Dr Paschalia Patsala in the 30th Panhellenic Conference of Neurosurgery

Dr Paschalia Patsala attended the 30th Panhellenic Conference of Neurosurgery, organised by the Hellenic Neurosurgical Society in Volos on June 16th and 17th. This year’s Conference focused on the human brain, its areas and the corresponding functions, as well as on its pathophysiology, emphasising mainly on cranial-base diseases.

In a conference exploring brain issues, the physiological processes or mechanisms associated with the human language capacity—an area interwoven with Neurolinguistics that Dr Patsala is working on—have been also discussed. Reference was made to the abnormal or undesired conditions associated with or resulting from neurosurgical diseases or injuries, and how these have affected the patients’ production and understanding of speech.

According to Dr Patsala, the greatest benefit was that “the 30th Conference aimed at enhancing young neurosurgeons’ knowledge and skills, and as a result, it contained a great number of educational-type presentations and workshops.” The interactive character of the Conference was reelected in the lively discussions about the symptoms exhibited by patients and the diagnoses made during the oral presentations, together with decisions taken in terms of treatment and rehabilitation of patients.

Within the framework of this Conference, Dr Patsala also had the opportunity to discuss about the future collaboration between the English Studies Department of the University of Sheffield International Faculty, and the Neurosurgery Department of a University General Hospital in Northern Greece, as well as explore the potential for joint research and guest lecturing between the two Institutions.

Dr Paschalia Patsala with Dr Ioannis Patsalas (Associate Professor of Neurosurgery, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki)