Recent Presentations
2004  
  Miller JM, Krause GS, Ham SD, McAllister JP II: Genetic Influences Driving the Closure of the Cerebral Aqueduct in Congenital Hydrocephalus. Presented at the 33nd Annual Meeting of the AANS/CNS Section of Pediatric Neurological Surgery, San Francisco, CA, December 10, 2004.
 

Use of Lumbar Shunt in management of Slit Ventricle. Presented at the 33rd Annual Meeting of the AANS/CNS Section of Pediatric Neurological Surgery, San Francisco, CA, December 8-11, 2004
  Draper EJ, Zhou Y, McAllister JP II, Schuhmann MU, Sood S, Ham SD: A Research-Oriented Database for Patients with Hydrocephalus. Presented at the 33nd Annual Meeting of the AANS/CNS Section of Pediatric Neurological Surgery, San Francisco, CA, December 8-11, 2004.
  Schuhmann MU, Ostrowski K, Chu J-W, McAllister, JP II, Ham SD, Sood S: The value of C-reactive protein in serum and CSF in shunt infection management. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, San Diego, CA, October 26, 2004.
  Miller JM, McAllister JP, Krause G: Genetic influences driving the closure of the cerebral aqueduct in congenital hydrocephalus of the H-Tx rat. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, San Diego, CA, October 27, 2004.
  Schuhmann MU, Ostrowski K, Chu J-W, McAllister, JP II, Ham SD, Sood S: The value of C-reactive protein in serum and CSF in shunt infection management.
  Pressure Volume Index in chronically shunted patients – Clinical Observations and theoretical Framework S. sood, M. U. Schuhmann, S. D. Ham Pediatric Neurosurgery, Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit, USA. Poster Presented at the (??) International Symposium on Intracranial Pressure, Hongkong, Aug 15, 2004
  Draper DJ, Zhou, Y, McAllister JP, Schuhmann MU, Sood S, Ham SD: A Research-oriented Database for Patients with Hydrocephalus. Presented at the First STARS Symposium on Intracranial Pressure Control and Management in Hydrocephalus, Dearborn, Michigan, May 20-21, 2004.
  Miller JM, McAllister JP: Reactive Gliosis After Short-and Long-Term Shunt Recovery Periods in Experimental Hydrocephalus. Presented at the First STARS Symposium on Intracranial Pressure Control and Management in Hydrocephalus, Dearborn, Michigan, May 20-21, 2004.
  Sood, S: Slit Ventricle Syndrome. First STARS Symposium on Intracranial Pressure Control and Management in Hydrocephalus, Dearborn, Michigan May 20-21, 2004
  Ostrowski K, Draper E, Schuhmann M, Chu JW, Ham S, Sood S, McAllister JP: Serum and CSF C-Reactive Protein in Shunt Infection Management. Presented at the Eastern Student Research Forum, Miami, FL, February 10-12, 2004.
2003  
  Sood S., Ham SD, Endoscopic Management of Suprasellar Arachnoid Cysts. Presented at meeting of American Society of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Honolulu Hawaii, February 2003.
  Schuhmann M, Sandeep S, Ham S, McAllister JP, Czosnyka Z, Czosnyka M: Interpretation of overnight monitoring of ICP in shunted children and observational study. Presented at the 32nd Annual Meeting of the AANS/CNS Section of Pediatric Neurological Surgery, Salt Lake City, Utah, December 2-5, 2003.
  Miller J, McAllister JP: Short and Long-Term Shunting Reduces Reactive Astrocytosis In Experimental Hydrocephalus. Presented at the 32nd Annual Meeting of the AANS/CNS Section of Pediatric Neurological Surgery, Salt Lake City, Utah, December 2-5, 2003.
  Schuhmann M, Ostrowski K, Chu JW, Draper E, McAllister JP, Ham S, Sood S: Serum and CSF C-Reactive Protein in Shunt Infection Management. Presented at the 32nd Annual Meeting of the AANS/CNS Section of Pediatric Neurological Surgery, Salt Lake City, Utah, December 2-5, 2003.
  Miller J, McAllister JP: Experimental hydrocephalus: reactive gliosis after short- and long-term shunt recovery. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, New Orleans, LA, November 8-12, 2003.
  Diaz FG, Li J, Phillis JW, McAllister II JP, Guthikonda M, Ding Y: Neuroprotection by Local Saline Infusion and Induced Regional Brain Cooling in Ischemic Territory of Rats with Transient Middle Cerebral Artery, 56th Annual Meeting of the Neurosurgical Society of America, Jointly sponsored by AANS, June 2003.
 

61. Ding Y, Li J, Phillis JW, McAllister II JP, Guthikonda M, Diaz FG: Local Brain Hypothermia Induced by Pre-reperfusion Infusion of Cold Saline into the Middle Cerebral Artery Supplied Territory in the Treatment of Experimental Stroke, 6th International Conference on Stroke, February 2003.
 

G.W. Auner (Keynote Speaker), P. Siy, R. Naik, L. Wenger, S. Ng, G. Newaz, P. McAllister, R. Iezzi, and G. Abrams, Integration of Nanotechnology with Microsystems, Sensors Expo and Conference on Nanotechnology and MEMS/MST/Micromachines, Chicago, Ill. May 2003.
  Mona R. Safadi, Gregory Auner, Raymond Iezzi, Pat McAllister, Gary Abrams; development of a Microfluidic Drug Delivery Neural Prosthesis Using a Wide Bandgap Semiconductor Waveguide Structure, SPIE Proceedings, Symposium on Micromachining and Microfabrication, Photonics West, January 2003.
2002  
  Lagman AL, Safadi MR, Jaboro CA, George S, Siy P, Iezzi R, McAllister JP, Abrams GW, Auner GW: Characterization of Nano- and Micro- System Neuro Interfacing Electrode Arrays for the Retina. Poster presentation at the 2002 Annual Meeting for The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO), Ft. Lauderdale, FL, May 5 – 10, 2002.
  McAllister JP, Eskandari R, Miller JM, Iezzi R, Dawe E, Walraven T, Raza TM, Forman K, Schofding J, Abrams GW: Performance and Biocompatibility of Multiple Surface Electrodes in Cat Primary Visual Cortex. Poster presentation at the 2002 Annual Meeting for The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO), Ft. Lauderdale, FL, May 5 – 10, 2002.
  Iezzi R, Walraven TL, McAllister JP, Givens R, Auner G, Abrams G: Biocompatibility of Caging Chromophores for Use in Retinal and Cortical Visual Prostheses. Poster presentation at the 2002 Annual Meeting for The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO), Ft. Lauderdale, FL, May 5 – 10, 2002.
  Jaboro CA, Safadi MR, Lagman AL, Naik R, Naik V, Abrams GW, Iezzi R, McAllister JP, Auner GW: A Biocompatible Study of Chronic Implants for Electrical Stimulation and Chemical Drug Delivery for Vision. Poster presentation at the 2002 Annual Meeting for The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO), Ft. Lauderdale, FL, May 5 – 10, 2002.
  Walraven TL, Iezzi R, McAllister JP, Auner G, Givens R, Abrams G: Biocompatibility of a Neurotransmitter Based Retinal and Cortical Visual Prosthesis. Poster presentation at the 2002 Annual Meeting for The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO), Ft. Lauderdale, FL, May 5 – 10, 2002.
  Safadi MR, Jaboro CA, Lagman AL, Abrams GW, Iezzi R, McAllister JP, Auner GW. Development of a Wide Bandgap Microfluidic Neural Stimulating Device for Vision. Poster presentation at the 2002 Annual Meeting for The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO), Ft. Lauderdale, FL, May 5 – 10, 2002.
  Schwiebert L, Auner GW, Gupta S, Siy P, Iezzi R, McAllister P, Abrams GW: A biomedical smart sensor for the visually impaired. Presented at the IEEE Sensors 2002 conference, Orlando, FL, June 12-14, 2002.
2001  
  Ding Y, Yao B, Zhou Y, Park H, Diaz FG, McAllister JP II,: Therapeutic potential of local infusions prior to reperfusion on ischemia-reperfusion injury in stroke. Poster presentation at the Fifth Annual Joint Meeting of the American Association of Neur9ological Surgeons/Congress of Neurological Surgeons and the American Society of Interventional and therapeutic Neuroradiology, February, 2001.
  Iezzi R, Safadi M, Miller J, McAllister JP II, Auner G, Abrams GW: Feasibility of retinal and cortical prosthesis based upon spatiotemporally controlled release of L-glutamate. Oral presentation at annual meeting of the (ARVO) Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, Fort Lauderdale, FL April 29 - May 4, 2001.
  Jaboro CA, Safadi MR, Lagman AL, Auner GW, Abrams G, Iezzi R, McAllister JP, Naik R, Naik VM: A biocompatible study of chronic implants for electrical stimulation and chemical drug delivery. Poster presentation at the Materials Research Society, Boston, MA November 26-30, 2001.
  Safadi MR, Jaboro CA, Lagman AL, Auner GW, Abrams G, Iezzi R, McAllister JP, Naik R, Naik VM: Excimer laser micromachining of wide band gap semiconductor waveguide for nano-scale caged molecule drug delivery. Poster presentation at the Materials Research Society, Boston, MA November 26-30, 2001.
2000  
  Ding Y, Yao B, Lai Q, McAllister JP II, Diaz FG: Impaired motor learning and diffuse axonal damage in motor and visual systems of the rat following traumatic brain injury. Poster presentation at the 5th Internation Neurotrauma Symposium, Garmisch, German, 10/1-5/2000
  Francis TB, Underwood B, White BC, Diaz FG, MCALLISTER JP II: The effect of traumatic brain injury on phosphorylated eukaryotic initiation factor 2x in the rat. Oral presentation at the Eastern Atlantic Student Research Forum, Miami, FL, February, 2001.
  Canady, A: "Tertiary Management of Pediatric Head Injury", American Association of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting, Moscone Convention Center, San Francisco, California, April 10, 2000
  Canady, A, Cogen, P: "Learning About Hydrocephalus": Rekate, H, Walker, J, Cogen, P, Canady, A, Hirsh, D, Solomon, C, Solomon, A: "Transition from Pediatric to Adult-Centered Care: Help! Where's My Health-Care Now?": Rekate, H, Walker, J, Canady, A, McComb, JG, McLone, D: "Shunt Dependency: What Does the Future Hold? A Work in Progress", 6th National Conference on Hydrocephalus, Scottsdale, Arizona, May 24-28, 2000
  Canady, A: "The Pediatric Neurosurgeon's Approach to Headache", National Medical Association 2000, Annual Convention & Scientific Assembly, Washington, DC, August 13-14, 2000.
  Ham, S.D.: Surgical Management of Spasticity presentation at 16th Annual Developmental Disabilities Conference, Lansing, MI, April 3, 2000.
  Ham, S.D.: Pediatric Head Injury, Presentation to Nursing Staff, Children's Hospital of Michigan, Detroit, MI, April 4, 2000.
  Iezzi R, McAllister JP II, Abrams GW, Auner G, Johnson RR, Cortese JJ: A feline model for retinal stimulation and simultaneous recording from multiple electrode arrays. Poster presentation at the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO), Ft. Lauderdale, FL, 4/30-5/5/00.
  McAllister JP II, Abdolvahabi RM, Mitchell JA, Lawson DM, Diaz FG, Canady AI. Ventricular shunting in an animal model of fetal-onset hydrocephalus - hypothalamic alterations and functional outcome. Oral presentation at the 5th International Neurotrauma Symposium, Garmisch, Germany, 10/1-5/2000
  Sood S, Canady AI, Ham SD: Evaluation of Shunt Malfunction Using Shunt Site Reservoir, American Society of Pediatric Neurosurgeons, 23rd Annual Meeting, Jan 30 - Feb 4
1999  
  Abdolvahabi RM, Cortese JJ, Mitchell JA, Canady AI, HAM SD, Sood S, Diaz FG, McAllister JP II: Reproductive Dysfunction and the Gonadotropin Releasing Hormone system in Fetal-Onset Obstructive Hydrocephalus. Poster presentation at the World Conference on Pediatric Neurosurgery, Martinique, 12/1-4/99.
  Abdolvahabi RM, Cortese JJ, Diaz FG, McAllister JP II: Effects of shunt treatment on the GnRH system in congenital hydrocephalus. Oral presentation at the Pediatric Section of the AANS Meeting, Atlanta, GA, 12/02/99.
  Canady, A: Head Injuries Difference in Children, National Medical Association, Las Vegas, Nevada, August 9, 1999
  Canady, A: "Complex Myelomeningocele", Congress of Neurological Surgeons, Boston, Massachusetts, November 2, 1999
  Canady, A: "Intraventricular Hemorrhage and Hydrocephalus of Prematurity", World Conference in Pediatric Neurosurgery 2000, Martinique, France, November 30, 1999
  Ding YC, McAllister JP, Canady AI, Zhang MZ, "Disorders of the Nervous System", Society for Neuroscience, October 23 - 28, 1999, Miami Beach, Florida. (Presented at the Annual Meeting for Neuroscience, October, 1999)
  Ding Y-C, Lai Q, McAllister JP II, Ham SD, Sood SS, Canady AI: Impaired motor learning in children with hydrocephalus. Oral presentation at the Pediatric Section of the AANS Meeting, Atlanta, GA, 12/02/99.
  Ham, S.D.: Head and Spine Injury. Occupational Therapy Students, Wayne State University, February 26, 1999.
  Ham, S.D.: Surgical Management of Severe Spasticity. Kansas City, Missouri, March 12, 1999.
  Ham, S.D.: Surgical Complications of Intrathecal Baclofen Therapy. Kansas City, Missouri, March 13, 1999.
  Ham, S.D.: Hydrocephalus Management and Complication. Early-On, Wayne County Interagency Coordination Council, April 15, 1999.
  Ham, S.D.: Pediatric Neurosurgery, Board Review, University of Michigan, September 15, 1999.
  Ham, S.D.: Shunt Malfunction, American College of Osteopathic Surgeons Annual Meeting, Seattle, Washington, October 4, 1999.
  Ham, S.D.: Neurologic Trauma and Sports, St. Johns Hospital, Detroit, MI, October 27, 1999.
  Ham, S.D.: Evaluating Pediatric Head Trauma, at Child Out of Sync 99, Toledo, OH, November 4, 1999.
  Ham, S.D.: Surgical Management of Spasticity, Grand Rounds presentation, Children's Hospital of Michigan, Detroit, MI, November 12, 1999.
  Lai Q, Ding YC, McAllister JP, Koo B, Canady AI, Ham SD, Sood SS, "Neural Basis of Behavior", Society for Neuroscience, October 23 - 28, 1999, Miami Beach, Florida. (Presented at the AANS/CNS Section on Pediatric Neurological Surgery, Atlanta, Georgia, December 1-4, 1999)
  Li ZG, Canady AI, Ham SD, Sood SS, Diaz FG, McAllister JP II: Apoptosis and dark neurons in hydrocephalic brains. Focus Subject Session at the World Conference on Pediatric Neurosurgery, Martinique, 12/01/99.
  Li ZG, Zhang H, McAllister JP II: Apoptosis and dark neurons in hydrocephalic brains. Poster presentation at the Pediatric Section of the AANS Meeting, Atlanta, GA, 12/02/99.