mission:BRAIN Presenting Authors at CNS 2026

24 mission:BRAIN chapter members, scholars, and team leaders are presenting 43 accepted works at the Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS) 2026 Annual Meeting. Their research spans cerebrovascular disease, neurotrauma, neuro-oncology, pediatric neurosurgery, medical education, and global neurosurgery, from Panama and Mexico to Nigeria, Sierra Leone, and Pakistan.

Below are the presenting authors, their chapters, and where to find them at CNS. Sessions marked with a time are confirmed. Others will be shared as the schedule is finalized.

Presenting Authors

Abril Reynaga Macías

Chapter UdeG

• Brain Tumor Imaging and Operative Reasoning: From Static Images to Surgical Intelligence with the NeuroReasoning Studio, an AI-Guided Learning Platform
  Oral · 50-minute educational session, date and time to be confirmed

Alan Ho

Chapter University of Miami

• Absolute Value Functional Connectivity Is Superior to Simple Mean for Characterizing Glioma-Related Hemispheric Disruption
  Poster · Nov 2, Interactive Poster Session with Wine and Cheese I: Tumor, #1970
• Machine-Learning Enables Functional Connectivity-Based Biomarker Discovery in Post-Traumatic Epilepsy
  Poster · Nov 2, Interactive Poster Session with Wine and Cheese I: Stereotactic and Functional, #1934

Alexa D. Precilla-Ettrick

Chapter Panamá

• Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury at a National Tertiary Referral Center in Panama: A Decade of Experience
  Poster · Nov 3, Interactive Poster Session with Wine and Cheese II: Pediatric, #2424

Ali Azan Ahmed

Chapter Pakistan

• International Hackathon to Build an Equitable Innovation Landscape in Global Neurosurgery
  Nov 2, 4:54 to 4:57 PM

Andrés Araúz

Chapter Panamá

• Increasing Cerebrovascular Disease Mortality in a Central American Country: Temporal Trend Analysis and Projections, 2001 to 2035
  Poster · Nov 3, Interactive Poster Session with Wine and Cheese II: Cerebrovascular, #2276

Baher Boktor

mission:BRAIN HQ

• Traumatic Spine Injury in a Resource-Limited Setting: A Five-Year Retrospective Study from Sierra Leone
  Digital Poster

Cristian Francisco Liébanas Vega

Chapter Bogotá

• Neuropsychological Functional Mapping in Craniopagus Twins: A Multidisciplinary Framework for Neurosurgical Decision

Diana Ochoa

Chapter UNAM

• Bridging the Global Research Gap in Neurosurgery: Impact of the mission:BRAIN Research Peer Mentorship Program on Research Skill Confidence, Access, and Global Collaboration
  Nov 2, Sunrise Science Session: Medical Education, 7:00 to 8:30 AM

Dilma Natera

WINGS

• Umbilical Cord Blood Stem Cells Reshape Acute and Chronic Neuroimmune Responses Following Traumatic Brain Injury
  Oral · Nov 2, Sunrise Science Session: Neurotrauma and Critical Care 1, 7:00 to 7:06 AM, #360
• Redefining the Treatment Paradigm for Ruptured Blood Blister Aneurysms: A Network Meta-Analysis of Contemporary Reconstructive Strategies
  Oral · Nov 2, Sunrise Science Session: Cerebrovascular 1, 7:54 to 8:00 AM, #309
• Brain Organoid-Derived Extracellular Vesicles Promote Cortical Regeneration Following Traumatic Brain Injury
  Poster · Nov 3, Interactive Poster Session with Wine and Cheese II: Neurotrauma and Critical Care, #2400
• Challenging Brain Trauma Foundation Guidelines: Does Invasive Intracranial Pressure Monitoring Benefit Older Adults with Severe Traumatic Brain Injury? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
  Poster
• Is Routine Intracranial Pressure Monitoring Justified in Pediatric Severe Traumatic Brain Injury? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
  Poster
• Is Temozolomide Still the Optimal Standard? A Network Meta-Analysis of Chemotherapy Regimens in Adult Gliomas
  Digital Poster
• Opioid-Sparing Strategies in Neurosurgery: A Bayesian Network Meta-Analysis Defining Procedure-Specific Multimodal Analgesic Pathways
  Digital Poster
• Procarbazine, Lomustine, and Vincristine Versus Temozolomide in WHO Grade III IDH-Mutant Diffuse Gliomas: A Meta-Analysis
  Digital Poster

Estefanía Frey-León

Chapter Tec de Monterrey

• Covering the Genetic Landscape of Focal Cortical Dysplasias: A Functional Network Analysis of Reported Mutations
  Poster · Nov 3, Interactive Poster Session with Wine and Cheese II: Pediatric

Godswill Uzoechina

Chapters UNN and UNILORIN

• Diagnostic Accuracy and Performance of Deep Learning Algorithms for Automated Segmentation and Classification of Pediatric Brain Tumors on Magnetic Resonance Imaging: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
  Mini Oral
• Deep Learning Versus Machine Learning for Predicting Shunt-Related Outcomes in Pediatric Neurosurgery: A Systematic Review
  Mini Oral
• Clinical Presentation, Diagnostic Pathways, Surgical Management, and Outcomes of Cervical Myelopathy in Africa: A Systematic Review
  Mini Oral
• Evaluating the Impact of Road Traffic Accidents on the Outcome of Traumatic Brain Injury in African Urban Centers: A Systematic Review
  Poster

Grayson Stacey

Chapter UAB

• Stakeholder Mapping of Patient Advocacy Organizations in Global Neurosurgery
  Oral · Nov 3, Sunrise Science Session: Healthcare Disparities, 8:24 AM

Gustavo A. Chevasco-Champsaur

Chapter Panamá

• Central Nervous System Tumor Burden and Premature Mortality in Panama: First Tumor-Specific Temporal Trend Analysis (2016 to 2024)
  Digital Poster

Isabel Martín del Campo

Chapter Anáhuac

• Inequities in Stroke Systems of Care in Mexico: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Delays, Reperfusion Access, and Outcomes
  Mini Oral · Nov 2, 4:45 to 4:48 PM
• Estrogen Deficiency and Intracranial Aneurysm Rupture Risk: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Two Million Women
  Poster · Nov 2, 4:30 to 6:00 PM
• Transradial Versus Transfemoral Access in Neurointervention: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of 6,629 Patients
  Poster · Nov 2, 4:30 to 6:00 PM

Iselle Suero

Chapter INTEC

• Risk Factors Associated with Traumatic Brain Injury in the Dominican Republic
  Poster

Jesús Carlos Herrera Pacheco

WINGS

• A Neuroanatomy Didactic Model for Medical Students Using a Minimally Invasive Supraorbital Keyhole Workshop: A Paired Longitudinal Cohort Study
  Poster · Nov 2, Interactive Poster Session with Wine and Cheese I: Medical Education and Training

Malaika Naseer

• Network-Based Neuroimaging Biomarkers Predicting Seizure Freedom Following Minimally Invasive Epilepsy Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Muhaison Ibrahim

• Safety of Prasugrel in Neuroendovascular Therapy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Intracranial Hemorrhagic and Ischemic Complications
  Oral · Nov 4, Sunrise Session, 7:18 AM

Nazira Allanazarova

2026 WINS and mission:BRAIN Scholar

• Round table discussions

Norah Hill

Chapter Louisville

• Craniotomy with Brain Mapping for Tumor Resection
  Art of Neurosurgery Gallery · Nov 2 to 4
• A Systematic Review of Cigarette and E-Cigarette Aerosols and Constituents on Intracranial Aneurysm and AAA Formation and Rupture
  Poster · Nov 3, Interactive Poster Session with Wine and Cheese II: Cerebrovascular, #2228

Parisa Jahangirizadeh

GNRG

• Global Suturing Mission: The Role of Global Surgical Workshops for Equitable Access to Surgical Education

Parker Layton

Chapter Mayo Clinic Arizona

• Predictors of Neurologic Recovery in Retroperitoneal Hematoma-Associated Femoral Neuropathy: An Individual Patient Data Meta-Analysis
  Poster · Nov 3, Interactive Poster Session with Wine and Cheese II: Peripheral Nerve, #2461

Pratham Bhatt

Chapter Boston University

• Challenging the Gold Standard: Assessing the Reproducibility of the Suzuki Stage in Moyamoya Disease
  Mini Oral · Nov 2, 5:09 to 5:12 PM, Mini Podium 2: Cerebrovascular Session 1, #943
• Reframing Cerebral Cavernous Malformation Management: A Risk-Weighted Impact Analysis of Natural History Versus Surgical Intervention
  Mini Oral · Nov 3, 5:24 to 5:27 PM, Mini Podium 2: Cerebrovascular Session 2, #1248
• Association of GLP-1 Receptor Agonist Use with Lower Risk of Recurrent Stroke, Readmission, and Mortality After Ischemic Stroke Across Metabolic Subgroups: A Nationwide, Multicenter Analysis
  Poster · Nov 2, Interactive Poster Session with Wine and Cheese I: Cerebrovascular, #1545
• Antithrombotic Use Is Associated with Greater Hemorrhage Volume and Worse Outcomes in Angiogram-Negative Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: A Volumetric Cohort Analysis
  Poster · Nov 3, Interactive Poster Session with Wine and Cheese II: Cerebrovascular, #2219
• Triple Antithrombotic Therapy in Flow Diversion: An Understudied but Clinically Important Dilemma
  Poster · Nov 3, Interactive Poster Session with Wine and Cheese II: Cerebrovascular, #2201

Valid Rastegar

MB Pathways

• Increased Local Efficiency in Patients with Chronic Spinal Cord Injury: A Whole-Brain Structural Connectome Study
  Mini Oral · Nov 3, 5:03 to 5:06 PM, Mini Podium 6: Neurotrauma Session 2
• Meningioma Aggressiveness Predicted by Combined NF2/PTEN Mutations
  Poster · Nov 2, Interactive Poster Session with Wine and Cheese I: Tumor

Find Us at CNS 2026

Stop by a session, visit a poster, and say hello to the mission:BRAIN team. Congratulations to every presenting author, and thank you to the mentors and senior authors who worked alongside them.