journey.

Welcome To The Insightec Lunch Symposium.
From Prime to PTT: The Expanding Reach of MRgFUS in Movement Disorders

Room: Espace Vieux Port

Chair and Moderator: Prof. Vibhor Krishna

Speakers:

Dr. Bastian Sajonz
Prof. Ahmed Raslan

Programme:

Welcome, Introduction and State of the Field (Prof. Vibhor Krishna)
Prime in Practice: Precision. Quality Outcome. High Volume. (Dr. Bastian Sajonz)
Imaging, targeting, team-based workflow, and clinical outcomes from a German high-volume center
Unilateral Pallidothalamic Tractotomy: Real-World Experience in Parkinson’s Disease (Prof. Ahmed Raslan)
Indication, technique, and real-world outcomes
Panel Discussion and Audience Q&A

Automating DBS Navigation. Empowering with Active Sensing

Room: Salle 120

Moderator: Dr. Ido Strauss (Israel)

Speakers:

Dr. Leon Amadeus Steiner (Germany)
Dr. Yaroslav Parpaley (Germany)
Prof. Hagai Bergman (Israel)

Programme:

Towards intraoperative ERNA-based navigation for DBS lead implantation (Dr. Leon Amadeus Steiner)
MEP Guided DBS Navigation (Dr. Yaroslav Parpaley)
How Intraoperative LFP Modulation Affects the OR and the Clinic (Prof. Hagai Bergman)

Advancing the Next Generation of DBS and Lesioning Through Data-Driven Targeting

Room: Salle 76

Motto: Precision impacting Futures.

Speakers:

Emmanuel Cuny, M.D., Ph.D.
Jordi Rumià Arboix, M.D., Ph.D.
Shayan Moosa, M.D.
Nejib Zemzemi, Ph.D.

Coordinator: Rees Cosgrove, M.D., FRCSC, FAANS

Friday 2nd October | 12:30 to 14:00

Vercise™ Cartesia™ X/HX and Illumina™ 3D
The Next Evolution of Image Guided DBS
It’s about time.